Car hire prices at Amsterdam Airport

At Amsterdam Airport, a Compact car like a Peugeot 2008 typically costs £41 a day for October 2026 when booked around a month ahead. An Economy car such as an Opel Corsa averages £36 a day, while an Intermediate like a Nissan Qashqai runs to £51. You pay £38 a day for the Compact if you leave booking to the last 2 weeks. Across the year, daily rates range from £31 for a Mini in May 2027 to £109 for a luxury car in July 2027. Use the price checker if your quote is higher.

For Amsterdam Airport, booking late saves about 41%, dropping from £82 a day 9 months before your trip to £49 a day 2 weeks before. For October 2026 specifically, an Intermediate car costs £51 a day about a month before pickup and falls to £46 in the final 2 weeks. If you have not booked yet, you have missed nothing by waiting. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of our customers book within 16 days of pickup.

Keddy by Europcar is the cheapest company at Amsterdam Airport for an Intermediate car, averaging £43 a day over the last 12 months, but requires a credit card. Hertz and Europcar both average £54 a day, and Hertz accepts debit cards. Enterprise sits much higher at £84 a day across 1,809 prices, and its counter averages a 46-minute wait. All 10 suppliers operate desks inside the airport terminal, so you will not need a shuttle bus.

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.

Budget is the best-reviewed company at Amsterdam Airport, scoring 90/100 from 85 reviews with an average desk wait of 19 minutes. Budget averaged £59 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months. Hertz scored 85/100 from 98 reviews and averaged £54 a day, matching Budget's 19-minute desk wait. Europcar scored 83/100 from 78 reviews at an average of £54 a day.

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 Amsterdam Airport, deposits held on your card range from £257 with Europcar to £1,242 with Avis and Budget, and 2 of the 10 desks accept debit cards. Hertz and Budget accept debit cards, while the other 8 desks take credit cards only. The deposit and card rule for each car appear beside it in the results, so filter for a debit card before comparing prices. Extras charged at the desk are listed under each vehicle.

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

8 of the 10 desks at Amsterdam Airport refuse debit cards entirely, and counter queues can stretch to 46 minutes. Enterprise averages a 46-minute wait at pickup, giving you plenty of time to rethink your arrival schedule. You must carry a credit card in the lead driver's name to avoid being turned away at the desk. Take a few minutes in the parking bay to adjust to right-hand driving before you join the busy motorways leaving the terminal.

Only 85% of prices at Amsterdam Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

An Intermediate car like a Nissan Qashqai costs around £51 a day at Amsterdam Airport in October 2026 and fits 5 people with 4 bags. It gives you motorway comfort on trips out of the city. If you pack lighter, a Compact car like a Peugeot 2008 seats 5 but takes 3 bags at £41 a day, while a Fullsize estate takes 5 bags for £63. Automatic cars are 66% of cars offered and cost just £1 more a day than a manual. Electric and hybrid cars are 11% of cars offered, so finding one at short notice is uncommon.