Car hire prices at Colorado Springs Airport

For November 2026 at Colorado Springs Airport, use £45 a day as your benchmark for an Intermediate car such as a Volkswagen Jetta, booked around a month before your trip. At that lead time in November 2026, an Economy car such as a Mitsubishi Mirage averages £40 a day, while a Compact car such as a Nissan Versa averages £44. In the last 2 weeks, the Intermediate car averages £46 a day, which costs £1 more a day. Use the price checker to compare your quote with prices for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at Colorado Springs Airport, book around a month before your trip: an Intermediate car averages £45 a day then, against £46 in the last 2 weeks. Across the year, an Intermediate car averages £80 a day around 9 months before your trip from 3,286 prices, versus £54 in the last 2 weeks from 3,206 prices, so you need not assume you missed a cheaper early price. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers booked within a month of pickup, so booking well ahead is not the usual approach.

Budget is cheapest at Colorado Springs Airport for an Intermediate car, averaging £46 a day over the last 12 months from 1,872 prices, but you need a credit card. Budget’s desk is at the airport and averages 27 minutes, and Budget scores 76/100 from 2,209 reviews, so allow collection time rather than choosing on price alone. For an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, Alamo averages £62 a day from 4,626 prices and scores 97/100 from 1,439 reviews; consider Alamo if you value its stronger reviews and 10-minute average desk wait.

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 for the strongest reviews at Colorado Springs Airport: it scores 99/100 from 268 reviews, and its desk wait averages 4 minutes. National is not the cheapest: for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, National averages £68 a day from 4,460 prices. Budget averages £46 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months from 1,872 prices, which costs £22 less a day, but scores 76/100 from 2,209 reviews and averages 27 minutes at the desk. If you want another well-reviewed option, Alamo scores 97/100 from 1,439 reviews and averages 10 minutes at the desk.

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 Colorado Springs Airport, deposits at Budget and Avis range from £151 to £227, and 5 of the 7 companies require a credit card, so check your card before booking. Only 2 companies, Hertz and Dollar, accept debit cards for some cars, and neither accepts them across every car. If you need to use a debit card, filter for it before comparing prices and check the deposit and card rule beside your chosen 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.

Check card rules and allow collection time at Colorado Springs Airport, because credit-only deposits and longer desk waits can delay your departure. 5 of the 7 companies require a credit card, while Hertz and Dollar accept debit cards for some cars only, so confirm your chosen car’s rule before booking. Budget’s desk averages 27 minutes against 4 minutes at National, so allow more collection time if you choose Budget. All 7 desks are at the airport, but that does not mean you can plan an immediate departure after landing.

Only 48% of prices at Colorado Springs Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

For 4 people with 4 bags, choose a 5-seat Intermediate car such as a Volkswagen Jetta at COS for £45 a day in November 2026, booked around a month before your trip. A Compact car such as a Nissan Versa costs £44 a day in November 2026 at that lead time, but seats 5 with room for only 3 bags, so choose it only if you pack less. A Cadillac XTS takes 5 bags and costs £62 a day in November 2026 at that lead time; check tyres and drivetrain before choosing by size alone. 100% of cars offered are automatic, so these prices already cover an automatic. No electric or hybrid cars are offered, so do not rely on finding either when you book.