Car rental prices at Nice Airport

For November 2026 at Nice Airport, use $52 a day as your benchmark for a Compact, the Peugeot 308 size, booked around a month before your trip. A Mini, the Fiat 500 size, averages $37 a day, while an Economy, the Opel Corsa size, averages $46. In the last 2 weeks before pickup, the Compact car averages $40 a day, or $12 less a day. Check your quote against the price checker for your exact dates.

Booking time barely changes prices at Nice Airport, but for November 2026 a Compact car averages $40 a day in the last 2 weeks, against $52 around a month before your trip. Across the year, a Compact car averages $66 a day around 9 months before your trip and $53 in the last 2 weeks, so you have not missed an early-booking saving. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers book within a month of pickup. Compare cars now rather than wait solely for a lower price.

Thrifty is the cheapest company at Nice Airport for a Compact car over the last 12 months, averaging $46 a day, but you need a credit card for the deposit. Thrifty has a desk at the airport and scores 83/100 from 93 reviews. Dollar averages $50 a day for a Compact car over the same 12 months, costs $4 more a day and accepts a debit card. Dollar scores 84/100 from 115 reviews; compare the card rules before choosing between them.

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.

Key N Go is the best-reviewed company at Nice Airport, scoring 87/100 from 31 reviews over the last 5 months, with a 15-minute average desk wait, but it is not the cheapest. Over the last 12 months, Key N Go averages $90 a day for a Compact car, while the cheapest company, Thrifty, averages $46 and scores 83/100 from 93 reviews. Consider Alamo if you want a lower price with a strong score: Alamo averages $62 a day for a Compact car over that window, from 1,262 prices, and scores 86/100 from 104 reviews. Flizzr does not yet have enough reviews for a score, and its desk wait averages 41 minutes.

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 Nice Airport, deposits range from $169 with Key N Go to $2,823 with Goldcar, and only 6 of the 15 companies accept a debit card, so check eligibility before comparing prices. Filter for a debit card first if that is what you plan to use, then check the deposit and card rule shown beside each car. The other 9 companies require a credit card. Extras charged at the desk 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 Nice Airport, check card requirements and leave time for collection: 9 of the 15 desks require a credit card, and Flizzr's desk wait averages 41 minutes. If you plan to use a debit card, filter for an accepting company before booking rather than discover the restriction at pickup. Allow for Flizzr's wait before arranging your first appointment or onward plans. Check available credit as well as the daily price: Goldcar holds a typical $2,823 deposit.

Only 83% of prices at Nice 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 Nice Airport, the Peugeot 308 or Peugeot 308 Estate size at about $52 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 a Mini, a Fiat 500, at $37 a day, though it takes 2 bags. An Intermediate, the Nissan Qashqai size, takes 4 bags and is $58 a day. 63% of rental cars at Nice Airport are automatic, at $66 a day against $62 for a manual, so tick automatic when you search rather than assuming. Electric cars are 10% of what is offered and hybrids 1%, so there is usually one free at short notice.