Car rental prices at Bologna Airport

For November 2026 at Bologna Airport, use around $42 a day as your benchmark for a Compact, the Jeep Avenger size, booked around a month before your trip. If you need less space, an Economy car such as an Opel Corsa averages $33 a day, and a Mini such as a Fiat 500 averages $29. In the last 2 weeks before pickup, the Compact car average drops to $34 a day, $8 less a day. Check your quote against the price checker for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at Bologna Airport, waiting until around 2 weeks before pickup brings a Compact car to $34 a day on average, against $42 around a month before your trip. Across the year, a Compact car averages $87 a day when booked around 9 months before pickup, from 2,444 prices, so you need not assume that booking early secures a lower price. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers booked within a month of pickup, based on 24,946 bookings. Recheck the price checker around 2 weeks before your trip.

Target is the cheapest company at Bologna Airport for a Compact car over the last 12 months, averaging $34 a day, but does not yet have enough reviews for a score. If you want a company with a review score, Centauro averages $48 a day for a Compact car over the same period, $14 more a day, and scores 80/100 from 48 reviews. Centauro's desk is at the airport, but requires a credit card and holds around $1,694 as a deposit. Check the card requirement and deposit beside your chosen car before booking.

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 Locauto at Bologna Airport if reviews matter most: it scores 99/100 from 54 reviews over the last 5 months, with an average desk wait of 8 minutes. Locauto is not the cheapest: a Compact car averages $101 a day over the last 12 months, from 810 prices. Target is the cheapest for a Compact car over the same period at $34 a day, $67 less a day, but 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.

At Bologna Airport, deposits range from $0 with Locauto to around $1,694 with Centauro, while 5 of the 21 checked desks accept debit cards, so check card eligibility before choosing by price. Another 4 desks accept debit cards for some cars only, while 12 require a credit card. If you need to use a debit card, filter for it before comparing prices and check the deposit and card rule beside each car. 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 Bologna Airport, check card requirements and allow time for collection, because credit-card-only deposits and long desk waits can disrupt your plans. 12 of the 21 checked desks require a credit card, and another 4 accept debit cards only for some cars, so confirm that your card works for the car you select. If you have an appointment after landing, allow for average waits of 47 minutes at Budget or 49 minutes at Maggiore, compared with 8 minutes at Locauto. Check your available card balance too: Centauro holds around $1,694 as a deposit.

Only 81% of prices at Bologna Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

Choose a Compact such as a Jeep Avenger at Bologna Airport if you need 3 bags: it seats 5 and averages $42 a day for November 2026 when booked around a month before pickup. A Compact car's 3-bag capacity falls short of its 5 seats, so check everyone's luggage before you book. For November 2026 at the same lead time, an Economy such as an Opel Corsa averages $33 a day but takes only 2 bags, while an Intermediate such as a Volkswagen T-Roc averages $56 a day and takes 4 bags. 52% of cars offered are automatic, so filter for one if you prefer an easier gearbox; for Compact cars over the full period tracked, automatics average $85 a day against $71 a day for manuals. Electric cars make up 1% of cars offered and hybrids 9%, so use the fuel-type filter if you specifically want one.