Car rental prices at Chattanooga Airport

For November 2026, a good price at Chattanooga Airport is $57 a day for an Intermediate car such as a Volkswagen Jetta when you book around a month before your trip. At that lead time, an Economy car such as a Mitsubishi Mirage averages $52 a day, while a Compact car such as a Nissan Versa averages $54. In the last 2 weeks, an Intermediate car averages $61 a day, $4 more a day. Use the price checker to compare your quote with prices for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at Chattanooga Airport, book around a month before your trip: an Intermediate car such as a Volkswagen Jetta averages $57 a day, against $61 a day in the last 2 weeks. Across the year, an Intermediate car averages $94 a day around 9 months before your trip and $67 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 booked within a month of pickup, so booking close to your trip is common rather than unusual.

Budget is cheapest at Chattanooga Airport for an Intermediate car, averaging $58 a day over the last 12 months from 1,869 prices, but you need a credit card and its desk wait averages 27 minutes. Budget's desk is at the airport, and Budget scores 76/100 from 2,209 recent reviews. For an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, Avis averages $61 a day from 623 prices, $3 more a day, and scores 78/100 from 1,113 reviews. Compare Avis if you want a shorter wait: its desk averages 22 minutes.

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 Chattanooga Airport if reviews and a short desk wait matter most: National leads with 99/100 from 268 recent reviews and an average wait of 4 minutes. For Intermediate cars over the last 12 months, National averages $89 a day from 4,417 prices, while Budget averages $58 a day from 1,869 prices, $31 less a day. Budget scores 76/100 from 2,209 reviews and averages a 27-minute desk wait, so compare that saving with the time you have after landing. Alamo 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 Chattanooga Airport, all 5 desks require a credit card, with typical deposits of $200 at Budget and $300 at Avis, so a debit card will not secure your rental. If you need to use a debit card, filter for debit-card acceptance before comparing prices rather than choosing one of these desks. Check the deposit and card rule beside your chosen car before booking. 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 Chattanooga Airport, bring a credit card because all 5 desks require one, and allow time for collection because Budget's desk wait averages 27 minutes. Avis averages 22 minutes at the desk, so do not plan your departure around immediate collection. If you have a tight schedule after landing, compare National's 4-minute average wait before choosing a company.

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

If you have up to 4 bags, choose an Intermediate car such as a Volkswagen Jetta at Chattanooga Airport, averaging $57 a day for November 2026 when booked around a month before your trip. It seats 5 but takes 4 bags, so a full group cannot bring a bag each without exceeding that luggage capacity. At the same lead time, a Compact car such as a Nissan Versa averages $54 a day with room for 3 bags, while a Fullsize car such as a Chevrolet Malibu averages $66 with room for 4 bags. 100% of cars offered are automatic, so these class prices already include an automatic car. Electric and hybrid cars are not offered, so do not plan your rental around either.