Car rental prices at Zadar Airport

For November 2026, a good price at Zadar Airport is $25 a day for a Compact car, the Volkswagen Golf size, booked around a month before your trip. A Mini car, such as a Volkswagen Up, averages $17 a day, while an Economy car, such as a Volkswagen Polo, averages $19 at that lead time. Leave booking to the last 2 weeks and a Compact car averages $26 a day, $1 more a day. Use the price checker to compare your quote for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at Zadar Airport, book a Compact car around a month before your trip: the Volkswagen Golf size averages $25 a day, compared with $26 in the last 2 weeks. Across the year, a Compact car averages $56 a day around 9 months before your trip, from 2,616 prices, compared with $30 in the last 2 weeks, so do not assume booking early is cheaper. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers booked within a month of pickup, so booking nearer departure is common rather than exceptional.

Flizzr is cheapest at Zadar Airport for a Compact car over the last 12 months, averaging $25 a day from 936 prices, with an airport desk but a credit-card-only deposit. Flizzr scores 85/100 from 73 reviews over the last 5 months, so choosing the lowest rate does not mean choosing an unscored company. Sixt averages $29 a day for a Compact car over the last 12 months from 827 prices, $4 more a day, and scores 82/100 from 63 reviews over the last 5 months. Before choosing Flizzr, make sure your credit card can cover its typical $1,355 deposit.

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.

Flizzr is the best-reviewed company at Zadar Airport, scoring 85/100 from 73 reviews over the last 5 months, with an average pickup desk wait of 17 minutes in the recent check. Flizzr is also cheapest for a Compact car over the last 12 months, averaging $25 a day from 936 prices, so you can start your comparison there without paying more for the highest review score. Before you book, check that you can meet Flizzr's credit-card-only rule and typical $1,355 deposit.

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 Zadar Airport, typical deposits range from $1,072 with Last Minute to $5,645 with Budget, and only 1 of the 17 companies takes a debit card at the desk. If you need to use a debit card, filter for it before comparing prices: Dollar Thrifty accepts one, with a typical deposit of $2,259. Check the deposit and card rule beside each car before booking. Extras charged at the desk, such as a child seat or an additional driver, are listed 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.

At Zadar Airport, check your card and allow time for pickup, because 16 of 17 desks require a credit card and desk waits can delay your departure. Check available credit before choosing Budget: its typical deposit is $5,645, compared with $1,072 at Last Minute. In the recent counter check, Payless averaged 29 minutes at pickup and Alamo averaged 7 minutes, so compare desk waits if you want to leave the airport promptly.

Only 67% of prices at Zadar Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

For a family, choose a Compact car, the Volkswagen Golf size, at Zadar Airport for $25 a day in November 2026 around a month before your trip; it seats 5 but takes only 3 bags. A couple can step down to a Mini car, such as a Volkswagen Up, at $17 a day in November 2026 around a month before your trip, but although it seats 4, you need to keep luggage to 2 bags. If you need room for 4 bags, choose an Intermediate car, the Skoda Octavia size, at $52 a day in November 2026 around a month before your trip; it still seats 5. Filter for an automatic if you need one: 45% of cars offered over the last 12 months are automatic, while over the full pricing period an automatic Compact car averaged $49 a day against $34 for a manual Compact car, costing $15 more a day. Do not plan on an electric or hybrid car, as neither appeared among the cars offered over the last 12 months.