Car hire prices at Grand Rapids Airport

For November 2026 at Grand Rapids Airport, booked around a month before your trip, an Intermediate car such as a Volkswagen Jetta averages £43 a day, giving you a benchmark for your quote. An Economy car such as a Mitsubishi Mirage averages £39 a day, while a Compact car such as a Nissan Versa averages £41. In the last 2 weeks before pickup, the Intermediate car averages £46 a day, £3 more a day than around a month before. Check the price checker for your exact dates before accepting a quote.

At Grand Rapids Airport, you have not missed the cheapest booking window: across the year, an Intermediate car averages £72 a day around 9 months before your trip versus £51 in the last 2 weeks. For November 2026, book around a month before your trip: an Intermediate car such as a Volkswagen Jetta averages £43 a day then, versus £46 in the last 2 weeks. Across the year, the Intermediate car also averages £51 a day around a month before pickup, so waiting until the final fortnight brings no further saving. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers book within a month of pickup.

At Grand Rapids Airport, Budget is cheapest for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, averaging £51 a day from 1,865 prices, but you need a credit card. Budget's desk is at the airport, scores 76/100 from 35 recent reviews and averages a 27-minute wait, so allow time before your onward drive. Alamo averages £60 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, from 4,175 prices, which is £9 more a day than Budget. Choose Alamo if you prefer its 97/100 score from 76 recent 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 at Grand Rapids Airport if reviews and a short desk wait matter most: it scores 99/100 from 36 recent reviews and averages a 4-minute wait. National is not the cheapest: over the last 12 months, an Intermediate car averages £67 a day from 4,293 prices, while Budget averages £51 from 1,865 prices, £16 less a day. Budget scores 76/100 from 35 recent reviews and averages a 27-minute wait, so weigh that saving against your schedule. Hertz, Enterprise and Avis do 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 Grand Rapids Airport, typical deposits are £151 with Budget and £227 with Avis, but 6 of the 8 companies require a credit card, so check your card before choosing. No company accepts a debit card for every car; Hertz and Dollar accept one for some cars only. If you need to use a debit card, filter for it before comparing prices and check the deposit and card rule beside each 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.

At Grand Rapids Airport, check card eligibility and allow for collection time: 6 of the 8 companies require a credit card, and Budget's desk wait averages 27 minutes. Hertz and Dollar accept debit cards for some cars only, so confirm the rule for your chosen car before booking. If you have a timed appointment after landing, compare the desk waits: Thrifty averages 24 minutes, while National averages 4 minutes. Allow for collection as well as driving when planning your arrival.

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

At Grand Rapids Airport, choose an Intermediate car such as a Volkswagen Jetta at £43 a day in November 2026 around a month before pickup if you need 4 bags; it seats 5. If you fill all 5 seats, check that the 4-bag capacity covers everyone's luggage. For November 2026 at the same booking window, a Compact car such as a Nissan Versa costs £41 a day and takes 3 bags, while a Fullsize car such as a Chevrolet Malibu costs £51 and seats 6 but still takes only 4 bags. Over the last 12 months, 100% of cars offered are automatic, so choose by size rather than transmission. Electric and hybrid cars are not offered, so do not plan your choice around charging.