Car hire prices at Nantes Airport

A good car hire price at Nantes Airport is around £44 a day for a Compact car like a Peugeot 308, booked about a month ahead for October 2026. An Economy car like an Opel Corsa is about £38 a day, while a Mini like a Renault Twingo is £28. An Intermediate, the Volkswagen Passat size, is £52. Leaving your booking to the last 2 weeks drops the Compact to £38. Prices across the year range from £32 a day for a Mini in January 2027 to £87 for an executive model in August 2027. If your quote is higher, the price checker will show the going rate for your exact dates.

For an October 2026 trip from Nantes Airport, booking late saves about 26%: an Intermediate is £55 a day 9 months ahead against £48 in the last 2 weeks. Across the year, prices hold steady between £48 a day 1 month before your trip and £48 in the last 2 weeks. Booking 9 months before your trip costs £55, so waiting leaves you better off. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of our customers book within 2 weeks of pickup.

Rentscape is the cheapest company at Nantes Airport for an Intermediate car, at £45 a day on average from 500 prices, but its card deposit is £1,284. Dollar offers an Intermediate at £44 a day over the last 12 months, but it does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Budget costs £53 a day and scores 84/100 from 23 recent reviews. All 11 desks are located directly at the airport, so you do not need to take a shuttle bus.

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.

Sixt is the best-reviewed company at Nantes Airport with enough feedback to qualify, scoring 87/100 from 92 reviews, with a desk wait averaging 21 minutes. Sixt is dearer than average, charging £65 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months from 2,333 prices. Rentscape is cheaper at £45 a day, but scores lower at 78/100 from 21 reviews. Europcar scores 90/100 and Alamo scores 83/100, but neither has 30 reviews yet.

Review scores are CarTrawler customers' own, from the last five months; the score and the desk wait sit beside each car in the results.

Nantes Airport deposits range from £257 with Alamo, Enterprise and National to £1,841 with Avis, and 6 of the 11 desks accept a debit card. The other 5 desks require a credit card in the lead driver's name. The deposit amount and card rules are displayed beside each vehicle in search results, so filter for a debit card before comparing prices. Any optional extras charged at the desk are listed 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.

Two traps catch people out at Nantes Airport: five desks that refuse debit cards, and desk queues that stretch past half an hour. Flizzr's desk averages 31 minutes at pickup, turning a short walk from the gate into a lengthy pause before you can drive away. Desks like Alamo, Enterprise and Europcar refuse debit cards entirely, so turning up without a credit card in the main driver's name means walking away without a car. High deposits can also sting, reaching £1,841 at Avis.

Only 85% of prices at Nantes Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

A Compact car like a Peugeot 308 costs £44 a day at Nantes Airport for October 2026 and fits most trips. It seats 5 people but carries 3 bags, so a full car means soft bags on laps. An Economy car like an Opel Corsa drops to £38 a day but holds only 2 bags, while an Intermediate like a Volkswagen Passat costs £52 and takes 4 bags. Automatics make up 64% of cars offered, so booking one is straightforward, though choosing an automatic Intermediate adds £5 a day.