Car rental prices at Sofia Airport

Sofia Airport car hire costs around $31 a day for a Compact car like a Kia Stonic, $20 for an Economy Opel Corsa, or $19 for a Mini for October 2026 pickups booked about a month ahead. An Intermediate car like a Renault Megane runs to about $43 a day. In the last 2 weeks before pickup, Compact prices hold steady at $31. Across the whole year, prices bottom out at $24 a day in November 2026 for a Mini and reach $173 in August 2027 for a larger luxury class car. Check the price checker for your exact travel dates.

For October 2026 at Sofia Airport, booking about a month ahead secures a Compact car for $31 a day, which holds at that same $31 rate into the final 2 weeks. Across the year, booking late actually pays off: a Compact averages $54 a day booked 9 months before your trip, falling to $34 a day 2 weeks before pickup, so you lose nothing by waiting. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of bookings happen within 2 weeks of travel and 64% within a month. Even in high-demand months, holding out closer to travel typically delivers the best savings.

Low Cost Cars is the cheapest company at Sofia Airport for a Compact car, averaging $23 a day over the last 12 months, but it accepts credit cards only at pickup. You will need to hold a $693 deposit on that credit card, though the desk sits directly in the terminal and averages a 23-minute wait. By comparison, Europcar averages $43 a day for a Compact over 597 prices and holds an overall review score of 91/100. If you prefer paying by debit card, only Car Rent and Wheego allow it across all their vehicles.

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.

Car Rent and Europcar are the best-reviewed companies at Sofia Airport, each scoring 91/100 from customer reviews with counter wait times averaging 19 and 24 minutes respectively. Europcar averages $43 a day for a Compact car over the last 12 months, while Low Cost Cars is the cheapest supplier at $23 a day with an 87/100 score from 43 reviews. Top Rent a Car also scores well at 85/100 across 202 reviews, charging $28 a day with a 14-minute average desk wait. Wheego trails behind with a score of 79/100 and an 11-minute wait.

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

Security deposits at Sofia Airport range from $346 with Europcar to $2,078 with Avis, and only 2 of the 12 counter brands take a debit card. Another desk, Top Rent a Car, accepts debit cards for some cars but not all, while 9 desks take credit cards only. Filter for debit cards in the price checker before you compare daily rates so you do not get caught out at the counter. Any optional extras you choose at the desk, like child seats or second drivers, will be billed on top of this hold.

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

The biggest pitfalls at Sofia Airport are strict credit-card deposit rules and long desk queues at arrival. Of the 12 suppliers at the airport, 9 will reject a debit card entirely, leaving you stranded if you carry only debit. Queues can also drag: Alamo and Enterprise average 29 minutes to process each customer at the desk. While all counters sit inside the terminal, arriving without a credit card in the lead driver's name remains an expensive mistake.

Only 85% of prices at Sofia Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

For driving beyond Sofia onto motorways, choose a Compact car like a Kia Stonic, which seats 5 with 3 bags and costs around $31 a day for October 2026. A couple travelling light can save money with an Economy Opel Corsa at $20 a day, but it takes only 2 bags in the boot. Larger groups need an Intermediate like a Renault Megane at $43 a day to fit 4 bags comfortably. Automatics make up 50% of cars offered and cost $7 more a day than manuals, while electric and hybrid cars are just 4% of cars offered, meaning you should reserve early if you need alternative fuel.