Car rental prices at Dalaman Airport

For November 2026 at Dalaman Airport, use $42 a day as your benchmark for a Compact, such as a Fiat Egea, booked around a month before pickup. At the same lead time, an Economy, such as a Renault Clio, averages $36 a day, while an Intermediate, such as a Nissan Qashqai, averages $54. In the last 2 weeks before pickup, the Compact car averages $38 a day, which is $4 less a day. Check the price checker for your exact dates before deciding whether your quote is good value.

For November 2026 at Dalaman Airport, waiting until around 2 weeks before pickup gives you the lower average price for a Compact car: $38 a day, against $42 around a month before. Across the year, a Compact car averages $48 a day around 2 weeks before your trip, against $62 around 9 months before, so you have not missed the lower price by leaving booking until later. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers book within a month of pickup, so booking at that stage puts you alongside the majority.

Pandora Car Hire is the cheapest company at Dalaman Airport for a Compact car over the last 12 months, averaging $44 a day, but you need a credit card for its $677 deposit. Pandora Car Hire has an airport desk with an average pickup wait of 12 minutes, but does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Circular scores 63/100 from 74 reviews and averages $83 a day for a Compact car over the last 12 months, which is $39 more a day. If you choose Pandora Car Hire for the price, check that your credit card can accommodate the deposit before booking.

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.

Circular is the best-reviewed company at Dalaman Airport, scoring 63/100 from 74 reviews over the last 5 months, with an average pickup wait of 26 minutes. Circular is not the cheapest: over the last 12 months, Circular averages $83 a day for a Compact car, while Pandora Car Hire averages $44, which is $39 less a day. Pandora Car Hire does not yet have enough reviews for a score, so choose between a reviewed supplier and the lower price rather than treating them as equally tested.

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 Dalaman Airport, none of the 14 checked companies takes a debit card, and deposits range from $57 with Sixt to $903 with Addcar, so you need a credit card. If you plan to use a debit card, filter for it before comparing prices rather than assuming a low-priced car will accept it. Check the deposit and card rule beside each car to make sure your credit card has enough available credit. Extras charged at the desk, such as a child seat or a second driver, 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 Dalaman Airport, allow for Sixt's 93-minute average pickup wait and bring a credit card, because all 14 checked desks require one for the deposit. If you want to get away sooner, compare desk waits before booking: Pandora Car Hire averages 12 minutes and Windycar 11 minutes. Check the card hold as well as the rental price, because Addcar's typical deposit is $903 compared with Sixt's $57.

Only 48% of prices at Dalaman 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 Dalaman Airport, the Fiat Egea or Peugeot 301 size at about $42 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 Renault Clio, at $36 a day, though it takes 2 bags. An Intermediate, the Fiat Egea size, takes 4 bags and is $54 a day. 64% of rental cars at Dalaman Airport are automatic, at $66 a day against $48 for a manual, so tick automatic when you search rather than assuming. Hybrids are 4% of what is offered and there are no electric cars, so book one early rather than expecting to find one at the desk.