Car hire prices at Buffalo Airport

Buffalo Airport car hire typically costs around £57 a day for an Intermediate, the Volkswagen Jetta size, when you book about a month ahead for October 2026. Smaller models run slightly lower, with an Economy car like the Mitsubishi Mirage at £50 a day and a Compact Nissan Versa at £51. Waiting until the final 2 weeks pushes that Intermediate to £64 a day. Over 12 months, daily rates drop to £49 in November 2026 before climbing to £99 in July 2027. Use our price checker if your quotes come back higher.

At Buffalo Airport, when you book barely moves the rate: an Intermediate is around £57 a day a month before October 2026 and £64 in the last 2 weeks. Across the year, booking 9 months before your trip averages £66 a day against £59 in the last 2 weeks, so waiting has not cost you anything. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of our customers book within 14 days of travel. You do not need to time this booking early unless you are travelling in dearer months like July 2027.

Budget is the cheapest company at Buffalo Airport for an Intermediate car, averaging £46 a day over the last 12 months from 1,752 prices. For that lower rate you must pay by credit card, as Budget does not accept debit cards at the counter, and it does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Avis averages £52 a day and scores 83/100, while Dollar averages £55. Every counter sits directly at the airport, so saving money does not mean taking an off-site shuttle bus.

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 Buffalo Airport, scoring 92/100 from 98 reviews, with an average counter wait of 24 minutes. National averages £82 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months from 4,600 prices. Hertz scores 85/100 from 24 reviews, while Alamo does not yet have enough reviews for a score despite a 10-minute counter wait. Budget is the cheapest supplier at £46 a day for an Intermediate car, but it 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 Buffalo Airport, security deposits held at the counter range from £148 with Budget to £222 with Avis, and no supplier takes a debit card for every car. Out of 7 desks, 5 are strictly credit card only, while Hertz and Dollar accept debit cards for some cars only. Filter for a debit card in the results before you compare rates if you do not carry a credit card. Any extras you decide to add at the desk will show with their price under each car.

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

Credit-card deposit rules catch drivers out at Buffalo Airport, where counters strictly enforce them. None of the 7 desks take debit cards as standard, and 5 refuse them entirely, so arriving without a credit card in the driver's name means leaving empty-handed. National earns the top review score, but its queue averages 24 minutes, which is quite a wait after a flight just to collect car keys. All desks are based directly at the terminal, so at least you avoid shuttle buses.

Only 47% of prices at Buffalo Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

For highway driving from Buffalo Airport, choose an Intermediate car like the Volkswagen Jetta, which seats 5 with room for 3 bags at around £57 a day in October 2026. Stepping down to a Compact car such as the Nissan Versa costs £51 a day and still carries 3 bags, while an Economy Mitsubishi Mirage costs £50 but takes only 2 bags. A Fullsize car like the Chevrolet Malibu provides 6 seats and 4 bags for £71 a day.