Car rental prices at Chicago Midway Airport

For November 2026 at Chicago Midway Airport, budget $57 a day on average for an Intermediate car, such as a Volkswagen Jetta, booked around a month before your trip. A Compact car, such as a Nissan Versa, averages $53 a day, while an Economy car, such as a Mitsubishi Mirage, averages $54 at that lead time. In the last 2 weeks, an Intermediate car averages $63 a day, which costs you $6 more a day. Check the price checker for your exact dates before accepting a quote.

For November 2026 at MDW, book an Intermediate car around a month before your trip at $57 a day, not $63 in the last 2 weeks or the $86 average 9 months ahead across the year. If you have not booked yet, the longer-term figures should reassure you rather than push you into an early booking. Across the year, Intermediate cars average $86 a day around 9 months before your trip from 3,017 prices, versus $69 around 2 weeks before from 2,743 prices. Across all 395 airports tracked by our sites, 65% of our customers booked within a month of pickup, so booking now for November 2026 is not unusually late.

Budget is cheapest at Chicago Midway Airport for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, averaging $61 a day from 1,872 prices, but you need a credit card. Budget scores 76/100 from 2,209 reviews over the last 5 months, and its desk wait averages 27 minutes, so allow time before your first appointment. Alamo averages $82 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months from 3,839 prices, which costs $21 more a day than Budget. Compare that extra cost against Alamo's 97/100 score from 1,439 reviews over the last 5 months and its 10-minute average desk wait.

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 Chicago Midway Airport over the last 5 months, scoring 99/100 from 268 reviews with a 4-minute average desk wait, so consider National if pickup time matters to you. National is not the cheapest: National averages $90 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months from 3,704 prices. Budget is cheapest for an Intermediate car over that period at $61 a day from 1,872 prices, but scores 76/100 from 2,209 reviews over the last 5 months. Decide whether National's higher review score and shorter wait justify spending more a day than with Budget.

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 Chicago Midway Airport, typical deposits are $200 with Budget and $300 with Avis, and 5 of the 7 desks require a credit card, so check your card before booking. The remaining 2 desks, Hertz and Dollar, accept debit cards for some cars only; neither accepts them across every car. 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 prices.

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

At Chicago Midway Airport, watch out for credit-card requirements and desk waits, because either can delay you before your first drive. 5 of the 7 desks require a credit card, while Hertz and Dollar accept debit cards for some cars only, so confirm your chosen car's rule before booking. Budget's desk wait averages 27 minutes versus 4 minutes at National; leave room in your arrival schedule if you choose Budget.

Only 49% of prices at Chicago Midway 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 Chicago Midway Airport for $53 a day in November 2026 around a month before your trip, if you have no more than 3 bags. It seats 5 but takes only 3 bags, so check everyone's luggage before choosing it for a full party. At the same lead time in November 2026, an Economy car, such as a Mitsubishi Mirage, costs $54 a day and takes 2 bags; an Intermediate car, such as a Volkswagen Jetta, costs $57 but still takes only 3 bags. Over the last 12 months, 100% of cars offered are automatic, so you do not need to compare manual and automatic prices. No electric or hybrid cars are offered, so do not plan your rental around charging.