What cheap car hire Gran Canaria depends on.
In the four weeks measured on 2026-08-29, Christmas week was the most expensive week at the airport and September the cheapest.
The table below prices four weeks live each time this page is rebuilt: a week soon, a week about six weeks out, the week of Christmas and a week in February.
Four weeks, priced live.
Daily starting prices, taken from the booking system as this page was last built. The airport column is the main fleet at the airport; the resort column is the delivery cars serving the south coast.
| Week | From, airport | From, resorts |
|---|---|---|
| Next week or soThe nearest ordinary week | €8.75 | €25.66 |
| In about six weeksFar enough out to be quiet | €17.50 | €31.58 |
| Christmas weekThe island's busiest week | €45.63 | €50.90 |
| FebruaryWinter sun, still busy | €21.75 | €35.43 |
What does that pattern mean for your booking?
Christmas week was the most expensive of the four weeks measured, at the airport and at the resorts. September and October were the two cheapest weeks at both.
The resort delivery cars had a higher starting price than the airport cars in all four weeks. A search on your own dates prices every car for exactly the days you enter.
Price your own dates.
The table above shows four weeks. The search prices the dates you enter, with every car's mileage and deposit terms.
Price my datesMileage allowances on the cheapest cars.
Each car's daily mileage allowance is shown on its listing next to the price. Some airport cars are uncapped, and every delivery car measured has been uncapped. From the airport, a day to Roque Nublo is about 100 km on roads that are slower inland than on the coast, and Puerto de Mogan and back is about 110 km.
Where are the cheap cars?
At the airport. The delivery cars started higher than the airport cars in all four weeks measured. Cars collected at the airport are handed over in arrivals, and from there Maspalomas is 35.1 km and 30 minutes.
How prices on this page are set.
Every price on this page is read from the booking system when the page is built. The rates are the suppliers' own.
The table shows daily starting prices for each week listed.
Questions about price, answered from the feed.
Answered from the live table and the measurements taken for this site.
When is it cheapest to hire a car here?
In the four weeks measured on 2026-08-29, September was the cheapest week at the airport and Christmas week the most expensive. The table on this page prices four weeks live.
Why is Christmas so much more expensive?
The measurements show the price, not the reason. The table on this page prices the Christmas week against three other weeks live.
Is the cheapest car a false economy?
Check the mileage allowance on the listing. From the airport, a day to Roque Nublo is about 100 km and Puerto de Mogan and back about 110 km.
Are the resort delivery cars cheaper than the airport ones?
No. The delivery cars serving the south-coast resorts started higher than the airport cars in every window measured. The table on this page prices both.
