Car rental prices at Portland Airport

Portland Airport averages around $66 a day for an Intermediate car, like a Volkswagen Jetta, for pickups in October 2026 booked about a month ahead. A smaller Compact car such as a Nissan Versa averages $58 a day, while a Fullsize Chevrolet Malibu is around $75. Leaving your booking to the last 2 weeks lifts the Intermediate to $77 a day. Prices across the year range from $61 a day for an Economy car in November 2026 to $133 for an executive car in July 2027, so check our price checker for your exact dates.

Portland Airport prices for an Intermediate car sit around $66 a day about a month before your trip in October 2026, compared to $77 in the last 2 weeks. Across the year, booking 9 months before your trip averages $97 a day against $70 a day 2 weeks before, so holding off has not cost you. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of our customers book within 2 weeks of pickup. If your dates fall in July 2027, expect the dearest rates of the year at up to $133 a day, compared to $61 in November 2026.

Budget is the cheapest company at Portland Airport for an Intermediate car, averaging $57 a day from 1,870 prices over the last 12 months, with its desk located right at the airport. You must use a credit card at the Budget counter, where deposits average $200 and wait times run around 17 minutes. National averages $96 a day from 5,283 prices but scores 92/100 from 279 reviews, whereas Budget scores 82/100 from 31 reviews. Thrifty is the only supplier on site that accepts debit cards without car restrictions, at $58 a day.

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 Portland Airport, scoring 92/100 from 279 customer reviews, though its desk wait averages 24 minutes. National is not cheap, averaging $96 a day over the last 12 months for an Intermediate car. Budget is the cheapest supplier at $57 a day and scores 82/100 from 31 reviews with a 17-minute wait. Alamo averages a 6-minute wait and Thrifty averages 5 minutes, but neither supplier has reached the 30 reviews needed for an overall 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 Portland Airport the deposit held on your card ranges from $200 with Budget to $299 with Avis; 1 of the 8 desks quoting live right now takes a debit card, and 2 more for some cars. The deposit and card rule for each rental car are shown beside it in the results at Portland Airport, so filter for a debit card before you compare prices rather than after. Extras charged at the desk, such as a child seat or a second driver, 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.

Three things catch people out at Portland Airport: strict credit card requirements at 5 of the 8 counters, 24-minute queues at National, and leaving with an unfamiliar boot size. All 8 suppliers operate directly at the airport, so you will not need a shuttle bus. However, showing up with only a debit card will lock you out of most desks unless you booked with Thrifty, Hertz, or Sixt. If you plan to head straight onto the interstate into Oregon, picking a car purely on price rather than luggage capacity can make the first hour awkward.

Only 52% of prices at Portland Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

For comfort on highway drives out of Portland Airport, pick an Intermediate car like a Volkswagen Jetta, which seats 5 with room for 4 bags at around $66 a day for October 2026. A Compact car like a Nissan Versa costs $58 a day, but taking 3 bags means a fifth passenger will travel with luggage on their lap. Stepping up to a Fullsize Chevrolet Malibu costs $75 a day and seats 6 with 4 bags. Every car offered at Portland Airport is an automatic, while hybrid cars are 3% of cars offered, so you cannot count on finding one without booking well in advance.