Car rental prices at Colorado Springs Airport

For November 2026 at Colorado Springs Airport, aim for $60 a day for an Intermediate car, such as a Volkswagen Jetta, booked around a month before your trip rather than in the last 2 weeks. At the same lead time, an Economy car such as a Mitsubishi Mirage averages $53 a day, while a Compact car such as a Nissan Versa averages $58. In the last 2 weeks, the Intermediate car averages $61 a day, $1 more a day. Use the price checker to compare your quote with prices for your exact dates.

For an Intermediate car at Colorado Springs Airport in November 2026, book around a month before your trip: the average is $60 a day, against $61 in the last 2 weeks. If you want a Compact car such as a Nissan Versa instead, waiting until around 2 weeks before your trip brings the November 2026 average to $52 a day, $6 less a day than around a month before. Across the year, Intermediate cars averaged $106 a day around 9 months before pickup versus $71 around 2 weeks before, so you have not necessarily missed a lower price by leaving booking 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.

Budget is cheapest at Colorado Springs Airport for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, averaging $61 a day from 1,872 prices, but you need a credit card. Budget's desk is at the airport, with an average wait of 27 minutes and a review score of 76/100. For an Intermediate car over the same 12 months, National averages $90 a day from 4,460 prices, $29 more a day than Budget. Choose National if you value its 99/100 score from 268 reviews and 4-minute average desk wait enough to accept that difference.

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 Colorado Springs Airport, scoring 99/100 from 268 reviews with a 4-minute average desk wait, but you pay more than with Budget. For an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, National averages $90 a day from 4,460 prices, against Budget's $61 from 1,872 prices. Budget scores 76/100 from 2,209 reviews and averages 27 minutes at the desk, so weigh the $29 more a day against those differences before choosing National.

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 Colorado Springs Airport, checked deposits range from $200 with Budget to $300 with Avis, and 5 of the 7 companies require a credit card, so check your card before choosing a car. The other 2 companies, Hertz and Dollar, accept debit cards for some cars only; neither accepts them across all cars. If you need to use a debit card, filter for it before comparing prices and check the deposit and card rule 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 Colorado Springs Airport, check card acceptance and allow for the desk wait before planning your departure, because debit-card restrictions and queues can delay collection. Five of the 7 companies require a credit card, while Hertz and Dollar accept debit cards for some cars only, so confirm the rule for your chosen car before booking. Budget's desk averages 27 minutes, compared with National's 4 minutes, so leave room for collection rather than planning your onward drive from landing time.

Only 48% of prices at Colorado Springs Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

For 4 people with 4 bags, choose an Intermediate car such as a Volkswagen Jetta at Colorado Springs Airport, averaging $60 a day in November 2026 when booked around a month before your trip. The Jetta seats 5 but takes 4 bags; another passenger leaves no extra luggage space. At the same lead time in November 2026, a Compact car such as a Nissan Versa averages $58 a day and seats 5 but takes only 3 bags, so choose it only with less luggage. A larger car such as a Cadillac XTS averages $82 a day for the same dates and lead time; choose it for 5 people with 5 bags. Over the last 12 months, 100% of cars offered were automatic, so choose by capacity rather than transmission; none were electric or hybrid, so plan on a combustion-engine car.