Stansted car hire

Like many European cities, Stansted dates back to long before automobiles. What this means for drivers is that many of the streets are better suited for smaller vehicles like compacts, sedans, and coupes than they are for large SUVs or trucks. Parking spaces, especially as you get closer to London proper, are often limited in number and size, making them much better suited to smaller cars.

Roads within built-up areas of Stansted typically feature speed limits of 30 mph. On divided highways (“dual carriageways”) and undivided highways (“single carriageways”), on the other hand, the speed limit goes up to 70 mph and 60 mph, respectively. Motorways in the city also feature speed limits of 70 mph.

Drivers will find that parking is widely available and much cheaper in Stansted compared to other neighboring English towns, particularly compared to the prices seen in downtown London. There are also plenty of parking lots and garages available in the more densely populated parts of town where streetside parking may be limited. Outside of the most popular areas, streetside parking is the predominant method of parking and is often easily and immediately available.

On average a car hire in Stansted costs €40 per day.

In the past 72 hours, the cheapest car hires were found at Firefly (€27/day), Sixt (€32/day) and DRIVALIA (€32/day). In the last 72 hours the cheapest hire car price was found at DRIVALIA Car Rental Village Coopers End Road CM24 1RJ (4 kilometres from the city centre).

The average price of fuel in Stansted is €6.38 per litre over the past 30 days. Filling up a tank of fuel costs between €77 and €102, depending on the car size.

Economy (Audi A1 or similar) is the most frequently booked car hire type in Stansted.

Car hire companies onsite at Heathrow airport include GREEN MOTION, Easirent, Sixt, Europcar, DRIVALIA, Avis, Dollar, SURPRICE CAR RENTAL, Routes Car & Truck Rentals and Budget.

Car hire companies onsite at Gatwick airport include Easirent, Europcar, Dollar, Budget, keddy by Europcar, Hertz and Goldcar Rental SP.

Car hire companies onsite at Stansted airport include GREEN MOTION, Easirent, Alamo, DRIVALIA, Budget, keddy by Europcar, National and Hertz.

Car hire companies that offer shuttle or pick-up services from Heathrow airport to off-airport locations include GREEN MOTION, Easirent, Sixt, Alamo, INTERRENT, Europcar, Avis, Enterprise, Dollar and Budget.

Car hire companies that offer shuttle or pick-up services from Gatwick airport to off-airport locations include GREEN MOTION, Easirent, Sixt, Alamo, INTERRENT, Europcar, Avis, Enterprise, Dollar and Budget.

Car hire companies that offer shuttle or pick-up services from Stansted airport to off-airport locations include GREEN MOTION, Easirent, Sixt, Alamo, INTERRENT, Europcar, Avis, Enterprise, Dollar and Budget.

Take a look at our extensive car hire location map to find the best car hire deals near you.

An Economy car rental in Stansted costs €45 per day, on average.

A Compact car rental in Stansted costs €31 per day, on average.

In Stansted, cars are most frequently rented at Easirent London Stansted Airport (4 km from city centre ).

On average a car hire in Stansted costs €277 per week (€40 per day).

On average a car hire in Stansted costs €1,189 per month (€40 per day).

Some car hire companies in Stansted which have updated their car rental health and safety policies due to COVID-19 to make sure vehicles are clean and disinfected include Dollar and Alamo