Car rental Avis Basel Airport

In general, you always need a credit card to rent a car from Avis Basel Airport.

You pay a deposit when you pick up the car. You need a credit card in the main driver's name to pay this deposit. The rental car company will then put a temporary hold for the deposit amount on your credit card, so they can reclaim the costs of any damage or other extra costs.

When you return the rental car, it will be checked for damage or other defects. If no damage is found, the amount of the temporary hold on your credit card will be released. You can read more about the deposit on this page: Car rental deposit

Yes, you can rent a passenger van from Avis Basel Airport. Passenger vans are available that seat 8 to 9 people. Recent searches generated prices for the following passenger vans:

Mercedes-Benz V-Class	Avis	From€ 88/day
Peugeot Traveller	Avis	From€ 166/day
Mercedes-Benz Vito	Avis	From€ 216/day

Search for your desired rental period using the "Passenger van" filter to check what is available.

Yes, it is possible to rent an electric car from Avis Basel Airport. Recent prices for electric cars from Avis that we have seen:

Cupra Tavascan	Avis	From€ 40/day
Cupra Born	Avis	From€ 54/day

Search for your desired rental period using the "Electric" filter to check what is available.

We were recently unable to find any cars with zero deductible from Avis Basel Airport. Search for your desired rental period to check what is available. As an alternative, many cars are available with deductible cover, which is almost the same but cheaper. See the following page for the difference between "zero excess" and "excess cover": Insurance and deductible .

The prices of rental cars vary frequently. During the high season, prices are often much higher than during the low season. Would you like to see the latest prices for Avis Basel Airport? Search for the period you plan to go on vacation. To give you an idea, we have seen the following rental cars and prices per day recently:

Volkswagen Up or similar	Mini	From€ 14/day
Peugeot 208 or similar	Economy	From€ 15/day
Mazda 3 or similar	Compact	From€ 17/day
Renault Arkana or similar	Intermediate	From€ 21/day
Ford Kuga or similar	Standard	From€ 45/day
Mercedes-Benz C-Class or similar	Full-size	From€ 76/day
Mercedes-Benz C-Class or similar	Luxury	From€ 88/day
Ford Focus or similar	Station wagon	From€ 50/day
Ford Kuga or similar	SUV	From€ 45/day
Mercedes-Benz Vitox4 or similar	MPV	From€ 103/day
Mercedes-Benz V-Class or similar	Passenger van	From€ 88/day

For small and medium-sized cars, Avis charges a deposit ranging from € 150 to € 350.
For large and luxury cars, you will pay a deposit ranging from € 150 to € 3.800.
It is also possible to rent a car with zero deductible from Avis. In this case, only a small deposit (or nothing at all) will be subject to a temporary hold on your credit card.

Yes, Avis has a service desk at the terminal at Basel Airport.