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London Heathrow Airport: the next 14 days

6,862 car hire offers from 11 brands, checked for 3-day hires picked up each day from Sun 8 Nov to Sat 21 Nov. Prices checked 7 Nov 2026 (NZ time).

Typical compact car

£31/day

median over the 14 pick-up days

Cheapest pick-up day

Sun 8 Nov

£24/day typical

Dearest pick-up day

Tue 10 Nov

£34/day typical (+41% on the cheapest)

Top-rated brand

Arnold Clark

9.1/10 from 331 reviews

Market rates by pick-up day

SUVCompactEstate
£19£32£46£59£728 Nov10 Nov12 Nov14 Nov16 Nov18 Nov20 NovSUV, Sun 8 Nov: typical £44/day, cheapest £14SUV, Mon 9 Nov: typical £41/day, cheapest £14SUV, Tue 10 Nov: typical £43/day, cheapest £17SUV, Wed 11 Nov: typical £43/day, cheapest £14SUV, Thu 12 Nov: typical £40/day, cheapest £18SUV, Fri 13 Nov: typical £39/day, cheapest £17SUV, Sat 14 Nov: typical £38/day, cheapest £15SUV, Sun 15 Nov: typical £39/day, cheapest £16SUV, Mon 16 Nov: typical £43/day, cheapest £15SUV, Tue 17 Nov: typical £46/day, cheapest £15SUV, Wed 18 Nov: typical £46/day, cheapest £15SUV, Thu 19 Nov: typical £48/day, cheapest £15SUV, Fri 20 Nov: typical £46/day, cheapest £20SUV, Sat 21 Nov: typical £42/day, cheapest £17Compact, Sun 8 Nov: typical £24/day, cheapest £14Compact, Mon 9 Nov: typical £33/day, cheapest £14Compact, Tue 10 Nov: typical £34/day, cheapest £17Compact, Wed 11 Nov: typical £34/day, cheapest £14Compact, Thu 12 Nov: typical £29/day, cheapest £14Compact, Fri 13 Nov: typical £30/day, cheapest £16Compact, Sat 14 Nov: typical £27/day, cheapest £13Compact, Sun 15 Nov: typical £28/day, cheapest £15Compact, Mon 16 Nov: typical £31/day, cheapest £13Compact, Tue 17 Nov: typical £33/day, cheapest £13Compact, Wed 18 Nov: typical £31/day, cheapest £13Compact, Thu 19 Nov: typical £31/day, cheapest £13Compact, Fri 20 Nov: typical £31/day, cheapest £19Compact, Sat 21 Nov: typical £30/day, cheapest £16Estate, Sun 8 Nov: typical £29/day, cheapest £22Estate, Mon 9 Nov: typical £53/day, cheapest £24Estate, Tue 10 Nov: typical £55/day, cheapest £27Estate, Wed 11 Nov: typical £55/day, cheapest £26Estate, Thu 12 Nov: typical £52/day, cheapest £22Estate, Fri 13 Nov: typical £48/day, cheapest £21Estate, Sat 14 Nov: typical £46/day, cheapest £19Estate, Sun 15 Nov: typical £52/day, cheapest £23Estate, Mon 16 Nov: typical £56/day, cheapest £25Estate, Tue 17 Nov: typical £67/day, cheapest £27Estate, Wed 18 Nov: typical £65/day, cheapest £30Estate, Thu 19 Nov: typical £61/day, cheapest £29Estate, Fri 20 Nov: typical £57/day, cheapest £27Estate, Sat 21 Nov: typical £52/day, cheapest £23EstateSUVCompact
Typical (median) daily rate for a 3-day hire picked up at 10am on each day. Hover or tap a day for the cheapest offer too.
Show as a table
Pick-up daySUV
typical / cheapest		Compact
typical / cheapest		Estate
typical / cheapest		Economy
typical / cheapest		7-seat people carrier
typical / cheapest		9-seat people carrier
typical / cheapest
Sun 8 Nov£44 / £14£24 / £14£29 / £22£24 / £14£32 / £20£87 / £52
Mon 9 Nov£41 / £14£33 / £14£53 / £24£30 / £14£43 / £22£79 / £52
Tue 10 Nov£43 / £17£34 / £17£55 / £27£30 / £15£43 / £25£80 / £52
Wed 11 Nov£43 / £14£34 / £14£55 / £26£31 / £14£44 / £23£82 / £52
Thu 12 Nov£40 / £18£29 / £14£52 / £22£27 / £13£42 / £26£76 / £52
Fri 13 Nov£39 / £17£30 / £16£48 / £21£27 / £15£43 / £24£73 / £51
Sat 14 Nov£38 / £15£27 / £13£46 / £19£25 / £12£43 / £27£74 / £49
Sun 15 Nov£39 / £16£28 / £15£52 / £23£24 / £15£42 / £23£79 / £52
Mon 16 Nov£43 / £15£31 / £13£56 / £25£29 / £12£44 / £23£79 / £48
Tue 17 Nov£46 / £15£33 / £13£67 / £27£31 / £12£44 / £24£92 / £48
Wed 18 Nov£46 / £15£31 / £13£65 / £30£31 / £12£45 / £26£94 / £48
Thu 19 Nov£48 / £15£31 / £13£61 / £29£30 / £12£50 / £29£89 / £48
Fri 20 Nov£46 / £20£31 / £19£57 / £27£28 / £19£50 / £31£82 / £56
Sat 21 Nov£42 / £17£30 / £16£52 / £23£27 / £14£50 / £29£81 / £49

