Car rental prices at Almeria Airport

A good price at Almeria Airport for October 2026 is around $51 a day for a Compact car like the Peugeot 2008 when booked about a month ahead. A smaller Economy car like the Peugeot 208 is about $49 a day, while a Mini runs around $47 and an Intermediate SUV like the Skoda Karoq is $61. Leave booking to the last 2 weeks and that Compact rises to $59 a day. Across the year, prices swing from $46 a day for a Mini in December 2026 up to $117 for an executive car in August 2027. If your quote is higher, check your travel dates in our price checker.

For October 2026 at Almeria Airport, wait until about a month before you travel, when a Compact car drops to $51 a day compared to $59 in the final 2 weeks. Across the year, booking late saves about 29%, dropping from $61 around 9 months before your trip to $47 around 2 weeks before pickup, so you have missed nothing if you have not reserved yet. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of our customers book within 14 days of travel. If you are travelling in August 2027, expect to pay around $117 a day, whereas December 2026 drops to $46.

Goldcar is the cheapest company at Almeria Airport for a Compact car, averaging $38 a day over the last 12 months. You will need to leave a $1,616 deposit on your card and face an average counter wait of 19 minutes. For a much lower hold, Enterprise averages $50 a day over 805 prices, taking a $231 deposit, but requires a credit card. Hertz sits at $51 a day with an average 10-minute wait and accepts debit cards, while scoring 87/100 from 32 reviews.

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.

Hertz is the best-reviewed company at Almeria Airport, scoring 87/100 from 32 reviews with an average desk wait of 10 minutes. Hertz averages $51 a day for a Compact car and accepts debit cards. Key N Go follows closely on ratings at 86/100 from 500 reviews, charging $63 a day with a 20-minute wait. The cheapest option, Goldcar, averages $38 a day and scores 83/100 from 78 reviews, but Dollar averages a 44-minute wait at the desk.

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 Almeria Airport, deposits held on your card range from $173 with Key N Go to $1,616 with Goldcar or Europcar, and 3 of the 10 desks take a debit card. 7 of the 10 desks refuse debit cards entirely, so filter for debit cards in our price checker before comparing offers if you do not carry a credit card. Dollar, Hertz, and Goldcar accept debit cards, though Dollar holds an $866 deposit and Goldcar holds $1,616. Any mandatory extras charged at the desk are listed beside each vehicle.

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

Deposits at Almeria Airport run up to $1,616, and desks routinely turn down debit cards. 7 of the 10 counters require a credit card in the primary driver's name, leaving anyone holding only a debit card stranded at the desk. Wait times also diverge: Flizzr averages 4 minutes while Dollar averages 44 minutes, which is quite a wait just to hand over an $866 deposit. Sticking to a smaller car also avoids tight village roads and narrow beach parking spaces.

Fuel is full tank out, full tank back on 100% of prices at Almeria Airport, so there is no fuel charge to be surprised by.

To drive resort towns and tight beach car parks, pick a Compact car like the Peugeot 2008, which averages $51 a day at Almeria Airport for October 2026. A Compact seats 5 passengers but holds 3 bags, so a full car means bags on laps. Stepping down to an Economy car like the Peugeot 208 costs $49 a day but drops luggage space to 2 bags, while an Intermediate like the Skoda Karoq takes 4 bags for $61 a day. Automatic cars are 40% of what is offered and cost $2 more a day than manuals, while electric and hybrid models are not currently available.