Car hire prices at Minneapolis Airport

For October 2026, booked about a month ahead, a good price for a hire car at Minneapolis Airport is around £43 a day for an Intermediate (a Volkswagen Jetta-sized car). A Compact is £41 a day. In the last 2 weeks before pickup an Intermediate is nearer £41. If your quote is well over these, the price checker will tell you for your exact dates.

Booking late saves about 46% at Minneapolis Airport, where an Intermediate car costs £51 a day 2 weeks before your trip compared to £70 9 months before your trip. Across the year, prices stay at £51 a day around a month before pickup as well as within the final 2 weeks. If you have not booked yet, you have missed nothing. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for on our sites, 48% of people book within 2 weeks of travel.

Budget is the cheapest supplier at Minneapolis Airport for an Intermediate car, averaging £48 a day across 1,859 prices over the last 12 months. Budget operates directly at the terminal with a typical 17-minute wait, but it refuses debit cards and requires a credit card for the deposit. Thrifty is £1 more a day at £49 across 1,266 prices, accepts debit cards, and scores 81/100 from 702 reviews. National charges £68 a day across 3,926 prices and scores 92/100 from 279 reviews.

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 Minneapolis Airport, scoring 92/100 from 279 reviews, though its desk averages a 24-minute wait. It is not cheap, with National averaging £68 a day over the last 12 months for an Intermediate car. Enterprise follows closely with a score of 90/100 from 786 reviews and a 21-minute wait. Budget is the cheapest supplier at £48 a day, but it 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 Minneapolis Airport, security deposits held on your card range from £148 with Budget or Sixt to £222 with Avis. Across the 9 rental counters at the airport, 4 take a debit card, 2 are strictly credit-card-only, and 3 accept debit cards for some cars only. Filter for a debit card in the price checker before comparing offers so you only see vehicles you can collect. Extras charged at the desk appear listed with their prices beside each car.

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

The main catches at Minneapolis Airport are desks that reject debit cards and long waits when several flights land together. All 9 providers have counters on-site, but 2 desks refuse debit cards completely and 3 accept them only for certain car categories. Desk waits also stretch up to 24 minutes at National and 21 minutes at Enterprise and Sixt. Arriving with only a debit card can leave you stranded at the terminal counter before you even reach the car.

Only 52% of prices at Minneapolis Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

For most trips from Minneapolis Airport, pick an Intermediate car like the Volkswagen Jetta, which costs around £43 a day in October 2026. It seats 5 people but carries 3 bags, so a full group with luggage will find boot space tight. Stepping down to an Economy car like the Mitsubishi Mirage costs £37 a day but holds only 2 bags, while a Fullsize Chevrolet Malibu takes 7 seats and 3 bags for £53. Every car offered is automatic, while hybrid models make up 1% of cars offered and electric models are not available.