Car hire prices at Dallas Fort Worth Airport

Dallas Fort Worth Airport averages £52 a day for an Intermediate car, such as a Volkswagen Jetta, when you book around a month before an October 2026 trip. Smaller models run cheaper: an Economy car like the Mitsubishi Mirage is around £40 a day, and a Compact car like the Nissan Versa is £51. Leaving booking to the last 2 weeks keeps the Intermediate at £52, but pushes that Economy to £51. Across the whole year, quotes range from £53 in November 2026 for an Economy car up to £88 in June 2027 for a Fullsize car. Check the price checker to see what holds for your travel dates.

For October 2026 at Dallas Fort Worth Airport, hold off until the last 2 weeks before you fly, when an Intermediate is £52 a day compared to £55 a month before. Booking 9 months ahead across the year averages £74 a day against £53 in the last 2 weeks before travel, so waiting saves about 42%. If you have not booked yet, you have missed nothing. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of bookings on our sites happen within 14 days of pickup.

Europcar is the cheapest company at Dallas Fort Worth Airport for an Intermediate car, averaging £43 a day over the last 12 months, but it requires a credit card. Budget and Thrifty are the next cheapest at £46 a day across 1,864 and 1,112 prices. Europcar does not yet have enough reviews for a score, while National charges £77 a day and scores 92/100 from 279 reviews. Alamo is the most expensive of the group at £82 a day.

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 Dallas Fort Worth Airport, scoring 92/100 from 279 reviews, with an average desk wait of 24 minutes. National is not cheap, averaging £77 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months. Europcar is the cheapest at £43 a day, but it does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Budget averages an 11-minute wait at £46 a day, while Hertz clears customers in 7 minutes at £65 a day.

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 Dallas Fort Worth Airport, card deposits run up to £222 with Avis, and 4 of the 10 desks accept a debit card. Another 3 companies accept debit cards for some cars only, while 3 require a credit card. Filter for debit cards on the price checker before comparing offers so you only see cars you can collect. Mandatory deposits and card rules appear beside every vehicle, and any optional desk extras are listed underneath.

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

Dallas Fort Worth Airport desks turn away debit cards at 3 of their 10 counters and keep you waiting up to 38 minutes in line. Queue times reach 38 minutes at Alamo and 28 minutes at Enterprise, which tests your patience after a long flight. Another 3 of the 10 desks accept debit cards on select vehicles only. Bring a credit card in the lead driver's name to avoid being stranded at the counter.

Only 51% 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.

For up to 5 passengers, pick an Intermediate like the Volkswagen Jetta at Dallas Fort Worth Airport, which costs around £52 a day in October 2026. It seats 5 but holds 3 bags, so a full group with luggage will find the boot tight. A Fullsize car like the Chevrolet Malibu seats 6 and takes 4 bags for £58 a day, while an Economy Mitsubishi Mirage drops to £40 but holds only 2 bags. Every car offered is an automatic with no extra charge, and hybrids make up 1% of the fleet while electric cars are absent, so you will almost certainly drive petrol.