Car hire prices at Salt Lake City Airport

Salt Lake City Airport car hire is around £50 a day for an Intermediate car like the Volkswagen Jetta for October 2026, booked about a month ahead. A smaller Compact car such as the Nissan Versa is about £45 a day, while an Economy Mitsubishi Mirage costs £44. Leaving your booking to the last 2 weeks nudges the Intermediate to £51. November 2026 is the cheapest month across the year at £53 a day for a Compact car, whereas March 2027 peaks at £100 for a Fullsize, so check your dates in the price checker.

When you book barely moves the price at Salt Lake City Airport, with an Intermediate car for October 2026 sitting at £50 a day around a month before travel and £51 in the last 2 weeks. Across the year, booking 9 months before your trip averages £75 a day for an Intermediate compared to £59 within 2 weeks of travel, so you have missed nothing by waiting. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for on our sites, 48% of bookings happen within 14 days of travel. Because timing is flat at Salt Lake City, locking in your car whenever your flights are settled is entirely fine.

Europcar is the cheapest supplier at Salt Lake City Airport for an Intermediate car at £48 a day on average, but it does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Europcar also requires a credit card and holds a £0 deposit. For a rated supplier, Thrifty is £52 a day from 724 prices and scores 81/100, while Sixt averages £53 across 954 prices. All 9 rental desks sit directly at the airport, so you never need a shuttle bus.

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 Salt Lake City Airport, scoring 92 out of 100 from 81 reviews, with an average counter wait of 24 minutes. It is not cheap, averaging £68 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months from 3,860 prices. Enterprise follows closely with a score of 90/100 and a 21-minute wait, priced at £56 a day from 984 prices. Europcar is the cheapest company at £48 a day, but it 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.

Security deposits at Salt Lake City Airport range from £0 with Europcar up to £222 with Avis, and only 1 of the 9 desks accepts a standard debit card. 5 desks insist strictly on a credit card in the driver's name, while 3 allow a debit card on select vehicle categories only. Extras charged at the counter are itemised beside each car, so check the terms carefully before confirming. Always filter for debit cards in the search tools if you do not carry a credit card.

If you bring your own child seat, check your airline's rules first: most carry one free, some charge.

Payment card restrictions and long counter queues are the main traps to avoid at Salt Lake City Airport. 5 of the 9 rental counters refuse debit cards outright, and Alamo averages a 27-minute wait at the desk after you touch down. In mountain terrain, struggling up passes in an underpowered saloon is an easy way to turn a scenic drive into a crawl. Bring a credit card in the main driver's name to avoid being turned away at the terminal counter.

Only 46% of prices at Salt Lake City Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

An Intermediate car like the Toyota Rav4 costs about £50 a day at Salt Lake City Airport in October 2026 and fits 5 people with their bags. It seats 5 with room for 4 bags, giving you enough luggage space and engine pull for steep highway climbs. Stepping down to an Economy car like the Mitsubishi Mirage costs £44 a day but holds only 2 bags, while a Fullsize Chevrolet Malibu costs £59. Every car offered is an automatic with no extra fee, though neither electric nor hybrid models are available in the fleet.