Book late and £33 is yours; book nine months out and the same car is £52 — 39% more. From 45,668 Nottingham Airport prices since 2023.
About £231–364 for the week.
7-day Saturday hire, priced for a UK renter. From 45,668 prices in the Car Rental Price Index archive since 2023.
Booking early is 39% more expensive at Nottingham Airport. Across the 395 airports we track, half of our customers book within 16 days of pickup.
9 MONTHS £46 · 6 MONTHS £52 · 3 MONTHS £39 · 1 MONTH £40 · 2 WEEKS £33OCTOBER ONLY
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August is the most expensive month at Nottingham Airport, 11% above October. You are viewing October 2026.
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Nottingham Airport quotes around £40 a day in October 2026 for a Compact car (the Nissan Juke size), £35 for an Economy and £48 for an Intermediate. Booking in the last 2 weeks drops the Compact price to £33 a day. Typical prices range from £32 a day for a Mini (the Fiat 500 size) in March 2027 to £94 for an executive car in April 2027. Use the price checker to see rates for your exact dates.
Booking late saves about 29% at Nottingham Airport, where a Compact car costs £49 a day booked 9 months before your trip against £38 2 weeks before. Because prices barely move across the year, you do not need to lock in months early. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of our customers book within 2 weeks of pickup.
Budget and Avis are the cheapest companies at Nottingham Airport for a Compact car, both averaging £37 a day over the last 12 months from 503 and 573 prices. Both providers have desks at the airport and accept debit cards with a £330 deposit. Enterprise and Alamo charge £40 a day, but both require a credit card at the counter. For a scored alternative, Budget rates 87/100 from 37 reviews.
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.
National is the best-reviewed company at Nottingham Airport, scoring 88/100 from 109 reviews with an average desk wait of 22 minutes. National averages £45 a day for a Compact car and requires a credit card. Budget scores 87/100 from 37 reviews at £37 a day with a 26-minute wait, while Drivalia scores 80/100 from 38 reviews. Avis and Alamo do 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.
Security deposits at Nottingham Airport start at £200 with Enterprise and National and reach £1,800 with Drivalia. Only 2 of the 6 desks accept a debit card, while 4 require a credit card. Filter for a debit card before comparing prices if you do not carry a credit card. Any optional extras you choose at the desk are listed under each car.
If you bring your own child seat, check your airline's rules first: most carry one free, some charge.
Security deposits at Nottingham Airport reach £1,800, and 4 of the 6 counters turn away debit cards at the desk. Checking payment terms before you travel avoids being left without a car, as most suppliers demand a credit card in the lead driver's name. A hold of £1,800 with Drivalia ties up that sum on your card until return. Desk waits can also stretch to 26 minutes on busy days.
Only 14% of prices at Nottingham Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.
For motorway driving from Nottingham Airport, pick a Compact like the Nissan Juke, which seats 5 with room for 3 bags at around £40 a day in October 2026. Step down to an Economy like the Opel Corsa for £35 a day if you travel light, or step up to an Intermediate Nissan Qashqai for £48 if you carry 4 bags. Automatic cars make up 54% of cars offered and cost £49 a day against £39 for a manual, a difference of £10 more a day. Only 1% of cars offered are electric, so do not rely on finding one.
Everything above is what a fair price looks like at Nottingham Airport, measured over time. The check prices the exact days you are travelling, live right now, and shows what is actually available from the companies listed below.
| MONTH | MINI | ECONOMY | COMPACT | INTERMEDIATE | FULLSIZE | PREMIUM | 7+ SEATS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAN | £34 | £39 | £45 | £57 | £64 | £89 | £83 |
| FEB | £33 | £38 | £44 | £57 | £69 | £85 | £83 |
| MAR | £32 | £35 | £44 | £54 | £68 | £83 | £83 |
| APR | £34 | £40 | £45 | £57 | £69 | £94 | £90 |
| MAY | £34 | £39 | £45 | £57 | £69 | £88 | £87 |
| JUN | £34 | £38 | £44 | £57 | £69 | £85 | £86 |
| JUL | £36 | £42 | £46 | £57 | £67 | £86 | £86 |
| AUG | £37 | £42 | £49 | £57 | £67 | £85 | £91 |
| SEP | £35 | £40 | £45 | £57 | £67 | £85 | £84 |
| OCT | £32 | £38 | £44 | £55 | £65 | £82 | £80 |
| NOV | £34 | £39 | £44 | £54 | £65 | £80 | £80 |
| DEC | £36 | £40 | £45 | £55 | £65 | £86 | £82 |
| COMPANY | A DAY | REVIEW SCORE | |
|---|---|---|---|
 Budget | £37 | IN TERMINAL | 87 |
 Avis | £37 | IN TERMINAL | — |
 Alamo | £40 | IN TERMINAL | — |
 Enterprise | £40 | IN TERMINAL | — |
 Drivalia | £43 | IN TERMINAL | 80 |
 National | £45 | IN TERMINAL | 88 |
 Green Motion | £139 | — | — |
Typical hire car prices are medians of quoted prices for a 7-day Saturday pickup, priced for a UK renter, seen at Nottingham Airport since November 2023, one of the 395 airports we track car hire prices for: 45,668 prices in all, 18,728 in the last 12 months. October figures are for pickups in October 2026 at the lead time stated. Supplier prices are Compact class over the last 12 months, from the 7 companies with at least 30 prices; review scores are CarTrawler customer reviews from the last five months. Booking figures are from 24,548 bookings made through our airport sites, across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for since January 2024. Most real hires are 5 to 6 days, so short hires cost more per day than the 7-day figures on this page. Prices are what was on offer, not what anyone paid. Batch of 2 September 2026.
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