Car hire prices at Seattle Airport

For November 2026 at Seattle Airport, budget around £40 a day for an Intermediate car such as a Volkswagen Jetta if you book around a month before your trip. An Economy car such as a Mitsubishi Mirage averages £34 a day, while a Compact car such as a Nissan Versa averages £38 a day at that lead time. For November 2026, the Intermediate car average rises to £45 a day in the last 2 weeks, £5 more a day. Use the price checker to compare your quote for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at Seattle Airport, book around a month before your trip: an Intermediate car such as a Volkswagen Jetta averages £40 a day then, against £45 in the last 2 weeks. Across the year, an Intermediate car averages £62 a day around 9 months before your trip, from 2,575 prices, so you need not assume an earlier booking would have been cheaper. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers booked within a month of pickup, so booking now is not unusually late.

Budget is Seattle Airport's cheapest company for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, averaging £43 a day from 1,872 prices, but you need a credit card and its desk averages 36 minutes. For an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, Enterprise averages £52 a day from 828 prices, £9 more a day than Budget, and scores 95/100 from 654 reviews over the last 5 months. Enterprise's desk averages 9 minutes, so consider the extra cost if you need a quicker pickup. Budget scores 69/100 from 58 reviews over the last 5 months, so compare the reviews as well as the price before choosing.

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 Seattle Airport if reviews and pickup time matter to you: it leads with 99/100 from 268 reviews over the last 5 months and a 4-minute average desk wait. National is the dearest listed supplier for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, averaging £64 a day from 3,641 prices. Budget averages £43 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months from 1,872 prices, £21 less a day than National, but scores 69/100 from 58 reviews over the last 5 months. If you prefer to spend less, weigh that saving against Budget's 36-minute average desk wait.

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 Seattle Airport, deposits range from £0 with Europcar to £227 with Avis, and 4 of the 9 companies take a debit card, so check your card eligibility before comparing prices. Hertz and Sixt take debit cards for some cars only; 3 companies require a credit card. Filter for debit-card acceptance before you compare prices, then check the deposit and card rule beside your chosen 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 Seattle Airport, allow for Budget's 36-minute average desk wait and check card rules before booking, because 3 of the 9 companies require a credit card. If you have a timed appointment after landing, National's desk averages 4 minutes and Enterprise's 9 minutes, so compare their pickup waits before choosing. Budget, Avis and Europcar require a credit card; Hertz and Sixt accept debit cards for some cars only, so check the specific car rather than just the company.

Only 52% of prices at Seattle Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

At Seattle Airport, choose a Compact car such as a Nissan Versa for up to 5 people travelling light: it averages £38 a day in November 2026 when booked around a month before your trip. It seats 5 but takes 3 bags, so check that your group's luggage fits before booking. At the same lead time in November 2026, an Economy car such as a Mitsubishi Mirage takes 2 bags at £34 a day, while a Fullsize car such as a Chevrolet Malibu takes 4 bags at £47 a day. 100% of cars offered are automatic, so there is no manual alternative to compare for a saving. The cars offered include no electric or hybrid options, so do not plan this hire around charging.