Car hire prices at Sanford Airport

For November 2026 at Sanford Airport, a good price is around £41 a day for an Intermediate car, such as a Volkswagen Jetta, booked around a month before your trip. At that lead time, an Economy car, such as a Mitsubishi Mirage, averages £38 a day, while a Compact car, such as a Nissan Versa, averages £40. Leave booking until the last 2 weeks and an Intermediate car averages £54 a day, which is £13 more a day. Use the price checker to compare your quote for your exact dates.

Book an Intermediate car at Sanford Airport around a month before November 2026 at £41 a day; the £65 average around 9 months before travel across the year means you haven’t missed a bargain. For November 2026, an Intermediate car averages £54 a day in the last 2 weeks, so waiting beyond around a month before your trip costs £13 more a day on average. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers book within a month of pickup, based on 24,946 bookings.

Budget is the cheapest company at Sanford Airport for an Intermediate car, averaging £44 a day over the last 12 months from 1,871 prices, but you need a credit card and its desk wait averages 27 minutes. Budget scores 76/100 from 2,209 reviews, so the lowest price does come with a review score you can check. Avis averages £46 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months from 619 prices, which is £2 more a day, and scores 78/100 from 1,113 reviews. Both desks are at the airport, so choose Avis only if its 22-minute average wait or your specific rental terms justify the extra cost.

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 Sanford Airport, scoring 99/100 from 268 reviews in the last 5 months, with an average desk wait of 4 minutes, so consider it if a short collection matters to you. National is not the cheapest: an Intermediate car averages £62 a day over the last 12 months from 3,918 prices. Budget averages £44 a day for an Intermediate car over the same period from 1,871 prices, which is £18 less a day, but scores 76/100 from 2,209 reviews and has a 27-minute average desk wait. Compare that daily difference with how much collection time matters to you before choosing.

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 Sanford Airport, typical deposits run from £151 with Budget to £227 with Avis, and 5 of the 7 companies require a credit card, so check your card before booking. Hertz and Dollar accept debit cards for some cars only, so neither is a blanket debit-card option. If you need to use a debit card, filter for it before comparing prices and 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 Sanford Airport, check your payment card and allow time for collection: 5 of the 7 companies require a credit card, and Budget’s desk wait averages 27 minutes. Hertz and Dollar accept debit cards for some cars only, so confirm that your chosen car qualifies before booking. If you have a tight onward schedule, compare desk waits as well as prices: National averages 4 minutes, against Budget’s 27 minutes.

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

Sanford Airport's Intermediate car, such as a Volkswagen Jetta, costs about £41 a day in November 2026 when booked around a month ahead, making it suitable for up to 5 people with no more than 3 bags. It seats 5 but takes 3 bags, so choose more luggage space if everyone brings a case. At the same lead time for November 2026, a Compact car, such as a Nissan Versa, costs £40 a day but still takes 3 bags, while a Fullsize car, such as a Chevrolet Malibu, costs £51 a day and seats 6 but takes only 4 bags. Over the last 12 months, 100% of cars offered are automatic, so an automatic is already included in the prices you compare. No electric cars are offered and hybrids account for 1%, so filter for a hybrid before choosing a price if that matters to you.