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Car hire at Ankara Airport

Collect a car at Esenboğa Airport (ESB) from local companies. Every offer gives one figure for the week, plus its deposit and card rule.

Cheap car rental at Ankara Airport

The figures are whole weeks with pickup and return at Esenboğa. Cars brought in from elsewhere carry a delivery charge, and it is counted in.

What car do you need for Ankara?

The figure on each tile is that class’s cheapest car for the deals week. Half the cars listed cost more than €114 a day, nearly all because they are brought in from another city.

For a city stay, an economy car is plenty. For days on the motorway to Istanbul or the coast, a larger car or SUV is more comfortable, and an automatic helps in traffic.

Hiring again elsewhere in Turkey later? The rules do not change from city to city.

Where do you collect a car at Esenboğa Airport?

Wherever the booking voucher says; the same page carries the company’s number. Counters in the arrivals hall belong to other agencies.

Meeting instructions

Save the voucher where you can read it offline, with the meeting point and phone number at the top.

Contact on landing

Send a quick message when you clear arrivals, above all after a delay or a slow baggage belt.

Inspection first

Go round the car together and record any damage on the form before you sign and leave.

Leave the phone you booked with switched on, country code and all, from the eve of pickup until you hand back.

Ankara Airport guide: parking, services and the drive out

Esenboğa puts domestic and international flights in one terminal building, open around the clock with its car parks.

Parking and paying

  • Multi-storeyCar park
  • CIPOpen car park

The multi-storey car park runs alongside the terminal and is joined to it by two covered walkways.

Prices are regulated by the state airports authority.

  • Pay-exit machines take credit cards only; the Treva app also works.
  • Electric car? Four charging points are on level A100.
  • Disabled drivers park free for up to 15 days with the passenger on board.

Services in the terminal

  • Bank and ATMs available 24 hours in the domestic terminal.
  • Two Travelex offices on the international departures and arrivals floors.
  • Free Wi-Fi on Airport_Free_Wifi.
  • CIP lounges for domestic and international flights.
  • Pharmacy open 24/7 in the landside departures area.

Driving away from Ankara Airport

  1. Into the city Kızılay, the centre, is about 25 minutes on clear roads.
  2. Long motorway days Motorway limits for cars are 120 to 140 km/h, as signed.
  3. Roundabouts Give way to cars already going round, unless signed otherwise.
Winter driving Winter tyres can be compulsory in some provinces. A winter pack can be added on some cars.

Collecting and returning your car

  1. One terminal Both domestic and international arrivals are in the same building.
  2. Find the company at the voucher’s meeting point, not at the agency counters.
  3. Return at the agreed place, then head to departures.
Wheelchair needed? Use the red phones in the terminal to reach the information desk, or the help totems at the entrances.

Card, deposit and the balance at pickup

Many cars accept payment without a credit card, and some have no deposit. Each car spells out both rules, so check them one at a time.

Cars marked for a credit card need the lead driver’s own embossed card at the handover. No such card? Look at cars in Turkey that need no credit card.

You pay 15 to 20% of the rent when you book. The rest, with any delivery fee, is paid to the company at pickup.

Fuel, fines and motorway tolls stay your cost even on a deposit-free car. Car hire in Turkey with no deposit lists other places to start.

How far is Ankara Airport from Istanbul and the coast?

Istanbul is close to five hours away and the Antalya coast about seven, on clear roads without breaks. Plan these as full driving days.

The historic Kadıköy ferry pier building with ferries moored alongside, under a blue sky
Ankara Airport→Kadıköy
4 h 45 min · 445.1 km
The domes and minarets of the Blue Mosque behind gardens, palm trees and a fountain, under a blue sky
Ankara Airport→Sultanahmet
4 h 45 min · 452.9 km
The Taksim Mosque and the Republic Monument on Taksim Square, under a blue sky with white clouds
Ankara Airport→Taksim Square
5 h · 453.2 km
The standing marble columns of the Temple of Apollo at Side against a vivid blue sky
Ankara Airport→Side
6 h 45 min · 536.4 km
The red octagonal Kizil Kule tower above Alanya harbour, with the town, the sea and mountains under a blue sky
Ankara Airport→Alanya
7 h · 523.3 km
Boats moored in the old harbour of Kaleici below the walls and red-roofed houses of Antalya's old town, under a blue sky
Ankara Airport→Kaleiçi
7 h · 559.6 km

Further afield from Ankara Airport: Kızılay, about 25 min; Ulus, about 25 min; Göreme, about 3 h 30 min.

Kızılay and Ulus are in the city itself; Göreme lies far to the south-east.

Times leave out traffic, fuel stops and rests, so add plenty on a day this long.

