Car hire prices at Guernsey Airport

Across the year, a good price for a hire car at Guernsey Airport is around £54 a day for an Economy (an Opel Corsa-sized car). A Compact is £58 a day. If your quote is well over these, the price checker will tell you for your exact dates.

At Guernsey Airport, booking time barely changes the price: across the year, an Economy car averages £53 a day both around a month before your trip and in the last 2 weeks. Across the year, booking an Economy car around 9 months before your trip averages £54 a day, just £1 more a day, so you have not missed a lower price by waiting. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers booked within 1 month of pickup; that is not a reason to wait for a discount.

Hertz is the cheapest company at Guernsey Airport for an Economy car over the last 12 months, averaging £42 a day, with an airport desk and debit-card acceptance. Hertz holds a £200 deposit and does not yet have enough reviews for a score, so do not choose it on price alone if reviews matter to you. Over the same 12 months, Europcar averages £49 a day for an Economy car, £7 more a day than Hertz, but holds £0 as a deposit. Sixt averages £78 a day for an Economy car over that period and holds £300, so compare both the rental price and the card hold.

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.

At Guernsey Airport, Hertz has a 22-minute desk wait but does not yet have enough reviews for a score, so you should not choose it on ratings alone. Hertz is the cheapest for an Economy car over the last 12 months at £42 a day on average, so weigh that price against the time you have after landing. Europcar and Sixt do not yet have enough reviews for a score either, so check the car's terms before choosing between them.

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 Guernsey Airport, deposits range from £0 with Europcar to £300 with Sixt, and all 3 desks take a debit card, so you can compare them without needing a credit card. Filter for a debit card before comparing prices, then check the deposit and card rule beside your chosen car. Extras charged at the desk are listed under each car with their prices.

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

At Guernsey Airport, allow time for Hertz's 22-minute desk wait and check the deposit before booking, because Sixt holds £300 on your card. Do not arrange onward plans that depend on collecting the car immediately after landing. Hertz holds £200 and Europcar £0, so compare the card hold as well as the rental price.

Only 67% of prices at Guernsey Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

At Guernsey Airport, an Economy car such as an Opel Corsa averages £54 a day across the full price history and seats 5 but takes 2 bags, so choose it only if your luggage fits. Across the full price history, a Mini car such as a Kia Picanto averages £49 a day and seats 4 but takes 2 bags; a Compact car such as a Kia Ceed averages £58 a day and seats 5 but takes 3 bags, so move up only if you need the extra bag space. Only 35% of cars offered over the last 12 months are automatic, so filter for automatic before comparing prices. Across the full price history, automatic Economy cars average £71 a day against £53 for manual Economy cars, so allow £18 more a day for an automatic. Hybrids make up 7% of cars offered over the last 12 months and no electric cars are offered, so filter for a hybrid rather than assuming your car will be one.