Car rental prices at Missoula Airport

For November 2026 at Missoula Airport, budget around $77 a day for an Intermediate car, the Volkswagen Jetta size, booked around a month before your trip. At that lead time, a Compact car, the Jeep Renegade size, averages $71 a day, while a Fullsize car, the Chevrolet Malibu size, averages $86. Leave booking until the last 2 weeks and an Intermediate car averages $85, costing $8 more a day. Use the price checker to compare your quote for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at Missoula Airport, book an Intermediate car around a month before your trip: the average is $77 a day, against $85 in the last 2 weeks. Across the year, Intermediate cars average $85 a day around 2 weeks before pickup, $26 less a day than around 9 months before your trip, so you have not missed the cheaper booking window. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers have booked within a month of pickup.

Budget is cheapest at Missoula Airport for an Intermediate car, averaging $69 a day over the last 12 months from 1,750 prices, but you need a credit card. Budget has an airport desk and scores 76/100 from 2,209 reviews; allow for an average desk wait of 27 minutes. For an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, Alamo averages $86 a day from 1,072 prices, costing $17 more a day, but scores 97/100 from 1,439 reviews and has a 10-minute average 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 Missoula Airport, scoring 99/100 from 268 reviews with a 4-minute average desk wait, so consider it if reviews and pickup time matter more than price. National is not the cheapest: an Intermediate car averages $89 a day over the last 12 months from 1,078 prices. Budget averages $69 a day for an Intermediate car over the same period from 1,750 prices, costing $20 less a day, but scores 76/100 from 2,209 reviews and has a 27-minute average 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 Missoula Airport, deposits are about $200 with Budget and $300 with Avis, and all 5 desks require a credit card rather than a debit card. If you need to use a debit card, filter for it before comparing prices rather than assuming the desk will accept it. Check the deposit and card rule beside each car before booking. 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.

At Missoula Airport, watch for credit-card-only deposits and desk queues before you set a tight onward schedule. All 5 desks refuse debit cards, so bring a credit card and check the deposit required for your chosen car. Budget's desk wait averages 27 minutes and Avis's averages 22 minutes, compared with 4 minutes at National, so allow collection time before committing to an onward arrival time.

Only 56% of prices at Missoula Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

Missoula Airport’s Intermediate cars, the Volkswagen Jetta size, average $77 a day in November 2026 when booked around a month before your trip, making them worth considering for up to 5 people. It seats 5 but takes 3 bags, so check luggage space for a full party and confirm the tyres and drivetrain suit your route. At the same lead time, a Compact car, the Jeep Renegade size, averages $71 a day; a Fullsize car averages $86, but check the specific model because the class's 7-seat capacity still allows only 3 bags. Over the last 12 months, 100% of cars offered are automatic, so you do not need to filter out manuals. Electric and hybrid cars are not offered, so do not plan on hiring either.