Car rental prices at Clearwater Airport

For November 2026 at Clearwater Airport, use $71 a day as your benchmark for an Intermediate car, such as a Volkswagen Jetta, booked around a month before your trip. An Economy car, such as a Mitsubishi Mirage, averages $65 a day, while a Compact car, such as a Nissan Versa, averages $69. In the last 2 weeks before pickup, the Intermediate car averages $70 a day, just $1 less a day. Check the price checker for your exact dates before accepting a quote.

For November 2026 at Clearwater Airport, waiting barely matters: an Intermediate car averages $70 a day in the last 2 weeks before pickup, just $1 less a day than around a month before your trip. Book now if you find a car that fits your budget rather than waiting for a substantial price drop. Across the year, an Intermediate car averages $81 a day around 9 months before pickup, so you have not missed a cheaper early-booking price. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers booked within a month of pickup.

Budget is the cheapest company at Clearwater Airport for an Intermediate car, averaging $56 a day over the last 12 months from 1,872 prices, but you should allow for a 27-minute average desk wait. Budget has an airport desk, requires a credit card and scores 76/100 from 2,209 reviews. For comparison, Alamo averages $78 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months from 4,521 prices, scores 97/100 from 1,439 reviews and averages a 10-minute desk wait. Consider Alamo if its shorter wait and higher review score justify the higher daily price for you.

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 Clearwater Airport if reviews and collection time matter most to you: it leads with 99/100 from 268 reviews in the last 5 months and averages a 4-minute desk wait. National is not the cheapest: its Intermediate car averages $86 a day over the last 12 months from 4,519 prices. Budget averages $56 a day for an Intermediate car over the same period from 1,872 prices, but scores 76/100 from 2,209 reviews and averages a 27-minute wait. Compare those waits against your schedule before spending more with National.

Review scores are CarTrawler customers' own, from the last five months; the score and the desk wait sit beside each car in the results.

You need a credit card at Clearwater Airport because all 5 desks refuse debit cards; the deposits shown range from $200 with Budget to $300 with Avis. If you plan to use a debit card, filter for debit-card acceptance before comparing prices, and check the card rule beside each car before booking. 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 Clearwater Airport, check your card and allow time for collection: every desk requires a credit card, and Budget and Avis have longer average waits than the other desks. Bring a credit card rather than relying on a debit card, which none of the 5 desks accepts. Allow for average waits of 27 minutes at Budget or 22 minutes at Avis when arranging your first appointment after landing. If collection time matters more to you, National averages 4 minutes and Alamo averages 10 minutes.

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

At Clearwater Airport, choose a Compact car such as a Nissan Versa for easier parking if your bags fit: it seats 5 but takes 3 bags and averages $69 a day in November 2026. Around a month before your trip in November 2026, an Economy car such as a Mitsubishi Mirage averages $65 a day, but seats 5 with room for only 2 bags. An Intermediate car such as a Volkswagen Jetta averages $71 a day at that lead time and seats 5 but takes 4 bags, so choose it if you need more luggage space. Over the last 12 months, 100% of cars offered were automatic, so you do not need to filter for that transmission. Electric and hybrid cars were not offered, so plan on a conventional car rather than a charging-dependent rental.