Car rental prices at New York La Guardia Airport

For November 2026 at LGA, an Intermediate car such as a Volkswagen Jetta averages $57 a day when you book around a month before your trip, giving you a benchmark for your quote. An Economy car such as a Mitsubishi Mirage averages $54 a day, while a Compact car such as a Nissan Versa averages $57 a day at that lead time. In the last 2 weeks, an Intermediate car averages $67 a day for November 2026, which is $10 more a day. Use the price checker to compare your quote for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at LGA, book an Intermediate car around a month before your trip for $57 a day on average, rather than $67 a day in the last 2 weeks. Across the year, an Intermediate car averages $73 a day at both lead times, so booking timing generally makes little difference. Booking an Intermediate car around 9 months before your trip averages $85 a day across the year, from 2,617 prices, so you have not missed a cheaper rate 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 you need not treat booking many months ahead as essential.

Budget is cheapest at LGA for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, averaging $63 a day from 1,860 prices, but you need a credit card and its desk wait averages 46 minutes. Budget does not yet have enough reviews for a score, so do not treat its low price as a review-based recommendation. If you need a debit card, compare Thrifty: an Intermediate car averages $70 a day over the last 12 months from 767 prices, which is $7 more a day, and Thrifty scores 76/100 from 655 reviews.

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.

Consider National at LGA if reviews and pickup time matter to you: it is the best-reviewed company, scoring 99/100 from 268 reviews, and its desk wait averages 4 minutes. National is not the cheapest: an Intermediate car averages $103 a day over the last 12 months from 3,999 prices. Budget averages $63 a day for an Intermediate car over the same period from 1,860 prices, which is $40 less a day, but Budget does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Avis and Sixt also do not yet have enough reviews for a score, so choose National if you want the strongest scored review record.

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

Deposits at LGA range from $200 to $300, but only 1 of 9 companies accepts a debit card across its cars, so filter for a debit card before comparing prices. Budget and Sixt each hold about $200, while Avis holds about $300, so check that your card has room for the hold. Another 3 companies accept debit cards for some cars only, while 5 require a credit card. Check the deposit and card rule beside each car before you book. Extras charged at the desk are listed under each car with their prices, so include those in your comparison.

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

Allow for Budget's 46-minute average desk wait at LGA before planning your onward drive, and check the card rule because 5 of 9 companies require a credit card. If pickup time matters to you, compare National's 4-minute average desk wait and Alamo's 10-minute average. With a debit card, filter before booking: only 1 company accepts it across its cars, and another 3 accept it for some cars only.

Only 50% of prices at New York La Guardia Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

If you have up to 4 bags, choose an Intermediate car such as a Volkswagen Jetta at LGA, averaging $57 a day for November 2026 when booked around a month before your trip. It seats 5 but takes 4 bags, so check your luggage before filling every seat. For November 2026 at that lead time, a Compact car such as a Nissan Versa also averages $57 a day but takes 3 bags; a Fullsize car such as a Chevrolet Malibu averages $73 a day, which is $16 more, and seats 6 but still takes only 4 bags. 100% of cars offered are automatic, so you do not need to budget for a manual-to-automatic upgrade. Electric and hybrid cars are not offered, so plan on a car that needs refuelling rather than charging.