Car rental prices at Vienna Airport

A good price at Vienna Airport is around $53 a day for an Opel Astra size Compact car, $43 for an Economy and $39 for a Mini, for October 2026 booked about a month ahead. An Intermediate, the Skoda Octavia size, costs about $67 a day. Leaving your booking to the last 2 weeks moves the Compact to $54. Across the year, prices swing from $51 a day for a Mini in October 2026 up to $171 for an executive model in August 2027. If your quote sits well above these, the price checker will compare options for your exact travel dates.

Waiting pays off at Vienna Airport, where booking late saves about 48%: Intermediate cars cost $105 a day 9 months before your trip against $73 2 weeks before. For an October 2026 pickup, an Economy car drops from $43 a day around a month before to $39 in the last 2 weeks. If you have not booked yet, you have not missed the cheaper rates. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for on our sites, 48% of people book within 14 days of travel.

Wheego is the cheapest company at Vienna Airport for an Intermediate car, averaging $69 a day over the last 12 months from 1,587 prices, but it requires a credit card. Budget is next at $81 a day and accepts debit cards, while Thrifty also averages $81. Sicily by Car averages $129 and scores 81/100 from 36 reviews, whereas Wheego scores 78/100 from 43 reviews. All 17 counters sit directly at the airport, so you will not need a 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.

Sicily by Car is the best-reviewed company at Vienna Airport among desks with enough feedback, scoring 81/100 from 36 reviews with an average desk wait of 12 minutes. Dryyve follows closely with 80/100 from 75 reviews and a 15-minute wait, while Wheego scores 78/100 from 43 reviews. For price, Wheego is the cheapest at $69 a day for an Intermediate car, whereas Sicily by Car costs more at $129 a day. Hertz averages a 38-minute wait at pickup and does 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.

At Vienna Airport, card deposits range from $231 with Budget, Avis or Green Motion to $1,616 with Wheego or Sicily by Car, and 5 of the 17 desks take a debit card. Another desk, Sixt, accepts a debit card for some cars only, while 11 companies require a credit card. Filter for a debit card before comparing prices so you only see cars you can collect. Any optional extras charged at the desk appear under each car with their prices.

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

Counter queues run long and payment rules are rigid at Vienna Airport, where deposits tie up as much as $1,616. Hertz's desk averages 38 minutes at pickup, so arriving without your paperwork ready can turn into a serious wait. 11 of the 17 rental counters refuse debit cards outright. All 17 counters are based at the airport, so you will not need to hunt for a transfer bus.

Only 69% of prices at Vienna Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

A Compact car like an Opel Astra at Vienna Airport seats 5 people with room for 3 bags at around $53 a day in October 2026. A full cabin leaves soft bags on laps, so stepping up to an Intermediate like a Skoda Octavia gives you 4 bags of boot space for $67 a day, while an Economy Opel Corsa holds 2 bags for $43. Automatics make up 56% of cars offered and cost just $5 more a day than manuals. Electric and hybrid cars are 9% of cars offered, so supply remains limited if you book late.