Car rental prices at Port Columbus International Airport

For November 2026 at CMH, an Intermediate car such as a Volkswagen Jetta averages $57 a day around a month before pickup, giving you a benchmark for your quote. Around a month before pickup, an Economy car such as a Mitsubishi Mirage averages $50 a day, while a Compact car such as a Nissan Versa averages $54. In the last 2 weeks, the Intermediate car averages $63 a day, which is $6 more a day. Use the price checker to compare your quote for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at CMH, book around a month before pickup: an Intermediate car such as a Volkswagen Jetta averages $57 a day then, against $63 in the last 2 weeks. Across the year, an Intermediate car averages $95 a day around 9 months before your trip, against $69 around a month before or in the last 2 weeks, so you have not necessarily missed a cheaper price. For November 2026, though, waiting until the last 2 weeks costs $6 more a day on average. Across the 395 airports covered by our sites, 65% of people who book through our sites do so within a month of pickup, so booking close to your trip is common rather than unusual.

Budget is cheapest at CMH for an Intermediate car, averaging $67 a day over the last 12 months from 1,860 prices, but you need a credit card. Budget does not yet have enough reviews for a score, and its desk wait averages 21 minutes. Enterprise averages $79 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months from 742 prices, which is $12 more a day than Budget, and scores 95/100 from 654 reviews with a 9-minute average wait. Budget and Enterprise both have desks at CMH, so you do not need to plan an off-airport pickup with either company.

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 best-reviewed at CMH, scoring 99/100 from 268 reviews with a 4-minute average desk wait, but costs $23 more a day than Budget for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months. National averages $90 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months from 3,724 prices, compared with Budget at $67 from 1,860 prices over the same period. Budget does not yet have enough reviews for a score and averages 21 minutes at the desk, so choose between the lower price and National's review score and shorter wait.

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 CMH, Budget holds around $200 and Avis around $300 as a deposit, and all 5 desks require a credit card, so you cannot rely on a debit card. If you only have a debit card, filter for debit-card acceptance before comparing prices rather than choosing a car you cannot collect. 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 CMH, allow time before your onward plans because Budget and Avis average 21 and 22 minutes at the desk, and all 5 desks require a credit card. Bring a credit card rather than relying on debit, which none of the desks accepts. If you need a shorter collection wait, National averages 4 minutes at the desk.

Only 51% of prices at Port Columbus International Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

For 4 people with a bag each, choose an Intermediate car such as a Volkswagen Jetta at CMH: it seats 5 but takes 4 bags and averages $57 a day for November 2026 around a month before pickup. A Compact car such as a Nissan Versa averages $54 a day for November 2026 around a month before pickup, which is $3 less a day, but takes only 3 bags. A Fullsize car such as a Chevrolet Malibu averages $70 a day at that lead time for November 2026, which is $13 more a day; it seats 6 but still takes only 4 bags. Over the last 12 months, 100% of cars offered are automatic, so you do not need to narrow your search to find one. No electric or hybrid cars are offered, so do not plan this hire around getting either.