Car hire prices at Frankfurt Airport

For October 2026 a typical price at Frankfurt Airport is around £42 a day for an Intermediate such as a Skoda Octavia Estate, £37 for a Compact and £32 for an Economy. Waiting until the last 2 weeks moves an Intermediate to £45 a day. Across the year, prices are highest in December 2026 at £79 a day for an executive car, while January 2027 is cheapest at £33 for a Mini. The price checker prices your exact dates.

At Frankfurt Airport timing barely moves the needle: an Intermediate booked across the year costs £53 a day 9 months before your trip and £46 a day 2 weeks before. For October 2026, booking an Intermediate about a month before costs £42 a day, rising slightly to £45 in the last 2 weeks. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of our customers book within 14 days of pickup. Secure your car once travel plans are set and focus on counter location.

Flex to Go and Dollar are the cheapest companies at Frankfurt Airport for an Intermediate car, both averaging £40 a day over the last 12 months. Thrifty is close behind at £41 a day, while Sixt averages £60 from 2,030 prices. All 13 counters sit directly at the airport, but Flex to Go requires a credit card and holds a £771 deposit. Europcar costs £50 a day across 1,518 prices and holds a smaller £257 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.

Europcar is the best-reviewed supplier at Frankfurt Airport, scoring 86/100 from 349 reviews with an average desk wait of 17 minutes. Europcar averages £50 a day for an Intermediate car, balancing price and service. Alamo matches high ratings with 85/100 and a 5-minute desk wait at £51 a day. Flex to Go is cheapest at £40 a day but scores lower at 77/100 across 1,048 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 Frankfurt Airport security deposits range from £171 with Avis and Budget up to £771 with Flex to Go, and only 3 of the 13 desks accept debit cards. A credit card is required by 8 counters, while Enterprise and Hertz accept debit cards for some cars only. Filter for debit cards before comparing rates to avoid unexpected counter refusals. Optional extras like an additional driver are priced under each vehicle in search results.

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

Sixt's desk averages 33 minutes at pickup, making counter queues the main trap for busy travellers landing at Frankfurt Airport. Budget shares that 33-minute wait, whereas Alamo gets drivers moving in 5 minutes. Payment rules also catch people out: 8 of the 13 counters refuse debit cards outright, and deposits reach £771 at Flex to Go. If you are rushing to a meeting, paying more for a faster desk saves critical time.

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 motorway business travel from Frankfurt Airport, choose an Intermediate like the Skoda Octavia Estate, seating 5 with room for 4 bags at £42 a day in October 2026. A Compact car like the Volkswagen Golf costs £37 a day and takes 3 bags, while a Fullsize BMW 3 Series runs to £44. Automatic cars make up 58% of cars offered, so shifting your own gears saves money: an automatic Intermediate costs £52 a day across the year, £5 more a day than £47 for a manual. Electric cars make up just 4% of what is offered, so do not rely on finding one.