Car rental prices at New Orleans Airport

For November 2026 at New Orleans Airport, a good price around a month before your trip is $60 a day for an Intermediate car such as a Volkswagen Jetta. An Economy car such as a Mitsubishi Mirage averages $56 a day, as does a Compact car such as a Nissan Versa at that lead time. In the last 2 weeks before pickup, an Intermediate car averages $70 a day, which is $10 more a day. Use the price checker to compare your quote for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at New Orleans Airport, book around a month before your trip: an Intermediate car such as a Volkswagen Jetta averages $60 a day, against $70 in the last 2 weeks. Across the year, Intermediate cars average $101 a day around 9 months before pickup and $71 around 2 weeks before, so not booking far ahead has not necessarily cost you more. For your November 2026 trip, though, the month-specific comparison favours booking around a month before. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers book within a month of pickup, so booking at that point is common.

Budget is cheapest at New Orleans Airport for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, averaging $58 a day from 1,870 prices, but you need a credit card. Budget does not yet have enough reviews for a score, and its desk wait averages 24 minutes, so allow collection time as well as checking your card. For an Intermediate car over the same period, Avis averages $61 a day from 622 prices, which is $3 more a day, and scores 78/100 from 1,113 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.

National is the best-reviewed company at New Orleans Airport, scoring 99/100 from 268 reviews, with an average desk wait of 4 minutes, but it is not the cheapest. For an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, National averages $102 a day from 3,363 prices. Budget is cheapest for an Intermediate car over that period at $58 a day from 1,870 prices, which is $44 less a day, but does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Choose National if you value its review score and shorter desk wait enough to accept that difference.

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 New Orleans Airport, typical deposits range from $200 with Budget or Sixt to $300 with Avis, and only 1 of 9 companies accepts a debit card for all cars. Thrifty accepts debit cards; Hertz, Dollar and Sixt accept them for some cars only, while 5 companies require a credit card. 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 price.

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

At New Orleans Airport, check your card eligibility and allow time for collection, because 5 of the 9 companies require a credit card and some desk waits average 24 to 25 minutes. If you rely on a debit card, choose Thrifty or check the specific car’s eligibility with Hertz, Dollar or Sixt before booking. Budget and Thrifty average 24 minutes at the desk, and Dollar averages 25 minutes, so leave that time between landing and any onward appointment. National averages 4 minutes if a shorter collection wait matters to you.

Only 51% of prices at New Orleans Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

An Intermediate car such as a Volkswagen Jetta at New Orleans Airport averages $60 a day for November 2026 around a month before your trip and suits up to 5 people if you travel light. It seats 5 but takes only 3 bags; a Compact car such as a Nissan Versa also takes 3 bags and averages $56 a day at that lead time, so compare it if you do not need the larger class. A Fullsize car such as a Chevrolet Malibu averages $74 a day for November 2026 at that lead time and seats 6 but takes only 4 bags, so check luggage before stepping up. 100% of cars offered over the last 12 months are automatic, so you do not need to filter out manuals. Electric and hybrid cars are not offered, so do not plan this hire around getting one.