Car hire prices at Dortmund Airport

For October 2026, a typical price at Dortmund Airport booked about a month ahead is £44 a day for a Compact car like a Hyundai i30. An Intermediate such as a Skoda Octavia Estate is £53 a day, while a Fullsize Volvo S60 runs to £59. Leaving booking to the last 2 weeks moves the Compact price up slightly to £46. Over the whole year, prices range from £34 a day for a Mini in May 2027 to £73 for an executive car in August 2027, and the price checker prices your exact dates.

At Dortmund Airport when you book moves the price less than 2%, so timing barely matters for your wallet. A Compact across the year is £42 a day booked 9 months ahead and £43 booked 2 weeks before your trip. For October 2026 specifically, booking a month ahead is £44 a day compared with £46 in the final 2 weeks. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of our customers book within 2 weeks of pickup, so secure your car once travel dates are settled.

Budget is the cheapest company at Dortmund Airport for a Compact car, averaging £37 a day over the last 12 months from 876 prices. Avis is close behind at £38 a day from 639 prices, while Sixt averages £49 a day from 907 prices. All 4 counters sit directly at the airport terminal. Budget accepts debit cards at the counter, holds a typical deposit of £171, and scores 89/100 from 32 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.

Avis is the best-rated company at Dortmund Airport, scoring 89/100 from 45 reviews with a 13-minute desk wait. Budget also scores 89/100, though from 32 reviews with a slightly longer wait of 17 minutes. Both sit at the cheaper end of the board: over the last 12 months for a Compact car, Budget averaged £37 a day and Avis £38. Europcar has 13 reviews, which does not yet meet the 30 needed 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, security deposits range from £171 with Avis and Budget up to £342 with Keddy by Europcar, and 2 of the 4 counters take a debit card. Europcar and Keddy by Europcar require a credit card in the lead driver's name and hold £257 or £342. If you plan to pay with a debit card, filter for debit card acceptance before comparing prices to limit results to Avis or Budget. Any desk fees for optional extras appear under each car on the results page.

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

Two things catch drivers out at Dortmund Airport: turning up with only a debit card at a credit-only desk, and picking a car unsuited to fast motorway traffic. Half of the counters at the airport refuse debit cards, so checking the payment rules avoids an expensive walk between desks. The surrounding roads are busy commercial routes where underpowered cars spend their drive working hard to keep up. While all desks sit inside the terminal, desk waits reach 17 minutes at Budget, which bites if you have a tight meeting schedule.

Fuel is full tank out, full tank back on 95% of prices at Dortmund Airport, so there is no fuel charge to be surprised by.

For business driving from Dortmund Airport, pick a Compact car like a Hyundai i30, which seats 5 with room for 3 bags at about £44 a day in October 2026. Step down to an Economy Volkswagen Polo for £36 a day if you travel light with 2 bags, or step up to an Intermediate Skoda Octavia Estate at £53 for 4 bags and relaxed cruising. Automatics make up 62% of cars offered and cost £45 a day against £41 for a manual, which is worth £4 more a day in commuter traffic. Electric cars make up 5% of cars offered and hybrids are absent, so plan on a petrol or diesel engine.