Car hire prices at Birmingham Airport, United States

For November 2026, use £49 a day as your benchmark at Birmingham Airport 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 £46 a day, while a Compact car such as a Nissan Versa averages £48. Leave booking to the last 2 weeks and the Intermediate car averages £55 a day, £6 more. Check the price checker for your exact dates before accepting a quote.

For November 2026 at Birmingham Airport, book around a month before your trip: an Intermediate car averages £49 a day then, against £55 in the last 2 weeks. Across the year, an Intermediate car averages £81 a day around 9 months before your trip and £59 around 2 weeks before, so you have not necessarily missed a lower price by leaving booking late. The November 2026 comparison nevertheless favours booking around a month before your trip. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers book within a month of pickup.

Avis is the cheapest company at Birmingham Airport for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, averaging £49 a day, but you need a credit card. Hertz averages £56 a day for an Intermediate car over the same 12 months, from 1,586 prices, and scores 83/100 from 520 reviews, compared with Avis at 78/100 from 1,113 reviews. Avis has an airport desk with an average wait of 22 minutes, so allow time for collection 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.

Choose National at Birmingham Airport if reviews and collection time matter most to you: National scores 99/100 from 268 reviews and its desk wait averages 4 minutes, though Avis is cheaper. National averages £77 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, from 3,407 prices. Avis averages £49 a day for an Intermediate car over the same period, £28 less, but scores 78/100 from 1,113 reviews and has a 22-minute average desk wait. Compare those costs with the time you have available after landing.

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 Birmingham Airport, Avis holds a typical £227 deposit on a credit card, while Hertz and Dollar accept debit cards for some cars only, so check your car's card rule before booking. 4 of the 6 companies require a credit card, so do not assume your debit card will be accepted. If you need to use a debit card, confirm that your chosen car allows it before comparing prices.

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

At Birmingham Airport, watch out for restricted debit-card acceptance and desk waits that can eat into the time you allow between landing and driving. 4 of the 6 companies require a credit card; Hertz and Dollar accept debit cards for some cars only, so confirm your chosen car's rule before booking. Avis averages a 22-minute desk wait and Dollar 21 minutes, compared with National at 4 minutes, so allow collection time if you have a fixed arrival deadline.

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

If you need room for 3 bags, choose an Intermediate car such as a Volkswagen Jetta at Birmingham Airport, averaging £49 a day for November 2026 when booked around a month before your trip. It seats 5 but takes 3 bags, so a full car needs lighter packing. An Economy car such as a Mitsubishi Mirage takes 2 bags at £46 a day, while a Fullsize car such as a Chevrolet Malibu takes 4 at £68. Over the last 12 months, 100% of cars offered are automatic, so you can choose by size without filtering for transmission. Electric and hybrid cars are not offered, so do not plan on collecting one.