Car hire prices at Ontario Airport

An Intermediate car like a Volkswagen Jetta at Ontario Airport typically costs £45 a day for October 2026 when booked around a month before your trip. A smaller Compact like a Nissan Versa is about £44 a day, while a Fullsize Chevrolet Malibu runs to £54. Leaving your booking to the final 2 weeks trims the Intermediate to £44. Across the year, prices swing from £44 a day for an Economy in November 2026 up to £80 for a Fullsize in July 2027, so check your travel dates on our price checker.

Ontario Airport car hire for October 2026 costs £45 a day around a month before your trip, barely changing at £44 in the last 2 weeks. Booking 9 months before your trip would have averaged £59 a day across the year, so waiting has not cost you money. Lead times barely move the dial, with prices staying broadly flat. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of our customers book within 16 days of pickup.

Europcar and Budget are the cheapest companies at Ontario Airport for an Intermediate, both averaging £40 a day over the last 12 months. Budget's rate comes from 1,865 prices, but its desk accepts only credit cards for deposits and scores 82/100 from 45 reviews. Thrifty costs £42 a day over 1,227 prices and takes a debit card. Avis matches £42 across 608 prices, though it does not yet have enough reviews for a 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 Ontario Airport, scoring 92/100 from 92 reviews, with an average desk wait of 24 minutes. National averages £55 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, from 4,238 prices. Alamo scores 91/100 across 80 ratings, averaging £51 a day and a 23-minute wait. Budget costs less at £40 a day, but scores lower at 82/100 with a 15-minute wait.

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 Ontario Airport, deposits held on cards range from £0 with Europcar to £222 with Avis, and only 1 of the 9 desks takes a debit card. Another 2 desks accept a debit card for some cars, while 6 counters require a credit card. Filter for a debit card before comparing prices so you only see cars you can collect. Any optional extras charged at the desk appear 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.

Payment card rules at Ontario Airport are strict, with 6 of the 9 desks refusing debit cards completely. Hertz and Dollar accept debit cards only on select cars, leaving Thrifty as the single desk taking them across its fleet. Turning up without a credit card leaves you with very few counters that will hand over the keys. Desk waits also add up, averaging 24 minutes at National and 23 minutes at Alamo.

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

For comfort on wider roads, pick an Intermediate like a Volkswagen Jetta at Ontario Airport, averaging £45 a day for October 2026. It seats 5 people and holds 4 bags. Stepping down to a Compact like a Nissan Versa costs £44 and takes 3 bags, while a Fullsize Chevrolet Malibu seats 6 with 4 bags at £54. Every car offered is an automatic, while none are electric or hybrid, so you will receive a petrol engine without needing to hunt for charge points.