Car rental prices at Toronto Airport

Toronto Airport car hire starts around $58 a day for an Intermediate, such as a Volkswagen Jetta, for October 2026 when booked about a month ahead. An Economy car like a Kia Rio runs to $50 a day, while a Compact like a Nissan Versa is about $54. Leaving your booking to the final 2 weeks keeps an Intermediate at $58, while a Fullsize drops from $67 to $55. Across the year, November 2026 is the cheapest month at $57 a day for an Economy, whereas August 2027 peaks at $136 for a Fullsize. Check the price checker for your exact dates.

For an October 2026 trip from Toronto Airport, booking late saves money, with an Intermediate averaging $58 a day 2 weeks before pickup compared to $93 at 9 months before travel across the year. Waiting until around a month before pickup yields $58 for that class in October 2026, so you have missed nothing by holding off. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of our customers book within 16 days of travel. Even if you book within 2 weeks of flying, prices remain far lower than booking more than 6 months ahead.

Dollar is the cheapest company for car rental at Toronto Airport, at $54 a day on average for an Intermediate from 2,023 prices. Thrifty at $61 and Hertz at $69 are the next cheapest at Toronto Airport. The most expensive is Green Motion at $108 a day. On reviews, Alamo scores best at 91 out of 100 from 150 reviews, and Dollar 88 from 41.

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.

Alamo is the best-reviewed company at Toronto Airport, scoring 91/100 from 72 reviews, with an average counter wait of 19 minutes. Alamo averages $88 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months. Dollar averages $54 a day and scores 88/100 from 39 reviews, also with a 19-minute wait. National scores 89/100 from 72 reviews, while desks like Avis and Europcar do 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.

At Toronto Airport, security deposits held on your card range from $359 with Alamo, Hertz, and Budget to $717 with Dollar, Green Motion, and Sixt. Only 2 of the 10 desks accept debit cards outright, while 5 accept credit cards only and 3 allow debit cards for some cars. Use the price checker to filter for debit cards before you compare rates rather than finding your car excluded at checkout. Extras charged at the desk are listed under each vehicle with their prices.

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

Five of the 10 rental counters at Toronto Airport refuse debit cards entirely, making your card type the easiest way to lose a booking at the desk. Another 3 companies permit debit cards on select models only, leaving just Alamo and National accepting debit cards across the fleet. Counter waits also bite after a long flight, climbing up to 34 minutes at Hertz and 27 minutes at National. With long driving distances beginning the moment you merge onto local highways, discovering your payment card is invalid at the terminal is an inconvenient way to start.

Only 48% of prices at Toronto Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

For up to 5 passengers with luggage, choose an Intermediate like the Volkswagen Jetta at Toronto Airport, which costs about $58 a day in October 2026. It seats 5 people and holds 4 bags, avoiding the luggage squeeze of an Economy car like the Kia Rio at $50, which takes only 2 bags. Every car offered is an automatic, so stop-and-go traffic will not demand shifting gears manually or cost extra. Electric cars are 1% of cars offered and hybrids are absent, so plan on petrol for your trip.