Book late and $63 is yours; book nine months out and the same car is $89 — 41% more. From 47,737 Adelaide Airport prices since 2023.
About $441–623 for the week.
7-day Saturday hire, priced for a UK renter. From 47,737 prices in the Car Rental Price Index archive since 2023. Prices shown in USD, converted from pounds at the rate of 2 September 2026.
Booking early is 41% more expensive at Adelaide Airport. Across the 395 airports we track, half of our customers book within 16 days of pickup.
9 MONTHS $89 · 6 MONTHS $85 · 3 MONTHS $75 · 1 MONTH $63 · 2 WEEKS $63OCTOBER ONLY
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April is the most expensive month at Adelaide Airport, 32% above July. You are viewing October 2026.
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A Compact car like a Toyota Corolla Hybrid at Adelaide Airport typically runs to around $53 a day for October 2026 when booked about a month ahead. An Intermediate car like a Toyota Corolla is around $63 a day, while a Fullsize Toyota Camry Hybrid runs to about $70. Leaving your booking to the last 2 weeks nudges the Compact to $55. If your quote is higher, the price checker will show rates for your exact dates.
For October 2026 at Adelaide Airport, booking late saves about 58%, with Intermediate cars dropping from $93 a day 9 months before your trip to $58 2 weeks before. If you have not booked yet, you have missed nothing, as rates across the year start around $92 6 months before and fall to $66 a month before. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of our customers book within 14 days of pickup.
Simba Car Hire is the cheapest company at Adelaide Airport for an Intermediate car, averaging $46 a day over the last 12 months, but its desk is off-airport. It also does not yet have enough reviews for a score. For an in-terminal counter, Bargain Car Rentals is the next step at $49 a day and scores 86/100 from 37 reviews. Hertz had 1,362 prices over the same period, averaging $104 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.
Hertz and Thrifty are the best-reviewed companies at Adelaide Airport, both scoring 90/100 from 52 and 62 reviews respectively, though Hertz has a shorter 16-minute desk wait. For an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, Hertz averages $104 a day and Thrifty $78 a day. Simba Car Hire is the lowest-priced supplier at $46 a day, but it 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 Adelaide Airport, deposits held on your card range from $143 with Budget and Avis to $712 with Hertz, Sixt and East Coast, with 3 of the 11 companies taking a debit card. Another 2 desks accept debit cards for some cars only, while 6 require a credit card. Filter for a debit card before comparing prices so you only see vehicles you can drive away. Any 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.
Payment rules catch people out at Adelaide Airport, where 6 of the 11 desks refuse debit cards and a single supplier operates off-airport. Simba Car Hire sits away from the terminal, while the other 10 counters operate on-site. If you arrive without a credit card in the main driver's name, over half the desks will turn you away. At the desk, reviews show Thrifty drivers waiting an average of 30 minutes, double the 15-minute wait at Sixt.
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.
For 5 people travelling with luggage, choose an Intermediate car like a Toyota Corolla at Adelaide Airport, which costs around $63 a day for October 2026. It seats 5 with room for 4 bags, whereas a Compact Toyota Corolla Hybrid seats 5 but takes 3 bags at $53 a day. Automatic gearboxes make up 99% of cars offered, so getting an easy drive in city traffic costs nothing extra. Hybrids represent 19% of the fleet, meaning fuel-efficient options are widely available without paying more.
Everything above is what a fair price looks like at Adelaide Airport, measured over time. The check prices the exact days you are travelling, live right now, and shows what is actually available from the companies listed below.
| MONTH | MINI | ECONOMY | COMPACT | INTERMEDIATE | FULLSIZE | PREMIUM | 7+ SEATS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAN | —· 18 | $71 | $75 | $90 | $107 | $116 | $127 |
| FEB | —· 19 | $70 | $75 | $94 | $116 | $128 | $136 |
| MAR | —· 19 | $70 | $73 | $90 | $104 | $116 | $131 |
| APR | —· 19 | $74 | $81 | $102 | $120 | $133 | $143 |
| MAY | —· 19 | $66 | $74 | $90 | $113 | $121 | $139 |
| JUN | —· 18 | $59 | $66 | $80 | $92 | $112 | $127 |
| JUL | —· 17 | $59 | $63 | $77 | $85 | $105 | $124 |
| AUG | —· 15 | $61 | $65 | $78 | $90 | $96 | $123 |
| SEP | —· 19 | $62 | $69 | $82 | $96 | $102 | $123 |
| OCT | —· 19 | $59 | $67 | $81 | $88 | $96 | $119 |
| NOV | —· 19 | $59 | $65 | $80 | $85 | $97 | $109 |
| DEC | —· 18 | $59 | $65 | $80 | $89 | $104 | $121 |
| COMPANY | A DAY | REVIEW SCORE | |
|---|---|---|---|
 Simba Car Hire | $46 | SHUTTLE | — |
 Bargain Car Rentals | $49 | IN TERMINAL | 86 |
 Alamo | $54 | — | — |
 Enterprise | $55 | — | — |
 Budget | $67 | IN TERMINAL | 88 |
 East Coast | $71 | IN TERMINAL | — |
 Thrifty | $78 | IN TERMINAL | 90 |
 National | $82 | — | — |
 Sixt | $82 | IN TERMINAL | 89 |
 Keddy by Europcar | $88 | IN TERMINAL | — |
 Europcar | $89 | IN TERMINAL | 86 |
 Dollar | $101 | — | — |
 Hertz | $104 | IN TERMINAL | 90 |
 Avis | $123 | IN TERMINAL | 85 |
Typical rental car prices are medians of quoted prices for a 7-day Saturday pickup, priced for a UK renter, seen at Adelaide Airport since November 2023, one of the 395 airports we track car rental prices for: 47,737 prices in all, 19,731 in the last 12 months. October figures are for pickups in October 2026 at the lead time stated. Supplier prices are Intermediate class over the last 12 months, from the 14 companies with at least 30 prices; review scores are CarTrawler customer reviews from the last five months. Booking figures are from 24,548 bookings made through our airport sites, across the 395 airports we track car rental prices for since January 2024. Most real hires are 5 to 6 days, so short hires cost more per day than the 7-day figures on this page. Prices are what was on offer, not what anyone paid. Batch of 2 September 2026. Prices shown in USD, converted from pounds at the rate of 2 September 2026.
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