Car hire prices at Bradley Airport

For November 2026 at Bradley Airport, a good price is around £44 a day for an Intermediate car such as a Volkswagen Jetta, booked around a month before your trip. An Economy car such as a Mitsubishi Mirage averages £41 a day, while a Fullsize car such as a Chevrolet Malibu averages £54. Leave booking to the last 2 weeks and the Intermediate car averages £47 a day, £3 more a day. Use the price checker to compare your quote with prices for your exact dates.

Booking time barely changes prices at Bradley Airport, although an Intermediate car averages £44 a day for November 2026 around a month before your trip, against £47 in the last 2 weeks. Across the year, an Intermediate car averages £56 a day when booked around a month before pickup or within 2 weeks, so there is little price reason to wait. Booking around 9 months before your trip averages £59 a day across the year, so you have not missed a lower price by leaving it later. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers book within a month of pickup.

Budget and Thrifty tie as the cheapest companies at Bradley Airport for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, averaging £49 a day, but Budget requires a credit card. The comparison covers 1,853 prices for Budget and 2,418 for Thrifty. Budget's pickup wait averages 32 minutes, and Budget does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Thrifty accepts debit cards, scores 76/100 from 655 reviews and averages a 24-minute pickup wait, so choose Thrifty if you need to use a debit card.

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.

Choose National at Bradley Airport if reviews and pickup time matter most: National scores 99/100 from 268 reviews, and its desk wait averages 4 minutes. National is not the cheapest: an Intermediate car averages £76 a day over the last 12 months from 6,815 prices. Budget and Thrifty tie at £49 a day for an Intermediate car over the same period, from 1,853 and 2,418 prices respectively, £27 less a day than National. Thrifty scores 76/100 from 655 reviews, while Budget 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 Bradley Airport, typical deposits are £151 with Budget and £227 with Avis; 4 of the 8 companies accept debit cards, so filter by card before comparing prices. Hertz and Dollar accept debit cards for some cars only, so check the rule beside your chosen car. Budget and Avis require credit cards; check the deposit beside each car before reserving enough card funds. 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.

Allow extra pickup time at Bradley Airport if you choose Budget, whose desk wait averages 32 minutes, and check card rules before booking because Budget and Avis require credit cards. If you have a timed appointment after landing, compare the wait as well as the price: National averages 4 minutes and Alamo 10 minutes. If you plan to use a debit card, filter for it before comparing cars. Hertz and Dollar accept debit cards for some cars only, so confirm your chosen car qualifies.

Only 49% of prices at Bradley Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

If you need room for 4 bags, choose an Intermediate car such as a Volkswagen Jetta at Bradley Airport, averaging £44 a day for November 2026 when booked around a month before your trip. It seats 5 but takes 4 bags, so a full party needs to share luggage space. A Compact car such as a Nissan Versa also averages £44 a day but takes only 3 bags, while a Fullsize Chevrolet Malibu averages £54 a day and still takes 4 bags, so neither change improves your luggage budget. 100% of cars offered are automatic, so you do not need to filter out manuals. Electric and hybrid cars are not offered, so plan on a petrol or diesel car rather than charging stops.