Arrivals · Spain and Portugal

Your arrival, sorted.

Pick your airport. We show you where the car hire desks are, what to have in your hand, what the deposit does to your card and which road takes you out. Then you compare prices.

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Deposit and excess checker

Maths only, from the numbers on your own voucher and quote. We never guess a price.

€
The security amount the supplier may block on the card.
€
What you could pay towards damage or theft.
€/ day
From the supplier or a separate policy. Leave empty if none.
days
€
What is free on the driver's card today.
Blocked on your card

Held, not spent. Released after return, on the supplier's timetable.

Left on the card after the block

Fuel, food and parking still have to fit.

Cover for the whole rental

Per-day price times rental days.

Cover as a share of the excess

Under 100% the cover costs less than the excess it removes.

Your numbers stay in this browser and in the link you share. Deposit, excess and cover terms are set by your rental agreement; read the exclusions before you decide.

Calculator checked October 2026. Source: the figures you enter from your rental voucher and quote.

Then compare

Compare prices once you know the terms

  • Set your airport as the pick-up point.
  • Check whether the supplier has a desk in the terminal or meets you elsewhere.
  • Compare deposit, excess and fuel policy, not only the headline price.
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Questions before you land

Is the deposit the same as the excess?

No. The deposit is a security amount held or charged on the main driver's card and released after return. The excess is what you could pay towards damage or theft under the agreement. Both are on your voucher and both go into the checker above.

Where do the facts on each airport page come from?

Each page carries its sources and the month it was checked.

Why do you not show deposit amounts for each airport?

Because they change by supplier, car, cover and payment card. The amount for your rental is in your booking conditions, which is why the checker asks you to type it in rather than guessing for you.