Car rental prices at Kefalonia Airport

A good price at Kefalonia Airport for October 2026 is around $34 a day for a Compact car like a Kia Stonic, $26 for an Economy and $22 for a Mini, booked about a month ahead. An Intermediate car such as a Nissan Qashqai is about $49 a day. Leaving your booking to the last 2 weeks drops the Compact to around $28 a day. Prices across the year vary from $23 a day in March 2027 to $133 in August 2027, so check our price checker for your exact dates.

Booking late saves about 72% at Kefalonia Airport, where cars average $34 a day 2 weeks before pickup against $58 booked 9 months before your trip. For October 2026 specifically, a Compact car sits at $34 a day a month before flying and drops to $28 in the final 2 weeks. If you have not arranged a car yet, you have missed no discounts. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of our customers book within 2 weeks of travel.

Idea Mobility is the cheapest company at Kefalonia Airport for a Compact car, averaging $31 a day over the last 12 months, but it accepts credit cards only and has no review score. Thrifty costs $42 a day, has a terminal desk and scores 93/100 from 31 customer reviews over the last 5 months, while Dollar averages $40 from 638 prices over the last 12 months. All 22 rental counters sit directly at the airport, so you never need a shuttle transfer.

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 the best-reviewed company at Kefalonia Airport, scoring 93/100 from 31 reviews, with an average desk wait of 17 minutes. Sixt follows with 90/100 from 168 reviews and a 23-minute desk wait, costing $61 a day for a Compact car over the last 12 months. Idea Mobility is the cheapest supplier at $31 a day, but it does not yet have enough reviews for a score.

Review scores are CarTrawler customers' own, from the last five months; the score and the desk wait sit beside each car in the results.

Kefalonia Airport deposits range from $233 with Green Motion up to $1,270 with Dollar, and 7 of the 22 desks take a debit card. Another 2 counters take debit cards for some cars only, while 13 require a credit card in the main driver's name. Filter for debit cards in the price checker before you compare daily quotes. Any extras charged at the desk appear under each vehicle before you book.

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

Credit card rules and counter queues cause the most trouble at Kefalonia Airport, where wait times can stretch beyond 30 minutes. Thirteen of the 22 counters turn away debit cards entirely, so turning up with only a bank card leaves you stranded without wheels. Wait times also vary wildly: National averages 35 minutes at the desk, whereas Europcar gets keys into drivers' hands in 3 minutes. Roads on the island quickly become narrow and winding, so extra time lost at the terminal is time you will not make up behind a slow truck.

Only 75% of prices at Kefalonia Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

A Compact car like a Kia Stonic at Kefalonia Airport costs about $34 a day for October 2026 and fits 5 people. It seats 5 people but carries 3 bags, meaning a full group will travel with luggage on laps. Stepping down to an Economy car like an Opel Corsa costs $26 a day but takes only 2 bags, which makes tight island roads and village parking simpler. Automatics make up 37% of cars offered and cost $15 more a day than manuals, while electric cars and hybrids are entirely absent from current fleet quotes.