Car hire prices at Gothenburg Airport

Gothenburg Airport typically costs around £44 a day for a Compact car like a Volkswagen Golf if you book for October 2026 about a month ahead. A smaller Economy model like a Skoda Fabia typically averages £34 a day, while a larger Intermediate like a Volvo XC40 is around £51. Leaving your booking to the last 2 weeks drops the Compact price to about £40. Across the year, prices range from £32 a day in November 2026 for a Mini to £77 in August 2027 for a higher-spec model. Use our price checker to see the exact rate for your travel dates.

For October 2026 at Gothenburg Airport, booking about a month ahead averages £44 a day for a Compact car, compared to £40 in the last 2 weeks. When you book barely moves the price at this airport, with an Intermediate car averaging £54 a day booked 9 months ahead and £53 within 2 weeks across the year. If you have not booked yet, you have not missed a steep advance discount. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of our customers book within 14 days of pickup.

Dollar is the cheapest company at Gothenburg Airport, averaging £24 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, but it requires a credit card. The next cheapest options are Sixt and Thrifty at £50 a day, based on 556 prices for Thrifty over the last 12 months. Dollar does not yet have enough reviews for a score, while Mabi averages £56 a day and scores 87/100. All 7 counters sit at the airport, so Dollar keeps you on site.

The cheapest company can cost you a longer queue or a bigger deposit, so check the review score and desk wait beside each car in the results before you book.

Mabi is the best-reviewed company at Gothenburg Airport, scoring 87/100 from 31 reviews, with an average desk wait of 16 minutes. Mabi averaged £56 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months. Dollar costs £32 less a day at £24 a day, but it does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Hertz averages a 15-minute desk wait at £53 a day from 646 prices, but also lacks enough recent reviews for an overall score.

Review scores are CarTrawler customers' own, from the last five months; the score and the desk wait sit beside each car in the results.

At Gothenburg Airport, deposits range from £154 with Dollar, Hertz and Thrifty up to £809 with Mabi, and only 1 of the 7 desks accepts a debit card. Budget is the only supplier taking a debit card for deposits, which average £300. The other 6 counters require a credit card in the lead driver's name. Filter for debit cards in the price checker before comparing offers so you only see cars you can collect. Any optional extras charged at the desk appear listed with their prices beside each car.

If you bring your own child seat, check your airline's rules first: most carry one free, some charge.

The biggest catch at Gothenburg Airport is payment method, as 6 of the 7 rental desks refuse debit cards for the deposit. Every supplier operates directly at the terminal, sparing you a shuttle bus, but showing up without a credit card in the driver's name leaves you stranded. Counter waits can also bite when flights land together, with Europcar averaging 24 minutes compared to 15 minutes at Hertz, Dollar and Budget. Swedish rules require headlights on around the clock, so remember to switch them on before driving out.

Only 82% of prices at Gothenburg Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

A Compact car like a Volkswagen Golf averages £44 a day at Gothenburg Airport for October 2026 and fits small groups. It seats 5 but holds 3 bags, meaning a full group must travel light. Moving to an Intermediate car like a Volvo XC40 adds room for 4 bags for £51 a day, £7 more. With automatics making up 92% of cars offered at £55 a day across the year, paying just £1 more a day than a manual avoids shifting gears. Electric and hybrid cars are 32% of what is offered, so finding one ready to book is simple.