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Car hire at London Heathrow Airport (LHR)

In our sample from 10 Oct 2026, QEEQ and DiscoverCars together had 1,386 offers from 22 rental companies at London Heathrow Airport. The cheapest car cost €73 for 7 days — €10 a day. Search live for your dates here:

LHR
cheapest car, 7 days
€73
median price of all offers
€224
offers from 22 rental companies
1,386
available right at the airport
10%

Price sample

What car hire costs at London Heathrow Airport

Pick-up on 7 November, drop-off on 14 November, both at 10:00 at the airport. The cheapest was a Fiat 500 (Small car) from U-save. Half of all offers were under €224.

Cheapest price per car class for 7 days
Class7 days fromOffers
Small car€73180
Compact€77114
Mid-size€95101
SUV€78179
Van€19385
Premium€29832

Comparing pays off: For the same period, the cheapest offer was €73 on QEEQ and €102 on DiscoverCars.

Sample from 10 Oct 2026, 03:53, not a bookable price — car hire prices change with availability. The search above shows the current price for your dates.

Rental companies

Rental companies at London Heathrow Airport

The 16 rental companies with the most offers in the sample, each with its cheapest price for the week. The ratings come from the portals, based on their bookings; we don't check them.

  • Drivalia102 offers · rating 6.6from€75
  • Green motion78 offers · rating 6.2from€76
  • U-Save61 offers · rating 7.3from€73
  • Arnold Clark47 offers · rating 9.2from€233
  • SIXT44 offers · rating 8.5from€207
  • AddCar42 offers · rating 6.8from€121
  • Alamo33 offers · rating 8.9from€159
  • Enterprise33 offers · rating 8.9from€189
  • National33 offers · rating 8.6from€197
  • Allegiance Mobility Group32 offers · rating 7.8from€83
  • Carwiz31 offers · rating 7from€86
  • DRIVUS21 offers · rating 8.2from€598
  • Budget20 offers · rating 8.3from€210
  • Avis20 offers · rating 7.9from€215
  • Hertz16 offers · rating 8.6from€209
  • Keddy13 offers · rating 8.5from€123
  • 10% of cars are right at the airport
  • 85% with a shuttle to the rental desk
  • 100% with free cancellation
  • 56% with unlimited mileage
  • 61% automatic

When to travel

When most people fly to London Heathrow

In 2025, 2.4 million passengers flew from Germany to London Heathrow Airport — number 3 of 2,120 destination airports abroad. The busiest months were October and December, with 19% of the year's passengers, but the crowds are spread fairly evenly over the year. From January to July 2026 there were 3% fewer than in the previous year.

Passengers from Germany to London Heathrow Airport per month, 2025.
Passengers from Germany to London Heathrow Airport per month, 2025.
MonthPassengers
January161,096
February156,228
March169,433
April221,788
May195,529
June208,179
July214,498
August225,395
September220,435
October229,523
November199,626
December233,721

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