Car hire prices at Houston Airport

For November 2026, booked around a month before your trip, use £46 a day as your benchmark at Houston Airport for an Intermediate, the Volkswagen Jetta size, if you need room for 4 bags. An Economy, the Mitsubishi Mirage size, averages £38 a day, while a Compact, the Nissan Versa size, averages £45. Leave booking until the last 2 weeks and an Intermediate car averages £54 a day, £8 more. Check the price checker for your exact dates before accepting a quote.

For November 2026 at Houston Airport, book around a month before your trip: an Intermediate, the Volkswagen Jetta size, averages £46 a day then, against £54 in the last 2 weeks. Across the year, an Intermediate car averages £75 a day around 9 months before your trip from 3,539 prices, against £54 in the last 2 weeks from 3,618 prices, so you have not missed a discount by waiting. That broader pattern does not make waiting cheaper for November 2026. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, our customers typically book 16 days before pickup.

Budget is cheapest at Houston Airport for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, averaging £45 a day from 1,871 prices, but you need a credit card. Budget scores 65/100 from 38 recent reviews, and you should allow for its average desk wait of 35 minutes. For an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, National averages £77 a day from 3,365 prices, £32 more than Budget. Consider National if you prioritise reviews and pickup time: it scores 99/100 from 268 reviews and averages a 4-minute 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 Houston Airport if reviews and pickup time matter most: it is the best-reviewed company, scoring 99/100 from 268 recent reviews, with an average desk wait of 4 minutes. National is not the cheapest: for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, National averages £77 a day from 3,365 prices. Budget averages £45 a day for an Intermediate car over the same period from 1,871 prices, £32 less, but scores 65/100 from 38 reviews, so weigh that saving against the review difference.

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 Houston Airport, allow £151 with Budget or Sixt to £227 with Avis for the card deposit, and check acceptance before booking because only 4 of the 9 companies take debit cards. Another 3 companies accept debit cards for some cars only, while 2 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 price.

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

At Houston Airport, check card rules and allow time at pickup, because Budget and Avis require credit cards and some desks average a 35-minute wait. Budget and Thrifty average 35 minutes at the desk, while Avis averages 31 minutes, so leave room for collection before your first appointment. Hertz, Dollar and Sixt accept debit cards for some cars only, so confirm that your chosen car qualifies before booking.

Only 51% of prices at Houston Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

At Houston Airport, choose an Intermediate, the Volkswagen Jetta size, at £46 a day in November 2026 around a month before your trip if you need room for 4 bags. It seats 5 but takes 4 bags, so check luggage before filling every seat; a Compact, the Nissan Versa size, costs £1 less a day at £45 but takes only 3 bags. A Fullsize, the Chevrolet Malibu size, costs £10 more a day at £56 and seats 6 but still takes 4 bags, so choose it for another passenger rather than more luggage. 100% of cars offered over the last 12 months are automatic, so you do not need to filter out manuals. No electric or hybrid cars are offered, so plan on a fuel-powered car.