Car rental prices at Dubai Airport

For November 2026 at Dubai Airport, budget around $52 a day for an Intermediate, the Mazda 6 size, booked around a month before your trip, as waiting until the last 2 weeks gives the same price. An Economy car, such as a Mitsubishi Attrage, averages $30 a day, while a Compact car, such as a Toyota Corolla, averages $37 when booked around a month before your trip in November 2026. In the last 2 weeks, the Economy car stays at $30, but the Compact car costs $3 more a day at $40. Check the price checker for your exact dates before accepting a quote.

For November 2026 at Dubai Airport, you can book an Intermediate car around a month before your trip without losing a late discount: it averages $52 a day both then and in the last 2 weeks. Across the year, an Intermediate car averages $42 a day in the last 2 weeks, from 1,640 prices, so late booking can work for other dates. The same class averages $61 when booked around 9 months before your trip, from 1,271 prices across the year, so you have not missed the cheaper booking window. 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.

Autostrad Rent a Car is cheapest at Dubai Airport for an Intermediate car, averaging $29 a day over the last 12 months, but you need a credit card for its deposit. Its desk is at the airport, with an average wait of 22 minutes and a typical $545 deposit, so allow time and card capacity for collection. Autostrad Rent a Car does not yet have enough reviews for a score. If you prefer a scored company, Alamo averages $46 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months and scores 64/100 from 31 recent reviews, but its desk wait averages 45 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.

Alamo is the best-reviewed scored company at Dubai Airport, with 64/100 from 31 reviews in the last 5 months, but you should allow for its average 45-minute desk wait. Alamo is not the cheapest: an Intermediate car averages $46 a day over the last 12 months. Autostrad Rent a Car averages $29 a day for an Intermediate car over the same period, costs $17 less a day and does not yet have enough reviews for a score, so choose between a scored supplier and the lower price.

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 Dubai Airport, deposits range from $0 with Wheego to $2,727 with Edel and Stark Luxury Fleet, but only 4 of the 16 counters take a debit card, so your card limits your choice. If you need to use a debit card, filter for it before comparing prices; the other 12 counters require a credit card. Check the deposit and card rule beside each car to make sure you 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 Dubai Airport, watch out for credit-card-only deposits at 12 of the 16 counters and desk waits that can delay your departure. If you only have a debit card, filter for an accepting counter before booking rather than relying on the daily price. Allow for average desk waits of 45 minutes with Alamo or 42 minutes with Enterprise before arranging anything after collection. Sixt averages 20 minutes at the desk, so compare collection time as well as the card requirements.

Only 61% of prices at Dubai Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

For 4 people with a bag each, choose an Intermediate car at Dubai Airport, such as a Mazda 6, at around $52 a day for November 2026 booked around a month before your trip. It seats 5 but takes 4 bags, so a fifth person means sharing luggage space. For November 2026 at the same booking time, step down to a Compact car such as a Toyota Corolla at $37 a day if 3 bags suffice, or up to a Fullsize Ford Explorer-sized car at $71 for 5 bags. Over the last 12 months, 99% of cars offered are automatic, so finding one should be straightforward when you filter. Neither electric nor hybrid cars are offered, so widen your search beyond these cars if either is essential.