Long-distance driving from the capital

Traffic keeps right. Outside towns, cars may do 90 km/h on two-way roads and 110 on divided roads unless signs say otherwise.

Tolls

Many motorways are tolled through HGS. Passes recorded on the car are taken from the deposit, plus an admin charge.

Minimum speed

Unless it cannot be helped, do not drop below 40 km/h on motorways or 15 on other intercity roads.

Phones and belts

Hands-free calls only. Belts in every seat, and the right restraint for each child.

If something happens

Ring 112 in an emergency, then the company. A police report is needed after damage unless the company waives it.

Tarmac only

The car may only use paved public roads, so valley tracks and unsurfaced farm roads are off limits, wherever the route leads.

Inside Turkey only

A Turkish rental car may not cross any border, so a drive to Georgia, Bulgaria or Greece is ruled out whatever you pay.

Can you finish the trip at an Istanbul airport?

Yes, on some cars. A pickup at Esenboğa can end at Istanbul Airport or Sabiha Gökçen Airport; set the return airport to see the one-way charge.

Name the airport

Choose the Istanbul airport itself as the return, not the city. The charge is inside each total.

Get the meeting point

Ask the company where to hand the car back in Istanbul before the final day, and save the number.

Keep to the plan

A different return place needs the company’s agreement first; the car cannot be left elsewhere.

Leave a full day for the drive to Istanbul before an evening flight.

Ankara Airport prices by month

Bars show the lowest day rate on a seven-day airport hire starting on the 15th of each month. Compare months here, then price your own.

N/A: no cars are listed yet for that month.

Rental days are counted in 24-hour blocks, so a late return adds a whole day.

Groups, children and pets

Fix the passenger list, drivers and child seats before you pay.

Extra drivers

Every extra driver goes on the contract, as an extra where the car offers it. The car shows the fee.

Child seats

Infant seats, child seats and boosters come on some cars; reserve them and try the fitting yourself.

Vans for nine

Nine-seat vans are listed at Esenboğa. Count cases as well as people.

Small pets

Welcome if they stay in a travel carrier for the whole rental period.

Cover levels for an Ankara Airport rental

The cover levels and what you still owe after damage vary from one car to the next.

Minimum coverageIncluded as standard
  • Damage to other vehicles (TPL) (included)
  • Damage to your hire car (not included)
Basic coverage
  • Limited collision cover (CDW) (included)
  • Damage to other vehicles (TPL) (included)
  • Glass and tyre damage (not included)
Full Coverage
  • Limited driver liability (Super CDW) (included)
  • Damage to other vehicles (TPL) (included)
Full Coverage Plus
  • Full damage cover (included)
  • No driver liability for accident damage (included)

Up to four tiers. They run from Minimum through Basic and Full Coverage to Plus, where a car has them all.

Deposit and top cover. On some cars, Full Coverage Plus cuts the deposit to zero.

Outside standard cover. Wheels, underside, windscreen and interior.

Theft. Theft protection is included on some cars and an extra on others.

Neglect or deliberate damage voids the cover. The guide to what the excess covers sets out each level.

Papers to bring

Bring your original national licence, in Latin script and still valid on the day you return. Copies and phone versions are turned down.

Driving permit

A home-only licence should be paired with an International Driving Permit, kept to hand for any check.

Age

Age limits and licence years are fixed per car, so two similar models may ask for different things.

Handing back at Esenboğa

On the last day, allow for city traffic, the fuel stop and the inspection.

Fuel

  • Refill to the level on the pickup form. Short fuel costs the company’s price per litre; extra fuel is not paid back.

Dirt

  • A car too dirty to inspect is washed at your cost.

Parking charges and fines from the trip are yours.

Cancellation rules

Bookings cannot be edited: to change them, cancel and book again.

Notice

Ordinary cars need a week’s notice, luxury cars and convertibles a full thirty days. The cancellation option shortens that to a day.

Refunds

Write to support and attach the voucher. Expect the advance back inside fourteen days, with 6% kept for payment costs.

A late cancellation or a missed pickup forfeits the advance.

Car hire Ankara Airport questions

Do I need an international driving permit with a UK licence?

Yes, says the UK government: carry a 1968 international driving permit or a UK licence notarised in Turkish. Buy the permit before you leave, as it is not sold outside the UK.

Can I get an automatic at Ankara Airport?

Yes, automatics are offered alongside manuals. Trust the gearbox line on the car, not its photo.

Do Ankara Airport rental cars have unlimited mileage?

Not across the board. A daily cap appears on many cars, and a few sell unlimited kilometres on top.

Will I get the exact model?

Just on guaranteed-model offers; anything labelled “Or similar” may arrive as a sister model.

What if the company cannot provide my car?

Should a breakdown or force majeure intervene, it owes you a car of equal or higher class at the booked price and terms.

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