Car rental prices at Palanga Airport

For November 2026 at Palanga Airport, use $53 a day as your benchmark for an Intermediate, the Volkswagen Passat size, booked around a month before your trip. At that lead time, an Economy, the Volkswagen Polo size, averages $29 a day, while a Compact, the Volkswagen Golf size, averages $33. In the last 2 weeks before pickup in November 2026, an Intermediate car averages $54 a day, just $1 more a day. Check the price checker for your exact dates before accepting a quote well above these figures.

Booking time barely changes your price at Palanga Airport: for November 2026, an Intermediate car averages $53 a day around a month before your trip and $54 in the last 2 weeks, so there is little reason to wait. Across the year, an Intermediate car averages $62 a day around 9 months before pickup, so you have not missed a large early-booking saving. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers book within a month of pickup, so booking now does not mean you have left it unusually late.

Compare Carwiz first at Palanga Airport: for an Intermediate car, it was the cheapest company over the last 12 months at $42 a day on average from 515 prices, but you need a credit card. Carwiz has an airport desk, holds about $452 on your card and does not yet have enough reviews for a score. If you want a scored alternative, Sixt averages $81 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months from 609 prices and scores 92/100 from 34 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.

Choose Sixt at Palanga Airport if you prioritise reviews: it is the best-reviewed company with enough reviews for a score, at 92/100 from 34 reviews in the last 5 months, with an average 8-minute desk wait. Sixt is not the cheapest: its Intermediate car averages $81 a day over the last 12 months from 609 prices. Carwiz is cheapest for an Intermediate car over that window at $42 a day from 515 prices, but does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Compare those prices against how much weight you give Sixt's review 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 Palanga Airport, deposits range from about $226 with Sixt to $2,259 with Budget, and only 1 of the 12 desks takes a debit card, so check your card before choosing a car. Europcar takes a debit card and holds about $339; filter for debit-card acceptance before comparing prices if that is the card you plan to use. Check the deposit and card rule beside each car to make sure you can cover the hold. Extras charged at the desk 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 Palanga Airport, check your card type and available balance before booking, and leave time for collection: credit-only deposits and desk waits can delay your departure. 11 of the 12 desks require a credit card, so choose Europcar if you need to use a debit card. Budget holds about $2,259, compared with about $226 at Sixt, so check that your available balance covers the deposit. Top Rent and Enterprise average 18 minutes at the desk, compared with 8 minutes at Sixt; allow for that before arranging your next appointment.

Only 85% of prices at Palanga Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

Choose a Compact, the Volkswagen Golf size, at Palanga Airport if you have no more than 3 bags: it averages $33 a day for November 2026 around a month before pickup and keeps the car relatively small. A Compact car seats 5 but takes 3 bags, so check luggage before filling every seat; an Economy, the Volkswagen Polo size, averages $29 a day for November 2026 around a month before pickup but takes only 2 bags despite seating 5. For November 2026 at the same lead time, an Intermediate, the Volkswagen Passat size, averages $53 a day and seats 5 but takes 4 bags, making it worth comparing if you need another bag space. 54% of cars offered over the last 12 months are automatic, so tick that filter when searching; across the full period covered, an automatic Intermediate car averages $63 a day against $61 a day for a manual Intermediate car, or $2 more a day. If you want a hybrid, filter specifically because hybrids are only 5% of cars offered over the last 12 months; electric cars are not offered.