Car rental prices at Amsterdam Airport

Amsterdam Airport car hire typically costs around $55 a day for a Compact car like a Peugeot 2008 when you reserve about a month ahead for October 2026. An Economy model such as an Opel Corsa is about $49 a day, while a Mini is $44. Waiting until the last 2 weeks drops the Compact to $51. If your quotes sit far above these levels, the price checker will show the going rate for your exact dates.

Waiting to book late saves about 41% at Amsterdam Airport, with rates across the year averaging $111 around 9 months before your trip against $66 around 2 weeks before. For October 2026, leaving your booking to the last 2 weeks drops an Intermediate car like a Nissan Qashqai from $69 to $62 a day. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, half of our customers book within 16 days of pickup. If you have not arranged a car yet, you have not missed the cheaper window.

Keddy by Europcar is the cheapest company at Amsterdam Airport, averaging $58 a day over the last 12 months for an Intermediate car like a Nissan Qashqai. Booking with Keddy means paying by credit card, as its counter does not accept debit cards. Hertz costs $73 a day, takes debit cards, and scores 85/100 from 98 reviews. For a scored brand with terminal pickup, Budget matches Hertz at $80 a day with a 90/100 rating.

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 90 out of 100 from 85 reviews, with desk waits averaging 19 minutes. Budget charges $80 a day on average for an Intermediate car, while Keddy by Europcar is the cheapest supplier at $58 but does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Avis follows Budget on ratings with 86/100 from 40 reviews and a 13-minute average counter wait. Enterprise sits at the other end with an average queue of 46 minutes.

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 Amsterdam Airport range from $346 with Europcar to $1,674 with Avis, and only 2 of the 10 desks accept a debit card. The other 8 desks require a credit card in the driver's name, including Sixt, Alamo, and Enterprise. Filter for debit cards in the price checker before comparing offers so you see only suppliers that will hand you keys. Any optional extras charged at pickup appear under each vehicle.

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

Two main traps catch drivers at Amsterdam Airport: desks that refuse debit cards and long queues at the counter. While all 10 desks sit at the airport, 8 of them refuse debit cards entirely. Enterprise's desk averages 46 minutes at pickup, so you could spend longer standing at the counter than driving out of the city. Make sure your payment card matches counter rules before landing.

Only 85% of prices at Amsterdam Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

For comfort on motorways outside the city, choose a Compact car like a Peugeot 2008 at Amsterdam Airport, which costs around $55 a day in October 2026. It seats 5 passengers but takes 3 bags, so a larger group will want an Intermediate like a Nissan Qashqai, which takes 4 bags at $69 a day. Stepping down to an Economy car like an Opel Corsa costs $49 a day but holds just 2 bags. Automatics are 66% of cars on offer and cost $93 a day compared to $92 for manuals, so you can book an automatic without paying a penalty.