Car hire prices at Birmingham Airport, United Kingdom

A Compact car like a Nissan Juke at Birmingham Airport typically costs around £37 a day for October 2026 when booked about a month ahead. An Economy car like an Opel Corsa drops to about £31 a day, while a Nissan Qashqai in the Intermediate SUV class rises to £42. Leaving it until the last 2 weeks pushes that Compact to £40 a day. Across the year, daily quotes range from £29 for a Mini car in February 2027 up to £104 for an Executive car in August 2027. If your quote is higher, the price checker will show what is on offer for your dates.

Booking late saves about 44% at Birmingham Airport, dropping from £52 a day 9 months before your trip to £36 in the last 2 weeks. For October 2026 specifically, a Compact car is £37 a day booked a month before your trip and £40 in the last 2 weeks. Booking 9 months ahead across the year averages £52, so you lose nothing by waiting. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of our customers book within 16 days of pickup.

Dollar is the cheapest company at Birmingham Airport for a Compact car, averaging £35 a day over the last 12 months from 524 prices, but its desk refuses debit cards. It also holds a £750 deposit on a credit card and scores 89/100 from 34 reviews. Keddy by Europcar is £36 a day and accepts debit cards, but does not yet have enough reviews for a score. For a scored terminal desk that takes debit cards, Avis is £41 a day and scores 82/100.

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.

Alamo is the best-reviewed company at Birmingham Airport, scoring 90/100 from 37 reviews with an average desk wait of 9 minutes. Alamo prices averaged £46 a day for a Compact car over the last 12 months. Dollar is cheaper at £35 a day, scoring 89/100 from 34 reviews with a 21-minute wait. Sixt follows with 86/100 from 42 reviews, though queues average 32 minutes.

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, card deposits range from £50 with U-Save to £1,505 with Green Motion, and 5 of the 13 counters take a debit card. Sixt accepts a debit card for some cars only, while 7 desks refuse debit cards completely. Because deposit amounts and payment rules vary, filter for a debit card before comparing prices. Any extras charged at the counter are listed beside each car with their price.

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

Green Motion requires a deposit of £1,505 on a credit card at Birmingham Airport, where desk queues at some counters stretch past half an hour. Seven of the 13 desks refuse debit cards entirely, and queue times also diverge across the desks. You wait around 9 minutes at Alamo, whereas picking up from Sixt takes 32 minutes on average.

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 steady motorway driving from Birmingham Airport, pick a Compact car like a Nissan Juke, running at about £37 a day for October 2026. It seats 5 but takes 3 bags, so a full party means luggage on laps. An Economy car like an Opel Corsa costs £31 a day but fits only 2 bags, while an Intermediate SUV like a Nissan Qashqai provides 4 bags of luggage space for £42. Automatics make up 58% of cars offered, but choosing one costs £12 more a day for a Compact. Electric and hybrid cars make up 9% of cars offered, so there are rarely green cars left on short notice.