Car rental prices at Bologna Airport

Bologna Airport car hire typically costs around $49 a day for a Compact car like a Jeep Avenger when you book about a month ahead for October 2026. Smaller options include an Economy car like an Opel Corsa for $43 a day and a Mini like a Fiat 500 for $32. Leaving your booking to the last 2 weeks edges the Compact to $50 a day. Across the year, prices range from $49 a day for a Mini in November 2026 to $147 for an executive car in September 2027, so check our price checker for your exact dates.

For October 2026 at Bologna Airport, you can comfortably book late: a Compact car runs about $49 a day around a month before your trip and $50 in the last 2 weeks. Booking 9 months ahead across the year averages $89 a day compared to $47 in the 2 weeks before travel, so waiting does not penalise you. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of our customers book within 16 days of pickup. If you have not secured a car yet, you have not missed the lowest rates.

Target is the cheapest company at Bologna Airport for a Compact car, averaging $35 a day, but it does not yet have enough reviews for a score and requires a credit card. For a scored supplier, Centauro averages $47 a day with an 83/100 rating. Italy Car Rentals averages $50 a day across 872 prices over the last 12 months, scoring 78/100 from 87 reviews. If you prefer to use a debit card, Budget averages $73 a day from 578 prices and accepts debit cards at the counter.

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.

Locauto holds the top customer rating at Bologna Airport with 92/100 from 49 reviews, though its counter averages a 31-minute wait. Locauto averages $101 a day for a Compact car over the last 12 months from 807 prices. Target is the cheapest supplier at $35 a day, but it does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Thrifty and Sixt follow on reviews, each scoring 86/100.

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, security deposits range from $0 with Locauto up to $1,731 with Centauro, and 5 of the 22 desks accept a debit card. Another 4 desks take a debit card for some cars only, while 13 desks strictly require a credit card in the driver's name. The deposit and payment rules appear beside each vehicle in search results, so filter for debit cards before comparing rates. Optional extras charged directly at the desk are listed under each car.

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

Credit-card deposit holds reach $1,731 at Bologna Airport, and 13 of the 22 counters will not accept a debit card. Centauro requires that top deposit, and arriving when multiple flights land pushes desk queues at operators like Locauto to an average 31-minute wait. Check payment rules before you reserve so you do not have to buy extra insurance at the desk to release the car.

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.

For up to 5 passengers, pick a Compact car like a Jeep Avenger at Bologna Airport, which costs around $49 a day for October 2026. It seats 5 but holds 3 bags, so packing heavily means luggage on laps unless you step up to an Intermediate like a Volkswagen T-Roc for $59, which carries 4 bags. Automatic cars make up 52% of what is offered and cost $13 more a day than manuals across the year. Hybrid and electric models are 10% of cars offered, so book around a month before your trip if you want to secure one.