Car hire prices at New York La Guardia Airport

For November 2026, around a month before pickup, £43 a day is a typical price at LGA for an Intermediate car, such as a Volkswagen Jetta, so use that to judge your quote. At the same lead time for November 2026, an Economy car such as a Mitsubishi Mirage averages £41 a day, while a Compact car such as a Nissan Versa averages £43. Leave booking until the last 2 weeks and the Intermediate car averages £51 a day, £8 more a day. Check the price checker for your exact dates before accepting a quote.

For November 2026 at LGA, book around a month before your trip: an Intermediate car costs £43 a day on average then, against £51 in the last 2 weeks. Across the year, timing barely changes the price: an Intermediate car averages £55 a day both around a month before pickup and in the last 2 weeks. Booking 9 months before your trip does not offer a lower average price: an Intermediate car averages £64 a day across the year. Across the 395 airports covered by our sites, 65% of our customers booked within a month of pickup, so you need not book months ahead just to follow usual booking habits.

Budget is cheapest at LGA for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, averaging £48 a day from 1,860 prices, but you need a credit card. Budget's desk averages 46 minutes at pickup, and Budget does not yet have enough reviews for a score. If you need a debit card, compare Thrifty: its Intermediate cars average £53 a day over the last 12 months from 767 prices, £5 more a day than Budget. Thrifty accepts debit cards, scores 76/100 from 655 reviews and averages 24 minutes at the desk.

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 LGA if reviews and pickup time matter most: it scores 99/100 from 268 reviews and averages 4 minutes at the desk. National is not the cheapest: for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, National averages £78 a day from 3,999 prices. Budget averages £48 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months from 1,860 prices, £30 less a day than National, but does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Budget's desk averages 46 minutes, so allow more pickup time if you choose the lower price.

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 LGA, checked deposits range from £151 with Budget or Sixt to £227 with Avis, while only 1 of 9 companies accepts a debit card for all cars. Thrifty accepts debit cards; Hertz, Dollar and Sixt accept them for some cars only, while 5 companies require a credit card. If you rely on a debit card, filter for it before comparing prices. Check the deposit and card rule beside each car rather than relying on the company name alone. 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.

Allow extra pickup time at LGA and check your card before booking, because Budget's desk averages 46 minutes and 5 of 9 companies require a credit card. If you want to get on the road promptly, compare National's 4-minute average desk wait and Alamo's 10-minute average with Budget's wait. A further 3 companies accept debit cards for some cars only, so filter for debit-card acceptance and check the individual car's terms before booking.

Only 50% of prices at New York La Guardia Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

If you have 4 bags, choose an Intermediate car such as a Volkswagen Jetta at LGA, averaging £43 a day for November 2026 when booked around a month before your trip. It seats 5 but takes 4 bags, so check your luggage before filling every seat. For November 2026 at that lead time, an Economy car such as a Mitsubishi Mirage averages £41 a day but takes only 2 bags; a Fullsize car such as a Chevrolet Malibu averages £55 and seats 6 but still takes only 4 bags. Over the last 12 months, 100% of cars offered are automatic, so you do not need to filter for one. No electric or hybrid cars are offered in those prices, so do not plan your booking around finding one.