Car hire prices at Myrtle Beach Airport

A Compact car like a Nissan Versa at Myrtle Beach Airport costs around £49 a day for October 2026 when you book about a month ahead. An Economy car like a Mitsubishi Mirage is also £49 a day, while an Intermediate like a Volkswagen Jetta costs about £56. Leaving your booking to the last 2 weeks brings the Compact down to £47. November 2026 is the cheapest month across the year at £51 a day for an Economy, while July 2027 peaks at £83 for a higher-spec model. If your quotes differ, the price checker will show rates for your travel dates.

For October 2026 at Myrtle Beach Airport, holding out until the last 2 weeks pays off, dropping an Intermediate car to £50 a day compared to £56 booked a month out. Across the year, booking late saves about 33%: 9 months before your trip an Intermediate averages £69 a day, falling steadily to £53 2 weeks before pickup. If you have not booked yet, you have missed nothing. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of our customers book within 14 days of travel.

Budget is the cheapest company at Myrtle Beach Airport for an Intermediate car, averaging £43 a day over the last 12 months from 1,848 prices. Avis follows closely at £45 a day from 616 prices. Both desks sit directly in the terminal, but Budget holds £148 on a credit card and averages a 24-minute desk wait, while National scores 92/100 from 97 reviews at £71 a day. All 5 suppliers refuse 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 Myrtle Beach Airport, scoring 92/100 from 97 reviews with an average desk wait of 24 minutes. That reliability comes at a price, as National averages £71 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months. Budget is the cheapest supplier at £43 a day, but it does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Alamo averages a shorter 14-minute wait, but also lacks enough recent reviews for a rating.

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 Myrtle Beach Airport, typical card deposits run from £148 with Budget to £222 with Avis, and none of the 5 rental counters accept a debit card. Every desk requires a credit card in the lead driver's name, meaning you cannot rent a car without one. Filter for your card type on the price checker to confirm terms before you compare cars. Any extra equipment or local options added at the counter will appear under each vehicle.

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

The main surprise at Myrtle Beach Airport is the strict payment rule: all 5 desks take credit cards only and refuse debit cards completely. Arriving without a physical credit card in the lead driver's name means leaving the terminal without a car. Counter waits can also stack up after flights land, reaching 33 minutes at Avis and 24 minutes at both Budget and National. Enterprise offers the quickest getaway, averaging a 10-minute queue.

Only 49% of prices at Myrtle Beach Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

A Compact car like a Nissan Versa averages £49 a day at Myrtle Beach Airport for October 2026 and fits 5 people with light luggage. It seats 5 but fits 3 bags, which suits beach trips and short coastal runs where tight parking makes a smaller frame handy. If you carry full luggage, an Intermediate like a Volkswagen Jetta seats 5 and takes 4 bags for £56 a day. 100% of cars offered are automatic with no extra cost, while electric and hybrid options are entirely absent.