Car hire prices at Dublin Airport

For November 2026 at Dublin Airport, an Intermediate car, the Kia Sportage size, averages £23 a day when you book around a month before your trip. For example, a Mini car such as a Volkswagen Up averages £13 a day, while an Economy car such as a Ford Fiesta averages £15. In the last 2 weeks, the Intermediate car averages £25 a day, £2 more a day. Use the price checker to compare your quote with prices for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at Dublin Airport, book around a month before your trip: an Intermediate car, the Kia Sportage size, averages £23 a day then, against £25 in the last 2 weeks. If you have not booked yet, the wider pattern is reassuring: across the year, an Intermediate car averages £62 a day around 9 months before your trip against £36 in the last 2 weeks. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers booked within a month of pickup, so booking close to departure is common.

Dollar is the cheapest at Dublin Airport for an Intermediate car, averaging £40 a day over the last 12 months from 541 prices, but you need a credit card. Dollar scores 86/100 from 170 reviews in the last 5 months, so choosing the lowest average price does not mean choosing an unscored supplier. Check that your card can cover Dollar's typical £3,202 deposit, and allow for its average 24-minute desk wait. For the same Intermediate car class over the last 12 months, Sixt averages £41 a day from 1,186 prices, £1 more a day, with a typical £1,708 deposit and a 16-minute desk wait.

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.

Choose Enterprise for the highest review score at Dublin Airport: 90/100 from 43 reviews in the last 5 months, with an average desk wait of 25 minutes. For an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, Enterprise averages £55 a day from 551 prices, £15 more a day than Dollar at £40 from 541 prices. Dollar scores 86/100 from 170 reviews in the last 5 months, making it worth comparing if you want to spend less. National does not yet have enough reviews for a score, so choose a scored company if reviews are central to your decision.

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 Dublin Airport, you need a credit card at all 13 desks, with typical deposits ranging from £213 at Alamo to £3,842 at Payless; none takes a debit card. If you need to use a debit card, filter for it before comparing prices rather than assuming a cheaper car will accept it. Check the deposit and card rule beside each car, and make sure your credit limit covers the hold. Extras charged at the desk are listed under each car with their price.

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

At Dublin Airport, check your credit limit and leave time for collection: all 13 desks require a credit card, and Enterprise's desk wait averages 25 minutes. Payless typically holds £3,842 on your card, compared with £213 at Alamo, so check the deposit before committing to either company. If you have a fixed appointment after landing, allow for the collection wait: Dollar averages 24 minutes at the desk and Sixt averages 16 minutes.

Fuel is full tank out, full tank back on 100% of prices at Dublin Airport, so there is no fuel charge to be surprised by.

Choose a Compact car, the Opel Astra size, at Dublin Airport if 3 bags cover your luggage needs: it averages £19 a day for November 2026 when booked around a month before your trip. A Compact car seats 5 but takes 3 bags, so if every passenger brings a bag, choose more luggage capacity. For November 2026 at the same booking time, an Economy car such as a Ford Fiesta averages £15 a day but takes only 2 bags, while an Intermediate car such as a Kia Sportage averages £23 a day and takes 4 bags. Over the last 12 months, 49% of cars offered are automatic, so filter for one; across all batches, an automatic Intermediate car averages £57 a day against £45 for a manual Intermediate car, £12 more a day. Hybrids account for 2% of cars offered over the last 12 months and no electric cars are offered, so filter for a hybrid first if you need one.