Car hire prices at Ottawa Airport

For November 2026 at Ottawa Airport, aim for £46 a day for an Intermediate car, the Kia Forte size, booked around a month before your trip. At that lead time, a Compact car such as a Nissan Versa averages £44 a day, while an Audi A4-sized car averages £67. In the last 2 weeks, the Intermediate car rises to £49 a day, so booking around a month before costs £3 less a day. Use the price checker to compare your quote for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at Ottawa Airport, book around a month before your trip: an Intermediate car averages £46 a day then, compared with £49 in the last 2 weeks. Across the year, an Intermediate car averages £105 a day around 9 months before pickup versus £58 around 2 weeks before, so you have not missed the cheaper booking window by waiting. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers booked within a month of pickup, so booking within that window is not unusually late.

Europcar is the cheapest company at Ottawa Airport for an Intermediate car, averaging £42 a day over the last 12 months, but does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Compare Budget if you want a scored alternative: Budget averages £55 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, from 607 prices, which is £13 more a day. Budget scores 85/100 from 46 recent reviews and has an airport desk with an average wait of 11 minutes. Budget requires a credit card, so do not choose it if you need to use debit.

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.

Choose Alamo at Ottawa Airport if reviews matter most: it scores 92/100 from 45 recent reviews, the highest eligible score, with an average desk wait of 24 minutes. Alamo averages £65 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, from 3,233 prices. Compare Europcar if price matters more: it averages £42 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, £23 less a day than Alamo, but 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 Ottawa Airport, Alamo and Budget both hold £266, but only 2 of the 4 checked companies accept a debit card, so check the card rule before choosing. Alamo and National accept debit cards, while Avis and Budget require credit cards. Filter for a debit card before comparing prices, then check the deposit and card rule shown beside each car. Extras charged at the desk are listed under each car with their price.

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

At Ottawa Airport, allow time for the hire desk and check your card before booking, because desk waits can delay your departure and some companies require a credit card. National's desk wait averages 33 minutes and Avis's averages 29 minutes, so leave room between landing and your next appointment. Avis and Budget require a credit card; choose Alamo or National if you need to use debit.

Only 52% of prices at Ottawa Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

Ottawa Airport’s Intermediate car, such as a Kia Forte, suits up to 4 people with 4 bags and averages £46 a day in November 2026 around a month before your trip. It seats 5 but takes 4 bags, so check luggage carefully if you fill every seat. A Compact car such as a Nissan Versa costs £44 a day but takes only 3 bags despite seating 5; an Audi A4 costs £67 a day and accommodates 5 bags. Over the last 12 months, 100% of cars offered are automatic, so you do not need to filter out manuals. Electric and hybrid cars are not offered, so check alternatives before booking if you need either.