Car hire prices at Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Airport

Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Airport car hire in October 2026 starts around £28 a day for a Mini, £31 for an Economy and £37 for a Compact (a Fiat Egea size) booked about a month ahead. An Intermediate, also a Fiat Egea-sized car, is about £46 a day. Leave it to the last 2 weeks and the Compact drops to £29 a day. Across the year, prices swing from £23 in February 2027 for a Mini to £161 in December 2026 for a Fullsize car. If your quote is higher, the price checker will tell you for your exact dates.

For October 2026 at Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Airport, book late: a Compact is £29 a day in the last 2 weeks before pickup, compared to £37 about a month ahead. Across the year, booking 9 months before your trip costs around £48 a day against £35 in the last 2 weeks before pickup, so you save about 37% by waiting. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of our customers book within 16 days of pickup.

Pandora Car Hire is the cheapest company at Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Airport for a Compact, averaging £35 a day over the last 12 months, but requires a credit card. Alamo costs £48 a day from 824 prices and scores 82/100 from 49 recent reviews, while Pandora Car Hire scores 77/100 from 53 reviews. Essence costs £37 a day from 528 prices and scores 71/100. For another scored option, Sixt averages £47 a day from 636 prices.

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.

Alamo is the best-reviewed company at Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Airport, scoring 82/100 from 49 reviews, with desk waits averaging 21 minutes. Pandora Car Hire is the cheapest company at £35 a day over the last 12 months and scores 77/100 from 53 reviews with a 14-minute desk wait. Essence costs £37 a day for a Compact and scores 71/100 from 48 reviews. Other counters like Auto-Union and Circular do not yet have enough reviews for a 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.

Deposits held on your card at Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Airport range from £43 with Sixt to £728 with Rent Go, and every desk takes credit cards only. None of the 17 desks accept a debit card for deposits. The exact deposit and card rule are shown beside each car in our price checker, so you can check requirements before booking. Extras charged at the desk 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.

Arriving without a credit card or picking the wrong supplier will cost you time at Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Airport. All 17 desks refuse debit cards for the deposit, so you must bring a credit card in the main driver's name. Addcar averages a 36-minute wait at the counter, whereas Enterprise averages 7 minutes and Budget averages 9 minutes. All 17 counters are located directly at the airport, saving you a shuttle trip to the city traffic.

Only 49% of prices at Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

A Compact car at Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Airport, the Fiat Egea size, costs about £37 a day in October 2026. It seats 5 people but holds 3 bags, so if everyone brings luggage you may want an Intermediate at £46 a day for 4 bags. A step down to an Economy car like a Renault Clio costs £31 a day and holds 2 bags. Automatics make up 63% of cars offered and cost £14 more a day than manuals over the last 12 months, while hybrids are 4% of cars offered.