Car rental prices at Houston Hobby Airport

For November 2026 at Houston Hobby Airport, use around $60 a day as your benchmark for an Intermediate car, such as a Volkswagen Jetta, booked around a month before your trip. At that lead time, an Economy car, such as a Mitsubishi Mirage, averages $53 a day, while a Fullsize car, such as a Chevrolet Malibu, averages $74. Leave booking to the last 2 weeks and the Intermediate car averages $71 a day, or $11 more a day. Check the price checker for your exact dates before accepting a quote.

For November 2026 at Houston Hobby Airport, book around a month before your trip: an Intermediate car averages $60 a day then, against $71 in the last 2 weeks. That month's prices favour booking around a month before rather than waiting, despite the pattern across the year. Across the year, an Intermediate car averages $99 a day around 9 months before your trip against $71 around 2 weeks before, so you have not necessarily missed a cheaper price by leaving it late. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers book within a month of pickup, so booking close to your trip is common.

Budget is cheapest at Houston Hobby Airport for an Intermediate car, averaging $60 a day over the last 12 months from 1,859 prices, but you need a credit card. Budget scores 76/100 from 2,209 reviews and averages a 27-minute desk wait, so allow time after landing. Thrifty averages $61 a day for an Intermediate car over the same 12 months from 1,075 prices, accepts debit cards and scores 76/100 from 655 reviews. If you need to use a debit card, that is $1 more a day without a lower review score.

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 Houston Hobby Airport, scoring 99/100 from 268 reviews with an average 4-minute desk wait, so consider National if reviews and collection time matter more than the lowest price. National is not the cheapest: an Intermediate car averages $102 a day over the last 12 months from 3,369 prices. Budget averages $60 a day for an Intermediate car over the same period from 1,859 prices, but scores 76/100 from 2,209 reviews and averages a 27-minute wait. Weigh National's higher daily price against its reviews and shorter collection time before you book.

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 Houston Hobby Airport, typical card deposits range from $200 with Budget or Sixt to $300 with Avis, and 4 of the 9 companies accept debit cards. Another 3 companies accept debit cards for some cars only, while 2 require a credit card, so check the rule for your chosen car. Filter for debit-card acceptance before comparing prices, then check the deposit shown beside each 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 Houston Hobby Airport, check your card and allow time for collection: Budget averages a 27-minute desk wait, and both Budget and Avis require a credit card. If you have plans soon after landing, compare collection times before booking; Thrifty averages 24 minutes, while National averages 4 minutes. Hertz, Dollar and Sixt accept debit cards for some cars only, so confirm your selected car qualifies rather than relying on the company name.

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

At Houston Hobby Airport, an Intermediate car such as a Volkswagen Jetta seats up to 5 people and costs around $60 a day in November 2026 when you book around a month before your trip. It seats 5 but takes only 3 bags, so check your luggage before booking a full car. At the same lead time in November 2026, an Economy car, such as a Mitsubishi Mirage, costs $53 a day but takes only 2 bags, while a Fullsize car, such as a Chevrolet Malibu, costs $74 and takes 4 bags. Over the last 12 months, 100% of cars offered are automatic, so you do not need a separate automatic filter. Electric and hybrid cars are absent from those prices, so plan on a conventional car rather than relying on finding either.