Car rental prices at Dublin Airport

For November 2026 at Dublin Airport, an Intermediate car such as a Kia Sportage averages $30 a day when booked around a month before your trip, giving you space for 4 bags. For the same month and booking time, a Compact car such as an Opel Astra averages $25 a day, while an Economy car such as a Ford Fiesta averages $20. In the last 2 weeks before pickup, the Intermediate car rises to $33 a day, so waiting costs $3 more a day on average. Use the price checker to compare your quote for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at Dublin Airport, book around a month before your trip: an Intermediate car such as a Kia Sportage averages $30 a day then, against $33 in the last 2 weeks. Across the year, the pattern differs: Intermediate cars such as a Kia Sportage average $82 a day around 9 months before your trip versus $48 around 2 weeks before, from 1,646 and 2,058 prices respectively, so you have not missed the cheapest booking time by leaving it late. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers booked within a month of pickup, so you need not treat booking months ahead as the norm.

Dollar is cheapest at Dublin Airport for an Intermediate car, averaging $53 a day over the last 12 months from 541 prices, but you need a credit card and its desk wait averages 24 minutes. Dollar has an airport desk and scores 86/100 from 170 reviews, so the lowest price does not mean choosing an unscored company. Over the same 12 months, Sixt averages $54 a day for an Intermediate car from 1,186 prices, just $1 more a day, and also scores 86/100 from 42 reviews. Choose Sixt if its 16-minute average desk wait and $2,259 typical deposit suit you better than Dollar's $4,234 deposit.

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.

Enterprise is the best-reviewed company at Dublin Airport, scoring 90/100 from 43 reviews, but its desk wait averages 25 minutes and you pay more than with Dollar. For Intermediate cars over the last 12 months, Enterprise averages $73 a day from 551 prices, while the cheapest company, Dollar, averages $53 from 541 prices, so Enterprise costs $20 more a day. Dollar scores 86/100 from 170 reviews and has a 24-minute average wait, so choose Enterprise for the higher score rather than faster collection. National does not yet have enough reviews for a score, so do not treat its 13-minute average wait as evidence of reliability.

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 Dublin Airport, typical deposits range from $282 with Alamo to $5,081 with Payless, and all 13 desks require a credit card, so you cannot rely on a debit card. If you need to use a debit card, filter for it before comparing prices rather than assume the cheapest car will accept it. Check the deposit and card rule beside each car and make sure your credit card can cover the hold. Extras charged at the desk are listed under each car with their prices.

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

At Dublin Airport, watch out for credit-card-only deposits and collection delays: all 13 desks refuse debit cards, and Enterprise's desk wait averages 25 minutes. Check your available credit before booking: Payless typically holds $5,081, compared with $282 at Alamo. Allow time between landing and driving away, especially if you have an appointment after collection. Sixt's average desk wait is 16 minutes versus Dollar's 24 minutes, so compare collection time as well as the rental price.

Fuel is full tank out, full tank back on 100% of prices at Dublin Airport, so there is no fuel charge to be surprised by.

For up to 5 people with cases, pick an Intermediate at Dublin Airport, the Kia Sportage or Nissan Qashqai size at about $30 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 Volkswagen Up, at $17 a day, though it takes 2 bags. 49% of rental cars at Dublin Airport are automatic, at $75 a day against $60 for a manual, so tick automatic when you search rather than assuming. Hybrids are 2% of what is offered and there are no electric cars, so book one early rather than expecting to find one at the desk.