Car rental prices at Athens Airport

For November 2026 at Athens Airport, use $25 a day as your benchmark for a Compact car, the BMW 1 Series size, booked around a month before your trip. At the same lead time in November 2026, an Economy car such as an Opel Corsa averages $19 a day, and a Mini such as a Fiat Panda averages $16. In the last 2 weeks, a Compact car averages $21 a day for November 2026, which is $4 less a day. Use the price checker to compare your quote for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at Athens Airport, wait until around 2 weeks before your trip for the lower average: a Compact car costs $21 a day, against $25 around a month before. If you have not booked yet, the across-year comparison supports waiting: a Compact car averages $56 a day around 9 months before your trip against $26 around 2 weeks before. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of people booking through our sites book within a month of pickup, so booking early is not what most people do.

Idea Mobility is cheapest at Athens Airport for a Compact car over the last 12 months, averaging $17 a day, but you need a credit card for its deposit. Idea Mobility holds about $1,185 on your card and does not yet have enough reviews for a score, so check your available credit before choosing it. For a scored alternative, Record averages $26 a day for a Compact car over the last 12 months from 716 prices, scores 80/100 from 96 reviews and accepts debit cards. Record holds about $1,580, so its debit-card acceptance still requires enough money available for the deposit.

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.

Choose Enterprise for the highest review score at Athens Airport: it scores 97/100 from 32 reviews, and its pickup desk averages 7 minutes. Enterprise is not the cheapest: a Compact car averages $66 a day over the last 12 months from 870 prices. Idea Mobility is cheapest for a Compact car over the same period at $17 a day, but does not yet have enough reviews for a score. If you want a scored option costing less than Enterprise, Carq scores 96/100 from 42 reviews, averages a 4-minute desk wait and costs $29 a day for a Compact car over the last 12 months from 542 prices.

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, typical deposits range from $264 with Europcar to $1,694 with Addcar, but only 7 of the 30 companies accept debit cards, so check the card rule before booking. Hertz and Avis accept debit cards for some cars only; another 21 companies require a credit card. If you need to use a debit card, filter for it before comparing prices, then check the deposit and card rule beside your chosen car. Extras charged at the desk, such as a child seat or an additional driver, 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 Athens Airport, check the deposit card rule and allow time for collection, because 21 of the 30 companies require credit cards and some desks average nearly an hour. Selecta averages a 53-minute desk wait and OK Mobility averages 50 minutes, so leave room in your arrival plans if you choose either. Check your available credit as well as the rental price: Addcar typically holds $1,694 on your card. If you only have a debit card, filter before booking rather than relying on Hertz or Avis, which accept it for some cars only.

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.

At Athens Airport, choose a Compact BMW 1 Series-sized car at $25 a day for November 2026, booked around a month before: it seats 5 but takes 3 bags, so check your luggage fits. For November 2026 at the same lead time, step down to an Economy Opel Corsa-sized car at $19 a day if 2 bags suffice, despite its 5 seats. Step up to an Intermediate Nissan Qashqai-sized car at $32 a day for November 2026 if you need room for 4 bags, though it still seats only 5. Automatic cars are 40% of cars offered, so filter for one; across the full tracking period, automatic Compact cars average $53 a day against $40 for manual Compact cars, or $13 more a day. Electric and hybrid cars make up 5% of cars offered, so select that filter rather than assuming your chosen car has either powertrain.