Car rental prices at Sarajevo Airport

Sarajevo Airport car hire costs around $31 a day for a Compact car, such as a Skoda Scala, when you book around a month before an October 2026 trip. An Economy car like an Opel Corsa is about $24 a day, while a larger Intermediate Skoda Octavia runs around $58. If you leave booking to the last 2 weeks before your trip, that Compact drops to $20. Across the year, prices swing from $22 a day for a Mini in March 2027 to $156 for an executive car in August 2027. If your quote is higher, check our price checker for your exact dates.

For Sarajevo Airport, book late: booking late saves about 85%, dropping from $65 a day 9 months before your trip to $35 within 2 weeks of pickup. For travel in October 2026 specifically, a Compact car falls from $31 a day booked a month before down to $20 in the last 2 weeks. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for on our sites, 48% of bookings happen within 2 weeks of travel. If you have not booked yet, you have not missed anything because prices fall rather than rise as travel nears.

Otoq is the cheapest company at Sarajevo Airport for a Compact car, averaging $22 a day over the last 12 months. You give up flexibility with payment: Otoq requires a credit card, as do 15 of the 16 desks at the airport, and it does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Carwiz costs $30 a day across 732 prices and holds a review score of 81/100 from 74 reviews. Auto-Union sits at $54 a day from 885 prices with an 85/100 score and a typical 14-minute desk wait.

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.

Europcar is the best-reviewed supplier at Sarajevo Airport, scoring 87/100 from 35 reviews, with an average desk wait of 22 minutes. Europcar averages $57 a day for a Compact car over the last 12 months from 1,561 prices. Auto-Union is close behind with 85/100 from 64 reviews and a faster 14-minute wait, averaging $54 a day. Otoq is the cheapest at $22 a day, but it 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 Sarajevo Airport, security deposits held on cards range from $116 with OK Mobility to $4,445 with Payless, and only 1 of the 16 companies takes a debit card. Goldcar is the only supplier that accepts a debit card at the counter, while the other 15 suppliers require a credit card. Filter for debit cards in the search tools before comparing quotes so you do not commit to a desk you cannot use. Any optional extras you choose at pickup, such as child seats or extra drivers, will be billed on arrival.

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

Two main things catch people out at Sarajevo Airport: credit-card mandates across almost all suppliers and massive deposit swings between counters. Out of 16 desks, 15 refuse debit cards entirely, so arriving without a credit card in the main driver's name means leaving empty-handed. Deposits can also swallow your spending limit, running up to $4,445 at Payless or $2,308 at Europcar. Pickups can test your patience too, as queues at Flizzr, Alamo and Goldcar stretch to 30 minutes or more.

Only 90% of prices at Sarajevo Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

For a family of four heading into the hills around Sarajevo Airport, choose a Compact car like a Skoda Scala, which averages $31 a day for October 2026. It seats 5 people but holds 3 bags, so packing heavily will mean luggage on laps. An Economy Opel Corsa drops to $24 but manages only 2 bags, while an Intermediate Skoda Octavia costs $58 and provides 4 bags of boot space. Automatics make up 46% of cars offered and cost $61 a day compared to $55 for a manual, an extra $6 a day that helps when driving winding mountain climbs. Electric and hybrid cars are not offered at Sarajevo Airport, so plan on petrol or diesel.