Car hire prices at Richmond International Airport

For November 2026 at Richmond International Airport, an Intermediate car such as a Volkswagen Jetta averages £43 a day when you book around a month before your trip, giving you a benchmark for your quote. A Compact car such as a Nissan Versa averages £42 a day, while an Economy car such as a Mitsubishi Mirage averages £39. Leave booking to the last 2 weeks and the Intermediate car averages £47 a day, £4 more a day. Use the price checker to compare prices for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at RIC, book an Intermediate car around a month before your trip at £43 a day on average, rather than £47 in the last 2 weeks; timing otherwise barely matters. Across the year, booking time barely changes the price, so you do not need to wait for a particular booking window. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers book within a month of pickup, so booking then is common rather than unusually late.

Budget is cheapest at Richmond International Airport for an Intermediate car, averaging £42 a day over the last 12 months from 1,860 prices, but you need a credit card. Budget's desk is at the airport, with an average wait of 26 minutes, so allow time before any onward appointment. Budget does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Avis averages £45 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, from 624 prices, £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.

Choose National for the strongest reviews at Richmond International Airport: it scores 99/100 from 268 reviews in the last 5 months, and its desk wait averages 4 minutes. National is not the cheapest: its Intermediate car averages £76 a day over the last 12 months, from 3,971 prices. Budget's Intermediate car averages £42 a day over the same 12 months, from 1,860 prices, £34 less a day than National. Budget does not yet have enough reviews for a score, so choosing the lower price means going without a review score to compare.

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 at Richmond International Airport range from £151 with Budget to £227 with Avis; 5 of 7 companies require a credit card, while 2 accept debit cards for some cars only. Hertz and Dollar accept debit cards for some cars only, so filter for a debit card before you compare prices. Check the deposit and card rule beside your chosen car before booking. 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 Richmond International Airport, check card rules and allow for desk waits, because 5 of the 7 companies require a credit card and Budget's average wait is 26 minutes. If you plan to use a debit card, Hertz and Dollar accept one for some cars only, so confirm your chosen car qualifies before booking. Avis averages 22 minutes at the desk, while National averages 4 minutes, so account for collection time before setting an onward appointment.

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

For luggage space at RIC, choose an Intermediate car such as a Volkswagen Jetta at £43 a day on average in November 2026, booked around a month before your trip. It seats 5 but takes 4 bags, so check luggage before filling every seat. For November 2026 at the same booking time, a Compact car such as a Nissan Versa averages £42 a day and takes 3 bags, while a Fullsize car such as a Chevrolet Malibu averages £53 and seats 6 but still takes 4 bags. 100% of cars offered are automatic, so automatic transmission is already included in these class prices. No electric or hybrid cars are offered, so do not plan on hiring one.