Car rental prices at Podgorica Airport

For November 2026 at Podgorica Airport, use around $48 a day as your benchmark for an Intermediate car, such as a Skoda Octavia, booked around a month before your trip. For the same month and lead time, an Economy car such as a Skoda Fabia averages $20 a day, while a Mini such as a Hyundai i10 averages $17. In the last 2 weeks before pickup, the Intermediate car averages $50 a day, $2 more, while those smaller classes stay unchanged. Check the price checker for your exact dates before accepting a quote well above these figures.

For November 2026 at Podgorica Airport, book an Intermediate car such as a Skoda Octavia around a month before your trip: it averages $48 a day, against $50 in the last 2 weeks. If you have not booked yet, the longer-term figures should reassure you: across the year, an Intermediate car averages $102 a day around 9 months before your trip and $70 around 2 weeks before. That broader pattern does not make waiting cheaper for November 2026. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers booked within a month of pickup, so booking close to departure is common beyond this airport too.

Surprice is the cheapest company at Podgorica Airport for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, averaging $30 a day, but you need a credit card and it does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Surprice's desk is at the airport, and its typical deposit is $1,355, so check your available credit before booking. If you want a scored alternative, Sixt averages $52 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months from 653 prices, $22 more than Surprice. Sixt scores 84/100 from 32 reviews, but also 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.

Sixt is the best-reviewed company at Podgorica Airport, scoring 84/100 from 32 reviews with an average pickup wait of 12 minutes, making it worth comparing if reviews and queue time matter to you. Sixt is not the cheapest: for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, Sixt averages $52 a day from 653 prices. Surprice averages $30 a day for an Intermediate car over the same period, $22 less than Sixt, but does not yet have enough reviews for a 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 Podgorica Airport, typical deposits range from $169 with Green Motion to $1,806 with U-Save, but only 1 of the 17 checked companies takes a debit card, so check card eligibility before comparing prices. Hertz is the debit-card option, with a typical deposit of $734; the other 16 companies require a credit card. Filter for a debit card before comparing prices, then check the deposit and card rule beside your chosen car. Extras charged at the desk, such as a child seat or an additional driver, 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 Podgorica Airport, check your card and leave time for collection, because 16 of the 17 checked companies require a credit card and some desks have waits longer than an hour. Confirm that your card meets the rental conditions before booking, rather than arriving with only a debit card. Avis averages 76 minutes at pickup and Green Motion 61 minutes, compared with Sixt's 12 minutes, so compare desk waits before planning your onward drive.

Only 38% of prices at Podgorica Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

Choose a Compact car such as a Skoda Scala at Podgorica Airport if your luggage fits within 3 bags; for November 2026, it averages $25 a day when booked around a month before your trip. A Compact car such as a Skoda Scala seats 5 but takes only 3 bags, so check your luggage first; a couple with 2 bags can step down to an Economy car such as a Skoda Fabia at $20 a day for November 2026. If you need 4 bags, step up to an Intermediate car such as a Skoda Octavia at $48 a day for November 2026, and check the engine specification if you will drive loaded on climbs. Automatics are 46% of cars offered, so filter if you need one; over the full tracking period, an automatic Intermediate car such as a Skoda Octavia averages $97 a day against $90 for a manual Intermediate car. Hybrids are only 2% of cars offered and electric cars are not offered, so filter for a hybrid before choosing rather than assuming your preferred car has that option.