Car hire prices at Brussels Zaventem Airport

For November 2026, use £28 a day as your benchmark at Brussels Zaventem Airport for a Compact, the Opel Astra size, booked around a month before your trip. An Economy car, such as an Opel Corsa, averages £25 a day, while an Intermediate car, such as an Opel Mokka, averages £40. In the last 2 weeks before a November 2026 pickup, the Compact car stays at £28, while the Economy car drops to £24 and the Intermediate car to £38. Use the price checker to compare your quote with prices for your exact dates.

Across the year, a Compact car at Brussels Zaventem Airport averages £29 a day around 2 weeks before your trip, against £50 around 9 months before, so you need not rush. For November 2026, a Compact car costs £28 a day both around a month before and in the last 2 weeks, so waiting makes no difference for that class. For November 2026, an Economy car drops from £25 to £24 a day and an Intermediate car from £40 to £38 a day, so check again closer to departure if either suits you. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers booked within a month of pickup.

For a Compact car at Brussels Zaventem Airport, compare Thrifty first because it is cheapest over the last 12 months at £39 a day on average. Thrifty has an airport desk, takes a debit card and scores 91/100 from 51 reviews over the last 5 months, but you need room for a typical £640 deposit. For a Compact car over the last 12 months, Hertz averages £42 a day, £3 more a day than Thrifty, and scores 93/100 from 57 reviews over the last 5 months. Compare those deposits as well as the daily price: Hertz also takes a debit card and typically holds £598.

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.

If reviews guide your choice at Brussels Zaventem Airport, Hertz leads with 93/100 from 57 reviews over the last 5 months and an average desk wait of 7 minutes. For a Compact car over the last 12 months, Hertz averages £42 a day, just £3 more a day than the cheapest company, Thrifty at £39. Thrifty scores 91/100 from 51 reviews over the last 5 months and averages an 8-minute desk wait, so compare both before paying more for the higher score. Sixt 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.

At Brussels Zaventem Airport, 4 of 10 companies take a debit card, so filter by card first; typical deposits range from £171 with Avis to £683 with Keddy by Europcar. If you rely on a debit card, apply that filter before comparing prices because the other 6 companies require a credit card. Check the deposit and card rule beside your chosen car, and leave enough available balance for the hold. Extras charged at the desk are listed under each car.

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

At Brussels Zaventem Airport, check card rules and desk waits before choosing by price, because 6 of 10 companies require a credit card and Budget's desk wait is 19 minutes on average. If you need to reach a meeting promptly, compare Avis, which takes a debit card and has a 6-minute desk wait on average. Check your available card balance too, since Keddy by Europcar requires a credit card and typically holds £683.

Only 85% of prices at Brussels Zaventem Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

For a work trip, choose a Compact such as an Opel Astra at Brussels Zaventem Airport, averaging £28 a day in November 2026, but plan luggage carefully because it seats 5 and takes only 3 bags. Around a month before a November 2026 trip, you can step down to an Economy car such as an Opel Corsa at £25 a day if 2 bags suffice, or up to an Intermediate car such as an Opel Mokka at £40 a day for 4 bags. Automatic cars account for 60% of cars offered over the last 12 months, so you have a broad choice, but filter for automatic rather than assuming. Over the full period tracked, an automatic Compact car averages £48 a day from 8,800 prices, £4 more a day than a manual Compact car at £44 from 10,280 prices. Electric cars account for 6% of cars offered over the last 12 months, with no hybrids offered, so filter specifically if you want an electric car.