Car hire prices at Kansas City Airport

For November 2026 at Kansas City Airport, a good price around a month before your trip is £49 a day for an Intermediate car, the Volkswagen Jetta size. An Economy car, such as a Mitsubishi Mirage, averages £45 a day, while a Compact car, such as a Nissan Versa, averages £47. Leave booking to the last 2 weeks and an Intermediate car averages £56 a day, costing £7 more a day. Use the price checker to compare your quote with prices for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at Kansas City Airport, book an Intermediate car around a month before your trip: £49 a day on average, versus £56 in the last 2 weeks, so waiting costs £7 more a day. Across the year, an Intermediate car averages £79 a day around 9 months before your trip versus £58 in the last 2 weeks, so not booking far ahead need not mean missing a lower price. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers booked within a month of pickup, so booking close to your trip is common.

Sixt is cheapest at Kansas City Airport for an Intermediate car, averaging £50 a day over the last 12 months from 844 prices, with debit cards accepted for some cars only. Sixt scores 92/100 from 516 reviews, and its airport desk averages a 10-minute wait, so check your chosen car's card rule rather than ruling it out on reviews. Avis averages £51 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months from 606 prices, requires a credit card and does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Hertz averages £55 a day for an Intermediate car over the same period from 1,658 prices and scores 83/100 from 520 reviews, so spending £5 more a day does not bring a higher review score.

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 Kansas City Airport, scoring 99/100 from 268 reviews with a 4-minute average desk wait, but you pay more than with Sixt. For an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, National averages £79 a day from 3,883 prices, while Sixt averages £50 from 844 prices, making National £29 more a day. Sixt scores 92/100 from 516 reviews and averages a 10-minute desk wait, so compare that lower price with National's stronger score and shorter wait. Avis does not yet have enough reviews for a score, so do not treat its missing rating as reassurance.

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 Kansas City Airport, the listed deposits are £151 with Sixt and £227 with Avis; 4 of the 7 companies require a credit card, while 3 accept debit cards for some cars only. No company accepts a debit card for every car, so filter for debit-card acceptance before you compare prices. Hertz, Dollar and Sixt accept debit cards for some cars only; check the deposit and card rule beside your chosen car. 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.

At Kansas City Airport, check card acceptance and allow time at the desk before arranging your onward plans, because debit-card restrictions and collection waits can delay you. 4 of the 7 companies require a credit card, and the other 3 accept debit cards for some cars only, so confirm the rule for your chosen car before booking. Avis averages a 22-minute desk wait and Dollar 21 minutes, so leave room for collection rather than timing your onward plans from landing. If collection time matters, compare National's 4-minute average wait with Sixt's 10 minutes.

Only 48% of prices at Kansas City Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

For 4 people with a bag each, choose an Intermediate car at Kansas City Airport, such as a Volkswagen Jetta, averaging £49 a day around a month before your November 2026 trip. It seats 5 but takes 4 bags, so adding a 5th person means sharing luggage space. For November 2026 at the same booking time, a Compact car such as a Nissan Versa costs £47 a day and takes 3 bags, while a Fullsize car such as a Chevrolet Malibu costs £61 and seats 6 but still takes only 4 bags, so choose it for seats rather than extra luggage capacity. Over the last 12 months, 100% of cars offered are automatic, so automatic transmission is already included in these prices. Electric and hybrid cars make up 2% of cars offered over that period, so filter for them before relying on finding one.