Car hire prices at Amsterdam Airport

For November 2026, a good price at Amsterdam Airport is around £47 a day for an Intermediate car such as a Nissan Qashqai, booked around a month before your trip. An Economy car such as an Opel Corsa averages £34 a day, while a Compact car such as a Peugeot 2008 averages £39. In the last 2 weeks before pickup, the Intermediate car averages £45 a day, £2 less than around a month before. Use the price checker to compare your quote for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at Amsterdam Airport, waiting until the last 2 weeks gives the lowest average for an Intermediate car: £45 a day, against £47 around a month before your trip. Across the year, an Intermediate car averages £82 a day around 9 months before your trip, from 1,913 prices, so you have not missed the cheaper booking window. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers book within a month of pickup, so booking nearer your trip is common.

Keddy by Europcar is cheapest at Amsterdam Airport for an Intermediate car, averaging £43 a day over the last 12 months, but check its terms before choosing on price alone. Hertz averages £53 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months and scores 86/100 from 97 reviews. Hertz also accepts a debit card at its airport desk, so consider Hertz if your card or a review score matters more than the £10 less a day with Keddy by Europcar for an Intermediate car.

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.

If you prioritise reviews at Amsterdam Airport, choose Budget: it leads with 92/100 from 86 reviews over the last 5 months, and its desk wait averages 9 minutes. Budget is not the cheapest, averaging £59 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months. Keddy by Europcar averages £43 a day for an Intermediate car over that period, £16 less than Budget, but 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 Amsterdam Airport, deposits range from £256 with Europcar to £1,238 with Avis or Budget, and only 2 of the 10 checked desks accept a debit card, so check your card before booking. Hertz and Budget accept debit cards; the other 8 checked desks require a credit card. If you need to use a debit card, filter for it before comparing prices, then check the deposit and card rule beside each car. 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 Amsterdam Airport, check your card and allow time at the desk: 8 of the 10 checked desks require a credit card, and waits vary by company. Check your available card balance before choosing Avis or Budget, where the deposit averages £1,238. If you need to leave promptly, compare desk waits: Green Motion averages 21 minutes, while Sixt averages 6 minutes.

Only 84% of prices at Amsterdam Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

Choose an Intermediate car such as a Nissan Qashqai at Amsterdam Airport for 4 people with 4 bags, at £47 a day in November 2026 around a month before your trip. It seats 5 but takes 4 bags, so 5 people each bringing a bag need more boot space. For November 2026, step down to a Compact car such as a Peugeot 2008 for 3 bags at £39 a day around a month before, or step up to a Fullsize car such as a BMW 3 Series Estate for 5 bags at £69 in the last 2 weeks. Over the last 12 months, 67% of cars offered are automatic, so you have a broad selection; across the year, an automatic Intermediate car averages £69 a day against £68 for a manual, £1 more a day. Electric and hybrid cars make up 11% of cars offered over the last 12 months, so filter for them if you want one rather than assuming any car you select will qualify.