Car rental prices at Cartagena Airport

For November 2026 at Cartagena Airport, budget around $65 a day for a Compact, the Renault Logan size, booked around a month before your trip as your price benchmark. At that lead time, an Economy car such as the Kia Picanto averages $52 a day, while an Intermediate car such as the Nissan Versa averages $79. In the last 2 weeks, a Compact car averages $66 a day, which is $1 more a day. Use the price checker to compare your quote for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at Cartagena Airport, book around a month before your trip: a Compact car averages $65 a day then, against $66 in the last 2 weeks. Across the year, a Compact car averages $108 a day around 9 months before your trip against $74 around 2 weeks before, so you have not missed the cheaper booking window by leaving it late. That broader pattern does not make waiting cheaper for November 2026. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers book within 1 month of pickup, so booking close to departure is common.

Enterprise is cheapest at Cartagena Airport for a Compact car, averaging $73 a day over the last 12 months from 950 prices, but you need a credit card for its deposit. Enterprise has an airport desk and holds about $350, but does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Alamo averages $74 a day for a Compact car over the last 12 months from 1,163 prices, so you spend $1 more a day, with a $350 deposit and a 30-minute desk wait.

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.

At Cartagena Airport, Enterprise averages $73 a day for a Compact car over the last 12 months from 950 prices, but does not yet have enough reviews for a score. If pickup time matters to you, Green Motion averages $74 a day for a Compact car over the last 12 months from 781 prices and has a 7-minute desk wait. Alamo’s desk wait is 30 minutes, so compare the pickup arrangements rather than treating the lowest price as evidence of reliability.

Review scores are CarTrawler customers' own, from the last five months; the score and the desk wait sit beside each car in the results.

You need a credit card at Cartagena Airport because all 6 desks require one, with deposits ranging from about $242 at Localiza to $1,001 at National. If you need to use a debit card, filter for it before comparing prices rather than assuming a cheaper car will qualify. Check the deposit and card rule beside each car so you have enough credit available for the hold. 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 Cartagena Airport, check your credit limit and leave time for collection because all 6 desks require a credit card and some desk waits reach 30 minutes. National holds about $1,001, compared with about $242 at Localiza, so check the hold before choosing a daily rate. Alamo’s desk wait is 30 minutes and Localiza’s is 25 minutes, so leave room between landing and your first appointment.

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

Choose a Compact such as the Renault Logan at Cartagena Airport if 3 bags cover your luggage: it seats 5 and averages $65 a day in November 2026 when booked around a month before your trip. For November 2026, booking around a month before your trip, step down to an Economy such as the Kia Picanto at $52 a day if 2 bags suffice, or up to an Intermediate such as the Nissan Versa at $79 a day for 4 bags; both seat 5. Automatic cars are 68% of cars offered, so you have a broad choice, but over the full tracking period an automatic Compact car averages $95 a day against $70 for a manual Compact car, costing $25 more a day. No electric or hybrid cars are offered, so do not plan your choice around either.