Car rental prices at Valencia Airport

For November 2026, use $37 a day as your Valencia Airport benchmark for a Compact, the Ford Focus size, booked around a month before your trip, because the last 2 weeks average $4 less a day. A Mini, the Fiat 500 size, averages $26 a day, while an Economy, the Peugeot 208 size, averages $32 at the same lead time. In the last 2 weeks before pickup, a Compact car averages $33 a day. Use the price checker to compare your quote for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at Valencia Airport, consider waiting until around 2 weeks before your trip: a Compact car averages $33 a day then, against $37 around a month before. If you have not booked yet, the across-the-year figures are reassuring: a Compact car averages $52 a day around 9 months before your trip, against $34 around 2 weeks before. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers book within a month of pickup, so booking close to departure is common.

GoByCar is joint cheapest at Valencia Airport for a Compact car, averaging $26 a day over the last 12 months from 704 prices, but you need a credit card for its deposit. GoByCar's desk is at the airport, its typical deposit is $1,117, and its review score is 82/100 from 95 reviews, so check your available credit before choosing it. Drivalia also averages $26 a day for a Compact car over the last 12 months, but scores 75/100 from 38 reviews. If reviews matter more to you, compare Sixt: its Compact cars average $56 a day over the same period from 2,603 prices, and its score is 86/100 from 48 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.

Sixt is the best-reviewed company at Valencia Airport, scoring 86/100 from 48 reviews, but allow for an average desk wait of 22 minutes. Sixt is not among the cheapest: its Compact cars average $56 a day over the last 12 months from 2,603 prices. Drivalia is joint cheapest for a Compact car at $26 a day over the same period, but scores 75/100 from 38 reviews. For a cheaper option with a higher score than Drivalia, compare GoByCar, which also averages $26 a day for a Compact car over the last 12 months from 704 prices and scores 82/100 from 95 reviews.

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 Valencia Airport, typical deposits range from $169 with Key N Go to $2,259 with Sicily by Car, so check your available balance; 4 of the 23 desks accept debit cards. Another 4 desks accept debit cards for some cars only, while 15 require a credit card. If you need to use debit, filter for it before comparing prices and check the deposit and card rule beside your chosen car. Extras charged at the desk are listed under each car with their price.

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

Watch out for credit-only deposits and desk waits at Valencia Airport, because either can disrupt your pickup even when you have already booked. 15 of the 23 desks require a credit card, so check the card rule before committing; another 4 accept debit cards for some cars only. Check available credit too: Sicily by Car typically holds $2,259 as a deposit. Leave time before your first appointment or onward drive, since Enterprise's desk wait averages 45 minutes, compared with 12 minutes at National.

Only 94% of prices at Valencia Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

Choose a Compact, the Ford Focus size, at Valencia Airport if you need space for 3 bags: it averages $37 a day for November 2026 around a month before your trip, without moving to a larger car. A Compact car seats 5 but takes only 3 bags, so check luggage space if every seat will be occupied. At the same lead time for November 2026, step down to a Mini, the Fiat 500 size, at $26 a day for 2 bags, or up to an Intermediate, the Seat Toledo size, at $49 a day for 4 bags. 51% of cars offered over the last 12 months are automatic, so filter for one if you prefer it; across all batches, an automatic Compact car averages $49 a day against $45 for a manual Compact car, or $4 more a day. Electric cars account for 3% of cars offered over the last 12 months and hybrids account for 4%, so use the relevant filter rather than expecting them to dominate your results.