Lisbon Airport car hire deposits: what each supplier holds on your card

What the numbers say about Lisbon Airport

• Deposits here run from €300 (Drivalia) to €2,600 (WheeGo) - about 9 times apart, far wider than the prices.
• Here the cheapest week (Drive4Move, about €180) also holds a deposit at or below the typical €1,400 - no trade-off at the top of the list.
• Rated 8.7 and holding €500: WayGo is the well-rated, lower-deposit choice here, at about €219 a week with a second driver.
• Almost no car here takes a debit card for the deposit (1% of offers).

Every supplier, lowest deposit first

Typical figures across our week-long searches; ratings are DiscoverCars customer reviews.

How deposits split at Lisbon Airport

• High deposit: 36% of offers
• Average deposit: 28% of offers
• Low deposit: 17% of offers
• Low deposit option available: 14% of offers
• No deposit: 3% of offers
• Deposit-free option available: 2% of offers

Lisbon Airport against other airports

Typical deposit: €1,400 here, against €200 at Bodrum Airport (lowest we measure) and €2,000 at Dublin Airport (highest).

What people get wrong about deposits

• It must be a credit card in the main driver's name - 1% of cars here take a debit card for it.
• Full cover bought when you book does not remove it: the desk still holds the deposit (DiscoverCars' own terms).
• A separate excess policy does not lower it either - it pays you back after a claim.
• It is released after you return the car, usually within days to a few weeks, depending on your bank.