Car hire prices at London Heathrow Airport

For November 2026 at London Heathrow Airport, a Compact such as a Nissan Juke averages £29 a day when you book around a month before your trip, giving you a benchmark for your quote. An Economy such as an Opel Corsa averages £25 a day, while a Mini such as a Fiat 500 averages £22 at that booking time. In the last 2 weeks before pickup, the Compact car averages £27 a day, £2 less a day. Use the price checker to compare your quote for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at LHR, consider waiting until the last 2 weeks: a Compact car averages £27 a day then, while across the year that booking window averages £36 a day. For November 2026, booking a Compact car around a month before your trip averages £29 a day, £2 more a day. Across the year, a Compact car averages £51 a day around 9 months before your trip, compared with £36 a day in the last 2 weeks, so you have not missed the cheaper booking window. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers book within a month of pickup.

Keddy by Europcar is cheapest at London Heathrow Airport for a Compact car, averaging £34 a day over the last 12 months from 912 prices, but does not yet have enough reviews for a score. You can use a debit card with Keddy by Europcar, but allow for a typical £700 deposit. If you want a scored alternative, Budget averages £37 a day for a Compact car over the last 12 months from 1,139 prices, £3 more a day, and scores 85/100 from 58 reviews in the last 5 months.

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.

Arnold Clark Car & Van is best-reviewed at LHR, scoring 91/100 from 113 reviews in the last 5 months, with an average desk wait of 15 minutes. Consider Arnold Clark Car & Van if you value that review score: for a Compact car over the last 12 months, the company averages £45 a day from 869 prices, £11 more a day than Keddy by Europcar. Keddy by Europcar is cheapest for a Compact car at £34 a day over the last 12 months from 912 prices, but 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 LHR, typical deposits range from £0 with Arnold Clark Car & Van to £1,800 with Drivalia, and only 6 of the 15 companies take a debit card, so check eligibility before choosing by price. If you need to use a debit card, filter for it before comparing prices; the deposit and card rule are shown beside each car in the results. 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 London Heathrow Airport, watch out for credit-card-only deposits and collection delays: 9 of the 15 desks refuse debit cards, and Switch averages a 34-minute desk wait. If you only have a debit card, filter for an accepting company before you book. Check the deposit against your available card balance too: Drivalia typically holds £1,800. If you have a timed appointment after landing, allow for Switch's average wait when choosing your pickup.

Only 44% of prices at London Heathrow Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

At London Heathrow Airport, choose a Compact such as a Nissan Juke if 3 bags are enough, averaging £29 a day for November 2026 when booked around a month before your trip. A Compact car seats 5 but takes 3 bags, so check your luggage before filling every seat. At the same booking time for November 2026, step down to an Economy such as an Opel Corsa at £25 a day if 2 bags suffice, or up to an Intermediate such as a Nissan Qashqai at £35 a day for 4 bags. Over the last 12 months, 60% of cars offered are automatic, giving you a broad choice, but across all batches, automatic Compact cars average £51 a day against £41 for manual Compact cars, £10 more a day. Electric cars make up 6% of cars offered over the last 12 months and hybrids 2%, so filter for them before comparing prices if either is a requirement.