Car rental at Chisinau Airport
By appointment: we meet you in the arrivals hall holding a sign with your name. The contract is prepared in advance, so the handover takes about 10 minutes.
- Meeting in the arrivals hall at the time your flight lands
- No hidden fees: you pay exactly what was agreed
- Cash deposit: no security deposit is held on your card
Cars for airport pickup
Toyota hybrids with automatic transmission, a 5+2 minivan and an 8+1 minibus. Every car is handed over clean and with a full tank.
“From” is the daily rate for rentals of 30 to 60 days. Shorter rentals cost more per day; the exact price is calculated at booking. 250 km per day are included, 0.20 EUR per extra km.
View all carsSelect Chisinau Airport as the pickup point when you book.
Airport pickup and return fees
| When | Fee |
|---|---|
| Daytime, 08:00 to 20:00 | 10 EUR per operation |
| Night, 20:00 to 08:00 | 20 EUR per operation |
Pickup and return are counted separately. Example: pickup and return at the airport, both in the daytime, add 20 EUR in total to the rental price. A return at 07:00 falls inside the night window and is charged at the night rate.
Airport pickup and return fees are added to the rental price. Optional extras are charged separately. The daily rate is the same as for a pickup in Chisinau.
How the airport pickup works
Book online
Choose the car and dates on carpoint.md and select Chisinau Airport as the pickup point. We confirm the booking by email.
Send your documents and flight number
One day before the rental, send photos of your driving licence and passport on WhatsApp, plus your flight number. We prepare the contract in advance.
We track your flight
We use your flight number to follow your arrival on the airport board. If your flight is delayed, we wait or come later to match the actual landing time.
Meeting in the arrivals hall
Before you land, you receive a photo of the car and its licence plate. Your CarPoint representative waits in the arrivals hall holding a sign with your name.
Check, sign, keys
Together we check the car, you sign the prepared contract, pay the rental by card or in cash and leave the cash deposit. The handover takes about 10 minutes.
Documents, deposit and insurance
What to bring
- Bring your original driving licence: any valid licence recognised internationally is accepted.
- Passport or ID card
- Minimum age 21 and at least 3 years of driving experience; the same applies to an additional driver
- Your flight number, sent to us in advance
Deposit
Paid in cash, in Moldovan lei at the National Bank rate, and refunded in full at return if the car is undamaged; nothing is held on your card. The amount depends on the CDW option and your route: without CDW 200 EUR for Moldova, 400 EUR for Romania, 500 EUR for the EU; with CDW 600 EUR for Moldova, 800 EUR for Romania and the EU. Minivan and drivers aged 21 to 23: 100 EUR more.
Insurance and your liability
Third-party liability insurance (mandatory, included in the price). Without CDW, damage to the rental car is paid by you at the actual repair cost; the deposit is used first.
CDW (Collision Damage Waiver) is optional on every car: it caps your liability for damage to the car at the deductible, which equals the deposit, and CarPoint covers the rest. It costs 10 to 50 EUR per day depending on the rental length and is not an insurance contract. Details on the Insurance page.
Returning the car at the airport
Return the car at the airport at the agreed time, usually no later than 2 hours before departure unless you need a different time. We meet you at the airport car park or at the petrol station on the approach to the airport, where you fill the tank up (full tank out, full tank back). We check the car together, refund the deposit on the spot if everything is in order and drive you to the terminal entrance. A separate airport return fee applies: 10 EUR by day, 20 EUR at night.
Bring the car back clean enough for a visual inspection. You can also pick up at the airport and return in Chisinau, or the other way round: choose the points when you book.
Airport rental FAQs
In the arrivals hall, where your representative holds a sign with your name. Before you land you receive a photo of the car and its licence plate. If you cannot find us, call or write on WhatsApp +373 60 721 721.
Your daily rate plus 10 or 20 EUR per airport pickup or return, plus any extras you choose (child seat, additional driver, border access). Third-party liability insurance is mandatory and included in the price. Fuel is not included: full tank out, full tank back.
No card is needed: the deposit is paid in cash, in lei at the National Bank rate, and refunded at return if the car is undamaged. The amounts are in the section above. With CDW and CarPoint's approval, it can be replaced by a signed payment undertaking.
Yes, on any day and at any hour, by appointment. Between 20:00 and 08:00 the night fee of 20 EUR applies. We need at least 2 hours between booking and handover, so book before you fly.
Bring your original driving licence: any valid licence recognised internationally is accepted, with at least 3 years of driving experience. Send a photo of it and of your passport one day before the rental.
We follow your flight on the airport board and wait, or come later, to match the actual landing time. If the flight is cancelled, there is no penalty: write to us on WhatsApp and we agree a new time. A delay that moves your landing past 20:00 does not add the night fee.
Yes, with the Acces România (40 EUR) or Acces EU (60 EUR) option, paid once at booking; Green Card insurance and the Romanian Rovinieta vignette are bought by you. Transnistria: Acces Transnistria (20 EUR). Trips to Ukraine are not permitted.
Book your car before you fly
Choose the car and dates, select Chisinau Airport as the pickup point and send your documents and flight number. We will be in the arrivals hall at the agreed time.
Need an airport transfer with a driver instead? Write to us on WhatsApp. How a real airport handover goes: read the story on our blog.