Car rental prices at Sicily Palermo Airport

For November 2026 at Sicily Palermo Airport, use $37 a day as your benchmark for a Compact car, such as a Jeep Avenger, booked around a month before your trip. At that lead time, a Mini car, such as a Fiat 500, averages $24 a day, while an Economy car, such as an Opel Corsa, averages $28. In the last 2 weeks before pickup, the Compact car price drops to $33 a day, or $4 less a day. Use the price checker to compare your quote with prices for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at Sicily Palermo Airport, waiting until around 2 weeks before your trip brings a Compact car to $33 a day on average, against $37 around a month before. If you have not booked yet, the figures across the year are reassuring: Compact cars average $86 a day around 9 months before your trip, against $48 around 2 weeks before. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers book within a month of pickup, so you would not be unusually late.

Target is the cheapest company at Sicily Palermo Airport for a Compact car over the last 12 months, averaging $46 a day, but you need a credit card for its deposit. Target's desk is at the airport, holds about $1,072 on your card and scores 62/100 from 45 reviews in the last 5 months. If you want a higher review score without a large price increase, Noleggiare averages $50 a day for a Compact car over the last 12 months from 675 prices, and scores 70/100 from 354 recent 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 Palermo Airport, scoring 95/100 from 82 reviews in the last 5 months, with an average desk wait of 7 minutes, but it is not the cheapest. For a Compact car over the last 12 months, Locauto averages $103 a day from 751 prices. Target is cheapest for a Compact car over that window at $46 a day, but scores 62/100 from 45 recent reviews and averages a 26-minute desk wait. Choose Locauto if the stronger review score and shorter wait justify the higher price for you.

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 Palermo Airport, 7 of 27 desks accept debit cards, so check eligibility first; deposits range from $0 with Locauto to about $1,468 with Centauro. Another 4 desks accept debit cards for some cars only, while 16 require a credit card. If you plan to use a debit card, filter for it before comparing prices and check the deposit and card rule beside your chosen car. Extras charged at the desk are listed under each car with their price.

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

At Sicily Palermo Airport, check card requirements and allow time for collection, because 16 of 27 desks require a credit card and some desk waits average more than 30 minutes. If you only have a debit card, filter before booking rather than assuming an airport desk will accept it. Budget averages a 36-minute wait and Europcar 35 minutes, compared with Locauto's 7 minutes, so consider the desk wait if you have an appointment after landing.

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

For up to 5 people with cases, pick a Compact at Sicily Palermo Airport, the Jeep Avenger or Volkswagen Golf size at about $37 a day in November 2026. It seats 5 but takes 3 bags, so a full car means soft bags on laps. A couple can save a little with a Mini, a Fiat 500, at $24 a day, though it takes 2 bags. An Intermediate, the Volkswagen T-Roc size, takes 4 bags and is $49 a day. 50% of rental cars at Sicily Palermo Airport are automatic, at $85 a day against $71 for a manual, so tick automatic when you search rather than assuming. Electric cars are 1% of what is offered and hybrids 9%, so there is usually one free at short notice.