Car hire prices at Lexington Airport

For November 2026 at Lexington Airport, use £45 a day on average as your benchmark for an Intermediate car, such as a Volkswagen Jetta, booked around a month before your trip. An Economy car, such as a Mitsubishi Mirage, averages £40 a day, while a Compact car, such as a Nissan Versa, averages £41. Leave booking until the last 2 weeks and an Intermediate car averages £46 a day, £1 more. Check the price checker for your exact dates before accepting a quote well above these figures.

At Lexington Airport, you need not book far ahead: across the year, an Intermediate car averages £52 a day both around a month before your trip and in the last 2 weeks. For November 2026 specifically, book around a month before your trip: an Intermediate car averages £45 a day, against £46 in the last 2 weeks. Across the year, booking an Intermediate car around 9 months before your trip averages £72 a day, so you have not missed the lower-price window by leaving it later. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers book within a month of pickup, so booking close to your trip is common.

Avis is the cheapest company at Lexington Airport for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, averaging £50 a day, but you need a credit card at its airport desk. Avis scores 78/100 from 1,113 reviews over the last 5 months, and its desk wait averages 22 minutes. For comparison, Alamo averages £62 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months from 4,577 prices, scores 97/100 from 1,439 reviews and has a 10-minute desk wait. Both desks are at the airport, so compare the £12 more a day with the review scores and wait before choosing.

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 Lexington Airport if reviews and a short desk wait matter most to you: it scores 99/100 from 268 reviews over the last 5 months, and its desk wait averages 4 minutes. National is not the cheapest: over the last 12 months, National averages £67 a day for an Intermediate car from 4,369 prices, while Avis averages £50 for an Intermediate car. Avis scores 78/100 from 1,113 reviews over the last 5 months, with a 22-minute desk wait. Decide whether National’s higher score and shorter wait justify its higher daily price for 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 Lexington Airport, typical deposits range from £151 with Budget to £227 with Avis, while only 2 of the 7 companies accept a debit card for some cars, so check eligibility before comparing prices. Hertz and Dollar accept debit cards for some cars only; the other 5 companies require a credit card. If you plan to use a debit card, filter for it first and check the deposit and card rule beside your chosen car. 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 Lexington Airport, check card eligibility and allow time at the desk before arranging your onward plans, because 5 of the 7 companies require a credit card and Budget’s desk wait averages 27 minutes. Hertz and Dollar accept debit cards for some cars only, so confirm that your chosen car qualifies before booking. If your schedule is tight, compare Budget’s 27-minute average wait with National’s 4-minute wait when choosing a supplier. All 7 desks are at the airport, but that does not remove the need to allow collection time.

Only 44% of prices at Lexington Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

At Lexington Airport, choose an Intermediate car such as a Volkswagen Jetta for up to 4 people with a bag each, averaging £45 a day around a month before your trip in November 2026. An Intermediate car seats 5 but takes 4 bags, so check luggage carefully if every seat will be occupied. For November 2026 around a month ahead, a Compact car such as a Nissan Versa averages £41 a day but takes only 3 bags, while a Fullsize car such as a Chevrolet Malibu averages £51 and still takes 4 bags. Over the last 12 months, 100% of cars offered are automatic, so you do not need to seek out an automatic upgrade. No electric cars are offered and hybrids account for 1% of cars offered over that period, so filter for a hybrid before comparing prices if that is essential to you.