Car rental prices at Gran Canaria Airport

For November 2026 at Gran Canaria Airport, use $30 a day as your benchmark for a Compact, the Renault Megane size, booked around a month before your trip. At the same lead time, a Mini, the Hyundai i10 size, averages $22 a day, and an Economy, the Volkswagen Polo size, averages $28. Leave booking until the last 2 weeks and a Compact car averages $34 a day, costing you $4 more a day. Use the price checker to compare your quote for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at Gran Canaria Airport, book around a month before your trip: a Compact car averages $30 a day then, against $34 in the last 2 weeks. Across the year, a Compact car averages $40 a day around 9 months before pickup and $28 around 2 weeks before, so not booking far ahead need not mean you have missed a lower price. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers book within a month of pickup; that is not a reason to wait when November 2026 prices rise closer to departure.

GoByCar is cheapest at Gran Canaria Airport for a Compact car, averaging $28 a day over the last 12 months from 756 prices, but you need a credit card for its $1,039 deposit. You do not give up an airport desk or a review score: GoByCar has both, scoring 87/100 from 60 reviews in the last 5 months. Compare Budget if the deposit matters more: Budget averages $32 a day for a Compact car over the last 12 months from 1,060 prices, holds $565 and scores 83/100 from 146 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.

Topcar shares the highest review score at Gran Canaria Airport, 87/100 from 302 reviews in the last 5 months, but you should allow for its 24-minute average desk wait. Compare GoByCar before choosing: GoByCar also scores 87/100, from 60 reviews in the last 5 months, and averages an 18-minute desk wait; Orlando also shares the top score, from 78 reviews, with a 25-minute wait. GoByCar is also cheapest for a Compact car over the last 12 months, averaging $28 a day from 756 prices, while Topcar averages $34 from 1,486 prices for the same class and window. Choose GoByCar if you want that joint-top score and can meet its credit-card requirement.

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 Gran Canaria Airport, deposits range from $169 with Key N Go to $2,202 with OK Mobility, but only 2 of the 17 companies take a debit card for all their offered cars. Topcar and Goldcar take debit cards; Sixt accepts them for some cars only, while 14 companies require a credit card. If you need to use a debit card, filter for it before comparing prices and check the deposit and card rule shown beside each 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 Gran Canaria Airport, check your card and leave time for pickup: 14 of 17 desks require a credit card, and Thrifty averages a 32-minute wait. Check that your card can cover the deposit before booking, especially with OK Mobility, which holds $2,202. If your schedule is tight, compare Avis, whose desk averages 14 minutes, rather than allowing the same pickup time for every company. If you rely on a debit card, choose Topcar or Goldcar, or check the specific car's rule with Sixt, which accepts debit cards for some cars only.

Only 80% of prices at Gran Canaria Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

Choose a Compact car, the Renault Megane size, at Gran Canaria Airport for $30 a day in November 2026 if you need 5 seats but have no more than 3 bags. Booked around a month before your trip, a Mini, the Hyundai i10 size, averages $22 a day in November 2026 and seats 4 but takes only 2 bags; an Intermediate, the Hyundai Tucson size, averages $42 a day for the same month and seats 5 but takes only 4 bags. Choose the smallest of these that fits your people and luggage rather than paying for unused space. Automatic cars are 34% of cars offered, so filter for one if you need it; over the full pricing period, an automatic Compact car averages $37 a day against $34 for a manual Compact car, costing $3 more a day. Electric cars are 1% of cars offered and hybrids are 10%, so filter for your preferred power type rather than treating it as interchangeable with any available car.