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Madrid Barajas Airport: the next 14 days

7,000 car hire offers from 13 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

€32/day

median over the 14 pick-up days

Cheapest pick-up day

Fri 13 Nov

€28/day typical

Dearest pick-up day

Wed 11 Nov

€38/day typical (+38% on the cheapest)

Top-rated brand

Sixt

8.3/10 from 7,968 reviews

Market rates by pick-up day

SUV7-seat people carrierCompact
€22€38€53€69€858 Nov10 Nov12 Nov14 Nov16 Nov18 Nov20 NovSUV, Sun 8 Nov: typical €40/day, cheapest €12SUV, Mon 9 Nov: typical €39/day, cheapest €12SUV, Tue 10 Nov: typical €47/day, cheapest €10SUV, Wed 11 Nov: typical €51/day, cheapest €10SUV, Thu 12 Nov: typical €41/day, cheapest €10SUV, Fri 13 Nov: typical €38/day, cheapest €15SUV, Sat 14 Nov: typical €31/day, cheapest €9SUV, Sun 15 Nov: typical €39/day, cheapest €8SUV, Mon 16 Nov: typical €44/day, cheapest €8SUV, Tue 17 Nov: typical €45/day, cheapest €8SUV, Wed 18 Nov: typical €49/day, cheapest €12SUV, Thu 19 Nov: typical €42/day, cheapest €15SUV, Fri 20 Nov: typical €39/day, cheapest €15SUV, Sat 21 Nov: typical €38/day, cheapest €157-seat people carrier, Sun 8 Nov: typical €56/day, cheapest €437-seat people carrier, Mon 9 Nov: typical €66/day, cheapest €387-seat people carrier, Tue 10 Nov: typical €78/day, cheapest €337-seat people carrier, Wed 11 Nov: typical €79/day, cheapest €337-seat people carrier, Thu 12 Nov: typical €62/day, cheapest €387-seat people carrier, Fri 13 Nov: typical €60/day, cheapest €327-seat people carrier, Sat 14 Nov: typical –/day, cheapest –7-seat people carrier, Sun 15 Nov: typical €61/day, cheapest €137-seat people carrier, Mon 16 Nov: typical €72/day, cheapest €137-seat people carrier, Tue 17 Nov: typical €75/day, cheapest €137-seat people carrier, Wed 18 Nov: typical €76/day, cheapest €137-seat people carrier, Thu 19 Nov: typical €64/day, cheapest €397-seat people carrier, Fri 20 Nov: typical €60/day, cheapest €377-seat people carrier, Sat 21 Nov: typical €62/day, cheapest €36Compact, Sun 8 Nov: typical €30/day, cheapest €12Compact, Mon 9 Nov: typical €34/day, cheapest €12Compact, Tue 10 Nov: typical €36/day, cheapest €10Compact, Wed 11 Nov: typical €38/day, cheapest €10Compact, Thu 12 Nov: typical €30/day, cheapest €10Compact, Fri 13 Nov: typical €28/day, cheapest €15Compact, Sat 14 Nov: typical €28/day, cheapest €9Compact, Sun 15 Nov: typical €32/day, cheapest €7Compact, Mon 16 Nov: typical €31/day, cheapest €16Compact, Tue 17 Nov: typical €34/day, cheapest €16Compact, Wed 18 Nov: typical €36/day, cheapest €7Compact, Thu 19 Nov: typical €33/day, cheapest €15Compact, Fri 20 Nov: typical €30/day, cheapest €15Compact, Sat 21 Nov: typical €30/day, cheapest €157-seat people carrierSUVCompact
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		7-seat people carrier
typical / cheapest		Compact
typical / cheapest		Economy
typical / cheapest		9-seat people carrier
typical / cheapest		Convertible
typical / cheapest
Sun 8 Nov€40 / €12€56 / €43€30 / €12€27 / €10€77 / €42€66 / €18
Mon 9 Nov€39 / €12€66 / €38€34 / €12€29 / €10€84 / €42€67 / €18
Tue 10 Nov€47 / €10€78 / €33€36 / €10€31 / €10€85 / €35€74 / €18
Wed 11 Nov€51 / €10€79 / €33€38 / €10€31 / €10€86 / €35€72 / €22
Thu 12 Nov€41 / €10€62 / €38€30 / €10€27 / €10€82 / €42€59 / €22
Fri 13 Nov€38 / €15€60 / €32€28 / €15€25 / €12€77 / €56€53 / €22
Sat 14 Nov€31 / €9– / –€28 / €9€27 / €8– / –€24 / €22
Sun 15 Nov€39 / €8€61 / €13€32 / €7€25 / €6€91 / €13€48 / €22
Mon 16 Nov€44 / €8€72 / €13€31 / €16€27 / €6€86 / €13€60 / €22
Tue 17 Nov€45 / €8€75 / €13€34 / €16€27 / €6€86 / €13€79 / €22
Wed 18 Nov€49 / €12€76 / €13€36 / €7€27 / €7€86 / €13€69 / €27
Thu 19 Nov€42 / €15€64 / €39€33 / €15€27 / €13€82 / €56€52 / €27
Fri 20 Nov€39 / €15€60 / €37€30 / €15€26 / €13€79 / €53€55 / €27
Sat 21 Nov€38 / €15€62 / €36€30 / €15€24 / €13€77 / €49€51 / €25

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

    NFL Madrid Game: Cincinnati Bengals v Atlanta Falcons

    Estadio Santiago Bernabéu · 78,000 capacity

    A regular-season NFL game played in Madrid as part of the league's international series.

