Car hire prices at Dortmund Airport

Dortmund Airport averages £45 a day for a Compact car, such as a Hyundai i30, in November 2026 around a month before your trip, giving you a benchmark for your quote. At the same lead time, an Economy, such as a Volkswagen Polo, averages £39 a day, while an Intermediate, such as a Skoda Octavia Estate, averages £52. For November 2026, a Compact car averages £42 a day in the last 2 weeks, £3 less a day than around a month before. Use the price checker to compare your quote with prices for your exact dates.

At Dortmund Airport, booking time barely matters: for November 2026, a Compact car is cheapest around 2 weeks before your trip at £42 a day, versus £45 around a month before. Across the year, a Compact car costs £42 a day on average around 9 months before your trip, from 1,528 prices, so you have not missed a cheaper early rate. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers book within a month of pickup, so you would not be unusual booking within that window. Book when your plans are firm and focus on the desk wait instead.

Budget is the cheapest company at Dortmund Airport for a Compact car, at £36 a day on average over the last 12 months from 864 prices, with a 5-minute average desk wait. Budget's desk is at the airport, accepts debit cards and holds a typical £171 deposit, so you can choose it without a credit card. Budget scores 93/100 from 30 reviews over the last 5 months. Avis averages £38 a day for a Compact car over the last 12 months from 651 prices, £2 more a day than Budget, and scores 95/100 from 43 reviews over the last 5 months, but its desk wait averages 31 minutes.

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.

Avis is the best-reviewed company at Dortmund Airport, scoring 95/100 from 43 reviews over the last 5 months, but its 31-minute average desk wait makes Budget worth checking if you are short of time. Avis is also relatively cheap for a Compact, such as a Hyundai i30, averaging £38 a day over the last 12 months from 651 prices. Budget is cheapest for a Compact car over that period at £36 a day from 864 prices, scores 93/100 from 30 reviews over the last 5 months and averages a 5-minute desk wait, so consider Budget when pickup time matters more than the small score difference. Europcar 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 Dortmund Airport, deposits range from £171 with Budget or Avis to £342 with Keddy by Europcar, and 2 of the 4 checked counters take debit cards, so filter by card before comparing prices. If you use a debit card, choose Budget or Avis; Europcar and Keddy by Europcar require a credit card. Check the deposit and card rule beside each car before booking. Extras charged at the desk are listed under each car, so include those charges in your comparison.

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

At Dortmund Airport, allow for Avis's 31-minute average desk wait if you have a morning appointment, and check card rules before choosing Europcar or Keddy by Europcar. Budget's desk averages 5 minutes, so compare Budget before accepting the longer wait at Avis. Europcar requires a credit card for its typical £256 deposit, and Keddy by Europcar requires one for £342, so do not choose either if you only have a debit card.

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

For work trips from Dortmund Airport in November 2026, choose a Compact, such as a Hyundai i30, at £45 a day around a month before your trip; it seats 5 but takes 3 bags, so check your luggage. For November 2026, an Economy, such as a Volkswagen Polo, costs £39 a day around a month before your trip and seats 5 but takes only 2 bags, so step down only if your luggage fits. For November 2026, an Intermediate, such as a Skoda Octavia Estate, costs £52 a day around a month before your trip and seats 5 but takes 4 bags, so choose that if 3 bags are not enough. Tick automatic if you want one: 62% of cars offered over the last 12 months are automatic, while Compact cars average £45 a day with an automatic versus £41 with a manual, £4 more a day, across the full price history from 9,914 automatic prices and 8,878 manual prices. Electric cars account for 6% of cars offered over the last 12 months and no hybrids are offered, so filter for electric if that is your preference rather than assuming you will get one.