Car hire prices at Lille Airport

Lille Airport car hire costs around £48 a day for an Intermediate such as a Volkswagen Passat, booked about a month before an October 2026 trip. Stepping down to a Peugeot 308-sized Compact costs about £39 a day, while an Opel Corsa-sized Economy is £34. Leaving your booking to the last 2 weeks edges the Intermediate to £50. Across the year, prices range from £32 a day for a Mini in November 2026 to £86 for an executive car in August 2027. If your quote is higher, check your exact travel dates on the price checker.

When you book barely moves the price at Lille Airport, where an Intermediate costs around £50 a day a month before October 2026 and £48 in the last 2 weeks. Across the year, booking 9 months before your trip averages £55 a day for an Intermediate, so you have not missed any early savings if you have not booked yet. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for on our sites, 48% of people book within 14 days of travel. You can safely lock in your car whenever your plans are set.

Dollar is the cheapest company at Lille Airport for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, averaging £42 a day. It sits directly inside the terminal and accepts debit cards, but holds a £642 deposit and wait times average 20 minutes. Hertz also takes debit cards and averages £49 a day with a score of 86/100 from 37 reviews. Alamo costs £50 a day from 1,630 prices, but requires a credit card and averages a 30-minute wait at the desk.

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.

Thrifty is the best-reviewed company at Lille Airport, scoring 90/100 from 42 reviews with an average desk wait of 29 minutes. Dollar is cheaper for an Intermediate car at £42 a day and scores 88/100 from 46 reviews with a faster 20-minute wait. National scores 84/100 from 109 reviews and Europcar scores 85/100 from 60 reviews, while Enterprise and Alamo do not yet have enough reviews for a score. Hertz costs £49 a day for an Intermediate and scores 86/100 from 37 reviews.

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 Lille Airport security deposits range from £257 with Enterprise, Alamo and National to £642 with Hertz, Thrifty and Dollar. Only 2 of the 7 desks accept a debit card, while the other 5 demand a credit card in the lead driver's name. Check the card rules on the price checker and filter for debit cards before comparing models. Any additional equipment or insurance charged at the counter is listed under each car.

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

Alamo's desk averages 30 minutes at pickup at Lille Airport, which is a frustrating start when you simply want to join the autoroute. Five of the 7 airport desks refuse debit cards entirely, so bringing only debit cards can leave you stranded at the counter. Deposits also climb as high as £642 with suppliers like Hertz and Dollar. Choosing Enterprise cuts the typical queue to 8 minutes and drops the required card hold to £257.

Only 88% of prices at Lille Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

For steady motorway driving from Lille Airport, pick an Intermediate like a Volkswagen Passat, which costs around £48 a day in October 2026. It seats 5 people and holds 4 bags, whereas stepping down to a Compact like a Peugeot 308 at £39 seats 5 but fits only 3 bags. Automatics make up 65% of cars offered and cost £5 more a day than manuals, making them easy to secure for busy arterial traffic. Electric and hybrid models account for 14% of cars offered, so finding one at short notice is relatively straightforward.