Car hire prices at Portland International Jetport Airport

For November 2026 at PWM, use £48 a day as your benchmark for an Intermediate, such as a Volkswagen Jetta, booked around a month before your trip. An Economy car, such as a Mitsubishi Mirage, averages £40 a day, while a Compact car, such as a Nissan Versa, averages £45. In the last 2 weeks before pickup, the Intermediate car averages £47 a day, £1 less a day. Check the price checker for your exact dates before deciding whether your quote is competitive.

Booking time barely changes November 2026 prices at PWM: an Intermediate car averages £47 a day in the last 2 weeks, against £48 around a month before your trip. Choose a car that fits rather than waiting for that £1-a-day reduction. Across the year, an Intermediate car averages £64 a day when booked 9 months before your trip, from 3,061 prices, so you have not missed a lower early-booking price. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers book within a month of pickup, so you need not treat booking much earlier as essential.

Budget is cheapest at PWM for an Intermediate car at £49 a day on average over the last 12 months from 1,866 prices, against £68 a day for that class across the year. Budget has an airport desk, requires a credit card and averages a 27-minute desk wait, so allow time after landing. For an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, Alamo averages £74 a day from 5,111 prices, £25 more a day, but scores 97/100 from 1,439 reviews and averages a 10-minute desk wait.

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 PWM, scoring 99/100 from 268 reviews with a 4-minute average desk wait, so consider National if a short wait matters more than the lowest price. For an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, National averages £81 a day from 5,053 prices, while Budget averages £49 from 1,866 prices, making National £32 more a day. Budget scores 76/100 from 2,209 reviews and averages a 27-minute desk wait, so choose Budget only if the lower price outweighs those differences for you.

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 PWM, deposits range from £151 with Budget to £227 with Avis, and 5 of the 7 desks require a credit card, so check your card before booking. Hertz and Dollar accept a debit card for some cars only; none of the 7 desks accepts one 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 prices.

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

At PWM, check card eligibility and allow for desk waits before booking, because a low-priced car can still mean a refused debit card or a longer wait after landing. 5 of the 7 desks require a credit card, while Hertz and Dollar accept debit cards for some cars only, so confirm your chosen car's rule before travelling. Budget's average desk wait is 27 minutes, compared with 4 minutes at National, so leave that collection time in your plans if you choose Budget.

Only 49% of prices at Portland International Jetport Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

For a smaller car at PWM, choose a Compact such as a Nissan Versa at £45 a day in November 2026, booked around a month before your trip, if 3 bags are enough. It seats 5 but takes only 3 bags, so choose more luggage space if everyone brings a suitcase. At the same booking time, an Economy car such as a Mitsubishi Mirage averages £40 a day with room for 2 bags, while an Intermediate car such as a Volkswagen Jetta averages £48 with room for 4 bags. 100% of cars offered over the last 12 months are automatic, so compare the listed prices without looking for a manual alternative. Hybrids account for 4% of cars offered over the last 12 months and no electric cars are offered, so filter for a hybrid before choosing a supplier if that matters to you.