Car rental prices at Bordeaux Airport

Bordeaux Airport car hire for October 2026 runs to about $55 a day for a Compact car like a Peugeot 308 when you book around a month ahead, alongside $50 for an Economy car and $42 for a Mini. An Intermediate car such as a Nissan Qashqai is about $65 a day. In the last 2 weeks before pickup, that Compact car drops slightly to $53. Across the year, January 2027 is cheapest with a Mini at $49 a day, while August 2027 costs the most with a higher-end car at $125. Check the price checker for your exact dates.

For October 2026 at Bordeaux Airport, waiting until the last 2 weeks brings an Intermediate car down to $62 a day, compared to $65 booked a month before your trip. Booking 9 months before your trip would have cost $78 a day across the year, so holding off saves you about 31%. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of our customers book within 2 weeks of pickup. If you have not booked yet, you have not missed anything.

Rentscape is the cheapest company at Bordeaux Airport for an Intermediate car, at $61 a day on average over the last 12 months, but it requires a $2,886 deposit held on your card. OK Mobility and Dollar follow at $63. Alamo charges $69 a day from 1,759 prices and scores 88/100, while Rentscape scores 77/100 from 366 reviews. All 16 desks are based at the airport, so you do not need to take a shuttle.

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.

Sixt is the best-reviewed company at Bordeaux Airport, scoring 91/100 from 34 reviews with an average desk wait of 25 minutes, though an Intermediate car costs $92 a day. Alamo is the closest balance of price and service, scoring 88/100 with a 22-minute wait at $69 a day from 1,759 prices. Rentscape is the cheapest Intermediate supplier at $61 but scores 77/100. Keddy by Europcar has an average desk wait of 76 minutes and 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.

Deposits held on cards at Bordeaux Airport range from $173 with Key N Go to $2,886 with Rentscape, and 6 of the 16 desks accept a debit card. The other 10 counters require a credit card in the main driver's name, with none accepting debit cards for only certain vehicles. Filter for a debit card before comparing prices to avoid arriving at a desk that refuses your payment method. Extras charged at the desk are listed under each car with their price.

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

The biggest traps at Bordeaux Airport are long counter waits and 10 of the 16 desks refusing debit cards. Keddy by Europcar's desk averages 76 minutes at pickup, so arriving without checking wait times can cost you well over an hour before you reach the road. Avis and Keddy by Europcar also do not provide full-to-full fuel, meaning you pay for a tank upfront. If you prefer to settle your deposit on debit, 10 desks will turn you away unless you carry a credit card.

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

A Compact car like a Peugeot 308 runs around $55 a day at Bordeaux Airport for October 2026 and fits small families best. It seats 5 but holds 3 bags, so a full group with more luggage will need an Intermediate car like a Nissan Qashqai, which takes 4 bags at $65. A step down to an Economy Opel Corsa holds 2 bags at $50. Automatics make up 62% of cars offered and cost $9 more a day than a manual, while electric and hybrid models make up 11% combined, so supply of low-emission cars is limited.