Car hire prices at New Orleans Airport

For November 2026 at New Orleans Airport, use £45 a day as your benchmark for an Intermediate car, the Volkswagen Jetta size, when you book around a month before your trip. An Economy car, the Mitsubishi Mirage size, and a Compact car, the Nissan Versa size, both average £42 a day at that lead time. In the last 2 weeks before pickup, the Intermediate car averages £53 a day, costing you £8 more a day. Check the price checker for your exact dates before accepting a quote.

For November 2026 at New Orleans Airport, book around a month before your trip: an Intermediate car averages £45 a day then, against £53 in the last 2 weeks. Across the year, an Intermediate car averages £54 a day around 2 weeks before pickup versus £76 around 9 months before, from 3,346 and 3,308 prices respectively, so do not assume you have missed a better price. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers booked within a month of pickup, so you need not treat booking within a month as unusually late.

Budget is cheapest at New Orleans Airport for an Intermediate car, averaging £44 a day over the last 12 months from 1,870 prices, but you need a credit card. Budget does not yet have enough reviews for a score, and its desk wait averages 24 minutes. For the same class over the last 12 months, Avis averages £46 a day from 622 prices, costing you £2 more a day, and scores 78/100 from 1,113 reviews over the last 5 months. Compare Avis if you want a scored company, but bring a credit card for that desk too.

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 New Orleans Airport, scoring 99/100 from 268 reviews over the last 5 months with a 4-minute average desk wait, but it is not the cheapest. National averages £77 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, from 3,363 prices. Budget is cheapest for an Intermediate car over the same period at £44 a day from 1,870 prices, but does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Choose National if you value its review score and shorter desk wait enough to pay more than you would with Budget.

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 New Orleans Airport, deposits range from £151 with Budget or Sixt to £227 with Avis, and only 1 of the 9 companies takes a debit card without restricting you to certain cars. Thrifty takes a debit card; Hertz, Dollar and Sixt take one for some cars only, while 5 companies require a credit card. Filter for debit-card acceptance before comparing prices, then check the deposit and card rule shown beside each 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 New Orleans Airport, check card rules and allow time at collection because 5 of the 9 companies require a credit card and average desk waits reach 25 minutes. Dollar averages 25 minutes at the desk, while Budget and Thrifty average 24 minutes, so leave that time between landing and any onward appointment. If you plan to use a debit card, check the exact car before booking: Hertz, Dollar and Sixt accept one for some cars only.

Only 51% of prices at New Orleans Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

Choose an Intermediate car, the Volkswagen Jetta size, at New Orleans Airport for £45 a day in November 2026 around a month before your trip; it seats 5 but takes only 3 bags. A Compact car, the Nissan Versa size, also takes 3 bags and averages £42 a day at that lead time, so compare it if you want to spend £3 less a day. If you need more luggage space, a Fullsize car, the Chevrolet Malibu size, averages £56 a day; it seats 6 but takes only 4 bags, so check luggage before filling every seat. Over the last 12 months, 100% of cars offered are automatic, so you can choose by size rather than gearbox. No electric or hybrid cars are offered in that period, so do not plan your hire around charging.