Car hire prices at Burbank Airport

For November 2026 at Burbank Airport, use £36 a day as your benchmark for an Intermediate car such as a Volkswagen Jetta when you book around a month before your trip. For the same month and booking lead time, an Economy car such as a Mitsubishi Mirage averages £34 a day, as does a Compact car such as a Nissan Versa. In the last 2 weeks before pickup, the Intermediate car averages £43 a day, which is £7 more a day. Check the price checker for your exact dates before accepting a quote.

For November 2026 at Burbank Airport, book around a month before your trip: an Intermediate car such as a Volkswagen Jetta averages £36 a day, against £43 in the last 2 weeks. Timing barely matters across the year overall: an Intermediate car averages £49 a day both around a month before pickup and in the last 2 weeks. The across-year average for an Intermediate car booked around 9 months before pickup is £59 a day, so you have not missed a lower early-booking price. 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 Burbank Airport for an Intermediate car, averaging £41 a day over the last 12 months from 1,599 prices, but you need a credit card. Budget's desk is at the airport, but pickup averages 30 minutes, so allow for that before arranging your first appointment. Budget does not yet have enough reviews for a score. If you prefer a scored company, Alamo averages £52 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months from 4,333 prices, which is £11 more a day, and scores 97/100 from 1,439 reviews in the last 5 months.

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 Burbank Airport if reviews matter most: it leads with 99/100 from 268 reviews in the last 5 months, and its pickup desk averages 4 minutes. National is not the cheapest: an Intermediate car averages £56 a day over the last 12 months from 4,165 prices. Budget averages £41 a day for an Intermediate car over the same period from 1,599 prices, which is £15 less a day, but Budget does not yet have enough reviews for a score. If you choose Budget for the saving, allow for its 30-minute average pickup wait.

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 Burbank Airport, deposits range from £0 with Europcar to £151 with Budget, but only 1 of the 8 desks accepts a debit card outright, so check your card before booking. Thrifty accepts a debit card; Hertz and Dollar accept one for some cars only. The other 5 desks require a credit card. If you need to use a debit card, filter for it before comparing prices and check the deposit and card rule shown beside each car. 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.

Allow time for pickup at Burbank Airport: Budget's desk averages 30 minutes, and credit-card-only rules can stop you collecting your car. 5 of the 8 desks require a credit card, so do not arrive relying on a debit card without checking the car's terms. Thrifty accepts debit cards, while Hertz and Dollar accept them for some cars only. If you have little time before your first commitment, compare pickup waits: National averages 4 minutes, against Budget's 30 minutes.

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

Burbank Airport’s Intermediate car, such as a Volkswagen Jetta, averages £36 a day for November 2026 when booked around a month before, making it a suitable choice for up to 4 people with 4 bags. It seats 5 but takes 4 bags, so a full car cannot bring a bag each. At the same booking lead time for November 2026, a Compact car such as a Nissan Versa averages £34 a day and seats 5 but takes only 3 bags; a Fullsize car such as a Chevrolet Malibu averages £45 and seats 6 but still takes only 4 bags. Over the last 12 months, 100% of cars offered are automatic, so choose by capacity rather than gearbox. Electric and hybrid cars do not appear among those offered, so check alternatives before booking if you need either.