Car rental prices at Akureyri Airport

For October 2026, booked about a month ahead, a good price for a rental car at Akureyri Airport is around $104 a day for an Intermediate (a Skoda Octavia Estate-sized car). A Compact is $70 a day. In the last 2 weeks before pickup an Intermediate is nearer $102. If your quote is well over these, the price checker will tell you for your exact dates.

For October 2026 at Akureyri Airport, when you book barely moves the price: an Intermediate is $104 a day a month before your trip and $102 in the last 2 weeks. Across the year, booking 9 months before your trip averages $124 a day, so if you have not booked yet you have not missed a saving. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of our customers book within 14 days of pickup.

Europcar is the cheapest company at Akureyri Airport for an Intermediate car, averaging $127 a day over the last 12 months from 1,918 prices, but requires a credit card. Europcar holds a score of 87/100 from 65 reviews. Budget averages $133 a day for the same class with an 80/100 score from 38 reviews, while Avis costs $156 across 521 prices and scores 84/100.

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.

Europcar is the best-reviewed company at Akureyri Airport, scoring 87/100 from 65 reviews with an average desk wait of 23 minutes, and is also the cheapest option. Europcar averages $127 a day over the last 12 months for an Intermediate car. Avis follows on reviews with 84/100 from 45 reviews and a 15-minute wait, though Avis averages $156 a day. Budget scores 80/100 from 38 reviews, matching the 15-minute desk wait of Avis while Budget averages $133 a day.

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 Akureyri Airport, deposits held on your card range from $329 with Avis and Budget up to $770 with Europcar, and none of the 3 desks take a debit card. All 3 desks accept credit cards only, so you must carry a credit card in the lead driver's name to collect a vehicle. The exact deposit and card requirements are shown beside each car in the price checker. Any extras charged at the desk are listed under each vehicle with their prices.

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

The main trap at Akureyri Airport is arriving without a credit card, as all 3 rental desks refuse debit cards for the security deposit. Turn up with only a debit card and you will be walking the ring road instead of driving it. Europcar also holds a higher deposit of $770 compared to $329 at Avis and Budget, and its desk wait averages 23 minutes.

Only 87% of prices at Akureyri Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

An Intermediate car like the Skoda Octavia Estate costs about $104 a day at Akureyri Airport in October 2026 and fits 5 passengers with luggage. It seats 5 and holds 4 bags, which gives essential space for long driving legs across Iceland where a smaller car quickly cramps passengers. Stepping down to a Compact like the Kia Ceed Estate costs $70 a day but takes 3 bags, while a 4-bag Mini is not an option as a Mini takes only 2 bags at $58 across the month. Automatics make up 67% of cars offered but cost $39 more a day than manuals, while electric and hybrid models together make up 18% of what is offered, so alternatives to petrol are limited.