Survey
A comparison of car rental rates in Europe - Summer 2024
August 7, 2024
The most expensive destination in Europe for renting a car this summer is in Norway, according to a survey by Cheapcarrental.com.
The survey looked into prices across 60 European destinations during August 2024. Each destination’s main airport was assigned as the pick-up and drop-off point.
In the city of Tromso, a popular car rental destination in northern Norway, visitors will have to spend an average of €658 euros per week for the cheapest available rental car. Ireland West Airport Knock is the second most expensive destination with an average rate of €634 euros per week, while Cagliari, the capital city of the Italian island of Sardinia, completes the podium with an average rate of €525 euros for the least expensive car.
At the other cheaper end of the spectrum, Malta comes out as the least expensive destination for renting a car in Europe with a weekly rental rate of just €143 euros. Also comparatively affordable are rental cars at London Heathrow, Rome Fiumicino, and Tenerife airports, where at all three locations visitors should find a car for below €200 euros per week.
Compared to 2019, the last time the same survey was conducted, rental car rates have increased by about 30%, on average. In Spain and France, rates have increased by more than 40%, while in Italy they are up by a more moderate 24%. In the UK and Ireland, rental car rates have increased by 32% and 27%, respectively.
The following table compares car rental rates in 60 destinations across Europe this summer. Prices shown reflect average weekly rates for the most affordable rental car for the period August 1- August 31, 2024.
About the Methodology
Rates were established in late July, based on the Cartrawler comparison technology. Important: For each destination, only the leading internationally operating car rental companies located at the airport terminal or the official rental center were considered. Rates include all taxes & fees.
Press Contact:
Michelle Walters: press@cheapcarrental.com
August 7, 2024
The most expensive destination in Europe for renting a car this summer is in Norway, according to a survey by Cheapcarrental.com.
The survey looked into prices across 60 European destinations during August 2024. Each destination’s main airport was assigned as the pick-up and drop-off point.
In the city of Tromso, a popular car rental destination in northern Norway, visitors will have to spend an average of €658 euros per week for the cheapest available rental car. Ireland West Airport Knock is the second most expensive destination with an average rate of €634 euros per week, while Cagliari, the capital city of the Italian island of Sardinia, completes the podium with an average rate of €525 euros for the least expensive car.
At the other cheaper end of the spectrum, Malta comes out as the least expensive destination for renting a car in Europe with a weekly rental rate of just €143 euros. Also comparatively affordable are rental cars at London Heathrow, Rome Fiumicino, and Tenerife airports, where at all three locations visitors should find a car for below €200 euros per week.
Compared to 2019, the last time the same survey was conducted, rental car rates have increased by about 30%, on average. In Spain and France, rates have increased by more than 40%, while in Italy they are up by a more moderate 24%. In the UK and Ireland, rental car rates have increased by 32% and 27%, respectively.
The following table compares car rental rates in 60 destinations across Europe this summer. Prices shown reflect average weekly rates for the most affordable rental car for the period August 1- August 31, 2024.
- 1. Tromso (TOS) 658 euros
- 2. Ireland West (NOC) 634 euros
- 3. Cagliari (CAG) 525 euros
- 4. Bordeaux (BOD) 504 euros
- 5. Menorca (MAH) 483 euros
- 6. Catania (CTA) 462 euros
- 7. Helsiki (HEL) 455 euros
- 8. Geneva (GVA) 455 euros
- 9. Oslo (OSL) 450 euros
- 10. Zurich (ZRH) 448 euros
- 11. Marseille (MRS) 446 euros
- 12. Nice (NCE) 438 euros
- 13. Athens (ATH) 427 euros
- 14. Dubrovnik (DBV) 425 euros
- 15. Reykjavik (KEF) 406 euros
- 16. Porto (OPO) 403 euros
- 17. Vienna (VIE) 400 euros
- 18. Inverness (INV) 395 euros
- 19. Madeira (FNC) 385 euros
- 20. Heraklion (HER) 382 euros
- 21. Paris (CDG) 371 euros
- 22. Corfu (CFU) 364 euros
- 23. Venice (VCE) 350 euros
- 24. Amsterdam (AMS) 332 euros
- 25. Thessaloniki (SKG) 329 euros
- 26. Ibiza (IBZ) 316 euros
- 27. Budapest (BUD) 315 euros
- 28. Split (SPU) 315 euros
- 29. Mallorca (PMI) 309 euros
- 30. Edinburgh (EDI) 308 euros
- 31. Glasgow (GLA) 301 euros
- 32. Dublin (DUB) 297 euros
- 33. Alicante (ALC) 296 euros
- 34. Ajaccio (AJA) 294 euros
- 35. Pisa (PSA) 294 euros
- 36. Madrid (MAD) 280 euros
- 37. Malaga (AGP) 273 euros
- 38. Aberdeen (ABZ) 295 euros
- 39. Cork (ORK) 273 euros
- 40. Lisbon (LIS) 270 euros
- 41. Larnaca (LCA) 265 euros
- 42. Bari (BRI) 266 euros
- 43. Bristol (BRS) 264 euros
- 44. Munich (MUC) 259 euros
- 45. Barcelona (BCN) 258 euros
- 46. Prague (PRG) 256 euros
- 47. Cardiff (CWL) 252 euros
- 48. Naples (NAP) 245 euros
- 49. Liverpool (LPL) 242 euros
- 50. Frankfurt (FRA) 238 euros
- 51. Faro (FAO) 237 euros
- 52. Birmingham (BHX) 235 euros
- 53. Manchester (MAN) 233 euros
- 54. Belfast (BFS) 231 euros
- 55. Milan (MXP) 225 euros
- 56. Newcastle (NCL) 222 euros
- 57. London (LHR) 190 euros
- 58. Rome (FCO) 175 euros
- 59. Tenerife (TFS) 165 euros
- 60. Malta (MLA) 143 euros
About the Methodology
Rates were established in late July, based on the Cartrawler comparison technology. Important: For each destination, only the leading internationally operating car rental companies located at the airport terminal or the official rental center were considered. Rates include all taxes & fees.
Press Contact:
Michelle Walters: press@cheapcarrental.com