Car rental prices at Cancun Airport

For November 2026 at Cancun Airport, a good price is around $36 a day for an Intermediate car such as a Chevrolet Aveo when you book around a month before your trip. An Economy car such as a Chevrolet Spark averages $29 a day, while a Compact car such as a Nissan Kicks averages $32 at that lead time. In the last 2 weeks before pickup, an Intermediate car averages $48 a day, $12 more. Use the price checker to compare your quote for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at Cancun Airport, book around a month before your trip: an Intermediate car averages $36 a day then, against $48 in the last 2 weeks. Across the year, Intermediate cars, such as the Chevrolet Aveo, average $42 a day around 2 weeks before pickup, from 1,435 prices. Across the year, Intermediate cars average $58 a day around 9 months before your trip, from 1,391 prices, so you have not missed a cheaper early-booking price. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers booked within a month of pickup, so booking at that point is common rather than unusually late.

Alamo is the cheapest company at Cancun Airport for an Intermediate car, averaging $34 a day over the last 12 months from 1,069 prices, but does not yet have enough reviews for a score. If you want a company with a review score, Mex scores 61/100 from 42 reviews. Mex averages $53 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months from 656 prices, $19 more a day than Alamo. Mex's airport desk requires a credit card and averages a 24-minute wait, so check that those terms fit before choosing it.

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.

Mex is the best-reviewed company at Cancun Airport among those with enough reviews for a score, at 61/100 from 42 reviews, with an average desk wait of 24 minutes. Mex is not the cheapest: for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, Mex averages $53 a day from 656 prices, while Alamo averages $34 from 1,069 prices. Alamo does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Compare those options if you are deciding whether a review score is worth $19 more a day.

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 Cancun Airport, only 1 of the 11 checked desks takes a debit card, and deposits range from $321 with Sixt to $4,007 with National, so check your card before booking. Ace takes a debit card and holds a deposit of around $2,503; the other 10 desks require a credit card. Filter for debit-card acceptance before comparing prices, then check the deposit and card rule beside each car. Extras charged at the desk are listed under each car with their prices.

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

At Cancun Airport, watch out for credit-card-only deposits and long pickup waits: Mas averages 66 minutes at the desk, so leave room before your first appointment or onward drive. Ace also averages 52 minutes at pickup, while Enterprise averages 6 minutes, so compare waits if your schedule is tight. Of the 11 checked desks, 10 require a credit card; filter for debit-card acceptance if that is the only card you will bring. Check the hold before reserving, because National's deposit averages $4,007.

Only 38% of prices at Cancun Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

Choose a Compact car such as a Nissan Kicks at Cancun Airport if 3 bags are enough: Compact cars average $32 a day in November 2026 when booked around a month before your trip. It seats 5 but takes only 3 bags, so choose more luggage space if everyone brings a suitcase. For November 2026, around a month before your trip, an Economy car such as a Chevrolet Spark takes 2 bags and averages $29 a day, while an Intermediate car such as a Chevrolet Aveo takes 4 bags and averages $36 a day. Automatic cars are 76% of cars offered, so you have a broad choice, but over the full period covered, Intermediate cars such as a Chevrolet Aveo average $56 a day with automatic transmission against $42 with manual transmission, $14 more a day. Hybrids are only 1% of cars offered and electric cars are not offered, so do not require a hybrid unless you are prepared to narrow your choice sharply, and choose another powertrain if you need an electric car.