Car hire prices at Greater Rochester Airport

For November 2026, booked about a month ahead, a good price for a hire car at Greater Rochester Airport is around £43 a day for an Intermediate (a Volkswagen Jetta-sized car). A Compact is £41 a day. In the last 2 weeks before pickup an Intermediate is nearer £49. If your quote is well over these, the price checker will tell you for your exact dates.

Booking time barely changes Intermediate car prices across the year at ROC, but for November 2026 book around a month before pickup: £43 a day against £49 in the last 2 weeks. Across the year, an Intermediate car averages £65 a day around 9 months before your trip, so you have not missed a cheaper early rate if you have not booked yet. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers book within a month of pickup, so booking closer to your trip is common.

Budget is the cheapest company at Greater Rochester Airport for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, averaging £49 a day from 1,872 prices, but you need a credit card. Budget has an airport desk but does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Avis averages £54 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months from 624 prices, £5 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.

National is the best-reviewed company at Greater Rochester Airport, scoring 99/100 from 268 reviews in the last 5 months with an average desk wait of 4 minutes, but it is not the cheapest. National averages £82 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months from 4,389 prices, so choose it if its review score and shorter wait justify the cost to you. Budget is the cheapest for an Intermediate car in that window at £49 a day from 1,872 prices, £33 less a day, but does not yet have enough reviews for a score.

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 Greater Rochester Airport, Budget holds a £151 deposit and Avis holds £227, while 4 of the 5 companies require a credit card. Hertz is the remaining company and accepts a debit card for some cars only, so do not assume every Hertz car qualifies. Filter for a debit card before comparing prices, then 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 Greater Rochester Airport, check your card eligibility and allow time for collection: 4 of the 5 companies require a credit card, and Avis averages a 22-minute desk wait. If you only have a debit card, filter before booking because Hertz accepts it for some cars only. Hertz averages a 19-minute desk wait, compared with 4 minutes at National, so allow more collection time if you choose Hertz or Avis. All 5 desks are at the airport, so compare the waits rather than choosing on location alone.

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

At Greater Rochester Airport, an Intermediate car such as a Volkswagen Jetta costs £43 a day in November 2026 and seats 5, so choose it only if its 3-bag limit suits your luggage. If all 5 seats are occupied, the Intermediate car's 3-bag capacity means you need to pack light; these prices are for booking around a month before pickup. A Compact car such as a Nissan Versa costs £41 a day in November 2026 and also takes 3 bags, while a Fullsize car such as a Chevrolet Malibu costs £56 and seats 6 but takes only 4 bags. Over the last 12 months, 100% of cars offered are automatic, so you do not need to search for a manual alternative. Electric and hybrid cars are not offered, so do not plan your hire around charging.