Car hire prices at Fort Lauderdale Airport

For November 2026 at Fort Lauderdale Airport, use £42 a day as your benchmark for an Intermediate car, the Volkswagen Jetta size, booked around a month before your trip. An Economy car, the Mitsubishi Mirage size, averages £38 a day, while a Compact car, the Nissan Versa size, averages £40 at the same lead time. Leave booking until the last 2 weeks and an Intermediate car averages £50 a day, £8 more a day. Check the price checker for your exact dates before accepting a quote.

For November 2026 at Fort Lauderdale Airport, book around a month before your trip: an Intermediate car averages £42 a day then, against £50 in the last 2 weeks. Across the year, timing barely changes the price near departure: an Intermediate car averages £49 a day around a month before pickup and £50 in the last 2 weeks. Booking an Intermediate car around 9 months before your trip averages £61 a day across the year, so you have not missed a cheaper price by leaving it later. Across the 395 airports tracked by our sites, 65% of people who book through our sites do so within a month of pickup, so you need not rush solely because your trip is approaching.

Auto-Union is the cheapest company at Fort Lauderdale Airport for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, averaging £34 a day, but does not yet have enough reviews for a score. If you want a scored alternative, Budget averages £42 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, from 1,872 prices, which is £8 more a day. Budget scores 79/100 from 37 reviews in the last 5 months, has an airport desk and requires a credit card. Allow for Budget's average desk wait of 21 minutes when planning your pickup.

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 Fort Lauderdale Airport, scoring 99/100 from 268 reviews in the last 5 months, with an average desk wait of 4 minutes, so choose National if review strength matters most. National is not the cheapest: an Intermediate car averages £67 a day over the last 12 months, from 4,381 prices. Auto-Union averages £34 a day for an Intermediate car over the same period, £33 less a day, but 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 Fort Lauderdale Airport, deposits range from £0 with Europcar to £227 with Avis, but only 1 of 10 checked desks accepts debit cards generally, so check your card eligibility before choosing a car. Thrifty accepts debit cards; Dollar, Hertz and Sixt accept them for some cars only, while 6 desks require a credit card. Filter for debit-card acceptance before comparing prices, then check the deposit and card rule beside your chosen car. Extras charged at the desk 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.

Watch out for card restrictions and desk waits at Fort Lauderdale Airport, because a low daily price does not mean you can collect the car quickly or use a debit card. 6 of the 10 checked desks require a credit card, so confirm the card rule before booking if you intend to use debit. Dollar, Hertz and Sixt accept debit cards for some cars only, so check the specific car rather than relying on the company name. Allow for average waits of 27 minutes at Thrifty and 26 minutes at Dollar before planning your drive away.

Only 53% of prices at Fort Lauderdale Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

If you have 4 bags, choose an Intermediate car at Fort Lauderdale Airport, the Volkswagen Jetta size, averaging £42 a day for November 2026 when booked around a month before your trip. An Intermediate car seats 5 but takes 4 bags, so a full party cannot bring a bag each without changing the luggage plan. At the same lead time in November 2026, a Compact car, the Nissan Versa size, takes 3 bags at £40 a day; a Fullsize car, the Chevrolet Malibu size, costs £52 and seats 6 but still takes only 4 bags. 100% of cars offered are automatic, so compare capacity and total price rather than looking for a manual alternative. Electric and hybrid cars are not offered, so do not plan your hire around charging stops.