Car rental prices at Ljubljana Airport

For October 2026, booked around a month ahead, a good price at Ljubljana Airport is about $38 a day for a Compact car like a Volkswagen Golf. A smaller Economy car like a Volkswagen Polo runs to $30 a day, while a Mini is around $24. If you leave booking to the last 2 weeks, that Compact drops to around $32. Across the calendar, rates swing from $31 a day for a Mini in March 2027 up to $166 for an Executive car in August 2027, so check our price checker for your exact dates.

For October 2026 at Ljubljana Airport, waiting pays off: a Compact car drops from $38 a day around a month before your trip to $32 in the last 2 weeks. Across the year, booking 9 months before your trip averages $53 a day, so you have not missed any savings if you are booking late. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of bookings happen within 2 weeks of travel, and 64% happen within a month. Early planners pay about 34% more across the year, so hold off if your travel dates allow it.

Budget is the cheapest company at Ljubljana Airport for a Compact car, averaging $28 a day over the last 12 months, but it requires a credit card for the deposit. Avant Car averages $40 a day across 1,779 prices and scores 85/100 from 40 reviews, while Budget does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Across the 14 counters at the airport, 12 take credit cards only. If you need to pay with a debit card, Atet averages $46 a day across 681 prices and accepts them at the desk.

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 with a score of 86/100 from 22 reviews, while desk waits average 25 minutes. Avant Car is also well rated with 85/100 from 40 reviews, averaging a 19-minute wait at pickup and $40 a day for a Compact car over the last 12 months. Budget is the cheapest supplier at $28 a day, but does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Carwiz has the shortest counter queue at 6 minutes, but holds a score of zero.

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, security deposits range from around $58 with Green Motion to $2,308 with Dollar Thrifty, and only 2 of the 14 desks accept a debit card. Credit cards are required at 12 desks, with no companies offering debit cards on selected cars only. Because most suppliers reject debit cards, filter for debit card acceptance on our price checker before you compare prices. Any optional extras you choose at the counter, including booster seats or an extra driver, are shown with their prices under each quote.

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

Two things catch people out at Ljubljana Airport: credit-card-only desks and long queues at pickup counters. All 14 suppliers operate at the airport, but 12 will turn away anyone carrying only a debit card. Auto-Union averages a 33-minute wait at the desk, the longest queue on site, while Budget takes 26 minutes and Sixt takes 25 minutes. You might find that arriving relaxed matters, because surviving the counter queue is the real warm-up before you tackle mountain climbs and winding Alpine switchbacks.

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.

A Compact car like a Volkswagen Golf is typical at $38 a day for October 2026 at Ljubljana Airport, giving enough power for mountain roads without stretching your budget. It seats 5 but takes 3 bags, so packed boot space leaves little room for extras. A couple can step down to an Economy Volkswagen Polo at $30 a day, which seats 5 but holds only 2 bags, while larger groups needing luggage room will want an Intermediate like a Volkswagen Touran at $71. Automatics make up 51% of cars offered, so finding one is simple, though an automatic Compact costs $7 more a day across the year at $54 compared to $47 for a manual. Hybrid and electric models are 7% of cars offered, so reserve one early if you want alternative power.