Car rental prices at Nashville International Airport

For November 2026 at Nashville International Airport, use $54 a day as your benchmark for an Intermediate car, such as a Volkswagen Jetta, booked around a month before your trip. At that lead time, a Compact car such as a Nissan Versa averages $52 a day, while a Fullsize car such as a Chevrolet Malibu averages $65. In the last 2 weeks, the Intermediate car averages $58 a day, which is $4 more a day. Use the price checker to compare your quote with prices for your exact dates.

Book around a month before your November 2026 trip to Nashville International Airport: an Intermediate car averages $54 a day then, compared with $58 in the last 2 weeks. You have not missed the cheaper booking window: across the year, an Intermediate car averages $89 a day around 9 months before your trip, compared with $65 around a month before or in the last 2 weeks. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers booked within a month of pickup, so booking closer to your trip is common.

Budget is cheapest at Nashville International Airport for an Intermediate car, averaging $58 a day over the last 12 months from 1,872 prices, but you need a credit card. Budget does not yet have enough reviews for a score, and its desk wait averages 23 minutes. For an Intermediate car over the same 12 months, Avis averages $61 a day from 624 prices, which is $3 more a day, and scores 78/100 from 1,113 reviews; Avis also requires a credit card.

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 National at Nashville International Airport if reviews and a short desk wait matter most to you: it scores 99/100 from 268 reviews, with an average wait of 4 minutes. National is not the cheapest for an Intermediate car: over the last 12 months, National averages $87 a day from 4,274 prices. Budget is cheapest for an Intermediate car over that period at $58 a day from 1,872 prices, which is $29 less a day, but Budget does not yet have enough reviews for a score.

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 Nashville International Airport, card deposits range from $200 with Budget and Sixt to $300 with Avis, and 4 of the 9 companies take a debit card, so your card can limit your choice. Another 3 companies take debit cards for some cars only, while 2 require credit cards. Filter for a debit card before comparing prices, then check the deposit and card rule shown 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 Nashville International Airport, check card restrictions and allow time at the desk before planning your first drive, because some companies refuse debit cards and waits vary. Budget and Avis require credit cards, while Hertz, Dollar and Sixt accept debit cards for some cars only, so check the rule for your chosen car. Thrifty's desk wait averages 24 minutes and Budget's averages 23 minutes, so allow for collection time before your first appointment. If a quick collection matters more, National's desk wait averages 4 minutes.

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

If you have 3 bags, choose an Intermediate car such as a Volkswagen Jetta at Nashville International Airport, averaging $54 a day in November 2026 when booked around a month before your trip. It seats 5 but takes only 3 bags, so check everyone's luggage before filling every seat. At the same lead time, an Economy car such as a Mitsubishi Mirage takes 2 bags at $54 a day, while a Fullsize car such as a Chevrolet Malibu takes 4 bags at $65 a day. 100% of cars offered over the last 12 months are automatic, so you do not need to search for an automatic separately. No electric or hybrid cars are offered in those prices, so plan on a petrol or diesel car.