Car hire prices at Palm Springs Airport

For November 2026 at Palm Springs Airport, aim for around £35 a day for an Intermediate car, the Volkswagen Jetta size, booked around a month before your trip. At that lead time, a Compact car such as a Nissan Versa averages £33 a day, while an Economy car such as a Mitsubishi Mirage averages £34. Leave booking until the last 2 weeks and the Intermediate car averages £43 a day, £8 more. Use the price checker to compare your quote with prices for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at Palm Springs Airport, book around a month before your trip: an Intermediate car such as a Volkswagen Jetta averages £35 a day, against £43 in the last 2 weeks. Across the year, timing barely changes the price near pickup: an Intermediate car averages £49 a day around a month before your trip and £48 in the last 2 weeks. Booking around 9 months before your trip averages £59 a day for an Intermediate car, so you have not missed a lower price by waiting. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers book within a month of pickup.

Budget is cheapest at Palm Springs Airport for an Intermediate car, averaging £41 a day over the last 12 months from 1,869 prices, but you need a credit card and its desk averages 33 minutes. Budget scores 78/100 from 54 recent reviews, so weigh the saving against the pickup wait. National averages £56 a day for an Intermediate car over the same 12 months from 4,088 prices, £15 more than Budget, but scores 99/100 from 268 reviews and averages 4 minutes at the desk.

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 Palm Springs Airport, scoring 99/100 from 268 reviews with a 4-minute average desk wait, so consider it when a quick pickup matters more than price. National is not the cheapest: an Intermediate car averages £56 a day over the last 12 months from 4,088 prices. Budget averages £41 a day for an Intermediate car over the same period from 1,869 prices, £15 less, but scores 78/100 from 54 reviews and averages 33 minutes at pickup. Avis and Dollar do not yet have enough reviews for a score, so do not treat their unscored listings as equivalent review evidence.

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 Palm Springs Airport, typical deposits range from £151 with Budget and Sixt to £227 with Avis, but only 1 of the 9 companies accepts debit cards across its cars. Thrifty accepts debit cards; Hertz, Dollar and Sixt accept them for some cars only, while 5 companies require a credit card. Filter for a debit card 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 prices.

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

At Palm Springs Airport, allow time for Budget's 33-minute average desk wait and check your card before booking, because 5 of the 9 companies require a credit card. If your arrival schedule is tight, compare Budget with National, whose desk averages 4 minutes. If you need to use a debit card, choose an eligible car before booking: Thrifty accepts debit cards, while Hertz, Dollar and Sixt accept them for some cars only.

Only 50% of prices at Palm Springs Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

Choose a Compact car, the Nissan Versa size, at Palm Springs Airport for around £33 a day in November 2026 when booked around a month before your trip, if 3 bag spaces meet your needs. A Compact car seats 5 but takes 3 bags, so a full party needs to pack lightly or choose more luggage space. At the same lead time, an Economy car takes 2 bags at £34 a day, £1 more, while an Intermediate car takes 4 bags at £35, £2 more than a Compact car. 100% of cars offered are automatic, so you do not need a class upgrade to get one. Electric and hybrid cars are not among the cars offered, so plan to refuel rather than charge.