Car hire prices at Billund Airport

For November 2026, use £44 a day as your Billund Airport benchmark for an Intermediate car such as a Nissan Qashqai, booked around a month before your trip. At that lead time, an Economy car such as a Ford Fiesta averages £31 a day, and a Compact car such as a Kia Ceed averages £37. In the last 2 weeks, the Intermediate car averages £47 a day, £3 more. Check the price checker for your exact dates before accepting a quote.

For November 2026 at Billund Airport, book an Intermediate car around a month before your trip: the average is £44 a day, against £47 in the last 2 weeks. Across the year, Intermediate cars average £69 a day around 9 months before your trip and £45 around 2 weeks before, so you have not missed the cheaper booking window by leaving it late. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers book within a month of pickup, so you are not unusually late.

Budget is the cheapest company at Billund Airport for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, averaging £42 a day, but you need a credit card for the deposit. Budget's desk is at the airport and averages a 15-minute wait, but Budget does not yet have enough reviews for a score. For a scored alternative, Hertz averages £85 a day for an Intermediate car over the same 12 months, from 607 prices, and scores 84/100 from 88 reviews.

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.

Hertz is the best-reviewed qualifying company at Billund Airport, scoring 84/100 from 88 reviews, but you should allow for its average 20-minute desk wait. Hertz averages £85 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, from 607 prices. Budget is cheapest for an Intermediate car over that period at £42 a day, £43 less than Hertz, but Budget 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 Billund Airport, typical deposits range from £286 to £571, and 6 of the 7 companies require a credit card, so check your card eligibility before comparing prices. Sixt accepts a debit card for some cars only and typically holds £400, so do not assume every Sixt car qualifies. Filter for a debit card before comparing prices, then check the deposit and card rule 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.

Watch out for desk waits and credit-card-only deposits at Billund Airport, because either can delay your departure even though all 7 companies have airport desks. If you have a fixed appointment after landing, allow for Europcar's average 32-minute desk wait; Enterprise averages 6 minutes in the recent check. Bring a credit card if you choose one of the 6 credit-only companies, or confirm that your chosen Sixt car accepts a debit card before booking.

Only 92% of prices at Billund Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

For up to 5 people with cases, pick an Intermediate at Billund Airport, the Nissan Qashqai or Volvo XC40 size at about £44 a day in November 2026. It seats 5 but takes 4 bags, so a full car means soft bags on laps. A couple can save a little with an Economy, a Ford Fiesta, at £31 a day, though it takes 2 bags. 67% of hire cars at Billund Airport are automatic, at £64 a day against £60 for a manual, so tick automatic when you search rather than assuming. Electric cars are 8% of what is offered and hybrids 6%, so there is usually one free at short notice.