Car rental prices at Tampa Airport

For November 2026 at Tampa Airport, budget around $62 a day for an Intermediate car, the Volkswagen Jetta size, booked around a month before your trip rather than in the last 2 weeks. For the same month and booking timing, an Economy car such as a Mitsubishi Mirage averages $54 a day, while a Compact car such as a Nissan Versa averages $61. In the last 2 weeks, an Intermediate car averages $67 a day, or $5 more a day. Use the price checker to compare your quote for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at Tampa Airport, book around a month before your trip: an Intermediate car averages $62 a day then, against $67 in the last 2 weeks, so waiting costs $5 more a day. Across the year, timing barely matters near pickup: an Intermediate car averages $66 a day around a month before and $67 in the last 2 weeks. Across 24,946 bookings through our sites at the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of people booked within a month of pickup, so you need not assume booking months ahead is the norm.

Auto-Union is the cheapest company at Tampa Airport for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, averaging $45 a day, but it does not yet have enough reviews for a score. If you want a scored alternative, Thrifty averages $56 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, from 1,167 prices, which is $11 more a day than Auto-Union. Thrifty scores 86/100 from 30 reviews over the last 5 months and takes debit cards. Allow for its average 25-minute desk wait when arranging your onward plans.

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 jointly leads the reviews at Tampa Airport with 99/100 from 268 reviews over the last 5 months and a 4-minute average desk wait, so consider it when a short wait matters more than the lowest price. Alamo also scores 99/100, from 42 reviews over the last 5 months, with an average 5-minute wait. For an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, Alamo averages $75 a day from 4,170 prices, while National averages $85 from 4,229 prices, so Alamo costs $10 less a day. Auto-Union is cheapest for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months at $45 a day, but 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 Tampa Airport, deposits range from $0 with Europcar to $300 with Avis, but only 1 of the 10 companies takes debit cards without a car-specific restriction, so check your card before choosing. Thrifty takes debit cards; 3 companies, Hertz, Dollar and Sixt, accept them for some cars only, while 6 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 Tampa Airport, watch for credit-card restrictions and desk delays: Budget and Thrifty average 25 minutes at the counter, which you need to allow before making onward plans. 6 of the 10 companies require a credit card, so do not assume a debit card will work when you collect the car. If collection time matters, compare National’s average 4-minute wait and Alamo’s 5-minute wait before booking.

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

For 4 people with luggage, choose an Intermediate Volkswagen Jetta-sized car at Tampa Airport: $62 a day for November 2026 around a month before your trip, with 5 seats but room for 4 bags. A Compact car such as a Nissan Versa averages $61 a day for November 2026 at that booking timing, but its 5 seats come with space for only 3 bags, so choose it only if your luggage fits. A Fullsize car such as a Chevrolet Malibu averages $71 a day for November 2026 at that timing and seats 6, but still takes only 4 bags, so the extra seats do not buy extra luggage space. 100% of cars offered over the last 12 months are automatic, so you do not need to filter out manual cars. Electric cars account for 1% of cars offered over the last 12 months and no hybrids are offered, so filter for electric before comparing prices if that is what you need.