Car rental prices at Newcastle Airport

For November 2026 at Newcastle Airport, use $53 a day as your benchmark for an Intermediate car such as a Nissan Qashqai booked around a month before your trip. For the same month and booking window, a Mini car such as a Fiat 500 averages $30 a day, while an Economy car such as an Opel Corsa averages $37. In the last 2 weeks, an Intermediate car averages $48 a day, which is $5 less a day. Check the price checker for your exact dates before accepting a quote.

For November 2026 at Newcastle Airport, waiting until the last 2 weeks brings an Intermediate car to $48 a day on average, compared with $53 when booked around a month before your trip. Across the year, an Intermediate car averages $79 a day around 9 months before pickup against $54 in the last 2 weeks, so you have not missed the lower prices by leaving booking until now. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers book within 1 month of pickup.

Dollar is cheapest at Newcastle Airport for an Intermediate car, averaging $45 a day over the last 12 months, but you need a credit card and its desk wait averages 46 minutes. Dollar does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Budget averages $52 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, which is $7 more a day, and scores 86/100 from 49 reviews. If you need a debit-card option or a shorter pickup wait, compare Budget: it accepts debit cards and its desk averages 18 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.

Choose National if reviews matter most at Newcastle Airport: it is the best-reviewed company, scoring 88/100 from 118 reviews, with an average desk wait of 24 minutes. National is not the cheapest: an Intermediate car averages $78 a day over the last 12 months, from 990 prices. Dollar is cheapest for an Intermediate car over the same 12 months at $45 a day, but does not yet have enough reviews for a score.

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 Newcastle Airport, deposits range from around $264 with Hertz to $2,380 with Drivalia, and 4 of the 12 counters accept debit cards, so check your card before choosing a company. Sixt accepts debit cards for some cars only, while 7 counters require a credit card. Filter for a debit card before comparing prices, then check the deposit and card rule beside each car. Extras charged at the desk are listed under each car with their prices.

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

At Newcastle Airport, allow for Dollar's average 46-minute pickup wait and check the card rule before booking, because 7 of the 12 counters require a credit card. If your schedule is tight, compare desk waits before choosing: Alamo averages 43 minutes, while Europcar averages 9 minutes. If you only have a debit card, filter for it before booking and check the particular car, since Sixt accepts debit cards for some cars only.

Only 39% of prices at Newcastle Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

At Newcastle Airport, an Intermediate car such as a Nissan Qashqai seats 5 but takes 4 bags, so choose it for 4 people with luggage: November 2026 averages $53 a day booked around a month before. For November 2026 in that booking window, step down to a Compact car such as a Nissan Juke at $48 a day if 3 bags are enough; it seats 5, so a full party must pack lighter. A Fullsize car such as a Volvo XC60 averages $69 a day in the same window but still seats 5 and takes 4 bags, so the extra cost does not buy more luggage capacity. Automatics make up 58% of cars offered, so filter for one if you prefer it; across the year, an automatic Intermediate car averages $75 a day against $67 for a manual, which is $8 more a day. Electric and hybrid cars each make up 2% of cars offered, so filter by power type rather than assuming your chosen car will be one.