Car rental prices at Azores Ponta Delgada Airport

For November 2026 at PDL, use $26 a day as your benchmark for a Compact car such as a Ford Focus, booked around a month before your trip. At that lead time, a Mini car such as a Fiat 500 averages $17 a day, while an Economy car such as a Renault Clio averages $21. In the last 2 weeks, the Compact car averages $32 a day, $6 more a day, while the Mini and Economy cars stay at $17 and $21 respectively. Use the price checker to compare your quote for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at Azores Ponta Delgada Airport, book your rental car about a month before you fly: a Compact is $26 a day then, against $32 in the last 2 weeks. Across the year at Azores Ponta Delgada Airport, a Compact booked 9 months ahead is $74 a day and one booked 2 weeks ahead $46. Across the 395 airports we track car rental prices for, half of our customers book a rental car within 16 days of pickup.

Drive On Holidays is cheapest at PDL for a Compact car over the last 12 months, averaging $48 a day, but you need a credit card for its deposit. Its desk is at the airport, but Drive On Holidays does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Wayzor averages $49 a day for a Compact car over the same 12 months, $1 more a day, and scores 92/100 from 33 reviews. Compare Wayzor if you want a reviewed alternative, but allow for its $2,033 deposit against $1,976 with Drive On Holidays.

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.

If you want the best-reviewed company at PDL, compare Wayzor: it scores 92/100 from 33 reviews in the last 5 months, with an average pickup wait of 21 minutes. Wayzor is also near the cheapest: its Compact car averages $49 a day over the last 12 months, while Drive On Holidays averages $48 for a Compact car over that period, $1 less a day. Drive On Holidays does not yet have enough reviews for a score and averages 28 minutes at pickup, so Wayzor gives you a review score and a shorter recorded wait for that small price difference.

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 PDL, deposits range from $226 with Avis to $2,145 with Ilha Verde, and only 1 of the 12 companies accepts a debit card, so check your card before choosing a price. If you need to use a debit card, filter for it before comparing prices; Ilha Verde is the company that accepts one, while the other 11 require a credit card. Check the deposit and card rule beside your chosen car before booking. Extras charged at the desk, such as a child seat or an additional driver, 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 Azores Ponta Delgada Airport, check your card's available funds and leave time for collection, because credit-only deposits and desk queues can delay you. Of the 12 companies, 11 require a credit card; if you only have a debit card, filter for Ilha Verde before booking and allow for its $2,145 deposit. If you choose Drive On Holidays, make sure your credit card can cover its $1,976 deposit. Europcar and Enterprise average 30 minutes at pickup, so avoid arranging something that depends on leaving immediately after you reach the desk.

Only 87% of prices at Azores Ponta Delgada 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 Azores Ponta Delgada Airport, the Ford Focus or Renault Captur size at about $26 a day in November 2026. 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 Fiat 500, at $17 a day, though it takes 2 bags. An Intermediate, the Nissan Qashqai size, takes 4 bags and is $36 a day. 32% of rental cars at Azores Ponta Delgada Airport are automatic, at $94 a day against $67 for a manual, so search for one specifically or expect a manual. Electric cars are 1% of what is offered and hybrids 1%, so book one early rather than expecting to find one at the desk.