Car hire prices at Mcghee Tyson Airport

Mcghee Tyson Airport quotes around £44 a day for an Intermediate car like a Volkswagen Jetta booked about a month ahead for October 2026. A Compact car such as a Nissan Versa is about £41 a day, while an Economy car averages £37. Leaving your booking to the last 2 weeks edges the Intermediate down to £43. Across the entire year, November 2026 was the cheapest month with an Economy car at £51 a day, while August 2027 was the dearest with an Executive car at £82. If your quote differs, check your exact dates in the price checker.

For October 2026 at Mcghee Tyson Airport, booking late saves money, with an Intermediate car costing £43 a day in the last 2 weeks compared to £44 a month ahead. Across the year, booking 9 months before your trip averaged £71 a day against £51 2 weeks before pickup, so you have missed nothing by waiting. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for on our sites, 48% of people book within 16 days of travel. If you have fixed dates for October 2026, holding out until the final fortnight is safe.

Budget is the cheapest company at Mcghee Tyson Airport for an Intermediate car, averaging £43 a day over the last 12 months from 1,872 prices. You give up the option of paying by debit card, as Budget requires a credit card for its £148 deposit. Budget also does not yet have enough reviews for a score, though Avis costs £45 a day and scores 83/100 from 1,249 reviews. For a higher rated desk, Alamo averages £60 a day with a 91/100 score.

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 Mcghee Tyson Airport, scoring 92 out of 100 from 89 reviews, though its desk wait averages 24 minutes. National averages £67 a day over the last 12 months for an Intermediate car, such as a Toyota Corolla. Budget is the cheapest supplier at £43 a day, but it does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Alamo scored 91/100 from 72 reviews, averaging £60 a day with a 23-minute 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 Mcghee Tyson Airport, all 4 rental desks take credit cards only for deposits, which range from £148 with Budget to £222 with Avis. None of the counters accept a debit card for deposits, so you must bring a credit card in the main driver's name. You can filter by card rules and view deposit amounts in the price checker before you book. Any optional extras charged at the desk are listed under each car.

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

The biggest trap at Mcghee Tyson Airport is arriving with only a debit card, because all 4 desks strictly require a credit card for security deposits. Counter waits can also be slow if you pick the wrong supplier, averaging 24 minutes at National and 23 minutes at Alamo. All counters are located inside the terminal, so you will avoid shuttle buses, but Budget keeps desk queues down to 3 minutes. Turning up without a credit card in the main driver's name is an expensive way to tour the arrivals hall on foot.

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

For most trips from Mcghee Tyson Airport, choose an Intermediate car like a Volkswagen Jetta, which seats 5 with room for 4 bags at around £44 a day for October 2026. Stepping down to a Compact car like a Nissan Versa costs £41 a day, but while it seats 5 it holds only 3 bags. A Fullsize car like a Chevrolet Malibu seats 6 and takes 4 bags for £52 a day, giving you more comfort on long highway drives out of the city. Every car offered is an automatic, while electric and hybrid models are not available, so you will not pay extra to avoid shifting gears.