Car hire prices at Asheville Airport

Asheville Airport car hire starts around £53 a day for an Intermediate, like a Volkswagen Jetta, when you book about a month before an October 2026 pickup. An Economy car like a Mitsubishi Mirage is about £49 a day, while a Fullsize Chevrolet Malibu costs £60. Leaving it to the last 2 weeks drops the Intermediate to £47. Across the year, prices reach £78 in July 2027 for a larger car, down to £52 in November 2026 for an Economy, and the price checker will show quotes for your exact dates.

Across the year at Asheville Airport, booking late saves about 31%: an Intermediate costs £69 a day 9 months before your trip, dropping to £53 2 weeks before. For October 2026, waiting until the last 2 weeks drops that Intermediate car quote to £47 a day. 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 2 weeks of pickup.

Budget is the cheapest company at Asheville Airport for an Intermediate car, averaging £42 a day over the last 12 months from 1,688 prices, but it requires a credit card. Budget operates directly at the terminal, holding an average deposit of £148, and scores 82/100 from 42 recent reviews. Avis is £45 a day and scores 83/100 from 13 reviews, though that is not yet enough reviews for an official score. Alamo averages £61 a day and National averages £68, but both also refuse debit cards.

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 company at Asheville Airport, scoring 92 out of 100 from 77 reviews, with counter waits averaging 24 minutes. National is also the dearest supplier, averaging £68 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months from 3,969 prices. Budget is the cheapest at £42 a day and scores 82/100 from 42 reviews, with a 15-minute wait. Alamo averages 11 minutes at the counter, but 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.

Budget holds the lowest deposit at Asheville Airport at £148 while Avis holds £222, and all 5 desks take credit cards only. None of the counters accept a debit card, so you must have a credit card in the lead driver's name to collect a car. The exact deposit and card rules are shown beside each option in the results. Extras charged at the desk are listed under each car with their price.

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

All 5 desks at Asheville Airport take credit cards only, making a debit card the quickest way to walk away without a vehicle. Every counter sits directly inside the airport, so there are no shuttle buses to worry about. Desk waits can test your patience instead, stretching up to 24 minutes at National and 21 minutes at Enterprise. Showing up with a debit card after that queue will simply mean finding another way to the mountains.

Only 49% of prices at Asheville 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 at Asheville Airport costs around £53 a day for October 2026 and fits 5 people. It seats 5 with room for 3 bags, giving you enough engine power to tackle mountain climbs. Stepping down to a Compact Nissan Versa costs £49 a day, while a Fullsize Chevrolet Malibu takes 4 bags and costs £60. Automatic gearboxes are fitted to 100% of cars offered at no extra cost, while electric cars and hybrids are entirely absent from the fleet.