Car rental prices at Birmingham Airport, United Kingdom

A good price at Birmingham Airport for October 2026, booked around a month ahead, is $50 a day for a Compact car like a Nissan Juke, with an Economy at $42 and a Mini at $35. An Intermediate car, the Nissan Qashqai size, costs around $57 a day. If you leave booking to the last 2 weeks, a Compact car rises to $54. Across the year, prices reach their highest in August 2027 at $140 a day for an executive car and drop to $39 in February 2027 for a Mini, so check our price checker for your exact dates.

At Birmingham Airport, booking late saves about 44%: across the year a Compact car costs $70 a day 9 months before your trip, but drops to $49 2 weeks before. For October 2026 specifically, a Compact car is $50 a day booked about a month ahead and $54 in the last 2 weeks. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of our customers book within 2 weeks of pickup. If you have not arranged your car yet, you have not missed the lowest rates.

Dollar is the cheapest company at Birmingham Airport for a Compact car, averaging $47 a day over the last 12 months from 524 prices, but it requires a credit card for the deposit. Avis and Budget average $55 a day and both take a debit card. Sixt averages $61 a day and scores 86/100 from 42 customer reviews, while Dollar scores 89/100 from 34 reviews. For another low price, Keddy by Europcar averages $49 a day and also accepts debit cards.

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 company at Birmingham Airport, scoring 90/100 from 37 customer reviews with an average desk wait of 9 minutes. Alamo is not the cheapest supplier, averaging $62 a day for a Compact car over the last 12 months from 1,129 prices. Dollar is the cheapest company at $47 a day and scores 89/100 from 34 reviews, with a 21-minute desk wait. Europcar averages 13 minutes at the counter and scores 87/100 from 123 reviews.

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 Birmingham Airport, deposits held on your card range from $67 with U-Save to $2,029 with Green Motion, and 5 of the 13 counters accept a debit card. Another 7 counters require a credit card, while Sixt takes a debit card for some cars only. Because card rules vary by vehicle, filter for a debit card before comparing prices. Any optional extras you choose to add are listed under each car with their desk price.

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

Two main traps catch drivers out at Birmingham Airport: steep deposit holds that require a credit card, and desks where waiting times stretch past half an hour. 7 of the 13 desks refuse debit cards entirely, and Green Motion requires a credit card hold of $2,029. While Alamo gets you moving in 9 minutes, picking up at Sixt means an average desk wait of 32 minutes. If you arrive tired, that extra half hour at the counter is plenty of time to regret chasing a slightly lower quote.

Only 41% of prices at Birmingham Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

For motorway driving from Birmingham Airport, pick a Compact car like the Nissan Juke, which costs about $50 a day for October 2026 and seats 5 people with 3 bags. If you need more luggage space for luggage and work kit, an Intermediate car like the Nissan Qashqai takes 4 bags and costs $57 a day, while a smaller Economy car like an Opel Corsa takes 2 bags at $42. 58% of cars offered are automatic, which costs $16 more a day than a manual over the year. Electric and hybrid models make up 9% of cars offered, so finding one at short notice can be difficult.