Car rental prices at Crete Heraklion Airport

For November 2026 at Crete Heraklion Airport, around $29 a day is a good benchmark for a Compact car, such as a Kia Stonic, booked around a month before your trip. At the same lead time, a Mini car such as a Fiat Panda averages $19 a day, while an Economy car such as a Volkswagen Polo averages $21. In the last 2 weeks before pickup, a Compact car averages $24 a day, $5 less a day. Use the price checker to compare your quote for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at Crete Heraklion Airport, a Compact car such as a Kia Stonic is cheapest in the last 2 weeks before pickup, averaging $24 a day, $5 less than around a month before your trip. If you have not booked yet, the across-the-year figures are reassuring: a Compact car averages $60 a day around 9 months before your trip, against $37 around 2 weeks before, or $23 less a day. Across bookings through our sites at all 395 airports we track, 65% of people booked within a month of pickup, so booking relatively late is common beyond this airport too.

Idea Mobility is the cheapest company at Crete Heraklion Airport for a Compact car, averaging $25 a day over the last 12 months, but you need a credit card for its deposit. Idea Mobility has an airport desk, holds around $1,185 on your card and does not yet have enough reviews for a score. For a scored alternative, Carq averages $34 a day for a Compact car over the last 12 months, $9 more a day, and scores 91/100 from 80 reviews. Carq also accepts debit cards, so compare its terms if you cannot use 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.

If reviews guide your choice at Crete Heraklion Airport, Budget is best-rated at 93/100 from 39 reviews, with an average pickup desk wait of 10 minutes. Budget is not the cheapest: a Compact car averages $50 a day over the last 12 months from 653 prices. Idea Mobility averages $25 a day for a Compact car over the same period, $25 less a day, but does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Compare Budget first if you want a scored company that also accepts debit cards.

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 Crete Heraklion Airport, deposits range from $264 with Europcar to $1,580 with Centauro, and 6 of the 27 counters accept debit cards, so check the card rule before choosing on price. Hertz and Avis accept debit cards for some cars only, while 19 counters 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 Crete Heraklion Airport, check pickup waits and card requirements before booking, because Selecta averages 140 minutes at its desk and 19 of the 27 counters require a credit card. If you want to get away promptly, compare desk waits: Centauro averages 54 minutes, against 10 minutes with Budget. If you are relying on a debit card, filter for acceptance before choosing a car, since Hertz and Avis accept it for some cars only.

Only 63% of prices at Crete Heraklion 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 Crete Heraklion Airport, the Kia Stonic or Hyundai i30 size at about $29 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 a Mini, a Fiat Panda, at $19 a day, though it takes 2 bags. An Intermediate, the Nissan Qashqai size, takes 4 bags and is $45 a day. 39% of rental cars at Crete Heraklion Airport are automatic, at $61 a day against $45 for a manual, so search for one specifically or expect a manual. Electric cars are 1% of what is offered and hybrids 1%, so book one early rather than expecting to find one at the desk.