Car rental prices at Athens Airport

Athens Airport car hire costs around $30 a day for a Compact car like a BMW 1 Series, $22 for an Economy and $18 for a Mini when you book about a month before October 2026. An Intermediate car like a Nissan Qashqai is about $40 a day. Leave it to the last 2 weeks and the Compact drops to $27 a day. Across the year, prices swing from $20 a day for a Mini in February 2027 to $224 for an executive car in August 2027. If your quote is higher, the price checker will show what is typical for your exact dates.

For October 2026 at Athens Airport, wait until around 2 weeks before your trip when a Compact car drops to $27 a day, compared to $30 a day booked a month out. Booking 9 months before your trip averages $55 a day across the year, so waiting can save you about $28 a day. Most drivers do not rush: across the 395 airports we track, 48% of our customers book within 2 weeks of pickup, and 64% book within a month. Only 2% book more than 6 months ahead.

Idea Mobility is the cheapest company at Athens Airport for a Compact car, averaging $19 a day over the last 12 months, but it requires a credit card for the deposit. Idea Mobility does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Enterprise averages $66 a day from 885 prices and scores 91/100 from 32 recent reviews. Across all 28 counters at the airport, 20 accept credit cards only, so picking the lowest price usually means securing the deposit on a credit card.

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.

Enterprise and Alamo are the best-reviewed companies at Athens Airport, each scoring 91/100 from recent reviews, with Enterprise averaging a 21-minute desk wait and Alamo 23 minutes. Neither is the cheapest desk: over the last 12 months, a Compact car averaged $66 a day with Enterprise from 885 prices, and $63 with Alamo from 914 prices. By contrast, Idea Mobility is the cheapest supplier at $19 a day, but it does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Auto-Union also scores well at 90/100 across 50 reviews, with an average wait of 20 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 Athens Airport, deposits held on your card range from $270 with Europcar up to $1,731 with Addcar, and only 6 of the 28 desks accept a debit card. Another 2 desks take a debit card for some cars only, while 20 desks require a credit card. If you plan to use a debit card, filter for debit cards in the price checker before comparing rates. Optional extras charged at the desk, like booster seats or an additional driver, appear under each car listing.

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

Two things catch people out at Athens Airport: desks that require a credit card for the deposit, and long queues at the counter. Of the 28 desks, 20 reject debit cards entirely, and two more allow them only on select models. Queue times vary widely: Goldcar averages an 11-minute wait, whereas National averages 35 minutes. Having your credit card ready will save you from a dispute at the desk, though it will do nothing for your place in line.

Only 63% of prices at Athens Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

A Compact car like a BMW 1 Series is about $30 a day at Athens Airport in October 2026. It seats 5 but takes 3 bags, so a full car means soft bags on laps. A couple travelling light can step down to an Economy car like an Opel Corsa at $22 a day, while larger groups with 4 bags need an Intermediate car like a Nissan Qashqai at $40. Automatics are 40% of cars offered and cost $14 more a day on average than a manual. Electric and hybrid models are 4% of cars offered combined, so book early if you want one.