Car hire prices at Stuttgart Airport

For October 2026, a typical price at Stuttgart Airport is £42 a day for an Intermediate, a Nissan Qashqai, booked about a month before your trip. A Compact like a Volkswagen Golf is around £36 a day, while a Fullsize BMW 3 Series runs to £44. Booking in the last 2 weeks lifts an Intermediate to £49 a day. Across the year, the cheapest month is January 2027 at £33 for a Mini, while the dearest is August 2027 at £77 for an executive car. The price checker prices your exact dates.

At Stuttgart Airport booking timing barely moves the price: an Intermediate car costs £47 a day booked 1 month before your trip and £45 booked 2 weeks ahead. Reserving 9 months before your trip averages £56 a day across the year, so there is no penalty for waiting until your schedule is set. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of our customers book within 14 days of pickup. Secure your car once your flights are confirmed and focus on counter location instead.

Flex to Go is the cheapest company at Stuttgart Airport for an Intermediate car, averaging £41 a day over the last 12 months from 769 prices. Budget is £42 a day, while Avis averages £46 and Europcar £50. You give up debit card flexibility with Flex to Go, as its desk requires a credit card and holds a £771 deposit. In contrast, Budget accepts debit cards and holds £171.

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 Stuttgart Airport, scoring 89/100 from 63 reviews, with an average desk wait of 26 minutes. Enterprise scores 86/100 from 135 reviews with a 24-minute wait, averaging £61 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months. The cheapest supplier, Flex to Go, costs £41 a day but scores lower at 76/100 from 129 reviews with an 11-minute wait. Sixt averages a 12-minute desk wait, though 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.

Stuttgart Airport deposits range from £171 with Avis and Budget up to £771 with Flex to Go. Of the 11 counters at the airport, 6 are credit-card-only, 4 accept debit cards, and Enterprise takes a debit card for some cars only. If you do not carry a credit card, filter for a debit card before comparing prices. Any optional 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.

Credit-only payment rules at 6 of the 11 desks and long weekday morning counter queues are the main traps at Stuttgart Airport. Avis averages a 45-minute desk wait, while Europcar gets you moving in 5 minutes, which matters when you have an early meeting. If you bring a debit card, note that more than half the counters will turn you away. On derestricted motorways, check your mirrors twice before pulling out, as the overtaking lane moves much faster than the queue you just left.

Fuel is full tank out, full tank back on 98% of prices at Stuttgart Airport, so there is no fuel charge to be surprised by.

For driving around Stuttgart, pick an Intermediate car such as a Nissan Qashqai, which seats 5 with room for 4 bags, at around £42 a day in October 2026. A Compact Volkswagen Golf steps down to £36 a day with space for 3 bags, while a Fullsize BMW 3 Series steps up to £44. Automatics make up 58% of cars offered and cost £51 a day over the year compared to £48 for a manual, making the smoother drive in city traffic worth the extra £3 a day. Electric cars are just 2% of what is offered, so do not plan your trip around finding a plug-in vehicle.