Car hire prices at Trondheim Airport

At Trondheim Airport, a Compact car like a Volkswagen ID.3 costs around £46 a day for October 2026 when booked about a month ahead, with an Economy at £45 and a Mini at £43. An Intermediate car, the Toyota Rav4 size, is about £54 a day. Leaving your booking to the last 2 weeks drops the Compact price to around £41. The calendar matters far more than booking early, swinging from £43 a day for a Mini in September 2027 to £122 for an executive car in August 2027. If your quote sits well above these rates, the price checker will tell you for your exact dates.

At Trondheim Airport, book about a month before your trip: an Intermediate car averages £64 a day across the year then, against £67 in the final 2 weeks. Booking 9 months before your trip averages £68, so waiting has not cost you money because timing barely shifts rates. August 2027 reaches £122 a day while September 2027 falls to £43, so the calendar month drives your quote rather than how early you reserve. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of our customers book within 16 days of pickup.

Budget is the cheapest company at Trondheim Airport for an Intermediate car, averaging £56 a day over the last 12 months from 755 prices. Budget sits inside the terminal, takes debit cards, and scores 91/100 from 41 customer reviews. Alamo charges £62 a day from 805 prices but insists on a credit card for a £791 deposit and does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Enterprise averages £81 a day and scores 88/100 from 32 reviews, with an average 9-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.

Budget is the best-reviewed company at Trondheim Airport, scoring 91/100 from 41 reviews with an average desk wait of 18 minutes. Budget is also the cheapest option for an Intermediate car, averaging £56 a day over the last 12 months from 755 prices. Enterprise follows on customer ratings with 88/100 from 32 reviews, a shorter 9-minute wait, and an average price of £81 a day. Alamo averages £62 a day 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 Trondheim Airport, security deposits held on your payment card range from £158 with Hyre to £1,582 with Hertz, and only 1 of the 6 companies accepts a debit card. 5 of the 6 counters accept credit cards only, holding £300 with Budget, £396 with Sixt, and £791 with Alamo and Enterprise. The deposit and payment rules are shown beside each car in the results, so filter for a debit card before comparing prices. Any extras charged at the counter appear beneath each car with their full cost.

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

At Trondheim Airport, 5 of the 6 desks require a credit-card hold on collection, and counter queues can reach 19 minutes. Only Budget accepts a debit card, so arriving without a credit card in the primary driver's name leaves you stranded. Hertz blocks a £1,582 deposit on collection, turning a simple hill drive into a hefty credit freeze. Sixt desks average a 19-minute wait, so factor that delay into your itinerary when planning valley connections.

Only 58% of prices at Trondheim Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

An Intermediate car like the Toyota Rav4 at Trondheim Airport costs around £54 a day in October 2026 and fits 5 people with their luggage. It seats 5 with room for 4 bags, giving loaded hill trips the space and power that smaller classes lack. A step down to a Compact car like the Volkswagen ID.3 costs £46 a day for October 2026, though it seats 5 but takes 3 bags, so a full car means soft bags on laps. Automatic cars are 97% of the cars offered, costing £68 a day across the year compared to £66 for a manual, while electric cars account for 39% of what is offered, so you can easily reserve one without hunting.