Car rental prices at Cagliari Airport

For November 2026, a good price at Cagliari Airport is around $33 a day for a Compact, the Jeep Avenger size, booked around a month before your trip, so use that to judge your quote. At that lead time, a Mini, such as a Fiat 500, averages $25 a day, while an Economy, such as an Opel Corsa, averages $28. In the last 2 weeks before pickup, the Compact car price averages $28 a day, which is $5 less a day. Check the price checker for your exact dates before accepting a quote.

For November 2026 at Cagliari Airport, wait until around 2 weeks before your trip for the lowest average Compact car price of $28 a day, compared with $33 around a month before. If you have not booked yet, the figures across the year are reassuring: a Compact car averages $85 a day around 9 months before your trip from 1,931 prices, against $40 around 2 weeks before from 2,193 prices. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers booked within a month of pickup. Compare prices again near pickup rather than assuming an earlier quote is better.

Target is the cheapest company at Cagliari Airport for a Compact car over the last 12 months, averaging $26 a day, but you need a credit card for its deposit. Target has an airport desk, holds around $1,072 on your card and averages a 35-minute pickup wait; its review score is 56/100 from 55 reviews. For a Compact car over the last 12 months, Maggiore averages $48 a day, which is $22 more a day, and scores 77/100 from 33 reviews. Compare Maggiore if you need debit-card acceptance: its deposit averages $226 and its desk wait averages 27 minutes.

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 Cagliari Airport if you prioritise reviews: it is the best-reviewed company at 96/100 from 71 reviews, with an average pickup desk wait of 10 minutes. For a Compact car over the last 12 months, Locauto averages $122 a day from 835 prices. Target is the cheapest for a Compact car over that period at $26 a day, but scores 56/100 from 55 reviews and averages a 35-minute desk wait. Compare those pickup waits as well as the prices before choosing.

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 Cagliari Airport, deposits range from $0 with Locauto to $1,355 with Wheego, and 4 of the 26 counters accept debit cards, so check your card before choosing a car. Another 6 counters accept debit cards for some cars only, while 16 require a credit card. 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 child seats 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 Cagliari Airport, check card requirements and allow time for collection: 16 of the 26 counters require a credit card, and some desk waits can delay your departure. Wheego holds around $1,355 as a deposit, so check that your credit card has enough available credit before booking. Drivalia averages a 53-minute pickup wait, compared with 7 minutes at Sixt, so compare desk waits if you have plans soon after landing.

Only 88% of prices at Cagliari Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

At Cagliari Airport, choose a Compact such as a Jeep Avenger for a family with 3 bags: it seats 5 but takes only 3 bags, averaging $33 a day in November 2026 around a month before pickup. For a couple with 2 bags, step down to a Mini such as a Fiat 500: it seats 4 but takes only 2 bags and averages $25 a day around a month before pickup in November 2026. If you need room for 4 bags, choose an Intermediate such as a Volkswagen T-Roc, which seats 5 but takes 4 bags and averages $44 a day around a month before pickup in November 2026. Filter for an automatic if you want one: 48% of cars offered are automatic, and Compact cars average $83 a day for automatic versus $67 for manual over the full tracking period, which is $16 more a day, from 12,307 and 15,797 prices respectively. Electric and hybrid cars together are 7% of cars offered, so filter for your preferred powertrain rather than choosing on size alone.