Car rental prices at Nuremberg Airport

For October 2026, a typical car hire price at Nuremberg Airport is $70 a day for an Intermediate, the Nissan Qashqai size, booked about a month ahead. A Compact car like a Volkswagen Golf costs around $61 a day, while an Economy car such as an Opel Corsa is $53. Leaving your booking to the last 2 weeks moves an Intermediate to $71 a day. Across the year, the cheapest rate is a Mini at $49 a day in January 2027, while a larger executive car in August 2027 reaches $109. Use our price checker for your exact dates.

Booking timing barely affects prices at Nuremberg Airport, where an Intermediate car across the year averages $78 a day at 9 months ahead and $67 at 2 weeks. For October 2026, an Intermediate car costs $70 a day booked about a month ahead and $71 in the last 2 weeks. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of our customers book within 14 days of travel. Reserve whenever your flight is set and focus on counter queues instead.

Budget and Flex to Go are the cheapest companies at Nuremberg Airport for an Intermediate car, both averaging $61 a day over the last 12 months. That Flex to Go rate comes from 1,038 prices, but renting there means leaving a $1,039 card deposit and waiting an average of 13 minutes. For $65 a day, Avis and Keddy by Europcar require deposits of $231 and $461. Sixt averages $78 a day from 2,057 prices and clears collections in 7 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.

Flizzr is the highest-rated car hire desk at Nuremberg Airport, scoring 89/100 from 63 customer reviews, with an average desk wait of 26 minutes. Enterprise and National both follow at 86/100, though they cost more at $92 and $96 a day for an Intermediate car. Europcar cuts queue times down to 4 minutes, but does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Flex to Go is the cheapest rated option at $61 a day, but scores 77/100 from 59 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.

Security deposits at Nuremberg Airport range from $231 with Avis and Budget up to $1,039 with Flex to Go, and 4 of the 10 desks accept debit cards. Credit cards are required exclusively by 5 desks, while Enterprise accepts a debit card for some cars only. All 10 suppliers have counters in the airport terminal. Filter by debit card in the results before choosing a car, and check the extras listed beneath each vehicle.

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

The main catches at Nuremberg Airport are credit-card restrictions at half the desks and queue times that stretch past 20 minutes at several terminal counters. Five desks will not take a debit card for your deposit, which reaches $1,039 at Flex to Go. Waits average 26 minutes at Alamo and Flizzr, while Europcar averages 4 minutes. A short wait at the counter is useful when you want to join fast motorway traffic without losing your morning.

Fuel is full tank out, full tank back on 97% of prices at Nuremberg Airport, so there is no fuel charge to be surprised by.

For driving in the city and surrounding motorways, pick an Intermediate car like a Nissan Qashqai at Nuremberg Airport, costing about $70 a day in October 2026. An Intermediate seats 5 people and takes 4 bags. A Compact car like a Volkswagen Golf costs $61 a day but takes 3 bags, while an executive Fullsize model like a BMW 3 Series is $80. Automatic gearboxes account for 59% of cars offered and cost just $1 more a day than manuals, while electric models make up only 3%, so do not rely on finding one.