    Source

    Jev score pending
  2. Tue 10 Nov
    to Fri 13 Nov

    conference

    Semana Internacional de la Construcción (Construtec, Veteco, Smart Doors, Piscimad)

    IFEMA Madrid

    A cluster of co-located construction, windows, doors and pool industry trade fairs at IFEMA.

    Source

    Jev score pending
  3. Sun 15 Nov

    sport

    UEFA Nations League: Spain v England

    Riyadh Air Metropolitano · 70,000 capacity

    Spain host England in the final round of the Nations League group stage, 20:45 kick-off.

    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
1Sixt8.3 · 7,968+13%€34In the terminal
  • Easy to find 8.7
  • Cleanliness 9.1
  • Efficiency 8.4
  • Desk in the terminal
  • 13% above market
2Budget8.1 · 11,071in line€29In the terminal
  • Pick-up speed 7.7
  • Car condition 8.4
  • Easy to find 7.8
  • Desk in the terminal
None stand out
3Alamo7.8 · 4,890in line€35In the terminal
  • Desk in the terminal
None stand out
4Drivalia (few offers)8.4 · 9–€34Off airport
  • Efficiency 9.3
  • Easy to find 9.0
  • Drop-off speed 9.2
  • Car condition 7.2
  • Only 9 reviews
  • Mileage limits
  • Available 3 of 14 days
5Centauro7.7 · 6,210-16%€26Shuttle bus
  • 16% below market
  • Easy to find 7.1
6Keddy By Europcar7.7 · 5,147+5%€36In the terminal
  • Desk in the terminal
None stand out
7Enterprise7.7 · 4,913in line€30In the terminal
  • Desk in the terminal
None stand out
8Avis7.7 · 4,196+12%€34In the terminal
  • Pick-up speed 7.6
  • Desk in the terminal
  • 12% above market
9OK Mobility7.6 · 5,372-19%€26In the terminal
  • 19% below market
  • Desk in the terminal
  • Pick-up speed 6.9
  • Mileage limits
10Alquicoche6.8 · 5+10%€63Meet and greet
  • Efficiency 8.6
  • Value for money 7.6
  • 10% above market
  • Easy to find 4.0
  • Pick-up speed 5.3
  • Car condition 7.0
  • Only 5 reviews
11Europcar7.5 · 5,346+7%€30In the terminal
  • Desk in the terminal
  • Value for money 6.6
  • Efficiency 7.1
12Record Go7.4 · 23,797-43%€15Shuttle bus
  • 43% below market
  • Easy to find 7.0
  • Shuttle, depot 5.6 km away
13Clickrent6.8 · 3,860-43%€15Shuttle bus
  • 43% below market
  • Easy to find 6.2
  • Pick-up speed 6.1
  • Drop-off speed 7.1
  • Shuttle, depot 6.2 km away

How each brand scores, by part of the hire

BrandCleanlinessPick-up speedDrop-off speedCar conditionEfficiencyEasy to findValue for money
Airport average8.17.28.18.07.77.47.3
Sixt9.1 (above average) ▲7.48.6 (above average) ▲8.5 (above average) ▲8.4 (above average) ▲8.7 (above average) ▲7.7 (above average) ▲
Budget8.4 (above average) ▲7.7 (above average) ▲8.5 (above average) ▲8.4 (above average) ▲8.0 (above average) ▲7.8 (above average) ▲7.6 (above average) ▲
Alamo8.27.28.18.07.97.37.3
Drivalia8.08.2 (above average) ▲9.2 (above average) ▲7.2 (below average) ▼9.3 (above average) ▲9.0 (above average) ▲8.3 (above average) ▲
Centauro7.97.28.48.17.77.1 (below average) ▼7.5
Keddy By Europcar8.27.58.37.87.87.27.0
Enterprise8.07.28.17.97.97.57.3
Avis8.07.6 (above average) ▲8.18.07.77.67.0
OK Mobility7.86.9 (below average) ▼8.17.87.67.57.1
Alquicoche7.6 (below average) ▼5.3 (below average) ▼7.5 (below average) ▼7.0 (below average) ▼8.6 (above average) ▲4.0 (below average) ▼7.6 (above average) ▲
Europcar8.17.38.17.87.1 (below average) ▼7.66.6 (below average) ▼
Record Go7.87.07.97.87.47.0 (below average) ▼7.3
Clickrent7.6 (below average) ▼6.1 (below average) ▼7.1 (below average) ▼7.3 (below average) ▼6.7 (below average) ▼6.2 (below average) ▼6.9 (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 Madrid Barajas 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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