Car rental prices at Sicily Catania Airport

A good price at Sicily Catania Airport around a month before an October 2026 trip is $49 a day for a Compact car like a Jeep Avenger, $36 for an Economy and $30 for a Mini. An Intermediate car like a Volkswagen T-Roc is about $67 a day. In the last 2 weeks before pickup, the Compact moves to $55 a day. Over the year, March 2027 is cheapest at $43 a day for a Mini, while August 2027 reaches $143 for an executive car. Check the price checker for your exact dates.

At Sicily Catania Airport, booking late saves money: across the year, a Compact car averages $42 a day 2 weeks before pickup compared to $85 around 9 months before your trip. For October 2026 specifically, booking about a month ahead runs around $49 a day, while the last 2 weeks averages $55. At our sites, 61% of bookings at Sicily Catania Airport are made within a month of travel, with 42% booked in the final 2 weeks. If you have not booked yet, you have not missed the lowest prices.

Wheego is the cheapest company at Sicily Catania Airport for a Compact car, averaging $39 a day over the last 12 months, but requires a $1,616 credit-card deposit and does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Italy Car Rentals averages $49 a day from 903 prices and scores 77/100 from 166 reviews. At our sites, Italy Car Rentals and Surprice each took 10% of bookings at Sicily Catania Airport. For debit-card renters, Maggiore charges $69 a day from 581 prices with an 81/100 score from 57 reviews.

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 Sicily Catania Airport, scoring 87/100 from 71 reviews with an average desk wait of 15 minutes, though its Compact cars average $98 a day over 737 prices. Sicily by Car also rates well at 84/100 from 149 reviews, waiting 18 minutes on average and costing $71 a day. By comparison, the cheapest company, Wheego, averages $39 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 Sicily Catania Airport, typical card deposits run from $0 with Locauto up to $1,789 with OK Mobility, and only 6 of the 31 counters accept a debit card for all their cars. Another 6 counters take a debit card for some cars only, while 19 require a credit card in the driver's name. Use the filter for debit cards on the price checker before comparing prices so you only see vehicles you can collect. Any optional extras charged at the desk are listed beside each car with their exact prices.

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

The biggest trap at Sicily Catania Airport is that 19 of the 31 desks refuse debit cards entirely, and 6 more accept them only on select models. Security deposits can also climb as high as $1,789, which freezes a large chunk of your spending limit if you arrive without sufficient funds on a credit card. Desk waits vary sharply, stretching past 30 minutes at Dollar and Alamo. Taking a car that is too large will quickly turn Sicilian town driving and tight curbside parking into an ordeal.

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

A Compact car like a Jeep Avenger at Sicily Catania Airport runs around $49 a day for October 2026, offering the best balance of cabin room and narrow-road handling. A Compact car seats 5 but holds 3 bags, so packing heavily will mean luggage on laps. Stepping down to an Economy car like an Opel Corsa costs $36 a day but drops luggage space to 2 bags, while an Intermediate like a Volkswagen T-Roc takes 4 bags at $67. Exactly 50% of cars offered are automatic, costing $11 more a day than a manual over the year, while electric and hybrid cars are 8% of cars offered, meaning petrol or diesel is far easier to secure.