Car hire prices at Chattanooga Airport

For November 2026 at Chattanooga Airport, a good price is around £43 a day for an Intermediate car, such as a Volkswagen Jetta, booked around a month before your trip. For the same month and timing, an Economy car such as a Mitsubishi Mirage averages £39 a day, while a Compact car such as a Nissan Versa averages £41. Leave booking to the last 2 weeks and an Intermediate car averages £46 a day, £3 more. Use the price checker to compare your quote for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at Chattanooga Airport, book around a month before your trip: an Intermediate car averages £43 a day then, against £46 in the last 2 weeks. Across the year, an Intermediate car averages £51 a day around 2 weeks before your trip versus £71 around 9 months before, so you have not missed a cheaper early price. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers book within a month of pickup, so booking this close to your trip is common.

Budget is cheapest at Chattanooga Airport for an Intermediate car, such as a Volkswagen Jetta, at £44 a day on average over the last 12 months from 1,869 prices, but requires a credit card. Budget's desk is at the airport, but you should allow for its average 27-minute wait. Budget scores 76/100 from 2,209 reviews in the last 5 months; Avis scores 78/100 from 1,113 and averages a 22-minute wait. If you prefer Avis, an Intermediate car averages £46 a day over the last 12 months from 623 prices, £2 more a day than Budget.

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 Chattanooga Airport, scoring 99/100 from 268 reviews over the last 5 months, with a 4-minute average desk wait. Choose National for its score rather than its price: for an Intermediate car, National averages £67 a day over the last 12 months from 4,417 prices, £23 more a day than Budget. Budget is cheapest for an Intermediate car over that period at £44 a day from 1,869 prices, and scores 76/100 from 2,209 reviews in the last 5 months. 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.

At Chattanooga Airport, Budget typically holds £151 and Avis £227 on your card, and all 5 desks require a credit card rather than a debit card. If you only have a debit card, filter for debit-card acceptance before comparing prices; none of these desks accepts one. Check the deposit and card rule beside your chosen car before reserving it. 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.

At Chattanooga Airport, you should watch for credit-card-only deposits and desk waits that can delay your onward drive. Bring a credit card, since all 5 desks refuse debit cards. If you have a timed onward appointment, allow for average desk waits of 27 minutes at Budget and 22 minutes at Avis, versus 4 minutes at National.

Only 49% of prices at Chattanooga Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

At Chattanooga Airport, choose an Intermediate car such as a Volkswagen Jetta if you need 4 bags, at about £43 a day for November 2026 booked around a month before your trip. It seats 5 but takes 4 bags, so a full car cannot take a bag per person. For November 2026 at the same timing, a Compact car such as a Nissan Versa costs £41 a day but takes only 3 bags; a Fullsize car such as a Chevrolet Malibu costs £50 and seats 6 but still takes 4 bags. 100% of cars offered are automatic, so you do not need a special search to find that transmission. Neither electric nor hybrid cars are offered, so do not plan this hire around charging.