Car hire prices at Newcastle Airport

Newcastle Airport car hire costs around £33 a day for a Compact car like a Nissan Juke booked about a month ahead for October 2026, with an Economy at £28 and a Mini at £22. An Intermediate car such as a Nissan Qashqai is about £40 a day. Leaving your booking to the last 2 weeks drops the Compact price to around £31. Across the whole year, prices range from £28 a day for a Mini in February 2027 to £90 for an executive car in July 2027. If your quote is higher than these, the price checker will show what is typical for your exact dates.

For October 2026 at Newcastle Airport, wait until about 2 weeks before you fly: an Intermediate car is £38 a day then, down from £40 a month before. Across the year, booking 9 months ahead averages £60 a day, so you have not missed a saving if you have not booked yet. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of our customers book within 2 weeks of pickup. July 2027 is the dearest month at £90 a day, compared to February 2027 at £28.

Dollar is the cheapest car hire company at Newcastle Airport for an Intermediate car at £35 a day on average over the last 12 months, but its desk average wait time is 46 minutes. National costs £58 a day from 988 prices and scores 88/100 from 109 customer reviews, while Dollar does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Dollar also requires a credit card for its £750 deposit. For a company that accepts debit cards, Budget charges £40 a day and scores 86/100.

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 Newcastle Airport, scoring 88/100 from 109 reviews with an average desk wait of 22 minutes. National averages £58 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months from 988 prices. Dollar averages £35 a day for the same class but does not yet have enough reviews for a score and averages a 46-minute wait. Budget scores 86/100 from 46 reviews, with a 20-minute wait and an average price of £40.

Review scores are CarTrawler customers' own, from the last five months; the score and the desk wait sit beside each car in the results.

Newcastle Airport deposits range from £200 with Enterprise, National or Hertz up to £1,800 with Drivalia, and 4 of the 12 desks accept a debit card. Sixt accepts a debit card for some cars only, while 7 desks take credit cards only. Filter for a debit card on the price checker before you compare prices so you only see cars you can collect. 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.

Three things catch people out when you hire at Newcastle Airport: deposits that only go on a credit card, the wait at the desk and fuel rules that are not full to full. 7 of the 12 desks quoting live right now at Newcastle Airport take a credit card only for the deposit. Dollar's desk averages 46 minutes at pickup.

Only 39% of prices at Newcastle Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

A Compact car like a Nissan Juke costs around £33 a day at Newcastle Airport for October 2026. It seats 5 people but fits 3 bags, so a full car means soft luggage on laps. If you need room for 4 bags, an Intermediate like a Nissan Qashqai costs £40 a day, whereas an Economy car like an Opel Corsa holds 2 bags for £28. Automatics make up 57% of cars offered and cost £6 more a day than a manual across the year. Electric and hybrid models make up 5% of cars offered, so book early if you want one.