Car rental prices at Timisoara Airport

For November 2026, a Compact, the Volkswagen Golf size, at Timisoara Airport costs around $42 a day booked around a month before your trip, giving you a benchmark for your quote. An Economy, the Dacia Logan size, averages $32 a day, while an Intermediate, the Renault Megane size, averages $75. In the last 2 weeks before pickup, a Compact car averages $41 a day, which is $1 less a day. Use the price checker to compare your quote for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at Timisoara Airport, compare again around 2 weeks before your trip: a Compact car averages $41 a day then, the lower price compared with $42 around a month before. Across the year, a Compact car averages $38 a day around 2 weeks before pickup against $49 around 9 months before, so you have not missed the lower average price by leaving booking until later. 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 rather than unusual.

Payless is the cheapest company at Timisoara Airport for a Compact car over the last 12 months, averaging $20 a day, but you need a credit card for its $1,580 deposit. Payless has an airport desk and scores 74/100 from 98 recent reviews, so weigh that score against the lower price before you book. Alamo averages $49 a day for a Compact car over the last 12 months, from 1,129 prices, and scores 91/100 from 97 reviews; compare it if the stronger review score matters more to you than the $29 more a day.

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.

Choose Alamo at Timisoara Airport if the best review score is your priority: it scores 91/100 from 97 reviews over the last 5 months, with an average desk wait of 21 minutes. Alamo is not the cheapest: over the last 12 months, Alamo averages $49 a day for a Compact car from 1,129 prices, while Payless averages $20 a day for a Compact car. Payless scores 74/100 from 98 reviews over the last 5 months, so weigh the lower daily price against that lower score. If you also compare Addcar, it 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 Timisoara Airport, typical card deposits range from $403 with Budget to $2,597 with Klass Wagen or Wheego, so check your available credit; only 1 of the 10 companies takes a debit card. Hertz takes a debit card and typically holds $565, while the other 9 companies require a credit card. If you need to use a debit card, filter for it before comparing prices, then check the deposit and card rule beside your chosen car. 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 Timisoara Airport, check your card limit and leave time for collection, because credit-only deposits and desk waits can disrupt your departure plans. 9 of the 10 companies require a credit card, so select Hertz if you need to use a debit card. Klass Wagen and Wheego typically hold $2,597, so check that your card can cover the deposit before booking. Wheego's desk wait averages 31 minutes and Enterprise's averages 29 minutes; allow that collection time before arranging your first stop.

Only 78% of prices at Timisoara 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 Timisoara Airport, the Volkswagen Golf or Opel Astra size at about $42 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 an Economy, a Dacia Logan, at $32 a day, though it takes 2 bags. An Intermediate, the Renault Megane size, takes 4 bags and is $75 a day. 42% of rental cars at Timisoara Airport are automatic, at $46 a day against $45 for a manual, so tick automatic when you search rather than assuming. No electric or hybrid cars are on offer at Timisoara Airport.