Car rental prices at Pittsburgh International Airport

For November 2026 at Pittsburgh International Airport, a good price is around $58 a day for an Intermediate car, such as a Volkswagen Jetta, when you book around a month before your trip. An Economy car such as a Mitsubishi Mirage averages $50 a day, while a Compact car such as a Nissan Versa averages $56 at that lead time. Leave booking until the last 2 weeks and the Intermediate car averages $62 a day, $4 more a day. Check the price checker for your exact dates before accepting a quote.

For November 2026 at PIT, booking timing barely matters, though an Intermediate car averages $58 a day around a month before your trip versus $62 in the last 2 weeks, so book rather than wait. Across the year, an Intermediate car averages $78 a day around 9 months before your trip versus $71 around a month before, so you have not missed an early-booking discount. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers book within a month of pickup, so you are not unusually late.

Budget is cheapest at PIT for an Intermediate car, averaging $56 a day over the last 12 months from 1,872 prices, but you need a credit card. Budget's desk is at the airport, averages a 26-minute wait and does not yet have enough reviews for a score. For an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, Avis averages $60 a day from 624 prices, $4 more a day than Budget, and scores 78/100 from 1,113 reviews. Choose Avis if a published review score matters to you, but you still need a credit card.

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 PIT if reviews and a short desk wait matter most: it scores 99/100 from 268 reviews, the highest score, and its desk averages a 4-minute wait. For an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, National averages $101 a day from 3,975 prices, while Budget averages $56 a day from 1,872 prices, $45 less a day. Budget does not yet have enough reviews for a score, and its desk averages a 26-minute wait, so weigh that saving against your pickup schedule.

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 PIT, deposits range from $200 with Budget or Sixt to $300 with Avis, but only 3 of the 8 companies accept a debit card, and only for some cars. Hertz, Sixt and Dollar accept debit cards 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 your chosen 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 Pittsburgh International Airport, watch out for credit-card requirements and desk waits, because either can delay you before you start driving. You need a credit card at 5 of the 8 companies; the other 3 accept debit cards for some cars only, so confirm your chosen car's rule before booking. Budget's desk averages a 26-minute wait and Avis averages 22 minutes, so allow time before your first appointment. If pickup time matters more, National averages a 4-minute wait.

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

At PIT, choose an Intermediate car such as a Volkswagen Jetta for $58 a day in November 2026: it seats 5 but takes 4 bags, so check your luggage before booking. Around a month before your trip, a Compact car such as a Nissan Versa averages $56 a day for November 2026, $2 less a day, but takes only 3 bags. A Fullsize car such as a Chevrolet Malibu averages $70 a day at that lead time, $12 more a day; it seats 6 but still takes only 4 bags, so it does not solve a luggage shortage. Over the last 12 months, 100% of cars offered are automatic, so the quoted class prices already include an automatic gearbox. No electric or hybrid cars are offered, so do not plan your rental around charging.