Car rental prices at Penang Airport

For November 2026, booked around a month before your trip, a good price at Penang Airport is about $44 a day for a Compact car such as a Perodua Bezza. An Economy car such as a Proton Saga averages $37 a day in November 2026, while a Mini such as a Perodua Axia averages $34. Leaving booking until the last 2 weeks barely changes the price, so you need not rush solely to secure a lower rate. Use the price checker to compare your quote for your exact dates.

At Penang Airport, timing barely matters: across the year, a Compact car averages $45 a day around a month before your trip and $46 in the last 2 weeks. Across the year, booking around 9 months before your trip averages $48 a day for a Compact car, so you have not missed a cheaper rate by waiting. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers booked within a month of pickup, so booking closer to your trip is common.

Paradise is the cheapest company at Penang Airport for a Compact car over the last 12 months, averaging $26 a day, but you should allow for its 32-minute average desk wait. Paradise has an airport desk, requires a credit card and does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Asia Car averages $42 a day for a Compact car over the same period, costs $16 more a day and has a 14-minute average desk wait. If collection time matters to you, compare that wait alongside the price; Asia Car does not yet have enough reviews for a score either.

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.

At Penang Airport, Paradise averages $26 a day for a Compact car over the last 12 months, but you should not choose on price alone because Paradise does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Asia Car and Europcar do not yet have enough reviews for a score either, so do not treat either as a review-backed alternative. If you have an appointment after landing, allow for Paradise's 32-minute average desk wait, compared with 14 minutes at Asia Car.

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 Penang Airport, deposits range from $0 with Asia Car to $735 with Green Motion, but all 7 checked desks require a credit card, so a debit card alone will not work at those desks. If you need to use a debit card, filter for debit-card acceptance before comparing prices and check the rule beside each car. Check the deposit too, so you have enough available credit for 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 Penang Airport, watch out for credit-card-only collection and desk waits, because a low rental price does not mean you can collect with a debit card or leave immediately. All 7 checked desks require a credit card, so check the card requirements before you book. Paradise's desk wait averages 32 minutes, against 14 minutes at Asia Car, so leave time between landing and any appointment. Check the deposit hold as well: Green Motion averages $735, compared with $74 at Paradise.

Only 75% of prices at Penang 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 Penang Airport, the Perodua Bezza or Proton Persona size at about $46 a day across the year. 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 Perodua Axia, at $34 a day, though it takes 2 bags. An Intermediate, the Honda CR-V size, takes 4 bags and is $99 a day. 98% of rental cars at Penang Airport are automatic, so one is easy to find. No electric or hybrid cars are on offer at Penang Airport.