Car rental Thrifty Zürich Airport

In general, you always need a credit card to rent a car from Thrifty Zürich 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 Thrifty Zürich Airport. Passenger vans are available that seat 7 to 8 people. Recent searches generated prices for the following passenger vans:

Peugeot Traveller	Thrifty	From€ 76/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 Thrifty Zürich Airport. Recent prices for electric cars from Thrifty that we have seen:

Citroen Ec4	Thrifty	From€ 31/day
Citroen e-C4	Thrifty	From€ 31/day
Kia Ev6	Thrifty	From€ 31/day
Volvo C40	Thrifty	From€ 31/day
Toyota Bz4x	Thrifty	From€ 32/day
Polestar 2	Thrifty	From€ 32/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 Thrifty Zürich 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 .

Yes, you can order various extras from Thrifty Zürich Airport, including car seats for babies and toddlers, and booster seats.

Navigation system	From€ 27/day
Additional driver	From€ 16/day

The above rates are indicative. You can add any extra accessories you would like when you make your reservation. Accessories must be paid for when you pick up the car.

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 Thrifty Zürich 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:

Toyota Aygo or similar	Mini	From€ 30/day
Citroen C3 or similar	Economy	From€ 30/day
Fiat Tipo or similar	Compact	From€ 17/day
Volvo C40 or similar	Intermediate	From€ 31/day
Kia Ev6 or similar	Standard	From€ 31/day
BMW 3-Series or similar	Full-size	From€ 46/day
VOLVO XC60 or similar	Luxury	From€ 41/day
Fiat Tipo or similar	Station wagon	From€ 17/day
Ford Puma or similar	SUV	From€ 30/day
Peugeot Rifter or similar	MPV	From€ 74/day
Peugeot Traveller or similar	Passenger van	From€ 76/day

For small and medium-sized cars, Thrifty charges a deposit ranging from € 300 to € 600.
For large and luxury cars, you will pay a deposit ranging from € 300 to € 3.250.
It is also possible to rent a car with zero deductible from Thrifty. In this case, only a small deposit (or nothing at all) will be subject to a temporary hold on your credit card.

Yes, Thrifty has a service desk at the terminal at Zürich Airport.