Car hire prices at Honolulu Airport

Honolulu Airport car hire starts at around £41 a day for a Compact car like a Nissan Versa when you book about a month before an October 2026 trip. An Economy car such as a Mitsubishi Mirage is about £36 a day, while an Intermediate like a Volkswagen Jetta is around £42. Booking in the last 2 weeks drops the Compact price to £35 a day. Across the year, prices reach their highest in July 2027 at £82 a day for a larger car and drop to £46 in November 2026 for an Economy car, so use the price checker for your exact dates.

For October 2026 at Honolulu Airport, waiting pays off: an Intermediate car is £42 a day a month before your trip and drops to £37 in the last 2 weeks. Booking 9 months before your trip would have cost £75 a day across the year, so holding off saves about 65% against the £46 rate in the final 2 weeks. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of our customers book within 14 days of travel. If you have not booked yet, you have timed it right rather than missed out.

Budget is the cheapest company at Honolulu Airport for an Intermediate car, averaging £43 a day from 1,698 prices over the last 12 months, but it refuses debit cards. National averages £63 a day and scores 92/100 from 80 recent customer reviews, while Budget scores 87/100 from 23 reviews. Thrifty is the next cheapest option at £45 a day, takes debit cards, and averages a 1-minute wait at the desk. All 9 rental desks are located at the airport.

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 Honolulu Airport, scoring 92/100 from 80 reviews, with an average desk wait of 24 minutes. National averaged £63 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months. Budget is the cheapest supplier at £43 a day and scores 87/100, though it has only 23 reviews so does not yet qualify for the top score. Thrifty scores from 36 reviews with an average desk wait of 1 minute, while Alamo has 76 reviews and an 18-minute wait.

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 Honolulu Airport, deposits held on payment cards range from £148 with Budget and Sixt to £222 with Avis, and 4 of the 9 companies accept debit cards. Another 3 companies take a debit card for some cars only, and 2 desks accept credit cards exclusively. The deposit and card rule for each vehicle appear beside the car in the results, so filter for a debit card before comparing prices. Any extra options 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.

The main catches at Honolulu Airport are card restrictions at the counter and long desk waits after landing. Two desks refuse debit cards completely and 3 accept them for some cars only, so arriving without a credit card in the lead driver's name risks leaving you stranded. Desk queues also vary sharply: National averages 24 minutes and Sixt 23 minutes, whereas Thrifty averages 1 minute. On an island where every road eventually brings you back to where you started, renting an oversized vehicle makes parking in tight garage spaces harder without adding any speed.

Only 50% of prices at Honolulu Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

An Intermediate car like a Volkswagen Jetta suits Honolulu Airport best, running at £42 a day booked a month ahead for October 2026. It seats 5 people and takes 4 bags, whereas a Compact car like a Nissan Versa at £41 a day holds 3 bags, meaning a full group must squeeze luggage onto laps. Stepping down to an Economy car like a Mitsubishi Mirage costs £36 a day and holds 2 bags. Every car offered is automatic, so you will not pay extra to avoid shifting gears, while hybrid cars are 2% of cars offered and electric models are not offered.