Car hire prices at Gothenburg Airport

For November 2026 at Gothenburg Airport, budget £49 a day on average for an Intermediate car such as a Volvo XC40 when you book around a month before your trip. A Compact car such as a Volkswagen Golf averages £37 a day at that lead time, while a Mini car such as a Fiat 500 averages £32 for November 2026. In the last 2 weeks, the Intermediate car averages £52 a day, £3 more than around a month before. Use the price checker to compare your quote for your exact dates.

At Gothenburg Airport, timing barely changes the price: an Intermediate car for November 2026 averages £49 a day around a month before your trip, against £52 in the last 2 weeks. Across the year, an Intermediate car averages £54 a day around 9 months before your trip and £53 around a month before, so you have not missed a substantial early-booking saving. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers booked within a month of pickup, so you need not treat booking far ahead as essential.

Dollar is the cheapest company at Gothenburg Airport for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, averaging £24 a day, but you need a credit card. Dollar's desk is at the airport and its typical deposit is £151, so check that you can cover the hold before choosing it. Dollar does not yet have enough reviews for a score. If you prefer a scored supplier, Mabi averages £56 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months and scores 87/100 from 30 reviews in the last 5 months.

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 Mabi for the best review score at Gothenburg Airport: it scores 87/100 from 30 reviews in the last 5 months, with an average desk wait of 16 minutes. Mabi is not the cheapest: over the last 12 months, Mabi averages £56 a day for an Intermediate car, against Dollar's £24 for the same class, so choosing the scored supplier costs £32 more a day. Dollar does not yet have enough reviews for a score, so you cannot compare the 2 companies on review scores.

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 Gothenburg Airport, typical card deposits range from £151 to £791, and only 1 of the 7 companies takes a debit card, so check your card before comparing prices. Budget takes a debit card and holds a typical £300 deposit; the other 6 companies 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 Gothenburg Airport, check card requirements and leave time for collection, because 6 of the 7 companies require a credit card and desk waits average up to 24 minutes. If you only have a debit card, choose Budget rather than arriving at a credit-only desk. Check your available card balance too: Mabi's typical deposit is £791, compared with £151 at Dollar. Allow for Europcar's average 24-minute desk wait before arranging anything immediately after collection; Budget's average is 13 minutes.

Only 82% of prices at Gothenburg Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

At Gothenburg Airport, choose an Intermediate car such as a Volvo XC40 for 4 people with 4 bags, at £49 a day in November 2026 booked around a month before; it seats 5. If you fill all 5 seats, the 4-bag limit means packing lighter; for 5 bags, choose a Fullsize car such as a Volvo V60 Estate, averaging £64 a day across all batches. A Compact car such as a Volkswagen Golf takes 3 bags at £37 a day for November 2026 around a month before. Automatic cars make up 92% of cars offered over the last 12 months, so filter for one if you prefer an easy gearbox; across all batches, an automatic Intermediate car averages £55 a day, £1 more a day than a manual. Electric and hybrid cars each make up 16% of cars offered over the last 12 months, so check the powertrain before choosing if you want to avoid a fully electric car.