Car hire prices at Albuquerque Airport

For November 2026 at Albuquerque Airport, use £47 a day as your benchmark for an Intermediate, the Volkswagen Jetta size, booked around a month before your trip. An Economy, the Mitsubishi Mirage size, and a Compact, the Nissan Versa size, both average £43 a day at that lead time. In the last 2 weeks, the Intermediate car averages £50 a day, £3 more a day. Use the price checker to compare your quote for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at Albuquerque Airport, book around a month before your trip: an Intermediate car averages £47 a day then, against £50 a day in the last 2 weeks. The pattern across the year favours later booking: an Intermediate car averages £53 a day around 2 weeks before your trip, against £74 around 9 months before. If you have not booked yet, that gives you no reason to assume you have missed the cheaper prices. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers book within a month of pickup, so booking at that point is common.

Budget is cheapest at Albuquerque Airport for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, averaging £44 a day from 1,872 prices, but you need a credit card. Budget's desk is at the airport, averages a 24-minute wait and does not yet have enough reviews for a score, so allow time for collection. For an Intermediate car over the same 12 months, Sixt averages £46 a day from 894 prices, £2 more a day than Budget. Sixt scores 92/100 from 516 recent reviews and averages a 10-minute desk wait, making it worth comparing if collection time matters to you.

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 at Albuquerque Airport if reviews and collection time matter most to you: it leads with 99/100 from 268 recent reviews and averages a 4-minute desk wait. National is not the cheapest: for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, National averages £68 a day from 4,298 prices. Budget averages £44 a day for an Intermediate car over the same period from 1,872 prices, £24 less a day than National, but does not yet have enough reviews for a score. If you want a scored option costing less than National, Alamo scores 97/100 from 1,439 recent reviews and averages a 10-minute desk wait; Alamo averages £62 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months from 3,573 prices.

Review scores are CarTrawler customers' own, from the last five months; the score and the desk wait sit beside each car in the results.

Typical card deposits listed for Albuquerque Airport range from £151 with Budget and Sixt to £227 with Avis, so check your available card balance before booking. Of the 9 companies, only Thrifty takes a debit card across its cars; 3 accept one for some cars only, while 5 require a credit card. If you need to use a debit card, filter for it before comparing prices and check the rule beside your chosen 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 Albuquerque Airport, check the card rule and allow collection time before planning your first drive, because some desks require a credit card and others have longer waits. 5 of the 9 companies require a credit card, while 3 accept debit cards for some cars only, so confirm your chosen car's rule before booking. Budget and Thrifty average 24-minute desk waits, compared with 4 minutes at National, so leave room in your schedule if you have a long drive after landing.

Only 50% of prices at Albuquerque Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

Albuquerque Airport’s Intermediate car, the Volkswagen Jetta size, averages £47 a day in November 2026 around a month before your trip and suits up to 5 people only if you carry no more than 3 bags. The Intermediate car seats 5 but takes only 3 bags, so check luggage space before filling every seat. A Compact, the Nissan Versa size, also takes 3 bags at £43 a day, while a Fullsize, the Chevrolet Malibu size, takes 4 bags at £58 a day, both for November 2026 around a month before your trip. 100% of cars offered are automatic, so you do not need to move to a dearer class to get one. Electric and hybrid cars are not offered, so choose another power type when you search.