Car hire prices at Pittsburgh International Airport

For November 2026 at Pittsburgh International Airport, an Intermediate car such as a Volkswagen Jetta averages £44 a day when booked around a month before your trip, giving you a benchmark for your quote. At the same lead time for November 2026, an Economy car such as a Mitsubishi Mirage averages £38 a day, while a Compact car such as a Nissan Versa averages £42. Leave booking to the last 2 weeks and the Intermediate car averages £47, or £3 more a day. Use the price checker to compare your quote for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at PIT, book around a month before your trip: an Intermediate car averages £44 a day against £47 in the last 2 weeks, so waiting offers no saving. Across the year, timing barely changes the price, so you do not need to target a narrow booking window. Across the year, an Intermediate car booked around 9 months before a trip averages £59 a day, so you have not missed an early-booking discount. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers booked within a month of pickup, so booking now would not be unusually late.

Budget is cheapest at PIT for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, averaging £42 a day from 1,872 prices, but you need a credit card. Budget's desk is at the airport, with an average wait of 26 minutes, and Budget does not yet have enough reviews for a score. If you want a scored alternative, Avis averages £45 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months from 624 prices, costing £3 more a day, and scores 78/100 from 1,113 reviews in the last 5 months.

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 PIT, scoring 99/100 from 268 reviews in the last 5 months, with a 4-minute average desk wait, so consider National if a quick pickup matters to you. National is not the cheapest: National averages £76 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, from 3,975 prices. Budget is cheapest for an Intermediate car over the same period at £42 a day from 1,872 prices, costing £34 less a day. Budget does not yet have enough reviews for a score, so choosing Budget means deciding without a comparable review 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 PIT, deposits range from £151 with Budget and Sixt to £227 with Avis, while 3 of the 8 companies accept debit cards for some cars only, so your chosen car's card rule matters. Hertz, Sixt and Dollar accept debit cards for selected cars only; the other 5 companies require a credit card. Filter for debit-card acceptance before comparing prices, then 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 Pittsburgh International Airport, check card eligibility and allow time at the desk: 5 of the 8 companies require a credit card, and Budget's wait averages 26 minutes. Hertz, Sixt and Dollar take debit cards for some cars only, so confirm that your chosen car qualifies before booking. If you need a quicker pickup, National averages 4 minutes and Alamo averages 10 minutes at the desk.

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 PIT, an Intermediate car such as a Volkswagen Jetta averages £44 a day for November 2026 when booked around a month before your trip, making it a suitable choice for up to 4 people with 4 bags. An Intermediate car seats 5 but takes 4 bags, so filling every seat means packing lighter; if you have only 3 bags, a Compact car such as a Nissan Versa averages £42 a day for November 2026 at the same lead time. A Fullsize car such as a Chevrolet Malibu averages £53 a day for November 2026 at that lead time and seats 6 but still takes only 4 bags, so moving up does not add luggage capacity. Over the last 12 months, 100% of cars offered were automatic, so you do not need to filter out manuals. Electric and hybrid cars did not appear over the same period, so do not plan on booking either.