Car hire prices at Palm Springs Airport

Palm Springs Airport car hire costs around £47 a day for an Intermediate, a Volkswagen Jetta-sized car, when you book about a month before an October 2026 trip. A smaller Compact car like the Nissan Versa is about £45 a day, while a Fullsize car runs to £54. Leaving your booking to the last 2 weeks lowers 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 the price checker for your exact dates.

For October 2026 at Palm Springs Airport, when you book barely moves the price, with an Intermediate costing £47 a day about a month out and £44 in the last 2 weeks. Booking 9 months ahead across the year 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. If you have your dates, secure the car whenever you are ready.

Budget is the cheapest car hire company at Palm Springs Airport for an Intermediate car, averaging £40 a day over the last 12 months from 1,866 prices. All 9 suppliers have desks directly at the airport, so you do not trade terminal access for price. Choosing Budget means leaving a credit card, as it refuses debit cards, but you get a counter wait averaging 16 minutes and an 81/100 customer score. Avis costs £42 a day with a 4-minute wait, 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 car hire company at Palm Springs Airport, scoring 92/100 from 88 reviews, with an average counter wait of 24 minutes. National averages £55 a day for an Intermediate car, like a Toyota Corolla size, over the last 12 months. Alamo rates at 90/100 from 76 reviews, averaging £50 a day with a 15-minute desk wait. Budget averages £40 a day and scores 81/100 from 45 reviews.

Review scores are CarTrawler customers' own, from the last five months; the score and the desk wait sit beside each car in the results.

Deposits held on cards at Palm Springs Airport range from £148 with Budget and Sixt to £222 with Avis, and only 1 of the 9 desks takes a debit card freely. Thrifty accepts a debit card, while 3 desks take one for certain cars only, and 5 desks refuse debit cards completely. Because restrictions vary so sharply, filter for a debit card before comparing prices. Any extra equipment or local options charged at the counter are listed with their price under each vehicle.

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

Payment card rules exclude debit cards at 5 of the 9 desks at Palm Springs Airport, and counter queues reach 24 minutes at the busiest desks. All 9 desks sit in the terminal, but arriving with a debit card leaves you choosing between Thrifty and the 3 suppliers that accept debit cards on select cars only. Turning up with only a debit card can turn a quick pickup into an unplanned walking tour of terminal rental counters. Bring a credit card in the lead driver's name to keep every desk open to you.

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.

Palm Springs Airport offers an Intermediate car like the Volkswagen Jetta for about £47 a day in October 2026, which seats 5 with room for 4 bags. That boot capacity ensures a full group avoids luggage on laps during resort transfers. Stepping down to a Compact car like the Nissan Versa saves £2 a day at £45 but takes 3 bags, while an Economy car costs £40 for 2 bags. Every car offered is an automatic with no extra charge, while electric and hybrid options are absent from the fleet.