Car hire prices at Bristol Airport

Bristol Airport car hire costs around £38 a day for a Compact car like a Nissan Juke, £34 for an Economy and £28 for a Mini in October 2026, booked about a month ahead. An Intermediate car, the Nissan Qashqai size, is around £42 a day. Leaving it to the last 2 weeks drops the Compact price to £36. Across the year, prices range from £30 a day for a Mini in February 2027 to £93 for a luxury car in July 2027, so check the price checker for your travel dates.

At Bristol Airport, booking late saves about 41%: Compact cars average £52 a day 9 months before your trip against £37 2 weeks before. For October 2026, a Compact is £38 a day booked a month ahead and drops to £36 in the last 2 weeks. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of our customers book within 2 weeks of travel, with half booking within 16 days. If you have not booked yet, you have not missed the lowest rates.

Keddy by Europcar is the cheapest company at Bristol Airport for a Compact car, averaging £32 a day over the last 12 months. Keddy by Europcar requires a £700 deposit and does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Dollar is next at £33 a day from 525 prices, scoring 88/100 from 58 reviews with a £750 deposit on a credit card. All 13 counters are based at the airport, so you avoid shuttle transfers regardless of which supplier you select.

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.

Europcar, Alamo and Hertz are the best-reviewed companies at Bristol Airport, all scoring 89/100 with desk waits between 15 and 19 minutes. Europcar averages £42 a day from 695 prices for a Compact car with an 18-minute desk wait from 182 reviews. Alamo averages £45 a day from 1,175 prices with a 19-minute desk wait from 51 reviews, while Hertz averages £39 a day from 637 prices with a 15-minute wait. The cheapest company, Keddy by Europcar at £32 a day, 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 Bristol Airport, card deposits range from £50 with U-Save to £1,800 with Drivalia, and 5 of the 13 desks accept a debit card. Another 7 desks require a credit card, while 1 takes a debit card for some cars only. Filter for debit card acceptance before comparing rates so you only see cars you can pick up. Extras charged at the counter are displayed under each vehicle.

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

Two main traps catch people out at Bristol Airport: credit-card-only desks and hefty security deposits held on arrival. 7 of the 13 desks refuse debit cards completely, including Drivalia and Green Motion. Drivalia requires an £1,800 credit card hold and Green Motion takes £1,505, which can tie up your spending limit on arrival. Desk queues also vary sharply, ranging from 12 minutes at Enterprise up to 31 minutes at National.

Only 42% of prices at Bristol Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

A Compact car such as a Nissan Juke at Bristol Airport costs £38 a day on average for October 2026. It seats 5 but takes 3 bags, so if each passenger brings luggage, step up to an Intermediate such as a Nissan Qashqai, which takes 4 bags at £42 a day. If you need an automatic, 59% of cars offered have automatic gearboxes, which cost £49 a day compared to £40 a day for a manual. Electric and hybrid models make up 9% of cars offered, so book early if you want an electrified engine.