Car rental prices at Bordeaux Airport

For November 2026 at Bordeaux Airport, a good price is around $57 a day for an Intermediate car, the Nissan Qashqai size, booked around a month before your trip. A Compact car, the Peugeot 308 size, averages $48 a day, while an Economy car such as an Opel Corsa averages $42. In the last 2 weeks before pickup, the Intermediate car averages $48 a day, $9 less a day than around a month before. Use the price checker to compare your quote with prices for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at Bordeaux Airport, waiting until around 2 weeks before your trip brings an Intermediate Nissan Qashqai-sized car to $48 a day on average, against $57 around a month before. Across the year, an Intermediate car averages $75 a day around 9 months before your trip and $62 around 2 weeks before, so you have not missed the cheaper booking window if you have not booked yet. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers book within a month of pickup, so booking close to departure is common.

Rentscape is the cheapest company at Bordeaux Airport for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, averaging $60 a day, but you need room for a $1,694 deposit. Rentscape accepts a debit card and scores 77/100 from 337 recent reviews, so compare its card hold as well as its daily price. Alamo averages $67 a day for an Intermediate car over the same 12 months, from 1,748 prices, and scores 88/100 from 55 recent reviews. Alamo costs $7 more a day but holds $339 as a deposit and requires a credit card, making your available card balance part of the choice.

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 90/100 from 34 reviews over the last 5 months, with an average desk wait of 27 minutes. Sixt is not the cheapest: an Intermediate car averages $90 a day over the last 12 months, from 2,253 prices. If you prioritise price, Rentscape is cheapest for an Intermediate car over the same period at $60 a day, $30 less a day than Sixt, but scores 77/100 from 337 recent 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 Bordeaux Airport, deposits range from $169 with Key N Go to $2,428 with Avis, and 6 of the 16 desks accept a debit card, so check both before you book. The other 10 desks require a credit card, so filter for debit-card acceptance before comparing prices and check the deposit shown beside each car. 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.

At Bordeaux Airport, watch for slow pickup and credit-card-only deposits: Keddy by Europcar averages 52 minutes at the desk, and 10 of the 16 desks require a credit card. If you have an appointment after landing, allow for the desk wait rather than planning to drive away immediately. Check your chosen car's card rule before booking if you intend to use a debit card. Also check your available balance: Avis holds $2,428 as a deposit, compared with $565 at Sixt, even though both accept debit cards.

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.

For up to 5 people with cases, pick an Intermediate at Bordeaux Airport, the Nissan Qashqai or Volkswagen Passat size at about $57 a day in November 2026. It seats 5 but takes 4 bags, so a full car means soft bags on laps. A couple can save a little with a Mini, a Fiat 500, at $37 a day, though it takes 2 bags. A Fullsize, the DS 7 Crossback size, takes 5 bags and is $71 a day. 62% of rental cars at Bordeaux Airport are automatic, at $78 a day against $70 for a manual, so tick automatic when you search rather than assuming. Electric cars are 9% of what is offered and hybrids 2%, so there is usually one free at short notice.