Car rental prices at Akureyri Airport

For November 2026 at Akureyri Airport, a typical price is $95 a day for an Intermediate car, such as a Skoda Octavia Estate, when you book around a month before your trip. A Compact car, such as a Kia Ceed Estate, averages $67 a day when booked around a month before your trip. An Economy car, such as a Suzuki Swift, averages $63 a day in the last 2 weeks. In the last 2 weeks, the Intermediate car stays at $95 a day, while the Compact car rises to $69. Use the price checker to compare your quote with prices for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at Akureyri Airport, booking time barely matters: an Intermediate car costs $95 a day on average both around a month before your trip and in the last 2 weeks. You do not need to wait until the last 2 weeks to reach that price. Among bookings through our sites across all 395 airports we track, 65% were made within a month of pickup, so booking then is common.

Budget is the cheapest company at Akureyri Airport for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, averaging $106 a day, but you need a credit card at its airport desk. Budget scores 76/100 from 35 reviews over the last 5 months, so you can weigh its lower price against its reviews. Europcar averages $126 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, from 1,894 prices, and scores 88/100 from 59 reviews over the last 5 months. Europcar also has an airport desk and requires a credit card, so its higher price does not change those conditions.

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 Europcar at Akureyri Airport if reviews matter most: it leads with 88/100 from 59 reviews over the last 5 months, and its desk wait averages 18 minutes. Europcar is not the cheapest: for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, Europcar averages $126 a day from 1,894 prices, while Budget averages $106. Budget scores 76/100 from 35 reviews over the last 5 months, so the lower price comes with a lower review score. If you care more about the desk wait, Avis averages 10 minutes and scores 87/100 from 38 reviews over the last 5 months.

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

You need a credit card at Akureyri Airport because all 3 desks refuse debit cards, with typical deposits ranging from $329 at Avis and Budget to $752 at Europcar. If you only have a debit card, filter for debit-card acceptance before comparing prices rather than relying on the cheapest result. Check the deposit and card rule beside your chosen car before booking, and make sure your credit card can cover the hold. Extras charged at the desk 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 Akureyri Airport, watch out for credit-card-only deposits and desk waits, because a debit card cannot secure your car and collection takes longer with some companies. Bring a credit card and leave enough available credit for the deposit: Europcar typically holds $752, against $329 at Avis and Budget. If you have a tight onward schedule, allow for Budget's average 21-minute desk wait, compared with 10 minutes at Avis. Check the hold beside your chosen car before booking rather than judging affordability by the daily rate alone.

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.

For up to 5 people with cases, pick an Intermediate at Akureyri Airport, the Skoda Octavia Estate or Kia Sorento size at about $95 a day in November 2026. It seats 5 but takes 4 bags, so a full car means soft bags on laps. A couple can save a little with a Compact, a Kia Ceed Estate, at $67 a day, though it takes 3 bags. 68% of rental cars at Akureyri Airport are automatic, at $124 a day against $87 for a manual, so tick automatic when you search rather than assuming. Electric cars are 9% of what is offered and hybrids 9%, so there is usually one free at short notice.