Car hire prices at Washington Dulles Airport

For November 2026 at Washington Dulles Airport, a good price is around £42 a day for an Intermediate car, such as a Volkswagen Jetta, booked around a month before your trip. At that lead time, an Economy car, such as a Mitsubishi Mirage, averages £38 a day, while a Compact car, such as a Nissan Versa, averages £41. Leave booking to the last 2 weeks and the Intermediate car averages £45 a day, £3 more. Use the price checker to compare your quote for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at Washington Dulles Airport, book around a month before your trip: an Intermediate car, such as a Volkswagen Jetta, averages £42 a day then, against £45 in the last 2 weeks. Booking time barely changes the price, so do not wait expecting a substantial reduction. Across the year, an Intermediate car averages £57 a day around 9 months before your trip, so you have not missed a cheaper early-booking price. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers book within a month of pickup, so booking within that window is common.

Budget is joint-cheapest at Washington Dulles Airport for an Intermediate car, averaging £42 a day over the last 12 months from 1,872 prices, but you need a credit card. Flizzr also averages £42 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months. Budget does not yet have enough reviews for a score. If you want a scored company that accepts debit cards, Enterprise averages £57 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months from 941 prices, £15 more than Budget, and scores 95/100 from 654 reviews.

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 Washington Dulles Airport, scoring 99/100 from 268 reviews in the last 5 months, with an average desk wait of 4 minutes if you want a shorter collection wait. National is not the cheapest: an Intermediate car averages £75 a day over the last 12 months from 3,805 prices. Budget and Flizzr tie at £42 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, £33 less than National; Budget's average covers 1,872 prices. Budget and Flizzr do not yet have enough reviews for a score, so choose National only if that review record and shorter wait justify the extra cost to you.

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 Washington Dulles Airport, 4 of the 9 counters accept debit cards, while typical deposits range from £151 with Budget and Sixt to £227 with Avis, so check both before choosing your car. Another 3 counters accept debit cards for some cars only, while 2 require a credit card. 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.

At Washington Dulles Airport, check card restrictions and allow time for collection, because a low-priced car can require a credit card and desk waits can delay your departure. Budget and Avis require a credit card, while Hertz, Sixt and Dollar accept debit cards for some cars only, so confirm the rule for your chosen car before booking. If you have an appointment after landing, allow for average desk waits of 22 minutes at Avis, 20 minutes at Thrifty or 19 minutes at Hertz. National averages 4 minutes, so compare collection time as well as price when your schedule is tight.

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

At Washington Dulles Airport, consider an Intermediate car such as a Volkswagen Jetta: at £42 a day on average for November 2026 around a month before your trip, it takes more bags than a Compact car. An Intermediate car seats 5 but takes 4 bags, so check your luggage fits before booking for a full party. For November 2026 around a month before your trip, a Compact car, such as a Nissan Versa, averages £41 a day and takes 3 bags, while a Fullsize car, such as a Chevrolet Malibu, averages £52 a day and seats 6 but still takes only 4 bags. Over the last 12 months, 100% of cars offered are automatic, so you do not need to trade down to a manual to find a car. The cars offered include no electric or hybrid models, so do not plan on hiring one.