Car rental prices at Columbia Metropolitan Airport

For November 2026 at Columbia Metropolitan Airport, aim for around $65 a day for an Intermediate car, such as a Volkswagen Jetta, booked around a month before your trip. At that lead time in November 2026, a Compact car such as a Nissan Versa averages $56 a day, while an Economy car such as a Mitsubishi Mirage averages $63. In the last 2 weeks, the Intermediate car rises to $70 a day, $5 more a day. Use the price checker to compare your quote for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at CAE, book around a month before your trip: an Intermediate car such as a Volkswagen Jetta averages $65 a day then, against $70 in the last 2 weeks. Across the year, an Intermediate car averages $97 a day around 9 months before your trip versus $78 around 2 weeks before, so you have not missed the cheaper booking window by leaving it late. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers book within a month of pickup, so booking at that point is not unusually late.

Enterprise is cheapest at Columbia Metropolitan Airport for an Intermediate car, averaging $87 a day over the last 12 months from 987 prices, with an airport desk but a credit-card-only rule. Enterprise scores 95/100 from 654 reviews, so you do not give up a review score for the lower price. National averages $99 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months from 4,696 prices, $12 more a day, and scores 99/100 from 268 reviews. All 3 desks require a credit card, so switching companies will not solve a debit-card problem.

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 best-reviewed at Columbia Metropolitan Airport, scoring 99/100 from 268 reviews with an average desk wait of 4 minutes, so consider National if a shorter collection wait matters to you. Enterprise is cheaper for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, averaging $87 a day from 987 prices, and scores 95/100 from 654 reviews. National averages $99 a day for an Intermediate car over the same period from 4,696 prices, $12 more a day than Enterprise. Alamo does not yet have enough reviews for a score, so choose between National and Enterprise if a scored supplier matters to you.

Review scores are CarTrawler customers' own, from the last five months; the score and the desk wait sit beside each car in the results.

You need a credit card at Columbia Metropolitan Airport because all 3 desks require one; check the fuel policy too, as only 43% of prices include full tank out, full tank back. Make sure you have a credit card before booking, since none of these desks accepts a debit card. Check the deposit required for your chosen car, and select a full-tank-out, full-tank-back policy if you want to return it with the same fuel level.

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

At Columbia Metropolitan Airport, bring a credit card and allow time for collection because all 3 desks refuse debit cards and Alamo's average wait is 13 minutes. Do not rely on a debit card as your backup at collection. If you have a tight schedule after landing, compare National's average wait of 4 minutes with Enterprise's 9 minutes before choosing your supplier.

Only 43% of prices at Columbia Metropolitan Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

At Columbia Metropolitan Airport, choose a Compact car such as a Nissan Versa for up to 5 people with no more than 3 bags, averaging $56 a day in November 2026 around a month before your trip. It seats 5 but takes only 3 bags, so choose a larger car if everyone brings luggage. At the same lead time in November 2026, an Economy car such as a Mitsubishi Mirage takes 2 bags at $63 a day, while an Intermediate car such as a Volkswagen Jetta takes 4 bags at $65. Over the last 12 months, 100% of cars offered are automatic, so you do not need to seek out an automatic separately. Hybrids account for 2% of cars offered and electric cars are not offered, so filter for a hybrid before comparing prices if that matters to you.