Car hire prices at Columbia Metropolitan Airport

For November 2026 at Columbia Metropolitan Airport, budget around £49 a day for an Intermediate car, such as a Volkswagen Jetta, booked around a month before your trip. At the same lead time, an Economy car such as a Mitsubishi Mirage averages £48 a day, while a Compact car such as a Nissan Versa averages £42. In the last 2 weeks before pickup, the Intermediate car averages £53 a day, £4 more a day. Use the price checker to compare your quote with prices for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at Columbia Metropolitan Airport, book an Intermediate car around a month before your trip: it averages £49 a day then, against £53 in the last 2 weeks. If you have not booked yet, the across-year figures offer reassurance: an Intermediate car averages £73 a day around 9 months before your trip, against £59 around 2 weeks before. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers book within a month of pickup, so booking close to your trip is common.

Enterprise is cheapest at CAE for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, averaging £66 a day from 987 prices, but you need a credit card. Enterprise has an airport desk, scores 95/100 from 654 reviews over the last 5 months and averages a 9-minute desk wait, so you do not give up an airport pickup or a scored supplier. National averages £75 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months from 4,696 prices, £9 more a day, and scores 99/100 from 268 recent reviews. Alamo does not yet have enough reviews for a score.

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 Columbia Metropolitan Airport if reviews and desk time matter most: it scores 99/100 from 268 reviews over the last 5 months and averages a 4-minute wait. National is not the cheapest: for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, National averages £75 a day from 4,696 prices, while Enterprise averages £66 from 987 prices, £9 less a day. Enterprise scores 95/100 from 654 reviews over the last 5 months and averages a 9-minute wait, so compare Enterprise if you value the lower price more than the shorter queue. Alamo 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.

You need a credit card at Columbia Metropolitan Airport because all 3 desks refuse debit cards; check fuel terms too, as only 43% of prices include a full tank out and back. If you only have a debit card, arrange another way to travel rather than assuming a desk will accept it. Check the deposit amount and card rule beside each car before booking.

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

At Columbia Metropolitan Airport, bring a credit card and allow for desk queues: all 3 desks refuse debit cards, and Alamo averages a 13-minute wait. Check the card requirements beside your chosen car before booking so you do not arrive relying on a debit card. If your pickup schedule is tight, compare National's average 4-minute desk wait with Enterprise's 9 minutes rather than choosing on price alone.

Only 43% of prices at Columbia Metropolitan Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

If you need room for 4 bags, choose an Intermediate car such as a Volkswagen Jetta at Columbia Metropolitan Airport, averaging £49 a day for November 2026 when booked around a month before your trip. It seats 5 but takes 4 bags, so check luggage before filling every seat. A Compact car such as a Nissan Versa averages £42 a day at that lead time but takes only 3 bags; a Fullsize car such as a Chevrolet Malibu averages £53 and seats 6, but still takes 4 bags. Over the last 12 months, 100% of cars offered are automatic, so you do not need to hunt for an automatic option. Hybrids account for 2% of cars offered and there are no electric cars, so filter for a hybrid before comparing prices if that matters to you.