Car rental prices at Amsterdam Airport

For November 2026 at Amsterdam Airport, budget around $62 a day for an Intermediate, the Nissan Qashqai size, booked around a month before your trip. An Economy car such as an Opel Corsa averages $45 a day, while a Compact such as a Peugeot 2008 averages $52. In the last 2 weeks before pickup, an Intermediate averages $60 a day, which is $2 less a day. Use the price checker to compare your quote for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at Amsterdam Airport, waiting until around 2 weeks before your trip brings an Intermediate car to $60 a day on average, against $62 around a month before. Across the year, an Intermediate car averages $108 a day around 9 months before your trip and $65 around 2 weeks before, so you have not missed a lower average price by leaving it late. 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 beyond this airport too.

Keddy by Europcar is the cheapest company at Amsterdam Airport for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, averaging $57 a day, so check its price first. Hertz averages $70 a day for an Intermediate car over the same period, which is $13 more a day than Keddy by Europcar, and scores 86/100 from 97 recent reviews. Hertz also takes a debit card at its airport desk, making it worth checking if you will not bring a credit card.

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.

Budget is the best-reviewed company at Amsterdam Airport, scoring 92/100 from 86 reviews in the last 5 months, with an average desk wait of 9 minutes. Budget is not the cheapest: for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, Budget averages $78 a day against Keddy by Europcar at $57, which is $21 less a day. Keddy by Europcar does not yet have enough reviews for a score, so choose Budget if a scored review record matters more to you than that price difference.

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 Amsterdam Airport, typical deposits range from $339 with Europcar to $1,637 with Avis or Budget, and only 2 of the 10 companies checked take a debit card. If you need to use a debit card, filter for it before comparing prices; Hertz and Budget accept one at the desk. Check the deposit and card rule beside your chosen car to make sure your card can cover the hold. 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 Amsterdam Airport, check your card and available funds before booking, because 8 of the 10 desks require a credit card and some deposits reach $1,637. Avis and Budget typically hold $1,637, so leave enough available on your card for the deposit as well as your other spending. If you only have a debit card, narrow your comparison to Hertz and Budget. Allow time for collection before planning your onward drive: Green Motion averages 21 minutes at the desk, compared with 6 minutes at Sixt.

Only 84% of prices at Amsterdam Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

For 4 people with 4 bags, choose an Intermediate such as a Nissan Qashqai at Amsterdam Airport, averaging $62 a day in November 2026 around a month before your trip; it seats 5. Step down to a Compact such as a Peugeot 2008 at $52 a day around a month before November 2026 only if 3 bags are enough; it seats 5 but has less luggage space. For 5 bags, a Fullsize such as a BMW 3 Series Estate averages $91 a day in the last 2 weeks before November 2026 pickup. With 67% of cars offered automatic, you have a broad choice; an automatic Intermediate car averages $91 versus $90 for a manual Intermediate car, or $1 more a day, across 24,165 prices covering all batches checked. Electric cars make up 5% of cars offered and hybrids 6% over the last 12 months, so filter for them if you want one rather than leaving the powertrain unspecified.