Car rental prices at Bristol Airport

For November 2026 at Bristol Airport, you can benchmark a Compact car such as a Nissan Juke against $49 a day on average when booking around a month before your trip. At that lead time, a Mini car such as a Fiat 500 averages $32 a day, while an Economy car such as an Opel Corsa averages $44. In the last 2 weeks before pickup, the Compact car averages $38 a day, which is $11 less a day. Use the price checker to compare your quote for your exact dates.

At Bristol Airport, a Compact car averages $49 a day around 2 weeks before your trip versus $67 around 9 months before, across the year, so you need not rush. For November 2026, a Compact car such as a Nissan Juke averages $38 a day in the last 2 weeks, against $49 around a month before pickup. If you have not booked yet, the earlier $67 average for a Compact car does not suggest you have missed a 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 at that stage is common.

Keddy by Europcar is the cheapest company at Bristol Airport for a Compact car over the last 12 months, averaging $42 a day, but it does not yet have enough reviews for a score. You can use a debit card with Keddy by Europcar, but allow for a typical $926 deposit and an average 21-minute desk wait. For a scored alternative, Dollar averages $44 a day for a Compact car over the last 12 months from 532 prices, scores 89/100 from 51 reviews, and requires 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.

Choose Dollar for the shorter wait among Bristol Airport's joint best-reviewed companies: Dollar and Alamo score 89/100 from 51 and 47 reviews respectively, with average desk waits of 13 and 19 minutes. Dollar is also near the cheapest, averaging $44 a day for a Compact car over the last 12 months from 532 prices. Keddy by Europcar averages $42 a day for a Compact car over the same period but does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Check that you can meet Dollar's credit-card requirement before choosing it for its reviews and shorter wait.

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 Bristol Airport, typical deposits range from $66 with U-Save to $2,380 with Drivalia, and 5 of the 13 counters accept debit cards, so check card eligibility before comparing prices. Sixt accepts debit cards for some cars only, while 7 counters require a credit card. If you need to use a debit card, filter for it before comparing prices and check the deposit and card rule shown beside each car. 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 Bristol Airport, check card requirements and leave time for collection, because credit-only deposits can prevent pickup and desk waits vary between companies. 7 of the 13 counters require a credit card, and Sixt accepts debit cards for some cars only, so confirm the rule for your chosen car before booking. Check your available card balance too: Drivalia's typical deposit is $2,380. If you have an appointment after landing, allow for U-Save's average 27-minute desk wait rather than planning around Enterprise's 9 minutes.

Only 42% of prices at Bristol Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

At Bristol Airport, choose a Compact car such as a Nissan Juke at $49 a day for November 2026 around a month ahead if you need 5 seats but have no more than 3 bags. For November 2026 at the same lead time, step down to an Economy car such as an Opel Corsa at $44 a day only if 2 bags suffice, or up to an Intermediate car such as a Nissan Qashqai at $56 a day for 4 bags; both seat 5. 60% of cars offered are automatic, so you have a broad choice, but a Compact car with an automatic averages $65 a day versus $52 for a manual, or $13 more a day, across all checks to date, from 16,377 automatic prices and 12,117 manual prices. Electric cars account for 7% of cars offered and hybrids for 3%, so filter for your preferred type rather than assuming any selected car will have it.