Cheapest Car Rental in Europe: 34 Cities Ranked (Nov 2026)
All rates verified manually on October 3, 2026.
Methodology:
- Each destination searched on DiscoverCars (my review) with the same parameters:
- November 2–9, 2026
- pickup/dropoff at 12:00
- driver age 30–65
- residence: PL
- Daily rate calculated from a weekly rental.
- Suppliers rated below 8.0 excluded.
The cheapest car at checkout goes in the table. Prices change – use the links to check current rates.
| City | Nov €/Day | 2026 Low | 2026 High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lisbon (Portugal) | €2.98 | €2.07 (June) | €8.08 (July) |
| Porto (Portugal) | €3.21 | €1.37 (June) | €3.21 (Nov) |
| Mallorca (Spain) | €3.24 | €3.24 (Nov) | €12.02 (June) |
| Athens (Greece) | €3.29 | €3.29 (Nov) | €12.90 (July) |
| Thessaloniki (Greece) | €3.59 | €3.59 (Nov) | €17.98 (July) |
| Alicante (Spain) | €3.74 | €3.74 (Nov) | €7.91 (July) |
| Faro (Portugal) | €4.28 | €3.03 (June) | €7.27 (July) |
| Bergamo (Italy) | €4.61 | €4.61 (Nov) | €20.62 (July) |
| Luqa (Malta) | €4.63 | €4.63 (Nov) | €12.21 (July) |
| Milan MXP (Italy) | €4.65 | €4.65 (Nov) | €16.26 (July) |
| Heraklion (Greece) | €4.91 | €4.91 (Nov) | €16.61 (July) |
| Bucharest (Romania) | €5.28 | €2.41 (July) | €5.28 (Nov) |
| Catania (Italy) | €2.50 | €2.50 (Nov) | €21.77 (July) |
| Rome (Italy) | €5.41 | €5.41 (Nov) | €20.30 (July) |
| Santorini (Greece) | €5.63 | €5.63 (Nov) | €24.19 (July) |
| Malaga (Spain) | €6.01 | €4.12 (June) | €9.02 (July) |
| Budapest (Hungary) | €6.12 | €6.12 (Nov) | €24.13 (July) |
| Split (Croatia) | €6.30 | €6.30 (Nov) | €19.14 (July) |
| Barcelona (Spain) | €6.42 | €5.54 (July) | €7.72 (June) |
| Prague (Czechia) | €7.20 | €7.20 (Nov) | €15.32 (July) |
| Palermo (Italy) | €8.53 | €8.53 (Nov) | €31.75 (July) |
| Rhodes (Greece) | €8.95 | €8.29 (June) | €16.98 (July) |
| Gran Canaria (Spain) | €9.00 | €3.47 (June) | €9.00 (Nov) |
| Larnaca (Cyprus) | €9.75 | €8.30 (June) | €14.02 (July) |
| Madeira (Portugal) | €10.66 | €10.66 (Nov) | €19.71 (July) |
| Warsaw (Poland) | €11.13 | €11.13 (Nov) | €23.48 (July) |
| Madrid (Spain) | €12.08 | €12.08 (Nov) | €14.01 (June) |
| London LGW (UK) | €12.25 | €11.04 (June) | €21.57 (July) |
| Krakow (Poland) | €12.57 | €11.73 (June) | €17.21 (July) |
| Tenerife TFS (Spain) | €14.15 | €3.80 (June) | €14.15 (Nov) |
| Dublin (Ireland) | €16.95 | €12.08 (June) | €16.95 (Nov) |
| Frankfurt (Germany) | €21.99 | €21.99 (Nov) | €34.85 (July) |
| Paris Orly (France) | €25.57 | €15.10 (June) | €37.45 (July) |
| Keflavik (Iceland) | €29.43 | €29.43 (Nov) | €39.22 (June) |
The cheapest rental cars in Europe go for under €3/day. Porto’s 2026 low sits at €1.37/day, hit in June. In November, Lisbon, Porto, Mallorca, and Athens all came in under €3.30/day. These are real listings I pulled manually from DiscoverCars. The listed price assumes you decline all extras at the counter – if you walk in unprepared, expect €20–€30/day in upsells.
Portugal, Spain, and Greece top the table because their rental fleets are massive and competition is brutal – too many cars sitting around, so prices drop. Northern and Western Europe is expensive for the opposite reasons: smaller fleets, fewer providers competing at each airport, and higher local labor and insurance costs included in every quote.
In Catania, Sicily I paid €3.12/day for a February rental (€21.84/week, see my receipts). Off-season gets you the best prices (November: €2.50/day, against €21.77 in July).
Sicily at €3.12/day was real. So is €30/day if you say yes to everything at the counter. Full strategy: €3/Day Rental Car Guide. The car doubled as my bed, so accommodation for the week was €22: Sleeping in Rental Cars.
What these rentals add up to per day, with food, fuel and sights included: Budget Travel Cost per Day.
How to Actually Get These Prices
- Book through an aggregator like DiscoverCars. Booking directly through a rental company’s website costs 2x–4x more.
- Buy independent excess insurance before you travel – from ~€50/year. Decline everything at the counter.
- Use the provider rating filter. Stick to 8.0+ to avoid suppliers who invent reasons to charge you more.
- Age under 25 means a surcharge on top of these rates – sometimes higher than the base price itself.
- Book 1–2 weeks before your trip. Months in advance is rarely cheaper.
- Make sure your credit card has enough headroom – the deposit hold is usually €500–€2,000 and freezes that portion of your limit until release.
- Whatever you book, check the fine print on your voucher. Card requirements and grace periods are buried there.
Honest Take: I’d be cautious booking a €1.50/day rental. The lower the rate, the more reviews I’d study before committing. There’s a real chance it doesn’t work out at the desk. That said, I’ve rented at around €3/day twice. Both times it worked.