Car hire prices at Frankfurt Airport

For November 2026, aim for around £42 a day at Frankfurt Airport for an Intermediate, such as a Skoda Octavia Estate, booked around a month before your trip. A Compact car such as a Volkswagen Golf averages £37 a day, while a Fullsize car such as a BMW 3 Series averages £48. Within the last 2 weeks, an Intermediate car for November 2026 averages £45 a day, £3 more a day than around a month before your trip. Use the price checker to compare your exact dates.

Booking timing barely changes your budget at Frankfurt Airport: an Intermediate car for November 2026 averages £42 a day around a month before your trip and £45 within the last 2 weeks. Book when your plans are firm rather than waiting for a large price drop. Across the year, an Intermediate car booked around 9 months before your trip averages £54 a day, 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.

Flex to Go is the cheapest company at Frankfurt Airport for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, averaging £39 a day, but you need a credit card at pickup. Flex to Go's desk is at the airport, with an average 18-minute wait, a typical £768 deposit and a review score of 69/100. Compare Dollar before choosing: its Intermediate cars average £40 a day over the last 12 months, £1 more a day, with an 8-minute desk wait and a score of 87/100. Dollar also requires a credit card and holds a typical £640 deposit.

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.

Flizzr is the best-reviewed company at Frankfurt Airport, scoring 89/100 from 46 reviews, with an average 9-minute desk wait, making it worth comparing when your morning schedule matters. Flizzr is not the cheapest: its Intermediate cars average £57 a day over the last 12 months, from 775 prices. Flex to Go is cheapest for an Intermediate car at £39 a day over the same period, but scores 69/100 from 1,008 reviews and averages an 18-minute desk wait. If you also compare Sixt for its 8-minute wait, it 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 Frankfurt Airport, typical deposits range from £171 with Avis or Budget to £768 with Flex to Go, but only 3 of the 13 checked counters take debit cards without restricting them to some cars. Filter for a debit card before comparing prices: Sixt, Avis and Budget accept one, while 8 counters require a credit card. Enterprise and Hertz accept debit cards for some cars only, so check the rule beside your chosen car. Extras charged at the desk are listed under each car.

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

Watch desk waits and card requirements at Frankfurt Airport before planning your first appointment: Alamo averages 37 minutes at pickup, and 8 of the 13 checked counters require a credit card. Compare pickup waits if you have a tight morning schedule: Sixt averages 8 minutes and Flizzr 9 minutes. If you rely on a debit card, filter before booking and check the chosen car's terms, because Enterprise and Hertz accept debit cards for some cars only. Check the deposit too: Flex to Go typically holds £768, compared with £171 at Budget.

Fuel is full tank out, full tank back on 96% of prices at Frankfurt Airport, so there is no fuel charge to be surprised by.

For a work trip, choose an Intermediate car such as a Skoda Octavia Estate at Frankfurt Airport, around £42 a day in November 2026, for room for your cases. It seats 5 but takes 4 bags, so check your luggage needs if every seat is occupied. For November 2026, step down to a Compact Volkswagen Golf-sized car at £37 a day if 3 bags suffice, or up to a Fullsize BMW 3 Series-sized car at £48, still taking 4 bags. Automatic cars make up 58% of cars offered, so filter for one rather than assuming; across the year, an automatic Intermediate car averages £52 a day against £48 for a manual, £4 more a day. Electric cars account for 4% of cars offered and no hybrids are offered, so filter specifically if you want an electric car.