Car hire prices at Grand Rapids Airport

Grand Rapids Airport car hire averages £43 a day for an Intermediate car, like a Volkswagen Jetta, when you book around a month before an October 2026 pickup. A Compact like a Nissan Versa averages £41 a day, while an Economy Mitsubishi Mirage runs to £39. In the last 2 weeks before travel, that Intermediate holds steady at £43. Over the year, August 2027 is dearest at £86 a day for a higher-spec model and prices drop to £47 in November 2026 for an Economy, so use the price checker to test your exact dates.

For Grand Rapids Airport, booking late saves about 45%: prices across the year drop from £71 a day 9 months before your trip to £51 around 2 weeks before. For October 2026, an Intermediate car costs £43 a day booked around a month before, and stays at £43 in the last 2 weeks. Booking 9 months before your trip costs more across the year, so waiting does not penalise you. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of our customers book within 16 days of pickup.

Budget is the cheapest company at Grand Rapids Airport for an Intermediate car, averaging £49 a day from 1,871 prices, but requires a credit card. Avis is the closest step up at £52 a day from 618 prices and scores 83/100 from 12 reviews, while Budget scores 82/100 from 35 reviews. Five of the 7 desks refuse debit cards completely, and neither Budget nor Avis accepts them.

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 Grand Rapids Airport, scoring 92/100 from 80 reviews, with an average desk wait of 24 minutes. Alamo follows closely with a score of 91/100 from 76 reviews and a 23-minute wait. National is among the dearer choices, averaging £66 a day for an Intermediate car, compared to £49 a day with Budget, which scores lower at 82/100.

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, security deposits on credit cards range from £148 with Budget to £222 with Avis, and no counter accepts debit cards unconditionally. Five of the 7 desks refuse debit cards entirely, while Dollar and Hertz accept them for some cars only. Filter for a debit card in the price checker before you compare prices rather than after. Any optional extras charged at the desk are shown under each car.

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

Grand Rapids Airport counters often reject debit cards and keep drivers waiting over 20 minutes at the terminal desks. Five of the 7 counters decline debit cards altogether, so turning up without a credit card in the lead driver's name means leaving empty-handed. Desks for top-scoring suppliers like National and Alamo average waits of 24 and 23 minutes. With all 7 desks based in the terminal, you bypass shuttles only to spend that time queuing.

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.

For motorway journeys from Grand Rapids Airport, choose an Intermediate like a Volkswagen Jetta, which costs around £43 a day for October 2026. It seats 5 with room for 4 bags, making it comfortable for highway cruising between cities. You can step down to a Compact like a Nissan Versa for £41, but it drops luggage capacity to 3 bags, while an Economy Mitsubishi Mirage takes just 2 bags at £39. Every car offered is an automatic, so you will not pay extra to avoid shifting gears.