Car hire prices at Louisville Airport

For November 2026 at Louisville Airport, budget around £43 a day for an Intermediate, the Volkswagen Jetta size, booked around a month before your trip to avoid the higher last-2-weeks price. An Economy car such as a Mitsubishi Mirage averages £39 a day, while a Compact car such as a Nissan Versa averages £40 at that lead time. In the last 2 weeks, an Intermediate car averages £45 a day, £2 more a day. Use the price checker to compare your quote for your exact dates.

Across the year at Louisville Airport, an Intermediate car averages £51 a day both around a month before your trip and in the last 2 weeks, so you need not book months ahead. For November 2026, book around a month before your trip: an Intermediate car such as a Volkswagen Jetta averages £43 a day, against £45 in the last 2 weeks. Across the year, an Intermediate car averages £71 a day around 9 months before your trip, so you have not missed a cheaper early-booking price. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers book within a month of pickup.

Thrifty is the cheapest company at Louisville Airport for an Intermediate car, averaging £50 a day over the last 12 months from 1,276 prices, and its airport desk accepts debit cards. Allow for Thrifty's average desk wait of 24 minutes and review score of 76/100 from 655 reviews before choosing on price alone. Compare Hertz for a higher score of 83/100 from 520 reviews and a 19-minute desk wait: Hertz averages £54 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months from 1,710 prices, £4 more a day.

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 Louisville Airport if reviews and a short desk wait matter most: it scores 99/100 from 268 recent reviews and averages 4 minutes at the desk. National is not the cheapest: National averages £70 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, from 4,919 prices. Thrifty averages £50 a day for an Intermediate car over the same period, from 1,276 prices, but scores 76/100 from 655 reviews and averages a 24-minute wait. Decide whether National's higher price is worth the higher score and shorter wait for your schedule.

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 Louisville Airport, Budget holds about £151 and Avis £227 on your card, while only 1 of the 8 companies accepts debit cards without restricting them to certain cars, so check before booking. Thrifty accepts debit cards; Hertz and Dollar accept them for some cars only, while 5 companies require a credit card. 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 Louisville Airport, watch out for credit-card requirements and desk waits, because either can delay your departure even though all 8 desks are at the airport. If you have a timed appointment after landing, allow for Budget's average 27-minute desk wait or Thrifty's 24 minutes rather than treating landing time as driving-away time. Check your card before booking: 5 of the 8 companies require a credit card, and Hertz and Dollar accept debit cards for some cars only.

Only 49% of prices at Louisville 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 Louisville Airport for more luggage room than a Compact car, averaging £43 a day in November 2026 when booked around a month before your trip. It seats 5 but takes 4 bags, so check the luggage allowance if every seat will be occupied. At the same lead time, a Compact car such as a Nissan Versa averages £40 a day but takes only 3 bags despite seating 5; a Fullsize car such as a Chevrolet Malibu averages £51 and seats 6, but still takes only 4 bags, so the step up adds seating rather than bag space. 100% of cars offered are automatic, so you can compare size and price without seeking a separate automatic upgrade. Hybrids are 3% of cars offered and no electric cars are offered, so filter for a hybrid before settling on a model if that matters to you.