Car hire prices at Birmingham Airport, United Kingdom

For November 2026 at Birmingham Airport, use £36 a day as your benchmark for a Compact car such as a Nissan Juke when booking around a month before your trip. At the same lead time for November 2026, a Mini car such as a Fiat 500 averages £24 a day, while an Economy car such as an Opel Corsa averages £31. In the last 2 weeks, the Compact car average drops to £31 a day, £5 less a day. Use the price checker to compare your quote with prices for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at Birmingham Airport, the last 2 weeks are the cheaper end for a hire car: a Compact is £31 a day then, against £36 booked about a month ahead. Across the year at Birmingham Airport, a Compact booked 9 months ahead is £52 a day and one booked 2 weeks ahead £36. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, half of our customers book a hire car within 16 days of pickup.

Dollar is the cheapest company at Birmingham Airport for a Compact car over the last 12 months, averaging £35 a day from 532 prices, but you need a credit card. Dollar has an airport desk, holds a typical £750 deposit and scores 89/100 from 34 reviews over the last 5 months, so check your available credit before choosing it. If you need to use a debit card, Budget accepts one and averages £39 a day for a Compact car over the last 12 months from 503 prices, £4 more a day than Dollar. Budget holds a typical £330 deposit and scores 82/100 from 117 reviews over 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 Alamo at Birmingham Airport if review scores guide you: it leads with 90/100 from 38 reviews over the last 5 months, and its desk wait averages 11 minutes. Alamo is not the cheapest: over the last 12 months, Alamo averages £46 a day for a Compact car from 1,129 prices, while Dollar averages £35 from 532 prices, £11 less a day. Dollar scores 89/100 from 34 reviews over the last 5 months but has a 19-minute average desk wait, so compare the lower price with the longer collection time.

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 Birmingham Airport, typical deposits range from £50 with U-Save to £1,800 with Drivalia, and 5 of the 13 companies accept a debit card, so check both before choosing your car. Sixt accepts a debit card for some cars only, while 7 companies require a credit card. Filter for debit-card acceptance 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 Birmingham Airport, check card rules and allow time for collection before planning your onward drive, because 7 of the 13 companies require a credit card and Sixt's desk wait averages 31 minutes. Sixt accepts debit cards for some cars only, so confirm the rule for your chosen car rather than relying on the company name. Drivalia holds a typical £1,800 deposit on a credit card, so check that you have enough available credit. If collection time matters, compare Alamo's 11-minute average desk wait with Sixt's before booking.

Only 41% of prices at Birmingham Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

For up to 5 people with cases, pick a Compact at Birmingham Airport, the Nissan Juke or Volkswagen Golf size at about £36 a day in November 2026. It seats 5 but takes 3 bags, so a full car means soft bags on laps. A couple can save a little with a Mini, a Fiat 500, at £24 a day, though it takes 2 bags. An Intermediate, the Nissan Qashqai size, takes 4 bags and is £41 a day. 58% of hire cars at Birmingham Airport are automatic, at £54 a day against £42 for a manual, so tick automatic when you search rather than assuming. Electric cars are 7% of what is offered and hybrids 2%, so book one early rather than expecting to find one at the desk.