Car rental prices at Dortmund Airport

For November 2026, use $60 a day as your Dortmund Airport benchmark for a Compact, such as a Hyundai i30, booked around a month before your trip. At that lead time, an Economy car such as a Volkswagen Polo averages $52 a day, and an Intermediate such as a Skoda Octavia Estate averages $69. In the last 2 weeks before pickup, a Compact car averages $56 a day, $4 less a day than around a month before. Use the price checker to compare your exact dates.

Booking timing barely matters at Dortmund Airport: for November 2026, a Compact car averages $56 a day in the last 2 weeks before pickup, against $60 around a month before. Book when your plans are firm rather than waiting for that small price difference. A Compact car booked around 9 months before your trip also averages $56 a day across the year, from 1,528 prices. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers booked within a month of pickup, so you are not unusually late.

Budget is cheapest at Dortmund Airport for a Compact car, averaging $48 a day over the last 12 months from 864 prices, and its desk wait averages 5 minutes. You still get an airport desk, debit-card acceptance and a review score of 93/100 from 30 reviews. Avis averages $50 a day for a Compact car over the last 12 months from 651 prices, $2 more a day, and scores 95/100 from 43 reviews. Choose Budget if pickup time matters more to you than that score difference, because Avis's desk wait averages 31 minutes.

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.

Avis is the best-reviewed company at Dortmund Airport, scoring 95/100 from 43 reviews in the last 5 months, but you should allow for its average 31-minute desk wait. Avis is close to the cheapest: for a Compact car over the last 12 months, Avis averages $50 a day from 651 prices, while Budget averages $48 from 864 prices, $2 less a day. Budget scores 93/100 from 30 reviews and averages a 5-minute desk wait, so choose Budget if you value a faster pickup over the small score difference. Europcar 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 Dortmund Airport, typical deposits range from $226 with Budget or Avis to $452 with Keddy by Europcar, and 2 of the 4 checked desks take debit cards, so your card limits your choice. If you need to use a debit card, filter for debit-card acceptance before comparing prices; Budget and Avis accept one, while Europcar and Keddy by Europcar require a credit card. Check the deposit and card rule beside each car, along with any extras charged at the desk listed under it.

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

At Dortmund Airport, watch out for Avis's average 31-minute desk wait and credit-card-only deposits, because either can disrupt your pickup before a morning appointment. If you have a tight schedule, compare Budget's average 5-minute wait before choosing Avis. Europcar and Keddy by Europcar require a credit card, so filter for debit-card acceptance first if that is the card you intend to use.

Only 94% of prices at Dortmund 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 a Compact at Dortmund Airport, the Hyundai i30 or Volkswagen Golf size at about $60 a day in November 2026. It seats 5 but takes 3 bags, so a full car means soft bags on laps. A couple can save a little with an Economy, a Volkswagen Polo, at $52 a day, though it takes 2 bags. An Intermediate, the Skoda Octavia Estate size, takes 4 bags and is $69 a day. 62% of rental cars at Dortmund Airport are automatic, at $60 a day against $54 for a manual, so tick automatic when you search rather than assuming. Electric cars are 6% of what is offered and there are no hybrids, so book one early rather than expecting to find one at the desk.