Car hire prices at West Palm Beach Airport

For November 2026 at West Palm Beach Airport, use £42 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, such as a Mitsubishi Mirage, averages £40 a day, as does a Compact car, such as a Nissan Versa, at that lead time. In the last 2 weeks, the Intermediate car averages £50 a day, which costs £8 more a day. Check the price checker for your exact dates before accepting a quote.

For November 2026 at West Palm Beach Airport, book around a month before your trip: an Intermediate car averages £42 a day then, against £50 a day in the last 2 weeks. Across the year, timing barely changes the price near pickup: an Intermediate car averages £51 a day around a month before and £52 in the last 2 weeks. The same class averages £62 a day around 9 months before your trip, so you have not missed a cheaper early-booking price. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers book within a month of pickup, so booking close to your trip is common.

Europcar is cheapest at West Palm Beach Airport for an Intermediate car, averaging £42 a day over the last 12 months, but you need a credit card and cannot judge it by a review score yet. Europcar does not yet have enough reviews for a score, and its desk is at the airport. For the same Intermediate car class over the last 12 months, Thrifty averages £45 a day from 1,366 prices, costs £3 more a day and scores 76/100 from 655 reviews. Thrifty accepts debit cards for some cars only, so check the card rule for the car you choose.

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 West Palm Beach Airport, scoring 99/100 from 268 reviews with a 4-minute average desk wait, so consider it if reviews and pickup time matter more than the lowest price. National is not the cheapest: its Intermediate car averages £67 a day over the last 12 months from 4,687 prices. Europcar averages £42 a day for an Intermediate car over the same period, which is £25 less a day, but Europcar 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 West Palm Beach Airport, deposits range from £0 with Europcar to £227 with Avis, but 6 of the 10 companies require a credit card, so check card acceptance before choosing on price. The other 4 companies accept debit cards for some cars only; none accepts them across all cars. If you need to use a debit card, filter for it before comparing prices and check the deposit and card rule beside your chosen 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 West Palm Beach Airport, watch out for credit-card requirements and desk waits, because a low-priced car may not work with your card or leave you much time after landing. 6 of the 10 companies require a credit card, while the other 4 accept debit cards for some cars only, so confirm your chosen car's rule before booking. Allow for an average 27-minute desk wait with Budget or 24 minutes with Thrifty if you have an appointment after landing. National averages 4 minutes at the desk, so compare pickup time as well as price if your schedule is tight.

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

For up to 5 people with cases, pick an Intermediate at West Palm Beach Airport, the Volkswagen Jetta or Toyota Rav4 size at about £42 a day in November 2026. It seats 5 but takes 3 bags, so a full car means soft bags on laps. A couple can save a little with a Compact, a Nissan Versa, at £40 a day, though it takes 3 bags. A Fullsize, the Chevrolet Malibu size, takes 4 bags and is £55 a day. 100% of hire cars at West Palm Beach Airport are automatic, so one is easy to find. Electric cars are 1% of what is offered and there are no hybrids, so book one early rather than expecting to find one at the desk.