Car hire prices at Brisbane Airport

For October 2026, a typical price at Brisbane Airport is £46 a day for an Intermediate car such as a Toyota Corolla, booked about a month ahead. An Economy car like a Mazda CX-3 costs around £41 a day, while a Fullsize Toyota Camry Hybrid is about £54. In the last 2 weeks before pickup, Intermediate rates rise to £57 a day. Across the year, Mini models hit £34 a day in November 2026, while larger luxury cars reach £85 in July 2027. Run the price checker for your exact dates.

When you book barely changes the price at Brisbane Airport: an Intermediate car costs £47 a day booked a month ahead and £46 booked 2 weeks before your trip. Booking 9 months ahead averages £59 across the year, so reserving late carries no penalty. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of our customers book within 14 days of travel. Book whenever your flights are settled and focus on desk location instead.

Simba Car Hire is the cheapest company at Brisbane Airport for an Intermediate car, averaging £29 a day over the last 12 months. That low rate means taking a shuttle to an off-airport counter, a credit card requirement, and Simba Car Hire does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Desks inside the terminal run at a £19 daily difference on average. East Coast offers an on-airport desk at £54 a day, accepting debit cards across 2,491 prices.

The cheapest company can cost you a longer queue or a bigger deposit, so check the review score and desk wait beside each car in the results before you book.

Sixt is the best-reviewed company at Brisbane Airport, scoring 90/100 from 78 reviews with an average desk wait of 19 minutes. Sixt averages £58 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, based on 2,852 prices. Europcar scores 87/100 across 266 reviews and costs £55 a day with a 20-minute wait. The cheapest supplier, Simba Car Hire at £29 a day, does not yet have enough reviews for a score.

Review scores are CarTrawler customers' own, from the last five months; the score and the desk wait sit beside each car in the results.

Deposits at Brisbane Airport range from £106 with Avis to £1,319 with Alpha, and only 3 of the 13 counters take a standard debit card. Another 2 desks, Europcar and Keddy by Europcar, accept a debit card for some cars only. The remaining 8 companies require a credit card in the lead driver's name. Filter for debit cards before comparing prices, and check the extras listed under each car if you need a second driver.

If you bring your own child seat, check your airline's rules first: most carry one free, some charge.

Long desk queues and payment rules catch people out at Brisbane Airport, where Bargain Car Rentals averages 45 minutes at pickup. Only Simba Car Hire sits off-airport, while 12 of the 13 desks operate at the terminal. 8 of the 13 counters refuse debit cards entirely, and Alpha holds £1,319 on your credit card. Thrifty also provides none of its cars on full-to-full terms, unlike most desks.

Cars are collected at the Domestic Terminal at Brisbane Airport, which is not always the terminal you land in.

Fuel is full tank out, full tank back on 96% of prices at Brisbane Airport, so there is no fuel charge to be surprised by.

For work trips from Brisbane Airport, pick an Intermediate car like a Toyota Corolla, which seats 5 with room for 4 bags, at around £46 a day for October 2026. A Compact Toyota Corolla Hybrid costs £41 a day and holds 3 bags, while a Fullsize Toyota Camry Hybrid costs £54 with space for 5 bags. 99% of cars offered are automatic, so navigating city motorway traffic requires no extra transmission fee. Hybrids make up 17% of what is offered, giving you good fuel efficiency on longer cross-city drives.