Car hire prices at Memphis Airport

Memphis Airport car hire averages around £43 a day for an Intermediate, the Volkswagen Jetta size, when you book about a month ahead for October 2026. A Compact car like the Nissan Versa is about £41 a day, while an Economy car such as the Mitsubishi Mirage averages £36. Leaving it to the last 2 weeks edges the Intermediate down to £42. Across the year, prices swing from £48 a day in November 2026 for an Economy to £83 in July 2027 for a larger car, so check our price checker for your exact dates.

For Memphis Airport, booking late saves about 42%: Intermediate cars across the year average £52 a day within 2 weeks of pickup, compared to £72 when booked 9 months before your trip. For October 2026 specifically, an Intermediate is £43 a day about a month before travel and drops to £42 in the last 2 weeks. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of our customers book within 14 days of travel. If you have not booked yet, you have not missed the cheaper rates.

Thrifty is the cheapest company at Memphis Airport for an Intermediate car, averaging £43 a day over the last 12 months from 1,087 prices. It operates from the terminal and scores 81/100 from 30 customer reviews, with an average 16-minute desk wait. National is the dearest at £67 a day over the same period from 3,865 prices, scoring 92/100 with a 24-minute wait. Avis averages £45 a day, but unlike Thrifty, its counter does not accept debit cards.

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 Memphis Airport, scoring 92/100 from 80 reviews with an average desk wait of 24 minutes, but it is not cheap. National averages £67 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months from 3,865 prices. Thrifty is the cheapest supplier at £43 a day and scores 81/100 from 30 reviews, with an average wait of 16 minutes. Alamo offers the fastest service at a 5-minute wait, but does not yet have enough reviews for a score.

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 Memphis Airport, all 7 counters sit in the terminal, where Avis requires a £222 deposit and refuses debit cards, while 4 of the 7 companies accept them. Another 2 desks, Hertz and Dollar, accept debit cards for some cars only. Because card rules vary by vehicle, filter for a debit card before comparing prices rather than after. Any optional extras charged at the desk are listed under each car.

If you bring your own child seat, check your airline's rules first: most carry one free, some charge.

Payment rules and counter queues vary sharply across desks at Memphis Airport, so checking card policies before booking prevents problems on arrival. Avis refuses debit cards entirely, while Dollar and Hertz accept them only on select models, so arriving without an accepted card risks leaving you stranded. Desk waits also differ sharply: Alamo averages 5 minutes, but National averages 24 minutes. If you want a quick motorway getaway, pick a desk where queues move quickly.

Only 46% of prices at Memphis Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

An Intermediate car like the Volkswagen Jetta is typical at Memphis Airport, costing around £43 a day for October 2026. It seats 5 people but holds only 3 bags, so a full party travelling with heavy luggage will find bags on knees. A Compact car like the Nissan Versa saves £2 a day at £41, while stepping up to a Fullsize like the Chevrolet Malibu costs £55. Every car offered is an automatic, so you will not pay extra to avoid shifting gears.