Car rental prices at Tirana Airport

For November 2026 at Tirana Airport, budget around $29 a day for a Compact, the Kia Stonic size, booked around a month before pickup, if you need space for 3 bags. An Economy, the Volkswagen Polo size, averages $21 a day, while an Intermediate, the Ford Kuga size, averages $38. In the last 2 weeks before pickup, the Compact car averages $30 a day, $1 more a day. Use the price checker to compare your quote for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at Tirana Airport, book around a month before pickup: a Compact car averages $29 a day, compared with $30 in the last 2 weeks. If you have not booked yet, you have not missed the lower average: across the year, a Compact car averages $63 a day around 9 months before pickup versus $40 around 2 weeks before. That broader pattern favours waiting, but the November 2026 comparison favours booking around a month before your trip. Across bookings through our sites at the 395 airports we track, 65% booked within a month of pickup, so you are not unusually late if you are comparing cars then.

Carwiz is the cheapest company at Tirana Airport for a Compact car over the last 12 months, averaging $15 a day, but you need a credit card for its deposit. Carwiz has an airport desk, scores 73/100 from 426 reviews and holds a typical $1,355 deposit, so check your available credit before booking. For comparison, Europcar averages $37 a day for a Compact car over the last 12 months, from 574 prices, and scores 86/100 from 38 reviews. Europcar's typical deposit is $339, so compare the card hold as well as the daily price.

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 Tirana Airport, scoring 89/100 from 44 reviews in the last 5 months, with an average pickup wait of 18 minutes. Alamo averages $41 a day for a Compact car over the last 12 months, so the highest review score does not come with the lowest price. Carwiz is cheapest for a Compact car over the same period at $15 a day, but scores 73/100 from 426 reviews. Choose Alamo rather than Carwiz if you value the higher review score more than the lowest 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.

At Tirana Airport, typical deposits range from $197 with Green Motion to $1,637 with OK Mobility, and only 2 of 24 companies take debit cards, so check your card before booking. Rent Point and Autowill Rent a Car take debit cards; the other 22 companies require credit cards. Filter for debit-card acceptance before comparing prices, then check the deposit and card rule beside each car. Extras charged at the desk, such as a child seat or a second 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.

At Tirana Airport, check your card's available credit and leave time for collection, because credit-only deposits and desk waits can delay your departure. Credit cards are required by 22 of the 24 companies, and OK Mobility's typical deposit is $1,637, so make sure your card can cover the hold. Enterprise averages 26 minutes at pickup, compared with 18 minutes at Alamo, so do not plan to leave immediately after reaching the desk.

Only 69% of prices at Tirana 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 Tirana Airport, the Kia Stonic or Ford Focus size at about $29 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 a Mini, a Hyundai i10, at $20 a day, though it takes 2 bags. An Intermediate, the Ford Kuga size, takes 4 bags and is $38 a day. 45% of rental cars at Tirana Airport are automatic, at $60 a day against $53 for a manual, so tick automatic when you search rather than assuming. Electric cars are 1% of what is offered and hybrids 1%, so book one early rather than expecting to find one at the desk.