Car rental prices at Lyon Airport

At Lyon Airport in October 2026, a Compact car like a Peugeot 308 booked around a month ahead typically costs $55 a day, an Economy car $47, and a Mini $38. An Intermediate like a Volvo XC40 is around $66 a day. Leaving your booking to the last 2 weeks edges the Compact to $57. Across the year, prices range from $47 a day for a Mini in November 2026 to $120 for an executive car in August 2027. If your quote looks high, check your travel dates in our price checker.

When you book moves the price less than 24% at Lyon Airport, but for October 2026 booking a Compact about a month ahead costs $55 a day against $57 in the last 2 weeks. Booking 9 months before your trip averages $69 across the year, so waiting has not cost you anything. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of our customers book within 2 weeks of pickup. At this airport, locking in your car whenever your flights are set is fine.

Thrifty is the cheapest company at Lyon Airport for a Compact, averaging $43 a day against the $66 typical rate, but does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Keddy by Europcar and Rentscape follow at $47 a day, with Rentscape scoring 74/100 from 222 reviews across 638 prices. Budget costs $54 a day and scores 86/100 from 85 reviews. Sixt was the most common desk in the booking data across the sites we track, at $71 a day.

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.

Sixt is the best-reviewed company at Lyon Airport, scoring 92/100 from 35 reviews with an average desk wait of 20 minutes, but it is among the priciest at $71 a day. Budget and Europcar follow at 86/100, where Budget costs $54 a day with a 27-minute wait and Europcar costs $69 with a 20-minute wait. Thrifty is the cheapest supplier at $43 a day, though it does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Rentscape averages $47 a day and scores 74/100.

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 Lyon Airport, deposits held on your card range from $346 with Enterprise, Alamo and National to $2,482 with Avis, and 7 of the 14 desks accept a debit card. The other 7 counters require a credit card in the main driver's name. None of the desks take debit cards for only a few models, so filter for a debit card before comparing prices. Any extra items charged at the counter are listed with their price under each car.

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

The main trap at Lyon Airport is turning up with only a debit card when 7 of the 14 rental desks strictly require a credit card for the deposit. Avis holds a hefty $2,482 deposit, which will freeze a substantial sum on your card for the week. While all 14 counters are at the airport, waits vary considerably, reaching 27 minutes at Budget. Avis and Keddy by Europcar also provide no cars on full-to-full fuel agreements in a counter check, meaning you pay for fuel upfront.

Only 83% of prices at Lyon Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

For motorway driving out of Lyon Airport, pick a Compact car like the Peugeot 308 at $55 a day in October 2026, which seats 5 people and holds 3 bags. If you are travelling lighter, an Economy car like the Opel Corsa costs $47 a day but holds only 2 bags. Stepping up to an Intermediate Volvo XC40 gives you 4 bags of luggage space for $66. Automatics make up 63% of cars offered and cost $67 a day against $63 for a manual, while electric and hybrid models make up 13% of what is offered, so there is usually one available at short notice.