Book late and $57 is yours; book nine months out and the same car is $98 — 72% more. From 127,222 Cleveland Airport prices since 2023.
About $399–686 for the week.
7-day Saturday hire, priced for a UK renter. From 127,222 prices in the Car Rental Price Index archive since 2023. Prices shown in USD, converted from pounds at the rate of 2 September 2026.
Booking early is 72% more expensive at Cleveland Airport. Across the 395 airports we track, half of our customers book within 16 days of pickup.
9 MONTHS $98 · 6 MONTHS $78 · 3 MONTHS $63 · 1 MONTH $58 · 2 WEEKS $57OCTOBER ONLY
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January is the most expensive month at Cleveland Airport, 22% above November. You are viewing October 2026.
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For October 2026, booked about a month ahead, a good price for a rental car at Cleveland Airport is around $58 a day for an Intermediate (a Volkswagen Jetta-sized car). A Compact is $55 a day. In the last 2 weeks before pickup an Intermediate is nearer $57. If your quote is well over these, the price checker will tell you for your exact dates.
Across the year at Cleveland Airport, booking late saves about 48%, with typical prices running $96 a day 9 months before your trip against $69 2 weeks before. For October 2026 itself, an Intermediate car like a Volkswagen Jetta runs $58 a day around a month before pickup and drops to $57 in the last 2 weeks. If you have not booked yet, you have missed nothing. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of our customers book within 2 weeks of pickup.
Thrifty is the cheapest company at Cleveland Airport for an Intermediate car, at $65 a day on average from 1,269 prices over the last 12 months. Thrifty operates at the airport and takes debit cards, but does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Dollar follows at $66 a day, scoring 82/100 from 16 reviews, while Hertz averages $75 and scores 85/100 from 44 reviews. National costs $90 a day, but scores 92/100 from 76 reviews.
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 Cleveland Airport, scoring 92/100 from 76 reviews with an average desk wait of 24 minutes. National is not cheap, averaging $90 a day over the last 12 months for an Intermediate car. Hertz follows on reviews with 85/100 from 44 reviews, averaging $75 a day and a 14-minute wait. Thrifty is the cheapest company at $65 a day, but 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 Cleveland Airport, deposits held on your card range from $200 with Budget to $299 with Avis, and only 1 of the 8 counters takes a debit card outright. 5 of the 8 counters require a credit card, while 2 accept a debit card for some cars only. The deposit and card rule are shown beside each car in the results, so filter for a debit card before comparing prices. Extras charged at the desk 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.
Arriving with only a debit card will turn you away at 5 of the 8 desks at Cleveland Airport. Those counters refuse debit cards entirely, so turning up without a credit card in the lead driver's name risks leaving you on foot. Wait times also stretch: Alamo and National average 25 and 24 minutes respectively, whereas Budget averages no wait at all. All 8 desks are at the airport, so you will not need a shuttle to reach your car.
Only 49% of prices at Cleveland Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.
An Intermediate car at Cleveland Airport, such as a Volkswagen Jetta, costs around $58 a day in October 2026 and fits 5 people with 4 bags. A Compact car like the Nissan Versa saves $3 a day at $55, but holds 3 bags, while an Economy car like the Mitsubishi Mirage costs $54 and takes only 2 bags. 100% of cars offered are automatic, while hybrid cars are 1% of what is offered, so you will almost certainly drive a standard petrol vehicle.
Everything above is what a fair price looks like at Cleveland Airport, measured over time. The check prices the exact days you are travelling, live right now, and shows what is actually available from the companies listed below.
| MONTH | MINI | ECONOMY | COMPACT | INTERMEDIATE | FULLSIZE | PREMIUM | 7+ SEATS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAN | —· 19 | $84 | $85 | $90 | $100 | $109 | $116 |
| FEB | —· 18 | $84 | $84 | $90 | $98 | $107 | $117 |
| MAR | —· 18 | $82 | $82 | $89 | $97 | $105 | $117 |
| APR | —· 18 | $86 | $88 | $90 | $96 | $107 | $112 |
| MAY | —· 19 | $84 | $84 | $88 | $93 | $102 | $109 |
| JUN | —· 19 | $82 | $86 | $89 | $100 | $107 | $121 |
| JUL | —· 19 | $85 | $88 | $90 | $107 | $112 | $136 |
| AUG | —· 19 | $78 | $81 | $86 | $104 | $115 | $135 |
| SEP | —· 21 | $71 | $81 | $84 | $93 | $102 | $112 |
| OCT | —· 19 | $65 | $71 | $75 | $89 | $105 | $109 |
| NOV | —· 19 | $63 | $69 | $74 | $89 | $97 | $109 |
| DEC | —· 19 | $82 | $84 | $88 | $96 | $109 | $115 |
| COMPANY | A DAY | REVIEW SCORE | |
|---|---|---|---|
 Thrifty | $65 | IN TERMINAL | — |
 Dollar | $66 | IN TERMINAL | 82 |
 Budget | $71 | IN TERMINAL | — |
 Hertz | $75 | IN TERMINAL | 85 |
 Avis | $75 | IN TERMINAL | — |
 Enterprise | $80 | IN TERMINAL | 90 |
 Alamo | $80 | IN TERMINAL | — |
 National | $90 | IN TERMINAL | 92 |
Typical rental car prices are medians of quoted prices for a 7-day Saturday pickup, priced for a UK renter, seen at Cleveland Airport since November 2023, one of the 395 airports we track car rental prices for: 127,222 prices in all, 45,024 in the last 12 months. October figures are for pickups in October 2026 at the lead time stated. Supplier prices are Intermediate class over the last 12 months, from the 8 companies with at least 30 prices; review scores are CarTrawler customer reviews from the last five months. Booking figures are from 24,548 bookings made through our airport sites, across the 395 airports we track car rental prices for since January 2024. Most real hires are 5 to 6 days, so short hires cost more per day than the 7-day figures on this page. Prices are what was on offer, not what anyone paid. Batch of 2 September 2026. Prices shown in USD, converted from pounds at the rate of 2 September 2026.
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