Car rental prices at Brussels Zaventem Airport

At Brussels Zaventem Airport, budget around $37 a day for a Compact, such as an Opel Astra, in November 2026 when booking around a month before your trip, rather than paying for a larger car unnecessarily. An Economy, such as an Opel Corsa, averages $33 a day, while an Intermediate, such as an Opel Mokka, averages $53. In the last 2 weeks before November 2026 pickups, a Compact stays at $37, an Economy drops to $32 and an Intermediate drops to $50, so waiting offers little saving for that month. Use the price checker to compare your quote with prices for your exact dates.

At Brussels Zaventem Airport, waiting can help across the year: a Compact car averages $38 a day around 2 weeks before your trip, against $66 around 9 months before, so you have not necessarily missed cheaper prices. For November 2026, however, a Compact like an Opel Astra averages $37 a day both around a month before pickup and in the last 2 weeks, so it barely matters when you book within that period. Book when you find the car and counter terms you need rather than waiting for a price drop that month. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers booked within a month of pickup.

Thrifty is the cheapest company at Brussels Zaventem Airport for a Compact car over the last 12 months, averaging $52 a day, but you need room on your card for a $846 deposit. You get an airport desk, debit-card acceptance and a review score of 91/100 from 51 reviews, with an 8-minute desk wait on average. For the same class and period, Hertz averages $56 a day, $4 more a day, with 93/100 from 57 reviews, a 7-minute wait and a $791 deposit, so compare both if pickup time matters to you.

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 Brussels Zaventem Airport, scoring 93/100 from 57 reviews over the last 5 months, with a 7-minute desk wait on average, making it worth comparing when you value pickup time. Hertz averages $56 a day for a Compact car over the last 12 months, only $4 more a day than the cheapest company, Thrifty, at $52. Thrifty scores 91/100 from 51 reviews and has an 8-minute desk wait, so the cheaper choice also has a strong score. Sixt, Enterprise, Budget and Flizzr do not yet have enough reviews for a score; choose a scored company if reviews are central to your decision.

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 Brussels Zaventem Airport, typical deposits range from $226 to $903 across companies, and only 4 of the 10 counters take a debit card, so your card can narrow the choice before price does. If you plan to use a debit card, filter for debit-card acceptance before comparing prices; the other 6 counters require a credit card. Avis and Budget hold $226 on average, while Keddy by Europcar holds $903, so check the deposit and card rule beside your chosen car. Extras charged at the desk are listed under each car; include those charges in your comparison.

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

At Brussels Zaventem Airport, watch the desk wait and card requirements before choosing by price, because a queue or an unusable payment card can delay your onward appointment. Budget has a 19-minute desk wait on average, compared with 6 minutes at Avis, so allow for that difference when choosing your pickup. Only 4 of the 10 counters accept a debit card; filter for acceptance before booking if that is the card you will bring. Check the deposit too: Thrifty holds $846 on average, compared with $226 at Avis and Budget, so make sure your card has enough available funds.

Only 85% of prices at Brussels Zaventem Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

For a work trip, choose a Compact like an Opel Astra at Brussels Zaventem Airport: $37 a day in November 2026 around a month before pickup, seating 5 but carrying only 3 bags. For November 2026 at that lead time, step down to an Economy like an Opel Corsa at $33 a day if 2 bags suffice, or up to an Intermediate like an Opel Mokka at $53 if you need 4 bags. Since 60% of cars offered are automatic, you have a broad choice, but filter for automatic rather than assuming you will get one. For Compact cars over the full period tracked, automatics average $63 a day against $58 for manuals, so you pay $5 more a day on average for an automatic. Electric cars account for 6% of cars offered and no hybrids are offered, so check availability on your dates before planning around an electric car.