Car rental prices at Paris Orly Airport

Paris Orly Airport car hire sits around $55 a day for a Compact car like a Peugeot 308 when booked about a month ahead of October 2026. A smaller Economy car like a Volkswagen Polo is about $49 a day, while a Mini is $42. Leaving your booking to the last 2 weeks pushes the Compact to around $59 a day. Across the year, Mini rentals in March 2027 drop to $42 a day, compared to $119 for a larger car class in July 2027. Use the price checker to see current rates for your exact dates.

For Paris Orly Airport, booking late saves about 30%: across the year, an Intermediate averages $75 a day 9 months before your trip against $58 in the last 2 weeks. For October 2026 specifically, an Intermediate costs $66 a day around a month before pickup and $65 in the last 2 weeks. If you have not arranged a car yet, 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.

Goldcar is the cheapest company at Paris Orly Airport for an Intermediate car, averaging $43 a day, but requires a credit card for its $2,308 deposit. Enterprise charges $69 a day over the last 12 months, from 1,669 prices, and holds a much lower deposit of $346. Goldcar does not yet have enough reviews for a score, whereas Enterprise holds an 82/100 score. All 11 desks are located directly at the airport terminal.

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.

Hertz is the best-reviewed company at Paris Orly Airport, scoring 86/100 from 116 reviews with an average desk wait of 14 minutes. Hertz is moderately priced, averaging $69 a day for an Intermediate over the last 12 months. Goldcar is the cheapest supplier at $43 a day, but does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Budget also scores well at 84/100 across 56 reviews with a matching 14-minute 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.

At Paris Orly Airport, security deposits range from $346 with Alamo or Enterprise up to $2,482 with Avis, and 5 of the 11 desks accept a debit card. The remaining 6 desks require a credit card in the lead driver's name. Filter for debit cards on the price checker before comparing offers so you only see desks that accept your payment method. Any optional extras charged at the desk appear alongside each car's total.

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

Three things catch people out when you rent at Paris Orly Airport: deposits that only go on a credit card, the wait at the desk and fuel rules that are not full to full. 6 of the 11 desks quoting live right now at Paris Orly Airport take a credit card only for the deposit. Sixt's desk averages 32 minutes at pickup.

Only 80% of prices at Paris Orly Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

For comfort on the motorway leaving Paris Orly Airport, pick an Intermediate like a Peugeot 408, which seats 5 with room for 4 bags at $66 a day for October 2026. Stepping down to a Compact like a Peugeot 308 costs $55 a day, but taking 3 bags means a full group travels tight. An Economy car like a Volkswagen Polo is $49 a day and manages only 2 bags. Automatic cars make up 67% of listings and cost $8 more a day than manuals, while electric and hybrid models account for 15% combined, making greener models easy to secure.