Car rental prices at Los Angeles Airport

For November 2026 at Los Angeles Airport, budget around $48 a day on average for an Intermediate car, the Volkswagen Jetta size, booked around a month before your trip. An Economy car, such as a Mitsubishi Mirage, and a Compact car, such as a Nissan Versa, both average $45 a day at that lead time. In the last 2 weeks, an Intermediate car averages $56 a day, which costs $8 more a day. Use the price checker to compare your quote for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at LAX, book around a month before your trip: an Intermediate car averages $48 a day then, against $56 a day in the last 2 weeks. Across the year, timing barely changes the nearer-term price: an Intermediate car averages $62 a day both around a month before your trip and in the last 2 weeks. Booking around 9 months before your trip averages $77 a day across the year, so you have not missed a cheaper price by leaving it later. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers book within a month of pickup, so booking within that window is common.

Budget is cheapest at LAX for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, averaging $54 a day from 1,711 prices, but you need a credit card and its desk wait averages 40 minutes. Budget scores 62/100 from 108 reviews in the last 5 months. Alamo averages $67 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, from 4,092 prices, which costs $13 more a day than Budget. For that difference, Alamo accepts debit cards, scores 99/100 from 78 recent reviews and averages 7 minutes at pickup, so compare it if getting away promptly matters to you.

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 Alamo at Los Angeles Airport if reviews and pickup speed matter: it is best-reviewed at 99/100 from 78 reviews in the last 5 months, and its desk wait averages 7 minutes. Alamo is not cheapest: an Intermediate car averages $67 a day over the last 12 months, from 4,092 prices. Budget is cheapest for an Intermediate car over that window at $54 a day from 1,711 prices, but scores 62/100 from 108 recent reviews, so Alamo costs $13 more a day for the stronger score. Avis does not yet have enough reviews for a score, so do not treat its absence from the ratings as a recommendation.

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 LAX, deposits range from $0 with Europcar to $300 with Avis, and 4 of the 10 companies accept a debit card, so check both before you book. Another 3 companies accept debit cards only for some cars: Hertz, Dollar and Sixt; 3 companies require a credit card. Filter for a debit card before comparing prices, then 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.

Allow time for pickup at LAX, because Avis averages a 43-minute desk wait, and check card acceptance before booking so you can collect the car. Budget averages 40 minutes at the desk against Alamo's 7 minutes, so compare those waits before scheduling anything immediately after pickup. Budget, Avis and Europcar require a credit card, so do not choose them if you intend to use only a debit card. Hertz, Dollar and Sixt accept debit cards for some cars only, so check the rule for the car you select.

Only 52% of prices at Los Angeles Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

At LAX, an Intermediate car such as a Volkswagen Jetta averages $48 a day for November 2026 when booked around a month before your trip and suits up to 4 people with luggage. An Intermediate car seats 5 but takes 4 bags, so a full car leaves less luggage room per person. At the same lead time, step down to a Compact car such as a Nissan Versa at $45 a day if 3 bags suffice; a Fullsize car such as a Chevrolet Malibu costs $61 a day but still takes 4 bags. Over the last 12 months, 100% of cars offered are automatic, so you do not need to filter for an automatic gearbox. Electric and hybrid cars are not offered, so do not plan your rental around charging.