Car hire prices at Cairo International Airport

At Cairo International Airport, an Intermediate car like a Hyundai Tucson costs around £39 a day when booked about a month ahead for October 2026. A Compact such as a Nissan Sunny is about £26 a day, and an Economy car averages £15. Booking in the last 2 weeks drops the Intermediate car to £37 a day but pushes the Compact to £35. November 2026 offers the lowest price overall at £19 a day for a Mini car, whereas August 2027 reaches £151 for an executive car class. If quotes look higher, our price checker can compare rates for your dates.

For October 2026 at Cairo International Airport, booking time barely moves the price, with an Intermediate costing £39 a day about a month before your trip and £37 in the last 2 weeks. Across the entire year, reserving 9 months before your trip averages £63 a day for an Intermediate, so holding off has not cost you anything. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of our customers book within 14 days of pickup. Given that prices change by only 14% between early and late bookings at Cairo International Airport, you can book whenever your travel dates are set.

Alamo is the cheapest company at Cairo International Airport for an Intermediate car, averaging £28 a day from 1,342 prices over the last 12 months. Going with Alamo means accepting a credit-card-only deposit of £554, and it does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Enterprise and Auto-Union both cost £33 a day, though Auto-Union keeps drivers waiting an average of 60 minutes at pickup. All 9 suppliers operate counters directly at the airport, but every one of them refuses debit cards.

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.

No car hire company at Cairo International Airport currently has the 30 recent reviews required for an official customer rating score. Among counters that track desk wait times, Budget is the quickest at 2 minutes, with its Intermediate cars averaging £46 a day. Sixt averages a 13-minute wait and costs £57 a day. Auto-Union sits at £33 a day, but pickup queues average 60 minutes. Alamo offers the lowest price overall at £28 a day, but also lacks enough feedback 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 Cairo International Airport, security deposits held on your card range from £369 with Hertz or Europcar to £1,477 with Budget, and zero of the 9 companies accept a debit card. Every supplier at this airport insists on a credit card in the main driver's name, so filtering for a debit card will return no results. The exact hold amount and payment terms appear beside each vehicle before you book. Any mandatory extras charged at the desk are listed clearly under each vehicle option.

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

The main surprise at Cairo International Airport is that every single rental desk requires a credit card, while counter waits can stretch to an hour. All 9 counters refuse debit cards entirely, meaning you cannot collect a vehicle without a credit card in the main driver's name holding up to £1,477. Auto-Union's desk averages a 60-minute wait at pickup, which gives you plenty of time to rethink driving into Cairo traffic. Budget and Sixt process arrivals much faster, averaging 2 minutes and 13 minutes respectively.

Only 59% of prices at Cairo International Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

Cairo International Airport prices an Intermediate car such as a Hyundai Tucson at around £39 a day in October 2026, which gives you 5 seats and 4 bags of boot space. An Economy car like a Nissan Sunny costs £15 a day. That smaller class seats 5 but fits only 2 bags, leaving luggage on laps if you travel full. Upgrading to a Fullsize SUV like a Kia Sorento increases luggage room to 5 bags. All cars offered at the airport are automatics, and none are electric or hybrid.