Market reports
What car hire actually costs, by airport
We search these markets on a schedule and keep the numbers. Not opinions about car hire — measurements of it: who charges for a second driver, how much they hold on your card, and what the cheap headline leaves out.
By condition
Some questions are not about a destination. What the desk holds on your card, whether it will take a debit card, what a second driver adds, whether anyone is still there when you land — each measured across every airport we track.
By country
- Croatia 1 airport · second driver €98
- Cyprus 1 airport · second driver €63
- France 2 airports · second driver €140–€145
- Greece 2 airports · second driver €56–€58
- Ireland 1 airport · second driver €158
- Italy 3 airports · second driver €126–€135
- Portugal 4 airports · second driver €52–€90
- Spain 6 airports · second driver €32–€126
- United Kingdom 5 airports · second driver €122–€308
| Airport | 2nd driver | Typical fee | Deposit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alicante Airport Spain · 16 searches |
76% | €104 | €400 | Report → |
| Athens Airport Greece · 20 searches |
72% | €58 | €884 | Report → |
| Barcelona Airport Spain · 20 searches |
81% | €95 | €500 | Report → |
| Catania-Fontanarossa Airport Italy · 14 searches |
95% | €128 | €700 | Report → |
| Crete Airport Heraklion Greece · 15 searches |
78% | €56 | €800 | Report → |
| Dublin Airport Ireland · 14 searches |
100% | €158 | €2,250 | Report → |
| Edinburgh Airport United Kingdom · 15 searches |
97% | €237 | €550 | Report → |
| Faro Airport Portugal · 94 searches |
92% | €58 | €1,100 | Report → |
| Larnaca Airport Cyprus · 18 searches |
74% | €63 | €800 | Report → |
| Lisbon Airport Portugal · 22 searches |
93% | €52 | €1,400 | Report → |
| London Airport Gatwick United Kingdom · 17 searches |
100% | €196 | €1,165 | Report → |
| London Airport Heathrow United Kingdom · 14 searches |
87% | €308 | €1,296 | Report → |
| London Airport Stansted United Kingdom · 31 searches |
100% | €122 | €670 | Report → |
| Madeira Airport (Funchal) Portugal · 15 searches |
87% | €90 | €1,000 | Report → |
| Madrid Airport Spain · 17 searches |
91% | €120 | €500 | Report → |
| Malaga Airport Spain · 18 searches |
86% | €120 | €494 | Report → |
| Manchester Airport United Kingdom · 22 searches |
96% | €123 | €725 | Report → |
| Milan Airport Malpensa Italy · 16 searches |
95% | €126 | €700 | Report → |
| Nice Airport France · 20 searches |
100% | €140 | €726 | Report → |
| Palma de Mallorca Airport Spain · 14 searches |
92% | €126 | €700 | Report → |
| Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport France · 18 searches |
100% | €145 | €750 | Report → |
| Porto Airport Portugal · 18 searches |
92% | €63 | €1,500 | Report → |
| Rome Fiumicino Airport Italy · 14 searches |
96% | €135 | €700 | Report → |
| Split Airport Croatia · 19 searches |
95% | €98 | €1,500 | Report → |
| Tenerife Airport South Spain · 23 searches |
75% | €32 | €350 | Report → |