Car hire prices at Austin Airport

Austin Airport car hire costs around £54 a day for a Compact car like a Nissan Versa, £43 for an Economy and £55 for an Intermediate when booked about a month before October 2026. A Fullsize car like a Chevrolet Malibu averages £57 a day. In the last 2 weeks before pickup, the Compact stays at £54, while the Economy rises to £57. November 2026 is the cheapest month across the board at £55 a day for an Economy, whereas June 2027 peaks at £88 for a Fullsize car. If your quote is higher, the price checker will show the going rate for your exact dates.

For October 2026 at Austin Airport, booking late saves about 38%: Intermediate cars average £57 a day in the last 2 weeks before pickup, compared to £78 at 9 months before travel across the year. Reserving around a month before your trip also averages £58 a day for an Intermediate, so holding off costs you nothing. Booking 9 months before your trip would have meant paying top rates, so you have missed nothing if you have waited. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of our customers book within 2 weeks of travel.

Budget is the cheapest car hire company at Austin Airport for an Intermediate car, averaging £44 a day over the last 12 months from 1,843 prices. Europcar matches that price at £44 a day, while Avis and Dollar average £48. Every counter is located at the airport terminal, but Budget insists on a credit card for the deposit and lacks enough recent reviews for a score. By contrast, National scores 92/100 from 279 reviews, though its Intermediate cars average £78 a day.

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.

National is the best-reviewed car hire company at Austin Airport, scoring 92/100 from 279 reviews with an average desk wait of 24 minutes. Enterprise follows closely with a score of 90/100 from 786 reviews and a 21-minute wait, while Hertz scores 85/100 from 627 reviews. None of the highest-rated desks are budget options: National averages £78 a day and Enterprise £80. The cheapest supplier, Budget at £44 a day, does not yet have enough reviews for a score.

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 Austin Airport, deposits held on cards range from £0 with Europcar to £222 with Avis, but 7 of the 9 desks refuse debit cards completely. Only Hertz and Dollar accept a debit card, and then for some cars only rather than the whole fleet. The remaining 7 counters require a credit card in the main driver's name. Filter for debit cards in the price checker before you compare prices, and check the extras listed under each car to see what is charged at the counter.

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

Austin Airport car hire counters enforce strict payment card rules and have noticeable desk queues. None of the 9 suppliers accept debit cards as standard, with 7 ruling them out entirely and 2 allowing them only on select models. Desk waits also build up: Alamo averages 30 minutes and National 24 minutes. All desks sit directly at the airport, so while you avoid shuttle buses, bringing a debit card remains an expensive way to walk away empty-handed.

Only 46% of prices at Austin Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

An Intermediate car like a Volkswagen Jetta seats 5, holds 4 bags and costs around £55 a day at Austin Airport in October 2026. A Compact car like a Nissan Versa drops to £54 a day, but taking only 3 bags means luggage on laps for a full group. Stepping up to a Fullsize car like a Chevrolet Malibu costs £57 a day and adds a sixth seat. Only 3% of cars offered are hybrid, so book well ahead if you want low fuel bills on long highway drives.