Car rental prices at Rome Ciampino Airport

Rome Ciampino Airport typically costs around $47 a day for an October 2026 booking about a month ahead in a Compact car like a Jeep Avenger, $40 for an Economy and $34 for a Mini. An Intermediate car such as a Volkswagen T-Roc is about $58 a day. Leave booking to the last 2 weeks and the Compact drops slightly to $44. Across the entire year, February 2027 is the cheapest month at $50 a day for a Mini, while July 2027 is the dearest at $156 for an executive car. Check your exact travel dates in our price checker if your quotes run higher.

For October 2026 at Rome Ciampino Airport, hold on until the last 2 weeks before your trip, when a Compact car drops to $44 a day compared to $47 about a month before. Across the year, booking 9 months before your trip averages $88 a day against $43 in the last 2 weeks before pickup, so waiting does not hurt. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of our customers book within 14 days of pickup. If your dates are in July 2027, expect the dearest rates of the year at up to $156 a day, compared to $50 in February 2027.

Drivalia is the cheapest supplier at Rome Ciampino Airport for a Compact car, averaging $55 a day over the last 12 months, but it requires a credit card for the deposit. Centauro is the closest alternative at $57 a day from 508 prices, accepts debit cards, and scores 87/100 from 30 customer reviews. Drivalia does not yet have enough reviews for a score. All 20 desks sit directly at the airport, so you avoid taking a shuttle bus.

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 is the best-reviewed company at Rome Ciampino Airport, scoring 88/100 from 45 reviews with an average desk wait of 22 minutes. Locauto averages $107 a day for a Compact car over the last 12 months from 793 prices. Centauro scores 87/100 from 30 reviews at $57 a day. Drivalia is the cheapest supplier overall at $55 a day, but it 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 Rome Ciampino Airport, security deposits held on your payment card range from $0 with Locauto up to $1,501 with Centauro, and only 5 of the 20 desks take a debit card. Another 6 desks accept a debit card for some cars only, while 9 desks refuse debit cards completely. Because card rules vary sharply by supplier, filter for a debit card before comparing prices. Any optional extras charged at the desk appear listed with their amounts under each car.

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

Rome Ciampino Airport has desks that reject debit cards outright and lines that can keep you waiting half an hour after you land. 9 of the 20 desks refuse debit cards entirely, so turning up without a credit card in the lead driver's name means leaving empty-handed. Counter queues also stretch up to 30 minutes at Autovia. Every rental counter is located right at the airport, so at least you will not spend time hunting down a courtesy shuttle.

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

Rome Ciampino Airport car hire starts around $47 a day for a Compact car like a Jeep Avenger for October 2026, which balances narrow town approaches with autostrada speeds. It seats 5 but takes 3 bags, so a full party with luggage will want an Intermediate like a Volkswagen T-Roc, which takes 4 bags for $58 a day. Stepping down to an Economy car like an Opel Corsa costs $40 a day but holds only 2 bags. Automatic transmissions make up 51% of cars on offer and cost $11 more a day than a manual over the year, while electric and hybrid models make up 7% combined, leaving fewer options if you book late.