Car rental prices at West Palm Beach Airport

For November 2026, booked about a month ahead, a good price for a rental car at West Palm Beach Airport is around $56 a day for an Intermediate (a Volkswagen Jetta-sized car). A Compact is $53 a day. In the last 2 weeks before pickup an Intermediate is nearer $66. If your quote is well over these, the price checker will tell you for your exact dates.

Booking timing barely changes prices across the year at PBI, but for November 2026 an Intermediate car averages $56 a day around a month before your trip, $10 less than in the last 2 weeks. Across the year, an Intermediate car averages $67 a day around a month before your trip and $69 in the last 2 weeks, so waiting is not a dependable way to reduce your quote. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of 24,946 bookings through our sites were made within a month of pickup, so you are following a common booking pattern if you book within that window.

Europcar is the cheapest company at West Palm Beach Airport for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, averaging $56 a day, but you need a credit card at its airport desk. Europcar does not yet have enough reviews for a score, so compare a scored company before choosing on price alone. For an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, Thrifty averages $60 a day from 1,366 prices, costing $4 more a day, and scores 76/100 from 655 reviews in the last 5 months. Thrifty's desk wait averages 24 minutes, and you can use a debit card only for some cars, so check your selected car's rule before booking.

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 National at West Palm Beach Airport if reviews and a short wait matter most: it scores 99/100 from 268 reviews in the last 5 months, with an average desk wait of 4 minutes. For an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, National averages $89 a day from 4,687 prices, while Europcar is the cheapest company at $56 a day, costing you $33 less a day. Europcar does not yet have enough reviews for a score, so weigh that price difference against National's review record before booking.

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 West Palm Beach Airport, deposits range from $0 with Europcar to $300 with Avis, but only 4 of the 10 companies accept a debit card for some cars, so check eligibility before booking. The other 6 companies require a credit card, and none accepts a debit card for every car. Filter for a debit card before comparing prices, then check the deposit and card rule beside your selected car. Extras charged at the desk are listed under each car with their price, so include them in your budget.

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

At West Palm Beach Airport, check card eligibility and allow time for collection: 6 of the 10 companies require a credit card, and Budget's desk wait averages 27 minutes. The remaining 4 companies accept debit cards for some cars only, so confirm the rule for your selected car before booking. If you have an appointment after landing, allow for Thrifty's average 24-minute wait or compare National's 4-minute wait before choosing your supplier.

Only 51% of prices at West Palm Beach 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 West Palm Beach Airport for $53 a day in November 2026 around a month before your trip if 3 bags are enough. A Compact seats 5 but takes only 3 bags; stepping down to an Economy car, such as a Mitsubishi Mirage, still costs $53 a day at that lead time in November 2026 but reduces luggage capacity to 2 bags. If you need more luggage space, a Fullsize car, such as a Chevrolet Malibu, averages $73 a day at that lead time in November 2026 and seats 6 but takes only 4 bags. 100% of cars offered are automatic, so you can choose by size rather than transmission. Electric cars account for 1% of cars offered and no hybrids are offered, so filter for electric before comparing sizes if that matters to you.