Car rental prices at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport

Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport averages around $54 a day for a Compact car like a Peugeot 308 Estate booked about a month ahead for October 2026. An Economy car such as a Volkswagen Polo averages $47 a day, while an Intermediate Peugeot 408 is around $65. In the last 2 weeks before travel, that Compact drops slightly to $53. If your quote is far above these numbers, check the price checker for your exact dates.

When you book barely moves the price at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, where an Intermediate Peugeot 408 costs $65 a day a month before travel and $62 in the last 2 weeks. Booking 9 months before your trip across the year would have averaged $78 a day, so you have missed nothing by waiting. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of our customers book within 16 days of pickup.

At Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, the most-quoted car is an Intermediate, costing $77 a day across the year, with Dollar offering the lowest rate at $58 a day. Goldcar sits at $59, while Budget averages $66 a day across 1,881 prices over the last 12 months. What you give up with Dollar is debit-card acceptance and review history: its counter requires a credit card and does not yet have enough reviews for a score, whereas Budget scores 83/100.

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 Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, scoring 87/100 from 168 reviews with an average desk wait of 22 minutes. It is moderately priced at $74 a day for an Intermediate car, while the cheapest supplier, Dollar at $58, does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Europcar follows closely on reviews at 85/100 from 1,455 reviews, with a 20-minute counter 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.

Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport counters hold between $173 with Key N Go and $2,482 with Avis on your payment card, and only 5 of the 14 desks accept a debit card. The remaining 9 counters require a credit card in the driver's name. The card rule and security deposit appear beside each car in our price checker, so filter for debit cards before comparing rates. Optional extras charged at the desk appear under each vehicle.

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

Two traps catch people out at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport: massive deposits and desks that strictly reject debit cards. Avis holds a $2,482 deposit, while Goldcar requires $2,308 blocked on your card for the rental duration. Furthermore, 9 of the 14 desks refuse debit cards entirely, so turning up without an accepted credit card means leaving the airport on the train.

Only 79% of prices at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

For most trips leaving Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, pick an Intermediate car like a Peugeot 408, which seats 5 people, takes 4 bags, and costs $65 a day in October 2026. The step down is a Compact Peugeot 308 Estate at $54 a day, though it takes only 3 bags. Automatics make up 67% of cars offered and cost $8 more a day than a manual across the year. Electric and hybrid cars make up 16% of what is offered, so you can usually secure one without paying high specialty rates.