Car hire prices at Reno Airport

A Compact car like a Nissan Versa at Reno Airport typically costs around £47 a day for October 2026 when booked about a month ahead. An Economy car like a Mitsubishi Mirage is £46 a day, while an Intermediate like a Volkswagen Jetta runs to £50. Leaving booking to the last 2 weeks lifts the Compact to £53 a day. Across the year, prices swing from £51 in November 2026 for a Compact to £84 in July 2027 for a Fullsize car. If your quote is higher, check the price checker for your exact dates.

For October 2026 at Reno Airport, booking about a month ahead secures an Intermediate car for £50 a day, rising slightly to £54 in the last 2 weeks. Because prices stay mostly flat, when you book barely moves the total. Securing a car 9 months ahead typically costs £64 a day across the year, so you have missed nothing by waiting. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of bookings on our sites are completed within 16 days of travel.

Budget is the cheapest supplier at Reno Airport for an Intermediate car, averaging £42 a day over the last 12 months from 1,867 prices. Avis matches that £42 rate and scores 83/100 from customer reviews, whereas Budget does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Budget also requires a credit card, while Thrifty charges £48 a day and accepts debit cards. All 9 rental desks are located directly at the terminal.

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 Reno Airport, scoring 92/100 from 84 reviews with an average desk wait of 24 minutes. Alamo follows closely with a score of 91/100 from 80 reviews and a 23-minute wait. For an Intermediate car, National averages £57 a day and Alamo £52, while Budget averages £42 a day but does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Hertz scores 85/100 and cuts the counter queue to 14 minutes.

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 Reno Airport, security deposits held on your card range from £148 with Budget or Sixt to £222 with Avis, and only 1 of the 9 companies accepts standard debit cards. Another 3 desks accept a debit card for selected car models, while 5 desks refuse debit cards entirely. The exact deposit and payment terms are shown beside each vehicle in search results, so filter for debit cards before comparing rates. Any optional extras payable at the desk are listed under each quote.

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

Two main traps catch drivers out at Reno Airport: card restrictions at the counter and unexpected counter queues after a flight. Only 1 of the 9 desks accepts debit cards for all models, so turning up without a credit card in the lead driver's name risks a cancelled booking. Desk waits can also test your patience, averaging 24 minutes at National and 23 minutes at Alamo. If you arrive expecting a quick handover, the counter queues will happily adjust your timetable.

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 like a Volkswagen Jetta costs £50 a day at Reno Airport in October 2026 and fits 5 people with 4 bags. That luggage space prevents bags spilling onto seats on steep highway climbs. A Compact car like a Nissan Versa costs £3 less a day at £47, but boot capacity drops to 3 bags. Every rental car offered is an automatic, so you will not pay extra to avoid a manual gearbox, while electric vehicles and hybrids are absent from the fleet.