Car hire prices at Long Beach Airport

For November 2026 at Long Beach Airport, use £36 a day as your benchmark for an Intermediate car, such as a Volkswagen Jetta, when booking around a month before your trip. At that lead time, a Compact car, such as a Nissan Versa, averages £34 a day, while a Fullsize car, such as a Chevrolet Malibu, averages £46. Leave booking until the last 2 weeks and an Intermediate car averages £42 a day, £6 more a day. Use the price checker to compare your quote for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at Long Beach Airport, book around a month before your trip: an Intermediate car averages £36 a day then, against £42 in the last 2 weeks. Across the year, booking timing barely changes the price, so there is little reason to wait solely for a discount. 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 Long Beach Airport for an Intermediate car, averaging £39 a day over the last 12 months from 1,202 prices, but you need a credit card at collection. Budget has an airport desk, scores 76/100 from 2,209 reviews over the last 5 months, and averages a 27-minute desk wait. National averages £56 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months from 4,145 prices, £17 more a day than Budget. If you value the stronger review score and shorter wait, National scores 99/100 from 268 reviews over the last 5 months and averages 4 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.

National is the best-reviewed company at Long Beach Airport, scoring 99/100 from 268 reviews over the last 5 months, with an average desk wait of 4 minutes. National is not the cheapest: over the last 12 months, National averaged £56 a day for an Intermediate car from 4,145 prices, while Budget averaged £39 from 1,202 prices. Budget scores 76/100 from 2,209 reviews over the last 5 months and averages a 27-minute desk wait, so choose National if its stronger reviews and shorter wait justify £17 more a day to 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 Long Beach Airport, typical deposits run from £151 with Budget to £227 with Avis, but 7 of the 8 desks require a credit card, so check your card before booking. The remaining desk, Hertz, accepts a debit card for some cars only; none of the 8 desks accepts one for every car. If you need to use a debit card, filter for it before comparing prices 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 Long Beach Airport, check card acceptance and allow time at collection, because 7 of the 8 desks require a credit card and Budget's desk wait averages 27 minutes. If you intend to use a debit card, Hertz accepts one for some cars only, so confirm the rule for your chosen car before booking. If you have an appointment after landing, allow for the collection wait: National averages 4 minutes at the desk, compared with Budget's 27 minutes.

Only 47% of prices at Long Beach Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

At Long Beach Airport, start with an Intermediate car, the most-quoted class at £55 a day across the year, because its 4-bag capacity suits 4 people with a bag each. For example, a Volkswagen Jetta-sized Intermediate car seats 5 but takes 4 bags, so a full car needs less luggage; for November 2026, it averages £36 a day around a month before your trip. At that lead time in November 2026, step down to a Compact car, such as a Nissan Versa, at £34 a day for 3 bags, or up to a Fullsize car, such as a Chevrolet Malibu, at £46 a day if you need 6 seats, but it still takes only 4 bags. Over the last 12 months, 100% of cars offered are automatic, so an automatic gearbox is already included in these prices. No electric or hybrid cars are offered, so do not plan around hiring one.