Car hire prices at Edinburgh Airport

For November 2026 at Edinburgh Airport, use £35 a day as your benchmark for an Intermediate car, the Nissan Qashqai size, booked around a month before your trip. An Economy car, such as an Opel Corsa, averages £26 a day, while a Compact car, such as a Nissan Juke, averages £30 at that lead time. In the last 2 weeks, the Intermediate car averages £32 a day for November 2026, £3 less a day. Check the price checker before accepting a quote for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at Edinburgh Airport, consider booking around 2 weeks before your trip: an Intermediate car averages £32 a day then, against £35 a day around a month before. If you have not booked yet, the across-the-year figures are reassuring: an Intermediate car averages £63 a day around 9 months before your trip, against £44 a day around 2 weeks before. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers book within a month of pickup, so you are not unusually late.

U-Save is the cheapest company at Edinburgh Airport for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, averaging £38 a day, but you need a credit card and room for a £2,000 deposit. U-Save scores 76/100 from 52 reviews over the last 5 months, so compare its card hold as well as its price. Budget averages £42 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, £4 more a day, and scores 86/100 from 260 reviews over the last 5 months. Budget takes a debit card and holds a typical £330 deposit, making it worth checking if the larger hold would restrict your spending.

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 Edinburgh Airport if reviews matter most: it leads the companies with enough reviews at 90/100 from 72 reviews over the last 5 months, with an average desk wait of 18 minutes. Alamo is not the cheapest: over the last 12 months, an Intermediate car averages £51 a day from 1,400 prices, while U-Save averages £38 a day for an Intermediate car, £13 less a day. U-Save scores 76/100 from 52 reviews over the last 5 months, so weigh that saving against the review difference. If you also consider Enterprise or National, neither yet has 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 Edinburgh Airport, typical deposits range from £0 with Arnold Clark Car & Van to £2,000 with U-Save, and 6 of the 14 companies take a debit card, so check your card before choosing. Sixt takes a debit card for some cars only, while 7 companies require a credit card. 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 Edinburgh Airport, check your card and available credit before booking, and allow time at collection: credit-only deposits and desk waits can delay your departure. 7 of the 14 companies require a credit card, and Sixt accepts debit cards for some cars only, so confirm the rule for your chosen car. U-Save holds a typical £2,000 deposit and Drivalia £1,800, so check that your available credit can cover the hold. Enterprise averages 25 minutes at the desk and Dollar 23 minutes, so leave room between landing and any onward appointment.

Only 50% of prices at Edinburgh Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

For 4 people with 4 bags, choose an Intermediate car at Edinburgh Airport, such as a Nissan Qashqai: it seats 5 but takes 4 bags and averages £35 a day for November 2026 around a month ahead. For November 2026, a Compact car such as a Nissan Juke takes 3 bags at £30 a day around a month before your trip; a Fullsize car such as a Mercedes C Class still takes 4 bags, at £43 a day around 2 weeks before. Over the last 12 months, 59% of cars offered are automatic, so you have a broad choice. Across prices tracked to date, an automatic Intermediate car averages £65 a day against £52 for a manual Intermediate car, so choosing automatic costs £13 more a day on average. Electric cars account for 4% of cars offered and hybrids 1% over the last 12 months, so filter for your preferred power type before comparing models.