Car rental prices at Phoenix Airport

For November 2026 at Phoenix Airport, around $65 a day is a good price for an Intermediate car, the Volkswagen Jetta size, booked around a month before your trip. At the same lead time, an Economy car such as a Mitsubishi Mirage averages $57 a day, and a Compact car such as a Nissan Versa averages $62. In the last 2 weeks before pickup in November 2026, an Intermediate car averages $83 a day, $18 more a day. Use the price checker to compare your quote for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at Phoenix Airport, book around a month before your trip: an Intermediate car averages $65 a day then, against $83 a day in the last 2 weeks. Across all months of the year, an Intermediate car averages $71 a day both around a month before your trip and in the last 2 weeks. Across all months of the year, an Intermediate car averages $89 a day around 9 months before your trip, so booking that early is not a reliable way to get a lower price. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers book within a month of pickup.

Budget is cheapest at Phoenix Airport for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, at $60 a day on average from 1,870 prices, but requires a credit card and averages a 38-minute pickup wait. If you need a debit card or a shorter wait, compare Alamo: its Intermediate cars average $71 a day over the last 12 months from 4,867 prices, $11 more a day than Budget. Alamo accepts debit cards, scores 100/100 from 84 reviews and averages a 6-minute wait, while Budget scores 66/100 from 36 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.

Choose Alamo for the strongest reviews at Phoenix Airport: it scores 100/100 from 79 reviews and averages a 6-minute pickup wait. For an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, Alamo averages $71 a day from 4,867 prices, while the cheapest company, Budget, averages $60 a day from 1,870 prices. Budget scores 66/100 from 74 reviews and averages a 38-minute wait, so weigh its lower daily price against the longer pickup. Avis does not yet have enough reviews for a 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 Phoenix Airport, deposits range from $0 with Europcar to $300 with Avis, and 4 of the 10 companies accept debit cards, so check card eligibility before choosing the lowest price. Another 3 companies accept debit cards for some cars only, while 3 require a credit card. If you plan 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 price.

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

At Phoenix Airport, watch out for long pickup waits and card restrictions: Budget averages 38 minutes at the desk and will not accept a debit card. Allow time before any appointment after landing: Thrifty also averages a 31-minute wait, compared with 6 minutes at Alamo. Before booking, check your chosen car's card rule, because 3 of the 10 companies require a credit card and another 3 accept debit cards for some cars only.

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

Phoenix Airport’s Intermediate car, such as a Volkswagen Jetta, averages $65 a day in November 2026 around a month before your trip; choose it for up to 5 people, but it takes only 4 bags. With no more than 3 bags, choose a Compact car such as a Nissan Versa, averaging $62 a day at that lead time, $3 less a day. A Fullsize car such as a Chevrolet Malibu averages $74 a day, $9 more a day, and seats 6 but still takes only 4 bags, so moving up to that class will not solve your luggage shortfall. Over the last 12 months, 100% of cars offered are automatic, so you can choose any class for an automatic. Filter for a hybrid before comparing prices if that matters to you: hybrids account for 2% of cars offered, and electric cars are not offered.