Car rental prices at Asheville Airport

For November 2026 at Asheville Airport, around $57 a day is a good benchmark for an Intermediate car, such as a Volkswagen Jetta, booked around a month before your trip. At the same lead time, an Economy car such as a Mitsubishi Mirage averages $57 a day, while a Compact car such as a Nissan Versa averages $54. In the last 2 weeks before pickup, the Intermediate car averages $65 a day, which costs you $8 more a day. Use the price checker to compare your quote for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at Asheville Airport, book around a month before your trip: an Intermediate car averages $57 a day then, against $65 in the last 2 weeks. Across the year, an Intermediate car averages $91 a day around 9 months before your trip, against $70 around a month before, so you need not assume you missed a better price by not booking early. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers book within a month of pickup, so you need not treat booking far ahead as standard.

Budget is cheapest at Asheville Airport for an Intermediate car, averaging $58 a day over the last 12 months from 1,686 prices, but you need a credit card. Budget's desk is at the airport, so you do not give up that convenience, but allow for its average 27-minute wait. Budget scores 76/100 from 2,209 reviews; Enterprise scores 95/100 from 654 reviews and averages a 9-minute wait. If you favour that combination, Enterprise averages $75 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months from 769 prices, costing $17 more a day than Budget.

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.

National is the best-reviewed company at Asheville Airport, scoring 99/100 from 268 reviews with an average 4-minute desk wait, so compare National first if reviews and pickup time matter most to you. National is not the cheapest: for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, National averages $91 a day from 3,778 prices, while Budget averages $58 from 1,686 prices, costing you $33 less a day. Budget scores 76/100 from 2,209 reviews and averages a 27-minute wait, so weigh that saving against the pickup delay. Alamo does not yet have enough reviews for a score, so do not treat its missing score as a recommendation.

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 Asheville Airport, Budget holds $200 and Avis holds $300 on your card, while all 5 desks require a credit card, so you cannot collect a car using only a debit card. If you need to use a debit card, filter for it before comparing prices rather than choosing from these credit-only desks. Check the deposit and card rule beside each car before booking. 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 Asheville Airport, watch out for credit-card-only deposits and desk waits, because either can delay your departure even though all 5 desks are at the airport. Bring a credit card rather than relying on a debit card, which none of the desks accepts. Allow for Budget's average 27-minute wait or Avis's 22-minute wait before setting a firm onward arrival time. If pickup time matters more to you, compare National's average 4-minute wait.

Only 49% of prices at Asheville Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

At Asheville Airport, an Intermediate car such as a Volkswagen Jetta seats 5 and averages $57 a day for November 2026 around a month before your trip, so choose it if your luggage fits. It seats 5 but takes only 3 bags, so a full party needs to pack within that luggage limit. At the same lead time, a Compact car such as a Nissan Versa costs $54 a day with the same 3-bag limit, while a Fullsize car such as a Chevrolet Malibu costs $66 and takes 4 bags. Over the last 12 months, 100% of cars offered are automatic, so you can choose by space rather than gearbox. Electric and hybrid cars are not offered, so widen your search if you need one.