Prices as shown to a visitor browsing from New Zealand, including the site's standard cover, before optional extras. Converted from New Zealand dollars at the ECB rate of 2026-11-06.

Dates to watch

Events and holidays in the same window that may move demand. Each event's likely effect on airport car hire is scored by Jev, TypeSafe's judgement model.

  1. Sun 8 Nov

    sport

    Nations Championship rugby: England v Australia

    Allianz Stadium, Twickenham · 82,000 capacity

    England host the Wallabies in round four of the Nations Championship.

    Source

    Jev score pending
  2. Thu 12 Nov

    sport

    UEFA Nations League: England v Croatia

    Wembley Stadium · 90,000 capacity

    England host Croatia in a Nations League group match, 7.45pm kick-off.

    Source

    Jev score pending
  3. Fri 13 Nov
    to Tue 17 Nov

    concert

    Noah Kahan (five nights)

    The O2 Arena

    Noah Kahan plays a run of arena shows at The O2 from 13 to 17 November.

    Source

    Jev score pending
  4. Sat 14 Nov

    sport

    Nations Championship rugby: England v Japan

    Allianz Stadium, Twickenham · 82,000 capacity

    England host Japan in round five of the Nations Championship.

    Source

    Jev score pending
  5. Sun 15 Nov
    to Mon 16 Nov

    concert

    Muse (two nights)

    The O2 Arena

    Muse play two arena shows at The O2.

    Source

    Jev score pending
  6. Sat 21 Nov

    sport

    Nations Championship rugby: England v New Zealand

    Allianz Stadium, Twickenham · 82,000 capacity

    England host the All Blacks in the final round of the Nations Championship.

    Source

    Jev score pending

Every brand, ranked

Ranked by customer rating, adjusted for how many reviews sit behind it. Price vs market compares each brand's median price with the market median for the same car type and pick-up day. These are advertised prices: very low ones often carry a bigger deposit, excess or fuel policy.

