Car rental prices at St. Maarten Airport

A Compact car like a Nissan Versa at St. Maarten Airport costs around $57 a day for October 2026 when you book about a month ahead. A Mini such as a Chevrolet Spark is about $38 a day, while an Economy car is $55 and an Intermediate SUV like a Nissan Qashqai runs to $93. Across the year, prices swing from $32 a day for a Mini in September 2027 up to $169 for an Intermediate in March 2027. If your quote looks higher for your travel dates, our price checker will show what is currently available.

At St. Maarten Airport, booking late saves money, with prices across the year falling to $63 a day 2 weeks before pickup compared to $82 9 months before your trip. Holding out until around a month before travel gets prices to about $71 a day, so you lose nothing by waiting. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for on our sites, 48% of bookings happen within 2 weeks of travel. For October 2026, you will find Compact rates starting around $57 a day as your trip approaches.

Right Cars is the cheapest company for car rental at St. Maarten Airport, at $49 a day on average for a Compact from 183 prices. Zezgo at $55 is the next cheapest at St. Maarten Airport. The most expensive is Mex at $67 a day.

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.

No rental supplier at SXM has collected the 30 recent reviews needed to qualify as the best-reviewed company. Over the past 12 months, Right Cars averaged $49 a day for a Compact car, Zezgo charged $55 and Mex charged $67. All 4 rental desks are located inside the airport terminal, though none have published customer scores or desk wait times yet.

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 St. Maarten Airport, the security deposit ranges from $497 with Right Cars, Zezgo and Mex to $995 with America, and all 4 desks take credit cards only. Zero desks accept debit cards for any vehicle class, so you will need a valid credit card in the lead driver's name at pickup. The exact deposit and card terms appear beside each car in our price checker before you confirm. Any optional extras you choose at the counter, including second drivers or child seats, are charged directly at the desk.

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

The main surprise at St. Maarten Airport is that all 4 rental desks take credit cards only, leaving anyone travelling with just a debit card stranded at the counter. Security deposits also catch people unprepared, reaching $995 with America and $497 at the other desks. Keep your vehicle small for island exploring, because larger models are a liability on tight routes where parking fills early and driving is slow.

Only 58% of prices at St. Maarten Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

A Compact car like a Nissan Versa costs around $57 a day at St. Maarten Airport in October 2026 and fits small groups best. A Compact seats 5 people but carries 3 bags, so a full group with luggage will mean bags on laps. A couple can step down to a Mini like a Chevrolet Spark for $38 a day, while bigger parties needing more luggage space can step up to an Intermediate like a Nissan Qashqai for $93. Every quote over the last 12 months was for an automatic, which costs $98 less a day than a manual car on average, while no electric or hybrid vehicles are on offer.