Car rental prices at Washington Dulles Airport

For November 2026 at Washington Dulles Airport, around a month before your trip, budget $56 a day for an Intermediate car such as a Volkswagen Jetta, which gives you room for 4 bags. An Economy car such as a Mitsubishi Mirage averages $50 a day, while a Compact car such as a Nissan Versa averages $54 at that lead time. In the last 2 weeks, an Intermediate car averages $60 a day, $4 more a day. Use the price checker to compare your quote for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at Washington Dulles Airport, book around a month before your trip rather than waiting: an Intermediate car such as a Volkswagen Jetta averages $56 a day, against $60 in the last 2 weeks. Timing barely changes the price, so that $4 more a day gives you little reason to delay. Across the year, an Intermediate car averaged $75 a day when booked around 9 months before pickup, so you have not missed a cheaper benchmark by leaving it until now. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of bookings through our sites are made within a month of pickup, so booking now is not unusually late.

Budget is joint-cheapest at Washington Dulles Airport for an Intermediate car, averaging $56 a day over the last 12 months from 1,872 prices, but you need a credit card at its desk. Budget does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Flizzr also averages $56 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, so compare both for your dates. If you want a scored company, Avis averages $60 a day for an Intermediate car over the same period, $4 more a day, and scores 78/100 from 1,113 reviews; Avis also requires a credit card.

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.

If you prioritise reviews, choose National at Washington Dulles Airport: it is best-reviewed at 99/100 from 268 reviews, with an average desk wait of 4 minutes. National is not the cheapest: for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, National averages $99 a day from 3,805 prices, while joint-cheapest Budget averages $56 from 1,872 prices, $43 less a day. Budget does not yet have enough reviews for a score, so that saving comes without a review score to compare.

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 Washington Dulles Airport, typical deposits range from $200 with Budget or Sixt to $300 with Avis, and 4 of the 9 desks accept debit cards, so check your card before choosing a company. Another 3 desks accept debit cards for some cars only, while 2 require credit cards. 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 price.

If you bring your own child seat, check your airline's rules first: most carry one free, some charge.

At Washington Dulles Airport, check card acceptance and allow time for collection: 2 desks refuse debit cards, and the longest average desk wait is 22 minutes. Budget and Avis require a credit card, so do not choose either if you only have a debit card. Hertz, Sixt and Dollar accept debit cards for some cars only, so check your selected car rather than relying on the company name. If your schedule is tight, compare Avis's 22-minute average wait with National's 4 minutes before choosing your pickup.

Only 53% of prices at Washington Dulles Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

For up to 5 people with cases, pick an Intermediate at Washington Dulles Airport, the Volkswagen Jetta or Toyota Rav4 size at about $56 a day in November 2026. It seats 5 but takes 4 bags, so a full car means soft bags on laps. A couple can save a little with an Economy, a Mitsubishi Mirage, at $50 a day, though it takes 2 bags. 100% of rental cars at Washington Dulles Airport are automatic, so one is easy to find. No electric or hybrid cars are on offer at Washington Dulles Airport.