Car rental prices at Charleston Airport

For November 2026 at Charleston Airport, an Intermediate car such as a Volkswagen Jetta averages $58 a day when booked around a month before your trip, giving you a benchmark for your quote. An Economy car such as a Mitsubishi Mirage averages $57 a day, while a Compact car such as a Nissan Versa averages $54 at that lead time. Leave booking to the last 2 weeks and an Intermediate car averages $66 a day, costing $8 more a day. Use the price checker to compare your exact dates.

For November 2026 at Charleston Airport, book an Intermediate car around a month before your trip: the average is $58 a day, against $66 in the last 2 weeks. Across the year, Intermediate cars average $93 a day around 9 months before your trip and $71 around 2 weeks before, so booking early has not meant getting the lower average price. For your November 2026 trip, however, the month-specific prices favour booking around a month before. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers booked within a month of pickup, but do not treat that pattern as a reason to wait until the last 2 weeks for your November 2026 trip.

Budget is Charleston Airport's cheapest company for an Intermediate car, averaging $58 a day over the last 12 months from 1,872 prices, but you should allow for its 65-minute average pickup wait. Budget's desk is at the airport, but Budget does not yet have enough reviews for a score. National averages $95 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months from 4,454 prices, scores 99/100 from 268 reviews and averages a 4-minute desk wait. Bring a credit card whichever you choose, because all 5 desks require one.

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 Charleston Airport if reviews and pickup time matter most to you: it is best-reviewed at 99/100 from 268 reviews, with a 4-minute average desk wait. For an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, National averages $95 a day from 4,454 prices, while the cheapest company, Budget, averages $58 from 1,872 prices, so National costs $37 more a day. Budget does not yet have enough reviews for a score and averages a 65-minute desk wait, so allow that extra pickup time if you choose the lower price.

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 Charleston Airport, bring a credit card because all 5 desks require one; the listed deposits range from $200 with Budget to $300 with Avis. If you need to use a debit card, filter for it before comparing prices rather than assuming these desks will accept it. Check the deposit and card rule beside each car, and include any extras charged at the desk, which 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 Charleston Airport, watch out for Budget's 65-minute average pickup wait and the credit-card requirement at all 5 desks, because either can disrupt your collection plans. Leave room in your arrival schedule for Budget's wait, or compare National if pickup time matters: its desk averages 4 minutes. Bring a credit card rather than relying on a debit card, which none of the desks accepts.

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

If you have up to 3 bags, choose a Compact car such as a Nissan Versa at Charleston Airport, averaging $54 a day for November 2026 when booked around a month before your trip. A Compact car seats 5 but takes only 3 bags, so check luggage space before filling every seat. At the same lead time for November 2026, an Economy car such as a Mitsubishi Mirage takes 2 bags at $57 a day, while an Intermediate car such as a Volkswagen Jetta takes 4 bags at $58. Over the last 12 months, 100% of cars offered are automatic, so you do not need to filter out manuals. Electric and hybrid cars are not among those offered, so do not plan on renting one.