Car rental prices at Denver Airport

For November 2026 at Denver Airport, a good benchmark is $58 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, averages $54 a day, while a Compact car, such as a Nissan Versa, averages $57 at that lead time. In the last 2 weeks, the Intermediate car averages $60 a day, $2 more a day. Use the price checker to compare your quote for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at Denver Airport, book an Intermediate car around a month before your trip: the average is $58 a day, against $60 a day in the last 2 weeks. Across the year, an Intermediate car averages $69 a day around 2 weeks before pickup, against $101 around 9 months before, so you have not necessarily missed a lower price by waiting. For November 2026, however, the month-specific comparison favours booking around a month before rather than waiting. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers booked within 1 month of pickup, so booking close to your trip is common.

Thrifty and Budget tie as Denver Airport's cheapest for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, averaging $61 a day from 1,282 and 1,872 prices respectively. Thrifty accepts debit cards and averages a 21-minute desk wait, but does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Budget scores 64/100 from 35 recent reviews, requires a credit card and averages a 49-minute wait. Choose between them on your card and pickup schedule, rather than price.

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.

Budget has the highest qualifying review score at Denver Airport, 64/100 from 35 reviews, but you should allow for its 49-minute average desk wait. Budget also ties for the cheapest Intermediate car at $61 a day over the last 12 months, from 1,872 prices. Thrifty averages the same $61 a day for an Intermediate car over that period, from 1,282 prices, but does not yet have enough reviews for a score. If pickup time matters more to you than having a review score, Thrifty's average desk wait is 21 minutes.

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 Denver Airport, typical deposits range from $0 with Europcar to $300 with Avis, and 4 of the 10 companies accept debit cards, so check card eligibility before choosing a price. Another 3 companies accept debit cards for some cars only: Hertz, Dollar and Sixt; 3 require a credit card. If you plan 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 Denver Airport, watch for Budget's 49-minute average desk wait and card restrictions that can prevent you collecting the car you selected. If your onward drive leaves little slack, compare Budget's wait with Alamo's 10 minutes or National's 4 minutes before choosing a counter. Budget, Avis and Europcar require credit cards, so do not select them if you only have a debit card. Hertz, Dollar and Sixt accept debit cards for some cars only, so confirm the rule for the specific car before booking.

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

Denver Airport's Intermediate car option, such as a Volkswagen Jetta, seats 5 and costs $58 a day in November 2026 when booked around a month before your trip, so consider it if your luggage fits. It seats 5 but takes 4 bags, so a full party needs to share luggage space; check the specific car's tyres and drivetrain before choosing it for mountain driving. A Compact car such as a Nissan Versa takes 3 bags and costs $57 a day, while a Fullsize car such as a Chevrolet Malibu seats 6 but still takes 4 bags and costs $73 a day in November 2026. 100% of cars offered are automatic, so you do not need to choose between automatic and manual prices. No electric or hybrid cars are offered, so broaden your pickup search if either is essential.