Car hire prices at San Antonio Airport

For November 2026 at San Antonio Airport, a good price is around £45 a day for an Intermediate car, such as a Volkswagen Jetta, booked around a month before your trip. For November 2026 at the same lead time, an Economy car such as a Mitsubishi Mirage averages £38 a day, while a Compact car such as a Nissan Versa averages £45. Leave booking until the last 2 weeks and the Intermediate car averages £54 a day, £9 more a day. Check the price checker for your exact dates before accepting a quote.

For November 2026 at San Antonio Airport, book around a month before your trip: an Intermediate car such as a Volkswagen Jetta averages £45 a day then, against £54 in the last 2 weeks. Across the year, an Intermediate car averaged £76 a day when booked around 9 months before the trip, from 3,385 prices, so do not assume you missed a cheaper rate by not booking earlier. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers booked within a month of pickup.

Europcar is cheapest at San Antonio Airport for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, averaging £43 a day, but you need a credit card at its airport desk. Europcar does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Compare Sixt before choosing: its Intermediate car averaged £48 a day over the last 12 months from 904 prices, £5 more a day, and it scores 92/100 from 516 recent reviews. Sixt accepts debit cards for some cars only, so check the card rule for the car you select.

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 at San Antonio Airport if reviews and a short desk wait matter most to you: it scores 99/100 from 268 recent reviews, with an average wait of 4 minutes. National is not the cheapest: its Intermediate car averaged £76 a day over the last 12 months from 3,326 prices. Compare that with Europcar's £43 a day for an Intermediate car over the same period before paying £33 more a day; Europcar 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 San Antonio Airport, deposits range from £0 with Europcar to £227 with Avis, but only 1 of the 10 companies accepts a debit card without restricting it to some cars. Thrifty accepts debit cards; Hertz, Dollar and Sixt accept them for some cars only, while 6 companies 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 your selected 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.

Check your card eligibility and leave time for collection at San Antonio Airport, because credit-card-only desks and longer desk waits can delay the start of your driving. 6 of the 10 companies require a credit card, and another 3 accept debit cards for some cars only, so confirm your selected car's rule before booking. If your schedule is tight, compare Budget's average desk wait of 28 minutes with National's 4 minutes before choosing. Thrifty accepts debit cards, but its average desk wait is 24 minutes, so allow for that when arranging your first appointment.

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

Choose an Intermediate car, such as a Volkswagen Jetta, at San Antonio Airport for £45 a day in November 2026, booked around a month before your trip, if you need room for 4 bags. It seats 5 but takes 4 bags, so pack lighter if every seat will be occupied. At the same lead time in November 2026, an Economy car such as a Mitsubishi Mirage costs £38 a day but takes only 2 bags; a Fullsize car such as a Chevrolet Malibu costs £58 and seats 6, but still takes only 4 bags. 100% of cars offered over the last 12 months are automatic, so the quoted class prices already cover an automatic. Electric and hybrid cars are not offered, so do not plan your hire around charging.