Car hire prices at Los Angeles Airport

At Los Angeles Airport, an Intermediate car such as a Volkswagen Jetta typically costs around £45 a day for October 2026 when booked about a month ahead, with a Compact at £44 and an Economy at £40. A Fullsize car, the Chevrolet Malibu size, is about £53 a day. Leaving your booking to the last 2 weeks keeps an Intermediate at £45 and drops a Compact by £1 to £43. Across the year, July 2027 is the dearest month at £79 a day for a Fullsize, while November 2026 is the cheapest at £44 for an Economy. If your quote sits well above these figures, the price checker will show the going rate for your exact dates.

For October 2026 at Los Angeles Airport, booking timing barely moves the price: an Intermediate is £45 a day booked a month before your trip and stays at £45 in the last 2 weeks. Booking 9 months ahead across the year averages £58 a day, so you have missed nothing by waiting. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of our customers book within 2 weeks of pickup, while only 2% book more than 6 months ahead. If you are travelling in July 2027, expect to pay around £79 a day, whereas November 2026 drops to £44.

Budget is the cheapest company at Los Angeles Airport for an Intermediate, at £40 a day on average from 1,708 prices, but it requires a credit card for the deposit. Thrifty and Avis are £41 a day, taken from 1,321 and 607 prices respectively. Budget scores 79/100 from 93 recent customer reviews, while Alamo scores 93/100 from 77 reviews at £50 a day. Across the 10 counters checked, all desks sit 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.

Alamo is the best-reviewed company at Los Angeles Airport, scoring 93 out of 100 from 77 reviews; its desk wait averages 26 minutes. Alamo averages £50 a day for an Intermediate, based on 4,124 prices over the last 12 months. Budget is the cheapest supplier at £40 a day and scores 79 out of 100 from 93 reviews, with an average wait of 7 minutes. Thrifty follows on reviews with 82 out of 100 from 46 reviews, averaging a 17-minute wait at £41 a day.

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 Los Angeles Airport, deposits held on your card range from £0 with Europcar to £222 with Avis, and 4 of the 10 desks accept a standard debit card. Another 3 companies take a debit card for some cars only, while 3 require a credit card across all vehicles. Deposits for Budget and Sixt typically sit at £148. Filter for a debit card before comparing prices, and note that 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.

Desk queues stretch towards half an hour at Los Angeles Airport and several counters reject debit cards entirely. Enterprise averages a 29-minute wait and Alamo 26 minutes, while Budget gets drivers through in 7 minutes. Avis, Budget and Europcar do not accept debit cards, which forces you onto a credit card in the lead driver's name. Bringing the wrong card to an airport built entirely around driving is an expensive way to start your trip.

Only 52% of prices at Los Angeles Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

An Intermediate car at Los Angeles Airport, the Volkswagen Jetta size, averages £45 a day in October 2026 and fits 5 people with 4 bags. A Compact costs £44 but trims luggage space to 3 bags, while an Economy car like the Mitsubishi Mirage drops to £40 and accepts only 2. Every car offered is an automatic. You will not pay extra for an automatic transmission in highway jams, though with zero electric or hybrid cars listed, expect standard petrol.