Car rental prices at Nottingham Airport

Nottingham Airport’s Compact cars, such as a Nissan Juke, average $53 a day for November 2026 around a month before your trip, so use that figure as your price benchmark. An Economy, such as an Opel Corsa, averages $49 a day, while an Intermediate, such as a Nissan Qashqai, averages $61 a day for November 2026 at the same lead time. In the last 2 weeks, a Compact car averages $50 a day, $3 less a day, so compare again closer to collection. Use the price checker for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at Nottingham Airport, a Compact car costs $50 a day on average in the last 2 weeks, $3 less than around a month before your trip. Across the year, a Compact car averages $65 a day around 9 months before your trip from 794 prices, against $50 around 2 weeks before from 776 prices, so you have not missed a cheaper early rate. Monthly prices barely move, so keep your dates and compare companies rather than changing your trip. 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 not unusual.

Avis and Budget tie as Nottingham Airport’s cheapest companies for a Compact car at $48 a day on average over the last 12 months, from 608 and 519 prices respectively, so compare their desk waits. Both have airport desks and accept debit cards, but Avis averages a 20-minute desk wait against Budget’s 29 minutes. Avis does not yet have enough reviews for a score; Budget scores 85/100 from 46 reviews. If you will pay for a shorter wait, Alamo averages $53 a day for a Compact car over the last 12 months from 692 prices, $5 more a day, with a 6-minute desk wait. Alamo requires a credit card and does not yet have enough reviews for a score.

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 National at Nottingham Airport if review scores matter most to you: it leads with 88/100 from 118 reviews, although its average desk wait is 24 minutes. National is not cheapest: a Compact car averages $62 a day over the last 12 months from 801 prices. Budget ties for cheapest at $48 a day for a Compact car over the last 12 months from 519 prices, $14 less a day, and scores 85/100 from 46 reviews. Avis also averages $48 a day for a Compact car over the last 12 months from 608 prices, but does not yet have enough reviews for a score. If you prefer a scored company at the lowest rate, compare Budget with National before booking.

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 Nottingham Airport, typical deposits range from $264 with Enterprise or National to $2,380 with Drivalia, and only 2 of the 6 desks accept debit cards, so check your card before booking. If you need to use a debit card, filter for it before comparing prices: Avis and Budget accept one, with typical deposits of $436. The other 4 desks require a credit card, so check the deposit and card rule beside your chosen car. Extras charged at the desk are listed under each car.

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

At Nottingham Airport, watch out for desk waits before a meeting and credit-card-only collection rules, because a cheap booking can still delay you or leave you unable to collect. Budget’s average desk wait is 29 minutes against Alamo’s 6 minutes, so allow for collection time before committing to your first appointment. If you choose Alamo for the shorter wait, bring a credit card with room for its typical $1,322 deposit. In total, 4 of the 6 desks require a credit card, so check the rule before you book rather than at collection.

Only 15% of prices at Nottingham Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

For a work trip, choose a Compact such as a Nissan Juke at Nottingham Airport for about $53 a day in November 2026 around a month before your trip; it seats 5 but takes only 3 bags. For November 2026 around a month before your trip, step down to an Economy such as an Opel Corsa at $49 a day if 2 bags suffice, or up to an Intermediate such as a Nissan Qashqai at $61 for 4 bags; both seat 5, so luggage decides the choice. Automatic cars make up 54% of cars offered, so you have a broad choice, but tick automatic when you search rather than assuming. Over the full price history, an automatic Compact car averages $65 a day from 5,717 prices, $13 more a day than a manual Compact car at $52 from 4,639 prices, so decide whether easier driving in traffic is worth the extra. Electric cars account for 1% of cars offered and hybrids do not appear among them, so do not rely on finding either for your dates.