Car hire prices at Pittsburgh International Airport

A good price at Pittsburgh International Airport in October 2026 is around £54 a day for a Compact car like a Nissan Versa, booked about a month ahead, with an Economy at £44 and an Intermediate at £55. A Fullsize car like a Chevrolet Malibu is about £60 a day. Leaving your booking to the last 2 weeks drops the Compact car to around £48 a day. Over the year, prices swing from £46 in November 2026 for an Economy car up to £89 in June 2027 for a larger car class. Check our price checker for your exact dates.

For October 2026 at Pittsburgh International Airport, timing barely moves the price: an Intermediate car averages £55 a day booked a month before pickup and £48 in the last 2 weeks. Across the year, reserving 9 months before your trip averages £59 a day, so you have missed nothing by waiting. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of our customers book within 14 days of travel. When you fly matters much more than when you book, swinging from £46 in November 2026 up to £89 in June 2027.

Budget is the cheapest company at Pittsburgh International Airport for an Intermediate car, averaging £41 a day from 1,872 prices, but it requires a credit card and does not yet have enough reviews for a score. All 8 rental desks sit directly at the airport, so you never need a shuttle bus. Avis is the next step up at £44 a day across 624 prices, scoring 83/100 from 1,249 reviews. Hertz averages £54 a day and allows debit cards for certain models.

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 Pittsburgh International Airport, scoring 92 out of 100 from 279 reviews with an average desk wait of 24 minutes. National sits at the expensive end, averaging £76 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months from 4,154 prices. Budget is the cheapest supplier at £41 a day, but it does not yet have enough reviews for an overall score. Alamo follows closely on reviews with 91/100 from 1,450 reviews, where Alamo averages £57 a day with a 23-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 Pittsburgh International Airport, deposits held on your card range from £148 with Budget and Sixt to £222 with Avis, and none of the 8 desks accept debit cards across all their cars. 5 of the 8 desks refuse debit cards completely, while 3 take a debit card for some cars only. Filter for a debit card before comparing quotes so you only see vehicles you can drive away. Any mandatory extras charged at the desk are listed under each car.

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

Credit card rules cause the biggest problems at Pittsburgh International Airport, alongside desk queues that can stretch past 20 minutes. 5 of the 8 desks refuse debit cards entirely, so turning up without a credit card in the lead driver's name means leaving on foot. National, Alamo and Dollar keep drivers waiting over 20 minutes at the terminal desk. All 8 desks operate inside the terminal, so you do not have to board a shuttle bus to reach them.

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

At Pittsburgh International Airport, pick an Intermediate car like a Volkswagen Jetta, which seats 5 with 4 bags and costs around £55 a day around a month before pickup in October 2026. A Compact car like a Nissan Versa costs £54 a day, but it takes 3 bags for 5 seats, so luggage can crowd the cabin on drives across the city. Stepping up to a Fullsize car like a Chevrolet Malibu costs £60 a day for 6 seats and 4 bags. Every car on offer has an automatic gearbox, so you will receive an automatic without paying extra.