Car hire prices at Dallas Fort Worth Airport

For November 2026 at DFW, booked around a month before your trip, an Intermediate car, such as a Volkswagen Jetta, averages £45 a day, a useful benchmark when you compare your quote. At that lead time, an Economy car, such as a Mitsubishi Mirage, averages £38 a day, while a Compact car, such as a Nissan Versa, averages £45. For November 2026, an Intermediate car averages £54 a day in the last 2 weeks, £9 more a day. Use the price checker to compare prices for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at DFW, book around a month before your trip: an Intermediate car averages £45 a day then, against £54 in the last 2 weeks. You have not necessarily missed the lower prices by leaving it late: across the year, Intermediate cars averaged £74 a day around 9 months before your trip, against £53 in the last 2 weeks. That broader pattern does not make waiting cheaper for November 2026. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers booked within a month of pickup, from 24,946 bookings.

Europcar is cheapest at DFW for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, averaging £44 a day, but you need a credit card and it does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Compare National if a review score matters to you: it scores 99/100 from 268 reviews over the last 5 months, with a 4-minute desk wait on average. For an Intermediate car, National averages £77 a day over the last 12 months from 3,235 prices, £33 more a day than Europcar.

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 if reviews guide your decision at DFW: it is the best-reviewed company, scoring 99/100 from 268 reviews over the last 5 months, with a 4-minute desk wait on average. National is not the cheapest: for an Intermediate car, National averages £77 a day over the last 12 months from 3,235 prices. Europcar is cheapest for an Intermediate car at £44 a day over the same 12 months, £33 less a day, 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 DFW, deposits range from £0 with Europcar to £227 with Avis, and 4 of the 10 companies accept a debit card, so check card acceptance before you book. Another 3 companies take a debit card for some cars only, while 3 require a credit card. If you plan to use a debit card, filter for it before comparing prices and check the deposit and card rule beside each 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 DFW, check card acceptance and allow time for collection, because credit-card-only desks and waits can upset your first day's plans. Budget, Avis and Europcar require a credit card, while Hertz, Dollar and Sixt accept debit cards for some cars only, so check your chosen car's rule before booking. If you have a timed appointment after landing, allow for Avis's 26-minute desk wait on average, compared with 4 minutes at National.

Only 50% of prices at Dallas Fort Worth Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

At DFW, choose an Intermediate car, such as a Volkswagen Jetta, if you need room for 3 bags: it averages £45 a day for November 2026 when booked around a month before your trip. It seats 5 but takes 3 bags, so you should not assume every passenger can bring a separate bag. For November 2026 at that lead time, an Economy car such as a Mitsubishi Mirage averages £38 a day but takes only 2 bags, while a Fullsize car such as a Chevrolet Malibu averages £58 and takes 4 bags. 100% of cars offered are automatic, so an automatic gearbox is already included in these prices. Hybrid cars make up 2% of cars offered and no electric cars are offered, so filter for a hybrid before comparing prices if that matters to you.