Car rental prices at Indianapolis Airport

For October 2026, booked about a month ahead, a good price for a rental car at Indianapolis Airport is around $58 a day for an Intermediate (a Volkswagen Jetta-sized car). A Compact is $55 a day. In the last 2 weeks before pickup an Intermediate is nearer $57. If your quote is well over these, the price checker will tell you for your exact dates.

For Indianapolis Airport, holding out until 2 weeks before your trip saves about 43%, dropping typical prices from $93 at 9 months before your trip to $69. For October 2026 specifically, an Intermediate costs $58 a day booked a month ahead and drops slightly to $57 in the last 2 weeks. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of our customers book within 14 days of travel. If you have not booked months in advance, you have saved money rather than lost it.

Budget is the cheapest company at Indianapolis Airport for an Intermediate car, averaging $61 a day over the last 12 months from 1,872 prices. Budget gives you an on-airport desk, but it insists on a credit card and does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Avis is the next step up at $63 a day, while Hertz charges $69 and scores 85/100 from 30 reviews. Across all 9 counters at the terminal, only 1 takes debit cards unconditionally.

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 Indianapolis Airport, scoring 92 out of 100 from 80 reviews with an average desk wait of 24 minutes. National sits at the dear end of the board, averaging $89 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months from 4,396 prices. Budget is the cheapest supplier at $61 a day, but it does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Alamo follows close behind National with a score of 91 from 72 reviews, averaging a 23-minute wait.

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 Indianapolis Airport, deposits held on cards range from $200 with Budget or Sixt to $299 with Avis, and only 1 of the 9 companies accepts a debit card freely. 5 counters require a credit card, while 3 take debit cards only for specific car categories. The deposit amount and card rules are displayed beside each vehicle, so filter for debit cards before comparing rates. Any extras you agree to at the counter are listed with their prices under each deal.

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

Strict card rules catch drivers out at Indianapolis Airport, where 5 of the 9 desks refuse debit cards completely for security deposits. Another 3 companies accept debit cards only on select vehicles, leaving just Thrifty to welcome debit cards across its fleet. Desk waits can also stretch out, averaging 24 minutes at National and 23 minutes at Alamo. Bringing a credit card in the lead driver's name prevents an accidental walking tour of the terminal.

Only 49% of prices at Indianapolis Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

For up to 5 passengers, pick an Intermediate car like the Volkswagen Jetta at Indianapolis Airport, which averages $58 a day in October 2026. An Intermediate seats 5 and holds 4 bags, whereas stepping down to a Compact like the Nissan Versa costs $55 but holds only 3 bags. Every single car offered at Indianapolis Airport is automatic, so you get an automatic gearbox without paying extra. There are no electric or hybrid cars in the quotes, so plan entirely on petrol.