Car hire prices at Indianapolis Airport

Indianapolis Airport quotes average £43 a day for an Intermediate car like the Volkswagen Jetta when you book about a month before an October 2026 trip. A Compact such as the Nissan Versa is about £41 a day, while a larger Fullsize car like the Chevrolet Malibu costs £51. Leaving your booking to the last 2 weeks drops that Intermediate price to £42. If your quote is higher, the price checker will show the latest offers for your exact dates.

For Indianapolis Airport, hold off until about a month before you fly: an Intermediate car averages £51 across the year then, dropping by about 43% from £69 9 months before your trip. Leaving it until the final 2 weeks still averages £51 a day 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 14 days of travel. If you are travelling in October 2026, you will hit the cheapest rates of the year at £47 a day for an Economy car, compared to £83 for an executive car in July 2027.

Budget is the cheapest car hire company at Indianapolis Airport for an Intermediate car, averaging £45 a day over the last 12 months across 1,872 prices. Budget sits right at the terminal, but it requires a credit card and does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Avis averages £47 a day with a score of 83/100, while Dollar averages £50 a day and scores 82. If you want top-rated service, Alamo scores 91/100 but costs £59 a day.

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 Indianapolis Airport, scoring 92 out of 100 from 279 reviews, with desk waits averaging 24 minutes. Alamo is close behind, scoring 91/100 from 1,450 reviews with a 23-minute desk wait. Neither company is cheap: Alamo averages £59 a day for an Intermediate car, while National averages £66. Budget is the cheapest supplier at £45 a day, but does not yet have enough reviews for a score.

Review scores are CarTrawler customers' own, from the last five months; the score and the desk wait sit beside each car in the results.

Deposits held on cards at Indianapolis Airport range from £148 with Budget or Sixt to £222 with Avis, and only 1 of the 9 companies accepts a debit card. Another 3 companies take a debit card for certain cars only, while 5 insist on a credit card for all rentals. Filter for debit cards on the price checker before comparing offers to make sure you only see cars you can collect. The exact deposit and card terms are displayed beside each car, along with any optional extras.

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

Card restrictions catch visitors out at Indianapolis Airport, where 5 of the 9 rental counters will not accept a debit card for your deposit. Another 3 counters only take debit cards for specific car classes, so bringing a credit card in the lead driver's name avoids an awkward walk away from the desk. Desk waits can also run long at busy arrival times, with National averaging 24 minutes and Alamo 23 minutes. All 9 suppliers operate on-site at the terminal, saving you from a shuttle bus into the Indiana breeze.

Only 49% of prices at Indianapolis Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

For most trips, choose an Intermediate car like the Volkswagen Jetta at Indianapolis Airport, which costs around £43 a day booked a month ahead for October 2026. It comfortably carries 5 people with space for 4 bags in the boot. You can step down to a Compact car like the Nissan Versa for £41, but boot capacity drops to 3 bags. Every car offered is an automatic, while electric and hybrid options are not currently available at the airport.