Car rental prices at Wilmington Airport

For November 2026, a good price at Wilmington Airport is $58 a day for an Intermediate car such as a Volkswagen Jetta, booked around a month before your trip. At that lead time, a Compact car such as a Nissan Versa averages $52 a day, while an Economy car such as a Mitsubishi Mirage averages $58. Leave booking until the last 2 weeks and an Intermediate car averages $62 a day, costing you $4 more a day. Check the price checker for your exact dates before accepting a quote.

For November 2026 at Wilmington Airport, book an Intermediate car around a month before your trip: the average is $58 a day then, rather than $62 in the last 2 weeks. Across the year, an Intermediate car averages $69 a day around 2 weeks before pickup against $91 around 9 months before your trip, so you have not necessarily missed a lower price by waiting. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers book within a month of pickup, so booking now is not unusually late.

Budget is cheapest at Wilmington Airport for an Intermediate car, averaging $58 a day over the last 12 months from 1,872 prices, but you need a credit card at its airport desk. Budget does not yet have enough reviews for a score, so you cannot use a review score to judge that lower price. If you want a scored alternative, National scores 99/100 from 268 reviews over the last 5 months and averages $89 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months from 3,646 prices, costing you $31 more a day.

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.

Choose National for the strongest reviews at Wilmington Airport: it scores 99/100 from 268 reviews over the last 5 months and averages a 4-minute desk wait. National averages $89 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months from 3,646 prices. Budget averages $58 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months from 1,872 prices, costing you $31 less a day. Budget, Alamo and Enterprise do not yet have enough reviews for a score, so choose National if a published review score matters more to you than the lowest price.

Review scores are CarTrawler customers' own, from the last five months; the score and the desk wait sit beside each car in the results.

You need a credit card at Wilmington Airport because all 4 desks refuse debit cards; Budget's typical deposit is $200. Check the deposit and card rule beside each car, and if you need to use a debit card, filter for debit-card acceptance before comparing prices. Extras charged at the desk are listed under each car with their prices, so include those before deciding whether the rental fits your budget.

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

At Wilmington Airport, check your credit card and available credit before booking: all 4 desks require credit cards, and Budget holds about $200 as a deposit. Check the deposit beside your chosen car so the hold does not leave you short of available credit. If you have an appointment after landing, allow for Alamo's average 10-minute desk wait or National's 4-minute wait.

Only 46% of prices at Wilmington Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

Choose a Compact car, such as a Nissan Versa, at Wilmington Airport for $52 a day in November 2026 around a month before your trip: it seats 5 but takes only 3 bags. An Economy car such as a Mitsubishi Mirage takes only 2 bags and averages $58 a day at that lead time, so downsizing costs you $6 more a day. A Fullsize car such as a Chevrolet Malibu averages $69 a day, costing you $17 more a day, and seats 6 but takes only 4 bags, so check luggage capacity before choosing it for a larger party. Over the last 12 months, 100% of cars offered are automatic, so you do not need to filter for that transmission. Electric and hybrid cars are not offered, so plan on a conventional engine.