Car hire prices at Reno Airport

For November 2026 at Reno Airport, budget around £40 a day for an Intermediate car such as a Volkswagen Jetta when you book around a month before your trip, giving you room for 4 bags. An Economy car such as a Mitsubishi Mirage averages £36 a day, as does a Compact car such as a Nissan Versa. Leave booking until the last 2 weeks and an Intermediate car averages £48 a day, £8 more a day. Use the price checker to compare your quote for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at Reno Airport, book around a month before your trip: an Intermediate car averages £40 a day then, against £48 in the last 2 weeks. Across the year, timing barely changes the price near pickup: an Intermediate car averages £52 a day around a month before and £51 in the last 2 weeks. Booking 9 months before your trip averages £65 a day across the year, so you have not missed a cheaper early-booking price. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers booked within a month of pickup, so you need not treat booking many months ahead as essential.

Budget is Reno Airport’s cheapest company for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, averaging £42 a day from 1,870 prices, but you need a credit card. Budget’s desk is at the airport, but pickup averages 39 minutes and Budget does not yet have enough reviews for a score. For an Intermediate car over the same 12 months, Avis averages £43 a day from 601 prices, £1 more a day than Budget. Avis scores 78/100 from 1,113 reviews and averages 22 minutes at pickup, so compare Avis if you want a scored company and a shorter average 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 Reno Airport’s best-reviewed car hire company, scoring 99/100 from 268 reviews with an average desk wait of 4 minutes, so consider National if reviews and pickup time matter to you. National is not the cheapest: over the last 12 months, an Intermediate car averages £57 a day with National against £42 with Budget, making National £15 more a day. Budget does not yet have enough reviews for a score. National requires a credit card, so check that you can meet the card rule before choosing it.

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

The checked deposits at Reno Airport range from £151 with Budget or Sixt to £227 with Avis, so check the hold for your chosen car before you book. Of the 9 companies, 1 takes a debit card, 3 take one for some cars only and 5 require a credit card. If you need to use a debit card, filter for it before comparing prices and check the deposit and card rule beside each 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 Reno Airport, allow for Budget’s 39-minute average pickup wait and check the card rule before booking, because 5 of the 9 desks require a credit card. If you have a timed onward commitment, compare Budget’s wait with National’s 4 minutes or Alamo’s 10 minutes before choosing on price alone. Only 1 company accepts a debit card outright, while 3 accept one for some cars only, so confirm that your selected car qualifies rather than relying on the company name.

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

An Intermediate car such as a Volkswagen Jetta suits Reno Airport if you need 5 seats but carry no more than 4 bags, averaging £40 a day in November 2026 when booked around a month before. Step down to a Compact car such as a Nissan Versa at £36 a day in November 2026 if you have no more than 3 bags. A Fullsize car such as a Chevrolet Malibu averages £50 a day in November 2026 and seats 6 but still takes only 4 bags, so the extra seat does not solve a luggage shortage. Over the last 12 months, 100% of cars offered are automatic, so you do not need to filter out manuals. Neither electric nor hybrid cars are offered, so do not plan your choice around getting one.