#BrandRating · reviewsPrice vs marketTypical compact/dayDeskAdvantagesDisadvantages
1Arnold Clark9.1 · 331+5%£47Shuttle bus
  • Efficiency 9.5
  • Value for money 9.0
  • Pick-up speed 8.9
None stand out
2Enterprise8.6 · 3,358+35%£50Shuttle bus
  • Pick-up speed 8.6
  • Efficiency 8.7
  • Value for money 8.0
  • 35% above market
3Alamo8.5 · 3,936+21%£48Shuttle bus
  • Efficiency 8.8
  • Value for money 8.1
  • Pick-up speed 8.1
  • 21% above market
4Sixt8.3 · 6,374+13%£38In the terminal
  • Efficiency 8.7
  • Pick-up speed 8.1
  • Car condition 8.8
  • Desk in the terminal
  • 13% above market
5Avis8 · 2,840+5%£33Shuttle bus
  • Pick-up speed 7.7
None stand out
6Budget7.8 · 4,432in line£29Shuttle busNone stand outNone stand out
7Europcar7.8 · 17,008-7%£35Shuttle busNone stand out
  • Value for money 6.8
  • Car condition 7.8
  • Efficiency 7.4
8Drivalia7.7 · 1,802-35%£21Shuttle bus
  • 35% below market
  • Value for money 7.6
  • Pick-up speed 6.8
  • Cleanliness 7.8
  • Shuttle, depot 2.9 km away
  • Mileage limits
9Switch Car Rental6.5 · 68+63%£41Shuttle busNone stand out
  • 63% above market
  • Drop-off speed 6.0
  • Pick-up speed 5.0
  • Efficiency 5.8
  • Only 68 reviews
  • Shuttle, depot 2.4 km away
  • Mileage limits
10U-Save6.9 · 256-40%£19Shuttle bus
  • 40% below market
  • Easy to find 6.4
  • Drop-off speed 7.3
  • Pick-up speed 6.4
  • Shuttle, depot 2.7 km away
  • Mileage limits
11Green Motion6.5 · 6,429-32%£22Shuttle bus
  • 32% below market
  • Pick-up speed 5.2
  • Efficiency 6.1
  • Easy to find 6.4
  • Shuttle, depot 2.8 km away

How each brand scores, by part of the hire

BrandCleanlinessPick-up speedDrop-off speedCar conditionEfficiencyEasy to findValue for money
Airport average8.27.38.48.17.77.87.2
Arnold Clark9.3 (above average) ▲8.9 (above average) ▲9.5 (above average) ▲9.1 (above average) ▲9.5 (above average) ▲8.7 (above average) ▲9.0 (above average) ▲
Enterprise8.6 (above average) ▲8.6 (above average) ▲8.9 (above average) ▲8.6 (above average) ▲8.7 (above average) ▲8.6 (above average) ▲8.0 (above average) ▲
Alamo8.6 (above average) ▲8.1 (above average) ▲8.8 (above average) ▲8.7 (above average) ▲8.8 (above average) ▲8.5 (above average) ▲8.1 (above average) ▲
Sixt8.9 (above average) ▲8.1 (above average) ▲8.68.8 (above average) ▲8.7 (above average) ▲7.77.7 (above average) ▲
Avis8.37.7 (above average) ▲8.68.28.08.07.4
Budget8.17.28.68.27.87.97.4
Europcar8.37.48.67.8 (below average) ▼7.4 (below average) ▼8.16.8 (below average) ▼
Drivalia7.8 (below average) ▼6.8 (below average) ▼8.38.27.67.77.6 (above average) ▲
Switch Car Rental7.5 (below average) ▼5.0 (below average) ▼6.0 (below average) ▼8.05.8 (below average) ▼6.1 (below average) ▼7.0
U-Save7.5 (below average) ▼6.4 (below average) ▼7.3 (below average) ▼7.5 (below average) ▼6.9 (below average) ▼6.4 (below average) ▼6.6 (below average) ▼
Green Motion7.0 (below average) ▼5.2 (below average) ▼7.1 (below average) ▼7.5 (below average) ▼6.1 (below average) ▼6.4 (below average) ▼6.4 (below average) ▼

Scores out of 10 from customer reviews shown on rentalcars.com, weighted by review count across each brand's desks for this airport. ▲ at least 0.3 above the airport average, ▼ at least 0.3 below.

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How we got these numbers

  • Rates: public search results on rentalcars.com for London Heathrow Airport, one search per pick-up day, 3-day hire, driver aged 30, up to 500 offers per search as the site returns them. Daily rate = total price ÷ 3. These are advertised prices, not what customers end up paying.
  • Ratings: the customer review scores rentalcars.com shows for each desk, weighted by review count. The rank shrinks small review counts towards the airport average, so 30 glowing reviews don't outrank 3,000 good ones.
  • Advantages and disadvantages: any part of the hire scoring at least 0.3 above or below the airport average, prices at least 10% below or above market, and desk location.
  • Events: confirmed from official or reputable sources for these dates; scored for likely car hire lift by Jev (TypeSafe). Holidays from Nager.Date and OpenHolidays.
  • Not affiliated with rentalcars.com, Booking.com or any brand listed. Full method.
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