Car hire · Switzerland
AdCar hire at Zurich Airport (ZRH)
In our sample from 10 Oct 2026, QEEQ and DiscoverCars together had 787 offers from 17 rental companies at Zurich Airport. The cheapest car cost €185 for 7 days — €26 a day. Search live for your dates here:
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- How we sort results
- cheapest car, 7 days
- €185
- median price of all offers
- €339
- offers from 17 rental companies
- 787
- available right at the airport
- 82%
Price sample
What car hire costs at Zurich Airport
Pick-up on 7 November, drop-off on 14 November, both at 10:00 at the airport. The cheapest was a Ford Fiesta (Small car) from Ace. Half of all offers were under €339.
| Class | 7 days from | per day | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small car | €185 | €26 | 84 |
| Compact | €202 | €29 | 103 |
| Mid-size | €258 | €37 | 58 |
| SUV | €240 | €34 | 144 |
| Van | €387 | €55 | 33 |
| Premium | €288 | €41 | 44 |
Comparing pays off: For the same period, the cheapest offer was €185 on QEEQ and €245 on DiscoverCars.
Sample from 10 Oct 2026, 03:53, not a bookable price — car hire prices change with availability. The search above shows the current price for your dates.
Rental companies
Rental companies at Zurich Airport
The 16 rental companies with the most offers in the sample, each with its cheapest price for the week. The ratings come from the portals, based on their bookings; we don't check them.
- Alamo52 offers · rating 8.8from€220
- Green motion47 offers · rating 8.9from€217
- Dollar44 offers · rating 8.9from€240
- Enterprise42 offers · rating 9from€247
- Thrifty41 offers · rating 9from€240
- National40 offers · rating 7.9from€265
- Europcar36 offers · rating 9.1from€253
- Hertz32 offers · rating 9from€247
- SIXT28 offers · rating 8.7from€355
- Avis15 offers · rating 9.2from€353
- Budget14 offers · rating 8.8from€353
- Flizzr11 offers · rating 8.5from€317
- ACE Rent a car11 offers · rating 7.3from€425
- Carwiz5 offers · rating 8from€894
- Ace4 offers · rating 8.5from€185
- Unirent4 offers · rating 8.7from€246
- 82% of cars are right at the airport
- 17% with a shuttle to the rental desk
- 100% with free cancellation
- 100% with unlimited mileage
- 82% automatic
When to travel
When most people fly to Zurich
In 2025, 1.3 million passengers flew from Germany to Zurich Airport — number 9 of 2,120 destination airports abroad. The busiest months were May and June, with 18% of the year's passengers, but the crowds are spread fairly evenly over the year. From January to July 2026 there were 8.5% more than in the previous year.
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| January | 87,085 |
| February | 83,316 |
| March | 95,449 |
| April | 104,505 |
| May | 116,414 |
| June | 118,600 |
| July | 109,565 |
| August | 112,636 |
| September | 116,179 |
| October | 115,700 |
| November | 110,988 |
| December | 108,830 |
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