Car rental prices at Mauritius Airport

Car hire at Mauritius Airport in October 2026 typically costs $67 a day for a Compact car like a Kia Rio, booked about a month ahead, with an Economy at $47 and a Mini at $43. An Intermediate car, the Nissan Qashqai size, runs to about $93 a day. Leaving it to the last 2 weeks edges the Compact to $70. March 2027 is the cheapest month at $43 a day for a Mini, while December 2026 reaches $197 for an executive car. Check the price checker for your exact dates.

For October 2026 at Mauritius Airport, booking timing barely moves the price, with an Intermediate car averaging $93 a day booked about a month before your trip and $108 in the last 2 weeks. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 64% of our customers book within a month of pickup. Booking 9 months before your trip averages $100 across the year, so you have missed nothing if you have not booked yet.

First is the cheapest company at Mauritius Airport for an Intermediate car, averaging $53 a day over the last 12 months, but it does not yet have enough reviews for a score. All 11 desks sit at the airport, so you do not need a shuttle. Mauriconnect Car Rental averages an 82/100 review score from 55 reviews, though its deposit is $1,154 compared to $317 with First. Every counter requires a credit card.

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.

Mauriconnect Car Rental is the best-reviewed company at Mauritius Airport, scoring 82/100 from 55 reviews with an average desk wait of 23 minutes. First is the cheapest supplier at $53 a day over the last 12 months for an Intermediate car, but it does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Mauriconnect holds a larger deposit of $1,154 on a credit card. Auto-Union follows on reviews with a 13-minute wait from 20 reviews, but does not yet have enough reviews for an overall 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 Mauritius Airport, deposits range from $116 with Green Motion to $1,385 with Sixt, and all 11 desks take credit cards only. None of the counters accept a debit card for the security deposit, so you must bring a credit card in the lead driver's name. The exact deposit held is shown beside each car in the search results. Any optional extras charged at the desk are listed under each vehicle.

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

All 11 desks at Mauritius Airport refuse debit cards entirely, so turning up with only debit cards will leave you without a car. Wait times can also test your patience, stretching to 25 minutes at Carwiz and Europcar. Narrow roads and tight village streets mean a large vehicle turns parking into a spectator sport. Keep to a smaller class and make sure your credit card has enough headroom for deposits up to $1,385.

Only 64% of prices at Mauritius Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

An Economy car like a Nissan Micra at Mauritius Airport typically costs $47 a day for October 2026, seating 5 people for the lowest day rate. It seats 5 but holds only 2 bags, so 4 passengers with full luggage will need soft bags on laps. Stepping down to a Mini like a Kia Picanto costs $43 but holds 1 bag, while stepping up to a Compact like a Kia Rio costs $67 and takes 3 bags. Automatics make up 81% of cars offered, though across the year an automatic Intermediate costs $54 more a day than a manual.