Car rental prices at Karpathos Airport

For November 2026, a Compact car such as a Ford Focus at Karpathos Airport averages $34 a day when you book around a month before your trip, giving you a useful quote benchmark. For November 2026 at the same lead time, a Mini car such as a Hyundai i10 averages $24 a day, while an Economy car such as an Opel Corsa averages $26. In the last 2 weeks, the Economy car averages $20 a day, $6 less a day. Use the price checker to compare prices for your exact dates.

At Karpathos Airport, booking time changes prices by around 6% across the year, so you need not book months ahead just to secure a lower price. For November 2026, the lowest listed price for an Economy car such as an Opel Corsa is $20 a day in the last 2 weeks, against $26 around a month before your trip. Across the year, a Compact car averages $45 a day when booked around 9 months before your trip, so you have not missed a cheaper early-booking price. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers book within a month of pickup.

Auto-Union is the cheapest company at Karpathos Airport for a Compact car over the last 12 months, averaging $40 a day from 1,047 prices, but you need a credit card for its deposit. Auto-Union has an airport desk and scores 90/100 from 325 reviews, so the card requirement is the main restriction to check before booking. Thrifty averages $41 a day for a Compact car over the last 12 months, from 536 prices, which is $1 more a day. Thrifty accepts debit cards and scores 93/100 from 209 reviews, but its typical deposit is $1,129 against Auto-Union's $1,016.

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.

Thrifty is jointly best-reviewed at Karpathos Airport, scoring 93/100 from 209 reviews with a 6-minute average desk wait, making it worth comparing if you want strong reviews without a long wait. Thrifty is also near the cheapest: a Compact car averages $41 a day over the last 12 months from 536 prices, $1 more a day than Auto-Union. Auto-Union averages $40 a day for a Compact car over the same period from 1,047 prices and scores 90/100 from 325 reviews. Hertz also scores 93/100 from 196 reviews with a 6-minute wait, while Avis scores 93/100 from 163 reviews with a 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 Karpathos Airport, typical deposits range from $565 with Budget or Avis to $1,129 with Thrifty, and 2 of the 5 checked companies accept debit cards, so check your card limit before booking. Budget and Thrifty accept debit cards; Hertz and Avis accept them for some cars only, while Auto-Union requires a credit card. If you need to use a debit card, filter for it before comparing prices and check the deposit and card rule beside each car. Extras charged at the desk are listed under each car with their prices.

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

At Karpathos Airport, check the deposit rules before choosing by daily price, because a debit card can be refused and a large hold can tie up your available funds. Auto-Union requires a credit card and typically holds $1,016, so do not choose it if you only have a debit card. Hertz and Avis accept debit cards for some cars only, so check the rule for the car you select. Thrifty accepts debit cards but typically holds $1,129, so make sure you can cover that hold as well as your other spending.

Only 93% of prices at Karpathos 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 Karpathos Airport, the Ford Focus or Suzuki Baleno size at about $34 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, an Opel Corsa, at $26 a day, though it takes 2 bags. 28% of rental cars at Karpathos Airport are automatic, at $52 a day against $41 for a manual, so search for one specifically or expect a manual. Hybrids are 1% of what is offered and there are no electric cars, so book one early rather than expecting to find one at the desk.