Car hire prices at Nottingham Airport

For November 2026, use £40 a day as your benchmark at Nottingham Airport for a Compact such as a Nissan Juke, the typical price when you book around a month before your trip. An Economy such as an Opel Corsa averages £37 a day, while an Intermediate such as a Nissan Qashqai averages £46 at that lead time. In the last 2 weeks before November 2026 pickups, those averages drop to £38 for a Compact car, £34 for an Economy car and £43 for an Intermediate car. Use the price checker to compare your exact dates.

Across the year at Nottingham Airport, a Compact car averages £38 a day around 2 weeks before your trip versus £49 around 9 months before, so you need not rush to book early. For November 2026, a Compact such as a Nissan Juke is cheaper in the last 2 weeks at £38 a day, compared with £40 around a month before your trip. Prices barely move between months, so focus on when you book rather than changing your fixed dates. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers book within a month of pickup, so booking nearer departure is common.

Avis and Budget are jointly cheapest at Nottingham Airport for a Compact car, averaging £36 a day over the last 12 months from 608 and 519 prices respectively, so compare their pickup conditions before choosing. Both have desks at the airport, accept debit cards and typically hold a £330 deposit. Avis does not yet have enough reviews for a score and has a 20-minute desk wait; Budget scores 85/100 from 46 reviews but has a 29-minute wait. If your morning schedule is tight, weigh Budget's review score against Avis's shorter wait rather than choosing on price alone.

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 118 reviews, but allow for its 24-minute desk wait when planning your pickup. National is not the cheapest: its Compact cars average £47 a day over the last 12 months from 801 prices. Budget's Compact cars average £36 a day over the same period from 519 prices, £11 less a day, and Budget scores 85/100 from 46 reviews. Avis also averages £36 a day for Compact cars over the last 12 months from 608 prices, but does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Choose National if you favour the higher review score, rather than expecting the lowest price or a quick desk visit.

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 Nottingham Airport, deposits range from £200 to £1,800 and only 2 of the 6 checked desks accept debit cards, so check your card eligibility before comparing prices. Enterprise and National typically hold £200, while Drivalia holds £1,800; all require a credit card. If you need to use a debit card, filter for it first: Avis and Budget accept one and typically hold £330. Check the deposit and card rule beside each car, and the extras charged at the desk listed under it.

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

At Nottingham Airport, desk waits and credit-card requirements can disrupt your morning schedule, so check both before choosing the lowest-priced car. Budget's desk wait averages 29 minutes against Alamo's 6 minutes, so allow more collection time if you choose Budget. Alamo typically holds £1,000 and requires a credit card, so the shorter wait comes with a larger hold to accommodate. Across the 6 checked desks, 4 require credit cards; filter for debit-card acceptance if that is the card you plan to bring.

Only 15% of prices at Nottingham Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

At Nottingham Airport, a Compact such as a Nissan Juke suits a work trip with up to 3 bags, at £40 a day for November 2026 when booked around a month before your trip. A Compact car seats 5 but takes 3 bags, so do not assume every passenger can bring a suitcase. At the same lead time for November 2026, step down to an Economy such as an Opel Corsa at £37 a day if 2 bags suffice, or up to an Intermediate such as a Nissan Qashqai at £46 a day for 4 bags. Automatics are 54% of cars offered, so filter for one rather than assuming; across all batches, automatic Compact cars cost £49 a day on average against £39 for manual Compact cars. Electric cars are only 1% of cars offered and hybrids are not offered, so do not make either a requirement without checking availability for your dates.