Car hire prices at Bilbao Airport

For November 2026 at Bilbao Airport, use £25 a day as your benchmark for a Compact, the Seat Leon size, booked around a month before your trip. For November 2026 at that lead time, a Mini, the Fiat 500 size, averages £18 a day, while an Economy, the Seat Ibiza size, averages £21. In the last 2 weeks, the Compact car average drops to £19 a day, £6 less. Use the price checker to compare your quote for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at Bilbao Airport, wait until the last 2 weeks to compare prices: a Compact car averages £19 a day then, against £25 around a month before your trip. Across the year, Compact cars average £39 a day around 9 months before your trip, from 2,516 prices, against £25 in the last 2 weeks, from 2,378 prices, so you have not missed an early-booking saving. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers book within a month of pickup.

Rentbycar is Bilbao Airport’s cheapest company for a Compact car over the last 12 months, averaging £20 a day from 691 prices, but you need a credit card at pickup. Rentbycar scores 86/100 from 93 recent reviews and holds a typical £1,110 deposit, so check your available credit before booking. Budget averages £31 a day for a Compact car over the last 12 months, £11 more than Rentbycar, and scores 87/100 from 45 recent reviews. Budget holds £171 and accepts debit cards for some cars only, so check the specific car’s rule before choosing.

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.

Hertz and Budget jointly lead Bilbao Airport’s reviews at 87/100, from 46 and 45 reviews respectively, with both desks averaging 18 minutes, so compare their prices before you choose. For Compact cars over the last 12 months, Budget averages £31 a day and Hertz £35, with Hertz’s figure drawn from 752 prices. Neither is cheapest: Rentbycar averages £20 a day for a Compact car over the same period, from 691 prices, and scores 86/100 from 93 recent reviews. If you are also considering Alamo, 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.

At Bilbao Airport, deposits range from £171 to £1,665, and only 2 of the 18 counters take a debit card, so check the card rule before choosing your car. Hertz and Goldcar take debit cards; 4 other counters accept them for some cars only, while 12 require credit cards. Filter for a debit card before comparing prices, then check the deposit and card rule shown 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 Bilbao Airport, check your card and allow time at pickup because 12 of the 18 counters require credit cards and desk waits reach 38 minutes. If you plan to use a debit card, check the exact car’s terms: 4 counters accept debit cards for some cars only. Check your available credit too, because OK Mobility holds a typical £1,665 deposit. If you need to get straight onto the road, compare desk waits: Keddy by Europcar averages 38 minutes, while National averages 12 minutes.

Fuel is full tank out, full tank back on 99% of prices at Bilbao Airport, so there is no fuel charge to be surprised by.

At Bilbao Airport, a Compact such as a Seat Leon averages £25 a day for November 2026 around a month before your trip, so choose one for up to 5 people carrying no more than 3 bags. A Compact car seats 5 but takes only 3 bags, so choose by luggage rather than the seat count if you fill the car. At the same lead time in November 2026, an Economy such as a Seat Ibiza takes 2 bags at £21 a day, while an Intermediate such as a Nissan Qashqai takes 4 bags at £30 a day. 50% of cars offered are automatic, so filter for one if you need it; over the full period tracked, automatic Compact cars average £37 a day from 14,213 prices, £4 more a day than manual Compact cars at £33 from 17,433 prices. Electric and hybrid cars account for 5% of cars offered, so filter specifically if you want one.