Car hire prices at Dalaman Airport

For November 2026 at Dalaman Airport, budget around £32 a day for a Compact car such as a Fiat Egea when booking around a month before your trip, as prices drop closer to pickup. At the same lead time, an Economy car such as a Renault Clio averages £27 a day, while an Intermediate car such as a Fiat Egea averages £41. In the last 2 weeks before pickup, the Compact car averages £29 a day, £3 less a day. Use the price checker to compare your quote with prices for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at Dalaman Airport, wait until around 2 weeks before your trip for the lower Compact car price of £29 a day on average, compared with £32 around a month before. Across the year, a Compact car averages £36 a day around 2 weeks before pickup against £47 around 9 months before, so you have not missed the cheaper booking window. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers book within a month of pickup, so booking close to departure is common rather than unusual.

Pandora Car Hire is cheapest at Dalaman Airport for a Compact car over the last 12 months, averaging £33 a day, but you need a credit card and it does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Pandora Car Hire has an airport desk, averages 12 minutes at pickup and holds a typical £512 deposit. Circular averages £63 a day for a Compact car over the same period, £30 more a day, and scores 63/100 from 74 reviews. Choose between them according to whether a review score is worth that extra cost to you; Circular's desk averages 26 minutes at pickup.

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 has the highest review score at Dalaman Airport, 63/100 from 74 reviews; allow time for collection if you choose it, as its pickup wait averages 26 minutes. Over the last 12 months, Circular averages £63 a day for a Compact car, while Pandora Car Hire is cheapest for that class at £33, £30 less a day. Pandora Car Hire does not yet have enough reviews for a score, although its pickup wait averages 12 minutes. Compare both companies for your dates before deciding whether Circular's review record justifies the higher daily price.

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

You need a credit card at all 14 checked Dalaman Airport counters, with typical deposits ranging from £43 at Sixt to £683 at Addcar, so a debit card alone will not meet those counters' requirements. If you only have a debit card, filter for debit-card acceptance before comparing prices and check the card rule beside each car before booking. Extras charged at the desk, such as a child seat or an additional driver, are listed under each car with their price.

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

Allow extra pickup time at Dalaman Airport because Sixt's desk averages 93 minutes, and bring a credit card because all 14 checked counters require one for the deposit. Pandora Car Hire averages 12 minutes at pickup and Windycar 11 minutes, so compare desk waits before choosing if you want to get away promptly. Check the deposit beside your chosen car before booking: Addcar typically holds £683, compared with £43 at Sixt, so the shorter queue is not the only consideration.

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.

For up to 5 people with cases, pick a Compact at Dalaman Airport, the Fiat Egea or Peugeot 301 size at about £32 a day in November 2026. It seats 5 but takes 3 bags, so a full car means soft bags on laps. A couple can save a little with an Economy, a Renault Clio, at £27 a day, though it takes 2 bags. An Intermediate, the Fiat Egea size, takes 4 bags and is £41 a day. 64% of hire cars at Dalaman Airport are automatic, at £50 a day against £36 for a manual, so tick automatic when you search rather than assuming. Hybrids are 4% of what is offered and there are no electric cars, so book one early rather than expecting to find one at the desk.