Car hire prices at Dalaman Airport

A Compact car such as a Fiat Egea at Dalaman Airport costs around £38 a day for October 2026 when booked about a month ahead, alongside £34 for an Economy and £35 for a Mini. An Intermediate, also the Fiat Egea size, costs about £49 a day. Booking in the last 2 weeks drops the Compact price to £32 a day. Across the year, prices swing from £24 a day for a Mini in February 2027 up to £199 for a Fullsize car in November 2026. The price checker will show the latest quotes for your exact travel dates.

For October 2026 at Dalaman Airport, waiting until the last 2 weeks drops a Compact to £32 a day, down from £38 a month before travel. Across the year, booking late saves about 31%: quotes average £47 a day 9 months before pickup compared to £36 2 weeks before, so you have missed nothing if you have not booked yet. Most people wait anyway, as 48% of bookings across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for happen within 2 weeks of travel. For contrast, February 2027 is the cheapest month of the year at £24 a day for a Mini.

Pandora Car Hire is the cheapest company at Dalaman Airport for a Compact, averaging £34 a day over the last 12 months, but it requires a credit card and holds a £514 deposit. Pandora Car Hire also does not yet have enough reviews for a score, whereas Circular costs £63 a day and scores 78/100 from 89 reviews. Alamo averages £49 a day from 809 prices over the last 12 months, but has too few reviews for a score. All 13 counters sit directly at the airport, so saving money does not mean waiting for an off-site shuttle.

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.

Circular is the best-reviewed company at Dalaman Airport, scoring 78/100 from 89 reviews, and its desk averages an 11-minute wait at pickup. Circular costs £63 a day for a Compact car over the last 12 months. Pandora Car Hire is the cheapest company at £34 a day, but it does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Eren Rent a Car scores 67/100 from 116 reviews with a 9-minute wait, though it costs £77 a day.

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 Dalaman Airport, deposits held on your card range from £43 with Sixt to £856 with Addcar, and all 13 desks take credit cards only. Zero desks accept debit cards for deposits, so you will need a credit card in the lead driver's name to collect your car. The exact deposit for each vehicle is shown beside it in the search results. Any extra equipment or services charged at the counter are listed with their prices under each car.

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

The main traps at Dalaman Airport are mandatory credit cards for all 13 rental desks and desk waits that stretch over half an hour at pickup. No supplier at the airport accepts a debit card for the security deposit, which strands anyone arriving with only debit plastic. Addcar leaves people waiting an average of 36 minutes at the counter, whereas Enterprise averages 7 minutes. All desks are based directly at the airport, so you avoid a shuttle bus transfer.

Only 48% of prices at Dalaman Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

A Compact car such as the Fiat Egea costs about £38 a day at Dalaman Airport for October 2026 and fits 5 people. It holds 3 bags, so a full group leaves luggage on laps unless you step up to an Intermediate for £49 a day to get a 4th bag in. An Economy car like the Renault Clio costs £34 a day and fits 2 bags. Automatics make up 63% of cars offered, which means you can easily find one, though they cost £14 more a day than manuals across the year. Hybrid cars are 4% of cars offered, so reserving one early is essential.