Car hire prices at Copenhagen Airport

Copenhagen Airport car hire is around £39 a day for a Compact car like the Kia Ceed when you book about a month ahead for October 2026. An Economy model such as the Ford Fiesta runs about £31 a day, while an Intermediate like the Nissan Qashqai is £48. Leaving your booking to the last 2 weeks drops the Compact price to £28. Across the year, prices swing from £31 a day for a Mini in March 2027 to £107 for an executive model in July 2027, so check our price checker for your exact dates.

Waiting pays off at Copenhagen Airport, where an Intermediate car drops from £71 a day 9 months before your trip to £44 in the last 2 weeks. For October 2026, that same Intermediate class is £48 a day around a month before your flight and drops to £41 in the final 2 weeks. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of our customers book within 16 days of pickup. If you have not booked yet, you have not missed the lowest rates.

Keddy by Europcar is the cheapest company at Copenhagen Airport for an Intermediate car, averaging £47 a day over the last 12 months. The trade-off is card choice: Keddy by Europcar requires a credit card for its £286 deposit and rejects debit cards entirely. Sixt is the next cheapest option at £52 a day from 792 prices and accepts debit cards on certain models. For a supplier with published customer ratings, Alamo averages £63 a day and scores 90/100 from 103 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.

Alamo is the best-reviewed company at Copenhagen Airport, scoring 90/100 from 103 reviews with an average desk wait of 19 minutes. Keddy by Europcar also scores 90/100 from 35 reviews and is the cheapest supplier overall at £47 a day, though its desk wait averages 26 minutes. Europcar scores 88/100 across 90 reviews with the shortest wait at 17 minutes, costing £65 a day. Thrifty averages £103 a day 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.

Deposits held on cards at Copenhagen Airport range from £286 with suppliers like Europcar to £573 with Alamo and Enterprise. Seven of the 8 counters accept credit cards only, while Sixt accepts a debit card for some cars. Check the filter for debit cards before you compare quotes so you only see cars you can release. Any optional extras charged at the desk appear under each car with their exact prices.

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

Long counter queues and strict card rules are the two main surprises that catch people out at Copenhagen Airport. Enterprise and Hertz desks average a 32-minute wait at pickup, double the 17 minutes at Europcar. Every desk is inside the airport terminal, but 7 of the 8 suppliers refuse debit cards for the security deposit. Bringing a debit card to a credit-only desk will leave you with a long walk back to the departure lounge.

Only 94% of prices at Copenhagen Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

A Compact car like the Kia Ceed typically costs £39 a day at Copenhagen Airport in October 2026, offering the best balance of cost and luggage space. It seats 5 but holds 3 bags, so a full travelling group will need soft luggage on laps. Stepping up to an Intermediate like the Nissan Qashqai provides 4 bags of space for £48 a day, while an Economy like the Ford Fiesta costs £31 but fits only 2 bags. Automatics make up 63% of cars offered and cost £6 more a day than manuals, while electric and hybrid models make up 12% combined.