Car rental prices at Zagreb Airport

For November 2026 at Zagreb Airport, use around $24 a day as your benchmark for a Compact, the Volkswagen Golf size, when you book around a month before your trip. An Economy car, such as a Volkswagen Polo, averages $17 a day, while an Intermediate car, such as a Skoda Octavia, averages $53. In the last 2 weeks before pickup, the Compact car price drops to $22 a day. Use the price checker to compare your quote for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at Zagreb Airport, wait until around 2 weeks before your trip for the lowest typical Compact car price: $22 a day, compared with $24 around a month before. Across the year, prices average $54 a day for a Compact car around 9 months before your trip versus $28 around 2 weeks before, so you have not missed the cheaper booking window. Across all 395 airports tracked, 65% of people booking through our sites book within a month of pickup, so booking many months ahead is not the norm.

Flizzr is the cheapest company at Zagreb Airport for a Compact car over the last 12 months, averaging $25 a day from 930 prices, but you need a credit card for its deposit. Flizzr has an airport desk but does not yet have enough reviews for a score. For the same class over the last 12 months, Sixt averages $29 a day from 828 prices, costs $4 more a day and scores 82/100 from 41 reviews. Choose Sixt if a review score matters more to you than that daily saving; both require a credit card.

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.

Payless is the best-reviewed company at Zagreb Airport, scoring 85/100 from 68 reviews, with an average pickup wait of 14 minutes, making it worth comparing if you want a scored supplier. For a Compact car over the last 12 months, Payless averages $30 a day from 862 prices. Flizzr is cheapest for a Compact car over the same period at $25 a day from 930 prices, but does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Compare both companies in the price checker for your dates to decide whether Payless's extra cost is worth the reassurance of a review 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 Zagreb Airport, typical deposits range from $112 with U-Save to $5,645 with Budget, and only 2 of the 21 companies take a debit card, so your card can rule out otherwise suitable cars. Mack and Dollar Thrifty accept debit cards; the other 19 companies require a credit card. Filter for a debit card before comparing prices, then check the deposit and card rule beside each car. Extras charged at the desk, such as a child seat or an additional 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 Zagreb Airport, check the card requirement and leave time for pickup before planning your onward drive, because credit-card-only deposits and desk waits can delay your departure. Credit cards are required at 19 of the 21 companies, so filter for debit-card acceptance if that is what you intend to use. Budget's typical deposit is $5,645, so check that your available card balance covers the hold before booking. Active and OK Mobility average 27 minutes at pickup, compared with 10 minutes at Sixt and Avis, so allow for the desk wait in your departure plan.

Only 62% of prices at Zagreb 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 Zagreb Airport, the Volkswagen Golf or Opel Astra size at about $24 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 an Economy, a Volkswagen Polo, at $17 a day, though it takes 2 bags. An Intermediate, the Skoda Octavia size, takes 4 bags and is $53 a day. 48% of rental cars at Zagreb Airport are automatic, at $49 a day against $36 for a manual, so tick automatic when you search rather than assuming. No electric or hybrid cars are on offer at Zagreb Airport.