Car rental prices at Zurich Airport

For November 2026 at Zurich Airport, budget around $46 a day for a Compact, the Volkswagen Golf size, booked around a month before your trip. An Economy, the Volkswagen Polo size, averages $41 a day, while an Intermediate, the Skoda Octavia size, averages $61 at that lead time. In the last 2 weeks, a Compact car averages $44 a day, which is $2 less a day. Use the price checker to compare your quote for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at Zurich Airport, waiting until the last 2 weeks brings a Compact car to $44 a day; across the year, a Compact car averages $61 a day at that lead time. For November 2026, a Compact car averages $46 a day around a month before your trip, so waiting until the last 2 weeks costs $2 less a day on average. Across the year, a Compact car averages $103 a day around 9 months before your trip, from 2,458 prices, so you have not missed the cheaper booking window. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of bookings through our sites are made within a month of pickup, so compare prices again then before you commit.

Budget ties Unirent as the cheapest company at Zurich Airport for a Compact car over the last 12 months, averaging $63 a day from 600 Budget prices, with debit cards accepted at Budget's airport desk. Budget scores 86/100 from 45 reviews and holds a deposit of around $360, so check that your card can cover that amount. Unirent scores 92/100 from 42 reviews but requires a credit card and holds around $419. Choose between them on your card eligibility as well as the review score; both have desks at the airport.

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.

Europcar is the best-reviewed company at Zurich Airport, scoring 97/100 from 117 reviews, with an average desk wait of 9 minutes. Europcar averages $75 a day for a Compact car over the last 12 months, from 848 prices, so you are not choosing the cheapest company. Budget ties for cheapest at $63 a day for a Compact car over the same period, from 600 prices, and scores 86/100 from 45 reviews. Choose Europcar if its higher review score is worth the higher daily price to you. If a short desk wait matters more, Sixt averages 3 minutes but 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 Zurich Airport, deposits range from around $360 to $2,394, and 4 of the 13 companies accept a debit card, so check card eligibility before choosing your car. Flizzr accepts debit cards for some cars only, while 8 companies require a credit card. Filter for a debit card before comparing prices, then 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 Zurich Airport, check card restrictions, deposit holds and desk waits before booking, because these can stop you collecting the car or delay your departure. 8 of the 13 companies require a credit card, so do not arrive with only a debit card unless your chosen car permits it. Alamo and Enterprise each hold around $2,394, so make sure your available credit covers the deposit. Allow time for collection: Green Motion's desk wait averages 23 minutes, compared with 3 minutes at Sixt.

Only 89% of prices at Zurich Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

For up to 5 people with cases, pick a Compact at Zurich Airport, the Volkswagen Golf or Mercedes A Class size at about $46 a day in November 2026. It seats 5 but takes 3 bags, so a full car means soft bags on laps. A couple can save a little with an Economy, a Volkswagen Polo, at $41 a day, though it takes 2 bags. An Intermediate, the Skoda Octavia size, takes 4 bags and is $61 a day. 81% of rental cars at Zurich Airport are automatic, at $87 a day against $83 for a manual, so one is easy to find. Electric cars are 6% of what is offered and hybrids 1%, so book one early rather than expecting to find one at the desk.