Car rental prices at Tijuana Airport

For November 2026, budget $57 a day at Tijuana Airport for an Intermediate car such as a Volkswagen Jetta around a month before your trip, giving you a useful benchmark for comparing quotes. An Economy car such as a Kia Rio averages $53 a day, while a Compact car such as a Nissan March averages $50 at the same lead time. In the last 2 weeks before pickup, an Intermediate car averages $66 a day, $9 more a day. Use the price checker to compare cars for your exact dates.

Book your November 2026 Intermediate car at Tijuana Airport around a month before your trip: it averages $57 a day then, against $66 a day in the last 2 weeks. You have not missed an early-booking discount: across the year, an Intermediate car averages $78 a day around 9 months before your trip from 1,415 prices, against $58 around 2 weeks before from 1,551 prices. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers booked within a month of pickup, so booking close to departure is common.

Green Motion is the cheapest company at Tijuana Airport for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, averaging $36 a day, but allow for its 31-minute average pickup wait. Green Motion's desk is at the airport and requires a credit card; the company does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Alamo averages $56 a day for an Intermediate car over the same 12 months from 1,141 prices, costing $20 more a day. If you value pickup time, Alamo's average desk wait is 12 minutes, and its review score over the last 5 months is 81/100.

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.

Choose Alamo at Tijuana Airport if reviews and pickup time matter: it leads the last 5 months' scores at 81/100 from 80 reviews, with a 12-minute average desk wait. Alamo also costs less than several alternatives, averaging $56 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months from 1,141 prices. Green Motion is cheapest for an Intermediate car over that period at $36 a day, but does not yet have enough reviews for a score and averages a 31-minute desk wait. Before choosing Alamo, check that your credit card can cover its typical $2,704 deposit.

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 Tijuana Airport, you need a credit card at all 9 counters, with typical deposits ranging from $200 at Budget to $4,007 at National; none accepts a debit card. If you only have a debit card, filter for debit-card acceptance before comparing prices rather than choosing one of these counters. Check the deposit and card rule beside each car, and make sure your available credit covers the hold. 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.

Watch out for pickup delays and credit-card holds at Tijuana Airport: Mas averages a 56-minute desk wait, and all 9 counters require a credit card. For a weekday morning arrival, compare desk waits before choosing the lowest price; Alamo averages 12 minutes, while Mex averages 35 minutes. Check your available credit before booking, because National's typical deposit is $4,007, compared with Budget's $200. All 9 desks are at the airport, but that does not mean you will collect the car quickly.

Only 57% of prices at Tijuana Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

For up to 5 people with cases, pick an Intermediate at Tijuana Airport, the Volkswagen Jetta or Chevrolet Aveo size at about $57 a day in November 2026. It seats 5 but takes 3 bags, so a full car means soft bags on laps. A couple can save a little with a Compact, a Nissan March, at $50 a day, though it takes 3 bags. 83% of rental cars at Tijuana Airport are automatic, at $81 a day against $54 for a manual, so one is easy to find. No electric or hybrid cars are on offer at Tijuana Airport.