Car rental prices at Adelaide Airport

For November 2026 at Adelaide Airport, budget around $66 a day for an Intermediate car, the Toyota Corolla size, booked around a month before your trip as a benchmark for comparing your quote. At the same lead time, a Compact car, such as a Toyota Corolla Hybrid, averages $60 a day, while a Fullsize car, such as a Toyota Camry Hybrid, averages $74. In the last 2 weeks before pickup, the Intermediate car averages $70 a day, which is $4 more a day. Use the price checker to compare those benchmarks with prices for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at Adelaide Airport, book an Intermediate car around a month before your trip: the average is $66 a day, compared with $70 in the last 2 weeks. Across the year, an Intermediate car averages $57 a day around 2 weeks before pickup, against $91 around 9 months before, so not booking far ahead does not mean you have missed the lower prices. That general late-booking saving does not apply to the November 2026 Intermediate car comparison. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers book within a month of pickup.

Simba Car Hire is cheapest at Adelaide Airport for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, averaging $45 a day, but does not yet have enough reviews for a score. For a scored alternative, Bargain Car Rentals averages $48 a day for an Intermediate car over the same period, which is $3 more a day, and scores 85/100 from 32 reviews. Bargain Car Rentals has an airport desk, accepts debit cards and holds a typical $348 deposit, so compare those terms before choosing solely on price.

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.

Hertz is the best-reviewed company at Adelaide Airport over the last 5 months, scoring 90/100 from 43 reviews with an average 17-minute desk wait, so choose it if you prioritise the highest review score. Hertz is not the cheapest: its Intermediate car averages $102 a day over the last 12 months from 1,378 prices, which is $57 more a day than Simba Car Hire’s $45 Intermediate car average over the same period. Simba Car Hire does not yet have enough reviews for a score. If you want a scored company closer to that price, Bargain Car Rentals averages $48 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months and scores 85/100 from 32 reviews.

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 Adelaide Airport, typical deposits range from $139 to $694, and 3 of the 9 checked desks accept debit cards, so check the card rule before choosing by price. Another 2 desks, Europcar and Keddy by Europcar, accept debit cards for some cars only, while 4 desks require a credit card. If you need to use a debit card, filter for it before comparing prices and check the deposit and card rule beside your chosen 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 Adelaide Airport, watch for credit-card-only deposits and desk waits before planning your first drive, because the cheapest daily price does not settle either issue. Of the 9 checked desks, 4 require a credit card and 2 accept debit cards for some cars only, so confirm the rule for your chosen car before booking. Hertz and Sixt each hold a typical $694 deposit, so leave enough available credit for the hold. Budget and East Coast average 24 minutes at the desk, so allow collection time before arranging anything immediately after landing.

Only 94% of prices at Adelaide Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

Choose an Intermediate car, such as a Toyota Corolla, at Adelaide Airport if you need 4 bag spaces: for November 2026, the average is $66 a day around a month before your trip. It seats 5 but takes 4 bags, so if everyone brings a bag, choose more luggage space. For November 2026 at the same lead time, a Compact car, such as a Toyota Corolla Hybrid, takes 3 bags at $60 a day, while a Fullsize car, such as a Toyota Camry Hybrid, takes 5 bags at $74. Over the last 12 months, 99% of cars offered are automatic, so you should not need to choose a larger car just to get an automatic gearbox. Electric cars account for 2% and hybrids for 19% of cars offered over that period, so filter specifically if you want either rather than assuming your chosen car will have one of those powertrains.