Car hire prices at Port Columbus International Airport

For November 2026 at CMH, an Intermediate car such as a Volkswagen Jetta averages £43 a day booked around a month before your trip, so use that to judge your quote. An Economy car such as a Mitsubishi Mirage averages £38 a day, while a Compact car such as a Nissan Versa averages £41 a day, both for November 2026 around a month before pickup. Leave booking to the last 2 weeks and the Intermediate car averages £48 a day for November 2026, £5 more a day. Use the price checker to compare your quote for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at CMH, book around a month before your trip because an Intermediate car averages £43 a day then, compared with £48 a day in the last 2 weeks. Across the year, an Intermediate car averages £72 a day around 9 months before your trip and £52 around a month before or in the last 2 weeks, so you have not missed the cheaper booking window. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers booked within a month of pickup, so booking that close to your trip is common.

Budget is the cheapest company at CMH for an Intermediate car, averaging £51 a day over the last 12 months from 1,860 prices, but you need a credit card. Budget’s desk is at the airport and averages a 21-minute wait; Budget does not yet have enough reviews for a score. If you want a scored supplier, Avis averages £54 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months from 617 prices, £3 more a day than Budget, and scores 78/100 from 1,113 recent reviews.

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 CMH, scoring 99/100 from 268 recent reviews with an average desk wait of 4 minutes, so compare National if reviews and pickup time matter to you. For an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, National averages £68 a day from 3,724 prices, £17 more a day than Budget at £51 a day from 1,860 prices. Budget does not yet have enough reviews for a score and averages a 21-minute desk wait, so choosing the cheapest supplier means allowing more pickup time. Alamo also 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 CMH, deposits run from £151 with Budget to £227 with Avis, and all 5 desks require a credit card, so a debit card alone will not let you collect a car. If you need to use a debit card, filter for debit-card acceptance before comparing prices; these 5 desks will not meet that requirement. Check the deposit and card rule beside each car, and include any extras charged at the desk, which are listed under each car with their prices.

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

At CMH, you need to allow for credit-card-only deposits and desk queues, because all 5 desks reject debit cards and Avis averages a 22-minute wait. Bring a credit card and check the hold for your car before booking: Budget typically holds £151 and Avis £227. If your schedule is tight, compare National’s 4-minute average desk wait with Budget’s 21 minutes before choosing a supplier.

Only 51% of prices at Port Columbus International Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

At CMH, an Intermediate car such as a Volkswagen Jetta costs £43 a day in November 2026 around a month before your trip, so choose it for up to 4 people with a bag each. The Intermediate car seats 5 but takes 4 bags; for November 2026 around a month before pickup, a Compact car such as a Nissan Versa costs £41 a day but takes only 3 bags, so choose it only if you pack less. At that lead time in November 2026, a Fullsize car such as a Chevrolet Malibu costs £53 a day and seats 6 but still takes only 4 bags, so check luggage space before adding people. Over the last 12 months, 100% of cars offered are automatic, so you do not need to filter to find one. Electric and hybrid cars are not offered, so do not plan on hiring one.