Car rental prices at Aberdeen Airport

Aberdeen Airport car hire averages around $50 a day for a Compact car like a Nissan Juke booked about a month ahead for October 2026. An Economy car such as an Opel Corsa averages $42 a day, while a Mini is around $31. Leaving your booking to the last 2 weeks drops the Compact to $44. July 2027 peaks at $140 a day for a larger car against $40 in November 2026 for a Mini. Check our price checker for your exact dates.

For October 2026 at Aberdeen Airport, wait until the last 2 weeks before your trip, when a Compact car drops to $44 a day. Across the year, booking late saves about 52%: an Intermediate car averages $78 around 9 months before your trip against $53 in the last 2 weeks. If you have not booked yet, you have missed nothing. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of our customers book within 2 weeks of pickup.

Dollar is the cheapest company at Aberdeen Airport for an Intermediate car, averaging $50 a day over the last 12 months. What you give up with Dollar is card flexibility and quick service: it requires a credit card for its $1,011 deposit, averages a 32-minute desk wait, and does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Enterprise costs $66 a day from 1,319 prices, holds a lower $270 deposit, and scores 87/100 from 553 reviews. All 12 desks operate at the airport terminal.

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.

Arnold Clark Car & Van is the best-reviewed company at Aberdeen Airport, scoring 91/100 from 116 reviews with an average desk wait of 15 minutes. Arnold Clark Car & Van charges $70 a day on average from 544 prices and holds a $0 deposit. Dollar is the cheapest company at $50 a day, but it does not yet have enough reviews for a score and its desk averages 32 minutes. National follows on reviews with 88/100 from 109 reviews at $78 a day.

Review scores are CarTrawler customers' own, from the last five months; the score and the desk wait sit beside each car in the results.

Deposits held on your card at Aberdeen Airport range from $0 with Arnold Clark Car & Van to $2,022 with Drivalia, and 5 of the 12 companies accept a debit card. Sixt accepts a debit card for some cars but requires a credit card for others, while 6 desks refuse debit cards entirely. Filter for a debit card before comparing prices so you only see cars you can release. Extras charged at the desk appear 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.

Three things catch people out when you rent at Aberdeen Airport: deposits that only go on a credit card, the wait at the desk and fuel rules that are not full to full. 6 of the 12 desks quoting live right now at Aberdeen Airport take a credit card only for the deposit. Dollar's desk averages 32 minutes at pickup.

Only 58% of prices at Aberdeen Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

An Intermediate car at Aberdeen Airport, like a Nissan Qashqai, gives you 5 seats and 4 bags for about $59 a day for October 2026. That trunk room holds work gear and luggage without spilling into the cabin on steady motorway drives. A Compact car like a Nissan Juke drops to $50 a day but takes only 3 bags, while an Economy Opel Corsa holds just 2 bags at $42. Automatics make up 59% of cars offered but cost $14 more a day than manuals, while electric cars are just 2%, so book early if you need to plug in.