Car rental prices at Chișinău International Airport

Chișinău International Airport typically costs around $65 a day for a Compact car like a Suzuki Vitara in October 2026, alongside $49 for an Economy and $88 for an Intermediate. Waiting until the last 2 weeks moves that Compact car to $67 a day. Prices stay remarkably level, though January 2027 runs from $36 a day for a Mini to $125 for an executive car. The price checker prices your exact dates.

At Chișinău International Airport when you book moves the price less than 4%, with a Compact costing $63 a day 9 months ahead and $61 2 weeks ahead across the year. For October 2026, booking around a month before your trip averages $65 a day compared to $67 in the last 2 weeks. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of our customers book within 14 days of pickup. Secure your car once travel dates are settled and focus on desk terms.

Goldcar is the cheapest company at Chișinău International Airport for a Compact, averaging $35 a day over the last 12 months against the $63 airport average. Hertz averages $42 a day and Sixt $54 from 689 prices, while Green Motion sits at $88 from 1,026 prices. With Goldcar you must pay the deposit on a credit card, whereas Green Motion and Sixt accept debit cards. Goldcar does not yet have enough reviews for a score.

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.

Green Motion is the only company with enough feedback to qualify as best reviewed at Chișinău International Airport, with 30 reviews and a $231 deposit, but it is not cheap. Green Motion averages $88 a day for a Compact, from 1,026 prices over the last 12 months. Cheaper desks like Goldcar at $35 and Hertz at $42 do not yet have enough reviews for a score. Sixt averages a 13-minute desk wait, while Hertz averages 28 minutes.

Review scores are CarTrawler customers' own, from the last five months; the score and the desk wait sit beside each car in the results.

Green Motion holds the lowest deposit at Chișinău International Airport at $231, while Sixt holds the highest at $1,154, and 2 of the 4 counters accept a debit card. Green Motion and Sixt take debit cards, while Hertz holds a $461 deposit and Goldcar holds $1,039, both strictly on credit cards. Filter for a debit card before comparing prices if you do not carry a credit card. The deposit and card rule are shown beside each car, and optional extras are listed underneath.

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

Half of the desks at Chișinău International Airport refuse debit cards entirely, turning a missing credit card into a cancelled booking. Hertz averages a 28-minute desk wait and requires a credit card for its $461 deposit. If you arrive without a credit card at Hertz or Goldcar, you will not get the keys. Chișinău parking is informal and roads quickly turn rough outside the capital, so double-check tyre and bodywork condition before driving away.

Only 79% of prices at Chișinău International Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

A Compact car like a Suzuki Vitara at Chișinău International Airport costs around $65 a day in October 2026, seating 5 people but taking only 3 bags. An Economy car like a Dacia Logan drops to $49 a day but holds only 2 bags, while an Intermediate Kia Sportage offers 4 bags for $88. Automatics make up 61% of cars offered and cost $75 a day on average, which is $17 more a day than a manual at $58. Electric cars make up 1% of cars offered and hybrids 8%, so do not plan on finding an electric vehicle without booking far ahead.