Car rental prices at Oakland Airport

For November 2026 at Oakland Airport, use $49 a day as your benchmark for an Intermediate, the Volkswagen Jetta size, booked around a month before your trip. At that lead time, a Compact car such as a Nissan Versa averages $46 a day, while an Economy car such as a Mitsubishi Mirage averages $48. Leave November 2026 to the last 2 weeks and an Intermediate car averages $57 a day, $8 more. Use the price checker to compare your quote for your exact dates.

An Intermediate car at Oakland Airport averages $49 a day around a month before your November 2026 trip, against $57 in the last 2 weeks, so book around a month before. For November 2026, an Intermediate car such as a Volkswagen Jetta averages $49 a day around a month before your trip, against $57 in the last 2 weeks. Across the year, an Intermediate car averages $81 a day around 9 months before your trip, from 3,463 prices, so do not assume booking earlier costs less. Across all 395 airports we track, 65% of our customers book within a month of pickup, so booking now is within the usual booking window.

Budget is cheapest at Oakland Airport for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, averaging $56 a day from 1,860 prices, but you need a credit card. Budget scores 76/100 from 2,209 reviews and its desk wait averages 27 minutes, so allow time for collection. For an Intermediate car over the same 12 months, Alamo averages $66 a day from 3,075 prices, $10 more than Budget, and scores 97/100 from 1,439 reviews. Choose Alamo if you value the stronger review score and its shorter average desk wait of 10 minutes.

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 Oakland Airport, scoring 99/100 from 268 reviews with a 4-minute average desk wait, but you pay more than with Budget. For an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, National averages $69 a day from 3,940 prices, $13 more than Budget. Budget is cheapest for an Intermediate car over that period at $56 a day from 1,860 prices, but scores 76/100 from 2,209 reviews and averages 27 minutes at the desk. Choose National if the stronger reviews and shorter wait matter more to you than the daily saving.

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 Oakland Airport, deposits range from $200 with Budget to $300 with Avis, and only 1 of 8 companies accepts a debit card for all cars. Thrifty accepts debit cards, while Hertz and Dollar accept them for some cars only; the other 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 each 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 Oakland Airport, check your card and allow time for collection: 5 of 8 companies require a credit card, and Budget's desk wait averages 27 minutes. If you only have a debit card, start with Thrifty; Hertz and Dollar accept it for some cars only, so check the specific car before booking. If you need to leave promptly, compare National's 4-minute average desk wait with Budget's 27 minutes before choosing your supplier.

Only 49% of prices at Oakland Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

Oakland Airport’s Compact cars, such as a Nissan Versa, suit up to 3 people with 3 bags and average $46 a day for November 2026 when booked around a month before your trip. A Compact car seats 5 but takes 3 bags, so do not fill every seat if everyone brings a bag; an Economy car such as a Mitsubishi Mirage takes only 2 bags and costs $48 a day for November 2026. For 5 people with 5 bags, choose a larger car such as an Audi Q3, averaging $60 a day for November 2026 at the same lead time. Over the last 12 months, 100% of cars offered are automatic, so you do not need a separate automatic upgrade. No electric or hybrid cars appear among those prices, so compare the conventional cars offered rather than relying on finding either type.