Car rental prices at Thessaloniki Airport

For November 2026 at Thessaloniki Airport, use $24 a day as your benchmark for a Compact car such as a Hyundai i30, booked around a month before your trip. At that lead time, an Economy car such as an Opel Corsa averages $19 a day, while an Intermediate car such as a Nissan Qashqai averages $34. In the last 2 weeks before pickup, the Compact car average drops to $22 a day, which is $2 less a day. Use the price checker to compare your quote for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at Thessaloniki Airport, waiting until around 2 weeks before your trip gives the lowest typical Compact car price: $22 a day, compared with $24 around a month before. Across the year, Compact cars average $53 a day around 9 months before pickup versus $28 around 2 weeks before, so you have not missed the lower typical price by leaving booking late. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers booked within 1 month of pickup, so you are not unusual in considering a later booking.

Idea Mobility is the cheapest company at Thessaloniki Airport for a Compact car over the last 12 months, averaging $22 a day, but you need a credit card for its deposit. Idea Mobility holds about $1,185 and does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Budget averages $44 a day for a Compact car over the last 12 months, from 658 prices, and scores 86/100 from 37 recent reviews. If you need to use a debit card, compare Budget's eligible cars first: its desk accepts debit cards and holds about $565.

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.

Put Surprice on your shortlist at Thessaloniki Airport: it has the highest recent review score, 92/100 from 58 reviews, and its desk wait averages 6 minutes. For Compact cars over the last 12 months, Surprice averages $32 a day, which is $10 more a day than Idea Mobility at $22. Idea Mobility is the cheapest company for that class but does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Before choosing Surprice for its reviews and price, check that you can meet its credit-card-only deposit of about $1,129.

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 Thessaloniki Airport, typical deposits range from $264 with Europcar to $1,580 with Record, and 8 of the 27 companies accept a debit card, so check eligibility before choosing by price. Another 18 companies require a credit card, while Hertz accepts a debit card for some cars only. Filter for debit-card acceptance 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 prices.

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

At Thessaloniki Airport, check your card and leave time for collection before planning your onward drive, because credit-only deposits and desk waits can delay you. You need a credit card at 18 of the 27 companies, so do not assume your debit card will cover the deposit. Green Motion, Selecta and Yours Car Rental average 34 minutes at pickup, so build that wait into your plans. Check your available credit too: Goldcar and OK Mobility each hold about $1,580.

Only 63% of prices at Thessaloniki 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 Thessaloniki Airport, the Hyundai i30 or Kia Stonic size at about $24 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 $15 a day, though it takes 2 bags. An Intermediate, the Nissan Qashqai size, takes 4 bags and is $34 a day. 41% of rental cars at Thessaloniki Airport are automatic, at $50 a day against $40 for a manual, so tick automatic when you search rather than assuming. Electric cars are 1% of what is offered and hybrids 3%, so book one early rather than expecting to find one at the desk.