Car hire prices at Wilmington Airport

For November 2026 at Wilmington Airport, budget £44 a day for an Intermediate car such as a Volkswagen Jetta, booked around a month before your trip, as your price benchmark. On the same timing, an Economy car such as a Mitsubishi Mirage averages £44 a day, while a Compact car such as a Nissan Versa averages £39. Leave booking until the last 2 weeks and the Intermediate car averages £47 a day, £3 more a day. Use the price checker to compare your quote for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at Wilmington Airport, book around a month before your trip: an Intermediate car such as a Volkswagen Jetta averages £44 a day then, against £47 in the last 2 weeks. Across the year, an Intermediate car averages £69 a day around 9 months before your trip against £52 in the last 2 weeks, so you have not necessarily missed a better price by leaving booking late. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers booked within a month of pickup, so you need not assume everyone books far ahead.

Budget is the cheapest company at Wilmington Airport for an Intermediate car, averaging £44 a day over the last 12 months from 1,872 prices, with an airport desk but credit-card-only payment. Budget does not yet have enough reviews for a score, so choose it on price rather than a published rating. National scores 99/100 from 268 reviews in the last 5 months and averages a 4-minute desk wait. For an Intermediate car, National averages £67 a day over the last 12 months from 3,646 prices, £23 more a day than Budget, so weigh that extra cost against the review evidence.

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 for the strongest review evidence at Wilmington Airport: it scores 99/100 from 268 reviews in the last 5 months, and its desk wait averages 4 minutes. National is not the cheapest: for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, National averages £67 a day from 3,646 prices, £23 more a day than Budget's £44 from 1,872 prices. Budget, Alamo and Enterprise do not yet have enough reviews for a score, so you cannot compare them with National on a published rating.

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 Wilmington Airport, all 4 desks require a credit card and none takes a debit card, so you need a credit card even with Budget's typical £151 deposit. If you plan to use a debit card, filter for debit-card acceptance before comparing prices rather than relying on a cheap result. Check the deposit and card rule beside each car before you book. Extras charged at the desk are listed under each car with their prices.

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

At Wilmington Airport, take a credit card and leave time for collection: all 4 desks refuse debit cards, and Alamo's desk wait averages 10 minutes. Budget's typical deposit is £151, so check that your card has room for the hold before you book. If you have a tight schedule after landing, compare collection waits: National averages 4 minutes, while Budget and Enterprise average 7 minutes.

Only 46% of prices at Wilmington Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

Choose a Compact car such as a Nissan Versa at Wilmington Airport for £39 a day in November 2026 around a month before your trip: it seats 5 but takes 3 bags, so check your luggage fits. Do not step down to an Economy car such as a Mitsubishi Mirage just to save: for November 2026 on the same timing, an Economy car averages £44 a day, £5 more a day, and takes only 2 bags. For another bag, a car such as a Cadillac XTS seats 5 but takes 4 bags, averaging £70 a day for November 2026 on the same timing. 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 do not make either a requirement for your search.