Car hire prices at Orange County Airport

For November 2026 at Orange County Airport, a good price is around £35 a day for an Intermediate car, such as a Volkswagen Jetta, booked 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 £33 at that lead time. Leave booking until the last 2 weeks and the Intermediate car averages £43 a day, £8 more a day. Use the price checker to compare your quote for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at Orange County Airport, book an Intermediate car, such as a Volkswagen Jetta, around a month before your trip at £35 a day, rather than £43 in the last 2 weeks. Across the year, an Intermediate car averages £48 a day both around a month before pickup and in the last 2 weeks, so booking timing generally barely matters. An Intermediate car averages £58 a day around 9 months before pickup across that window, so you have not missed a lower price by leaving it later. Across the 395 airports covered by our sites, 65% of our customers booked within a month of pickup, so you need not treat booking months ahead as the norm.

Budget is cheapest at Orange County Airport for an Intermediate car, averaging £40 a day over the last 12 months from 1,499 prices, but you need a credit card and its desk averages 43 minutes. Budget's desk is at the airport, but Budget does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Thrifty averages £42 a day for an Intermediate car over the same period from 1,169 prices, £2 more a day, and scores 76/100 from 655 reviews in the last 5 months. If you need to use a debit card, compare Thrifty: it accepts one and its desk averages 24 minutes.

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 Orange County Airport, scoring 99/100 from 268 reviews in the last 5 months, with a 4-minute average desk wait if you want a quick pickup. National is not the cheapest: an Intermediate car averages £56 a day over the last 12 months from 4,067 prices. Budget is cheapest for an Intermediate car at £40 a day over the same period from 1,499 prices, £16 less a day, but does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Budget's desk averages 43 minutes, so allow more pickup time if you choose its lower price.

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 Orange County Airport, deposits range from £151 with Budget and Sixt to £227 with Avis, while only 1 of the 9 companies accepts a debit card without restricting it to certain cars. Thrifty accepts debit cards; 3 companies accept them for some cars only, and 5 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 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 Orange County Airport, allow time for Budget's 43-minute average desk wait and check your card before booking, because 5 of the 9 companies require a credit card. If you have a commitment after landing, compare National's 4-minute or Sixt's 10-minute average wait rather than choosing on price alone. A debit card works at Thrifty, but Hertz, Dollar and Sixt accept one for some cars only, so check the rule for the car you select.

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

At Orange County Airport, choose an Intermediate car such as a Volkswagen Jetta for up to 4 people with 4 bags, averaging £35 a day for November 2026 when booked around a month before your trip. The Intermediate car seats 5 but takes 4 bags, so do not plan on a suitcase each with every seat occupied; if you have only 3 bags, a Compact car such as a Nissan Versa averages £33 a day at the same lead time. A Fullsize car such as a Chevrolet Malibu averages £46 a day for November 2026 at that lead time and seats 6 but still takes 4 bags, so you gain seats rather than luggage space. Over the last 12 months, 100% of cars offered are automatic, so choose by capacity rather than looking for a manual alternative. No electric or hybrid cars are offered, so do not plan on hiring one.