Car rental prices at Columbia Metropolitan Airport

Columbia Metropolitan Airport quotes around $70 a day for a Compact car like the Nissan Versa when you book about a month ahead for October 2026. An Economy car like the Mitsubishi Mirage costs $75 a day, and an Intermediate car like the Volkswagen Jetta runs to $78. Wait until the last 2 weeks and that Compact drops to $63 a day. Across the year, November 2026 is cheapest at $74 a day for a Compact, while July 2027 peaks at $108 for a Fullsize car. Check your dates with our price checker if you see higher rates.

Booking late saves about 30% at Columbia Metropolitan Airport, where Intermediate cars average $80 a day 2 weeks before pickup compared to $100 at 9 months before your trip. For October 2026, waiting until the last 2 weeks drops a Compact car to $63 a day, down from $70 around a month before. If you have not booked yet, you have missed nothing because prices across the year drop steadily from $90 at 6 months to $81 at 1 month. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of our customers book within 14 days of pickup.

Enterprise is the cheapest company at Columbia Metropolitan Airport for an Intermediate car, averaging $86 a day over the last 12 months across 970 prices. What you give up is review depth: Enterprise has 19 reviews, while Alamo costs $94 a day and scores 91/100 from 80 reviews. National sits higher at $98 a day with a 92/100 score from 77 reviews. All 3 companies operate directly at the terminal, but none of them accept debit cards for deposits.

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 Columbia Metropolitan Airport, scoring 92 out of 100 from 77 reviews with an average desk wait of 24 minutes. Alamo is close behind with 91 out of 100 from 80 reviews and a 23-minute wait. National is the dearest of the three suppliers at $98 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, while Alamo averages $94. Enterprise is the cheapest at $86 a day, but with only 19 reviews it 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.

You need a credit card at Columbia Metropolitan Airport because 100% of the 3 desks require one for the security deposit. Alamo, National and Enterprise all sit at the airport and none of them accept a debit card at the counter. The card must be in the main driver's name with enough available credit to cover the deposit hold. Check each car's terms on our price checker before booking to see the exact card requirements.

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

The main catch at Columbia Metropolitan Airport is that all 3 counters require a credit card in the main driver's name, leaving debit card holders stranded at the desk. All 3 desks sit inside the terminal, so you do not need to wait for a shuttle. Desk waits run between 21 and 24 minutes across the 3 suppliers before you get your keys. Bring an accepted credit card in your own name to avoid being refused a car at the desk.

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.

A Compact car like the Nissan Versa costs around $70 a day at Columbia Metropolitan Airport for October 2026 and fits small groups on a budget. It seats 5 but takes 3 bags, so a full car means soft bags on laps. Stepping up to an Intermediate car like the Volkswagen Jetta costs $78 a day and fits 4 bags, while an Economy Mitsubishi Mirage costs $75 a day but takes only 2 bags. Hybrids make up 2% of cars offered, so book early if you want to avoid petrol.