Car rental prices at Miami Airport

For November 2026 at Miami Airport, use $52 a day on average as your benchmark for an Intermediate car, such as a Volkswagen Jetta, booked around a month before your trip. At that lead time, an Economy car such as a Mitsubishi Mirage averages $45 a day, while a Compact car such as a Nissan Versa averages $50. In the last 2 weeks, an Intermediate car averages $66 a day, which costs $14 more a day. Use the price checker to compare your quote for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at Miami Airport, book around a month before your trip: an Intermediate car averages $52 a day then, against $66 in the last 2 weeks. Across the year, timing barely changes the price near pickup: an Intermediate car averages $63 a day both around a month before your trip and in the last 2 weeks. You need not treat booking within a month as unusually late: across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers booked within a month of pickup.

Auto-Union is the cheapest company at Miami Airport for an Intermediate car, averaging $45 a day over the last 12 months, but does not yet have enough reviews for a score. If you want a scored company, Alamo averages $78 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, from 4,050 prices, and scores 93/100 from 83 reviews. For a smaller increase in price, Europcar averages $54 a day for an Intermediate car over the same period, but requires a credit card and does not yet have enough reviews for a score.

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 Miami Airport if reviews matter most to you: it scores 93/100 from 83 reviews, the highest eligible score, and its desk wait averages 11 minutes. Alamo is not the cheapest: an Intermediate car averages $78 a day over the last 12 months, from 4,050 prices. Auto-Union averages $45 a day for an Intermediate car over the same period, which costs $33 less a day, but does not yet have enough reviews for a score.

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 Miami Airport, deposits range from $0 with Europcar to $300 with Avis, but only 4 of 10 desks accept debit cards for all cars, so check your card before booking. Another 3 desks accept debit cards for some cars only, while 3 require a credit card. If you rely on 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 Miami Airport, watch for long pickup waits and card restrictions: Thrifty averages 63 minutes at the desk, and 3 of 10 desks require a credit card. If you need to get driving promptly, compare Thrifty's wait with Alamo's 11 minutes before choosing. Budget, Avis and Europcar require a credit card, so do not choose them if you only have a debit card. Dollar, Hertz and Sixt accept debit cards for some cars only, so check the rule for the car you select.

Only 53% of prices at Miami Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

For 4 people with 4 bags, choose an Intermediate car such as a Volkswagen Jetta at Miami Airport: it seats 5 and averages $52 a day for November 2026, booked around a month before your trip. With fewer bags, a Compact car such as a Nissan Versa averages $50 a day at that lead time but takes only 3 bags despite seating 5. A Fullsize car such as a Chevrolet Malibu averages $65 a day and seats 6, but still takes only 4 bags, so the step up does not add luggage capacity. 100% of cars offered are automatic, so you do not need to filter out manuals. Electric cars account for 1% of cars offered and hybrids are not offered, so filter for electric before comparing prices if that is a requirement.