Car rental prices at San Antonio Airport

For November 2026 at San Antonio Airport, use $60 a day as your benchmark for an Intermediate car, such as a Volkswagen Jetta, booked around a month before your trip. At that lead time, an Economy car, such as a Mitsubishi Mirage, averages $50 a day, while a Compact car, such as a Nissan Versa, averages $60. Leave booking to the last 2 weeks and an Intermediate car averages $71 a day, $11 more a day. Check the price checker for your exact dates before accepting your quote.

For November 2026 at San Antonio Airport, book around a month before your trip: an Intermediate car averages $60 a day then, against $71 in the last 2 weeks. Across the year, an Intermediate car averages $101 a day around 9 months before your trip and $71 around 2 weeks before, so you have not missed the cheaper booking window by leaving it late. For November 2026, however, waiting raises the average daily price for an Intermediate car from $60 around a month before your trip to $71 in the last 2 weeks. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers book within a month of pickup, so booking at that point is common.

Europcar is cheapest at San Antonio Airport for an Intermediate car, averaging $57 a day over the last 12 months, but you need a credit card and cannot yet judge it by a review score. Europcar's desk is at the airport, and Europcar does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Compare Sixt before choosing: an Intermediate car averages $63 a day over the last 12 months from 904 prices, $6 more a day, and Sixt scores 92/100 from 516 reviews over the last 5 months. Sixt accepts debit cards for some cars only, so check the card rule for the car you select.

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 San Antonio Airport, scoring 99/100 from 268 reviews over the last 5 months, with a 4-minute average desk wait if you want a well-rated, quick pickup. National is not the cheapest: an Intermediate car averages $101 a day over the last 12 months from 3,326 prices. Europcar averages $57 a day for an Intermediate car over the same period, $44 less a day, but does not yet have enough reviews for a score, so choose National if a strong review record matters more to you than that saving.

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 San Antonio Airport, deposits range from $0 with Europcar to $300 with Avis, but only 1 of the 10 companies accepts a debit card across its cars, so check eligibility before comparing prices. Thrifty accepts debit cards; Hertz, Dollar and Sixt accept them for some cars only, while 6 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 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 San Antonio Airport, check card eligibility and allow time for pickup, because 6 of the 10 companies require a credit card and Budget's desk wait averages 28 minutes. Only Thrifty accepts debit cards across its cars; Hertz, Dollar and Sixt accept them for some cars only, so confirm your selected car qualifies before booking. If you have an appointment after landing, allow for Thrifty's 24-minute average wait or Dollar's 23-minute wait rather than assuming pickup will be immediate.

Only 50% of prices at San Antonio Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

At San Antonio Airport, an Intermediate car such as a Volkswagen Jetta costs $60 a day for November 2026 booked around a month before your trip, making it a practical choice for 4 people with 4 bags. It seats 5 but takes 4 bags, so check luggage space if you fill every seat. At that lead time, a Compact car, such as a Nissan Versa, also averages $60 a day but takes only 3 bags; a Fullsize car, such as a Chevrolet Malibu, averages $77 a day and still takes 4 bags. Over the last 12 months, 100% of cars offered were automatic, so you do not need to move up a class to get an automatic gearbox. No electric or hybrid cars were offered over that period, so do not plan on booking one.