Car rental prices at Ljubljana Airport

For November 2026 at Ljubljana Airport, a good price around a month before your trip is $32 a day for a Compact, the Volkswagen Golf size, with room for 3 bags. An Economy car, such as a Volkswagen Polo, averages $25 a day, while a Mini car, such as a Volkswagen Up, averages $22. In the last 2 weeks before pickup in November 2026, a Compact car averages $30 a day, $2 less a day. Use the price checker to compare your quote for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at Ljubljana Airport, wait until around 2 weeks before your trip for a Compact car averaging $30 a day, $2 less a day than around a month before. If you have not booked yet, a Compact car averages $52 a day around 9 months before your trip versus $38 around 2 weeks before, across the year. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers have booked within a month of pickup, so booking close to departure is common.

Budget is cheapest at Ljubljana Airport for a Compact car over the last 12 months, averaging $28 a day, but you need a credit card for its deposit. Budget has an airport desk but does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Sixt averages $42 a day for a Compact car over the last 12 months, from 1,368 prices, and scores 88/100 from 40 reviews in the last 5 months. Choose Budget if the lower price matters more to you than a review score, and allow for its average 28-minute pickup wait.

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 Ljubljana Airport, scoring 88/100 from 40 reviews in the last 5 months, though you should allow for its average 23-minute pickup wait. Budget is cheapest for a Compact car over the last 12 months at $28 a day, but does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Sixt averages $42 a day for a Compact car over the same 12 months, from 1,368 prices, so choosing the highest review score costs you $14 more a day.

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 Ljubljana Airport, typical deposits range from $169 with Budget to $2,259 with Dollar Thrifty, and only 2 of the 14 companies take a debit card, so filter by card type first. If you need to use a debit card, compare Atet and Dollar Thrifty rather than choosing by price first. Check the deposit and card rule beside each 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 Ljubljana Airport, watch out for credit-card-only deposits and pickup queues: 12 of the 14 companies require a credit card, so a debit card sharply limits your choice. Filter for debit-card acceptance before comparing prices if you cannot use a credit card; Atet and Dollar Thrifty accept debit cards. Leave room in your arrival plans for the desk wait: Hertz averages 38 minutes at pickup and Budget averages 28 minutes.

Only 82% of prices at Ljubljana Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

Choose a Compact, the Volkswagen Golf size, at Ljubljana Airport if you need room for 3 bags: for November 2026, a Compact car averages $32 a day around a month before your trip. A Compact car seats 5 but takes 3 bags, so choose more luggage space if everyone brings a bag, and check engine and tyre details before booking for hill routes. For 2 people with 2 bags, step down to a Mini car such as a Volkswagen Up; for 4 bags, step up to an Intermediate car such as a Volkswagen Touran, which seats 5. Automatic cars are 51% of cars offered over the last 12 months, so include them in your comparison; over the full tracking period, a Compact car averages $53 a day as an automatic versus $46 as a manual, $7 more a day. If you want electric or hybrid, filter before comparing prices because together they account for 7% of cars offered over the last 12 months.