Car hire prices at Atlanta Airport

Atlanta Airport averages £52 a day in October 2026 for an Intermediate, like a Volkswagen Jetta, when you book around a month ahead. A Compact car such as a Nissan Versa is about £48 a day, while a Fullsize Chevrolet Malibu runs around £59. Leaving your booking to the last 2 weeks edges the Intermediate down to £50. If your quote is higher, check your exact dates in the price checker.

Booking late saves about 33% at Atlanta Airport, where prices drop from £68 a day 9 months before your trip to £53 in the last 2 weeks. For October 2026, an Intermediate car is £52 a day booked a month before pickup, dropping to £50 a day 2 weeks before your trip. If you have not booked yet, you have not missed the cheaper window. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of our customers book within 14 days of travel.

Europcar is the cheapest company at Atlanta Airport for an Intermediate car at £45 a day on average over the last 12 months, but it requires a credit card. Flizzr follows at £49 a day, while Thrifty costs £50 a day, from 1,286 prices over the last 12 months. Europcar holds a £0 deposit on a credit card, but does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Thrifty accepts debit cards at the counter, which costs £5 more a day than Europcar.

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.

Avis is the best-reviewed company at Atlanta Airport, scoring 83/100 from 36 reviews, with counter waits averaging 14 minutes. Avis is also among the cheaper suppliers at £50 a day for an Intermediate over the last 12 months, from 621 prices. Europcar has the lowest rate at £45 a day, but does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Alamo averages the longest queue at 37 minutes, though Hertz clears the desk in 9 minutes.

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

At Atlanta Airport, security deposits range from £0 with Europcar up to £222 with Avis, and 4 of the 9 counters take a debit card for all their cars. Another 3 counters accept debit cards for some cars only, while 2 require a credit card. Filter for debit cards in the price checker before you compare rates rather than after. Any extra fees charged at the desk appear under each car.

If you bring your own child seat, check your airline's rules first: most carry one free, some charge.

Watch out for counter queues at Atlanta Airport, where Alamo's desk averages 37 minutes at pickup, and check card rules before you travel. While all 9 counters operate at the airport, 2 refuse debit cards entirely, and 3 only take them for certain models. Bringing a debit card without checking first can leave you stranded at the desk after that 37-minute wait. Check whether your chosen supplier requires a credit card in the driver's name.

Only 49% of prices at Atlanta Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

For up to 5 passengers with luggage, pick an Intermediate at Atlanta Airport, such as a Volkswagen Jetta, which costs about £52 a day in October 2026. It seats 5 people and takes 4 bags, giving you proper boot space for everyday driving around the city. A Compact car like a Nissan Versa saves £4 a day at £48, but holds only 3 bags. Every car offered is automatic, and none are electric or hybrid, so you will drive a petrol car with an automatic gearbox without paying extra.