Car rental prices at Alicante Airport

Alicante Airport typically costs around $40 a day for a Compact car like a Ford Focus booked about a month before an October 2026 trip, with an Economy at $36 and a Mini at $28. An Intermediate car, the Nissan Qashqai size, costs about $46 a day. Leaving your booking to the last 2 weeks lifts the Compact to around $50. Across the year, January 2027 is cheapest at $34 a day for a Mini, while August 2027 reaches $115 for an executive car. Check our price checker for your exact dates.

For October 2026 at Alicante Airport, booking about a month before your trip brings a Compact to $40 a day, compared to $50 a day in the last 2 weeks. Booking late saves about 54% across the year, dropping from $54 a day 9 months before your trip to $35 2 weeks before pickup, so you have missed nothing if you held off. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for on our sites, 48% of bookings happen within 14 days of travel. Only 2% book more than 6 months before their trip.

Drivalia is the cheapest company at Alicante Airport, averaging $32 a day for a Compact car against the $49 typical across suppliers, but it requires a credit card. Its desk is located at the airport with an average 21-minute wait and a $1,616 deposit, holding a review score of 74/100 from 289 reviews. For better feedback, Budget averages $43 a day with an 88/100 score from 173 reviews and accepts debit cards on some cars.

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.

Budget is the best-reviewed company at Alicante Airport, scoring 88/100 from 173 reviews with an average desk wait of 19 minutes. Budget sits higher than the cheapest supplier, Drivalia, which averages $32 a day for a Compact car and scores 74/100 from 289 reviews. Avis and Sixt follow on ratings at 86/100, though Sixt averages $57 a day for a Compact over 2,637 prices. Enterprise averages a 28-minute wait and 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 Alicante Airport, deposits held on your card range from $173 with Key N Go to $2,308 with Sicily by Car, and only 5 of the 21 desks accept a standard debit card. Another 4 desks take a debit card for some cars, while 12 desks take credit cards only. Filter for a debit card before comparing prices so you see suppliers that accept your payment method. Extra items charged at the counter appear beneath each car listing with their prices.

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

The biggest catches at Alicante Airport are steep security deposits and the 12 desks that turn away debit cards completely. All 21 rental desks operate at the airport, so you will avoid shuttle buses, but Sicily by Car requires a $2,308 credit hold. Alamo and Enterprise keep people waiting an average of 28 minutes at the desk. You will spend more time waiting in line for keys than driving the motorway exit to the coast.

Fuel is full tank out, full tank back on 96% of prices at Alicante Airport, so there is no fuel charge to be surprised by.

A Compact car like a Ford Focus at Alicante Airport costs around $40 a day booked a month before October 2026, giving you 5 seats. It seats 5 people but holds 3 bags, making beach runs and tight resort parking simple, though an Intermediate like a Nissan Qashqai provides 4 bags for $46. Stepping down to an Economy Peugeot 208 costs $36 a day and holds 2 bags. Automatic cars are 53% of cars offered and cost $5 more a day than manuals, while electric and hybrid models are 5% of what is offered, leaving few available at short notice.