Car rental prices at Cleveland Airport

For November 2026 at Cleveland Airport, expect around $57 a day for an Intermediate car, the Volkswagen Jetta size, booked around a month before your trip. An Economy car, such as a Mitsubishi Mirage, costs $52 a day, while a Compact car, such as a Nissan Versa, costs $53. In the last 2 weeks, an Intermediate car rises to $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 Cleveland Airport, book around a month before: an Intermediate car costs $57 a day against $61 in the last 2 weeks; across the year, an Intermediate car averages $67 around a month before. Across the year, an Intermediate car averages $94 a day around 9 months before your trip, so you have not missed the cheaper booking window if you have yet to book. 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 common rather than unusually late.

Thrifty is the cheapest company at Cleveland Airport for an Intermediate car, averaging $67 a day over the last 12 months from 1,274 prices, but you should allow for a 24-minute average desk wait. Thrifty accepts debit cards and scores 76/100 from 655 recent reviews, so you do not have to give up a reviewed supplier to get the lowest average price. Enterprise averages $78 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months from 988 prices, $11 more a day, and scores 95/100 from 654 reviews with a 9-minute average wait.

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 if reviews and collection time matter most at Cleveland Airport: it scores 99/100 from 268 recent reviews, the highest eligible score, and its desk wait averages 4 minutes. National is not the cheapest: an Intermediate car averages $89 a day over the last 12 months from 4,217 prices. Thrifty averages $67 a day for an Intermediate car over the same period from 1,274 prices, $22 less a day, but scores 76/100 from 655 reviews. Budget, Avis and Alamo do not yet have enough reviews for a score, so compare their prices and rental terms rather than relying on a rating.

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 Cleveland Airport, typical deposits are $200 with Budget and $300 with Avis; only 1 of 8 companies accepts debit cards across its cars, so check your card before booking. Thrifty accepts debit cards, while Hertz and Dollar accept them for some cars only; 5 companies require a credit card. Filter for a debit card before comparing prices, then check the deposit and card rule shown beside your chosen 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 Cleveland Airport, watch for credit-card-only deposits and desk waits before you arrange anything soon after landing. 5 of the 8 companies require a credit card, so check the card rule before you commit to a car you cannot collect with your debit card. Allow for an average wait of 26 minutes with Budget or 24 minutes with Thrifty; National averages 4 minutes, so compare collection time as well as price if you have a tight schedule.

Only 50% of prices at Cleveland Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

For November 2026 at Cleveland Airport, choose an Intermediate car such as a Volkswagen Jetta at $57 a day around a month before: it seats 5 but takes 4 bags, so pack accordingly. Step down to a Compact car, the Nissan Versa size, at $53 a day if 3 bags are enough, or up to a Fullsize car, the Chevrolet Malibu size, at $69 for 6 seats but still only 4 bags. 100% of cars offered are automatic, so you can compare these prices without filtering for an automatic. Hybrids account for 1% of cars offered and no electric cars are offered, so keep your search broad unless a hybrid is essential.