Car rental prices at Tulsa Airport

Tulsa Airport averages around $70 a day for an Intermediate, the Volkswagen Jetta size, if you book October 2026 travel about a month ahead. A Compact like the Nissan Versa is about $67 a day, while an Economy car costs $51. Leaving your booking to the last 2 weeks pushes the Intermediate to $71. Over the year, prices swing between $69 in November 2026 and $121 in June 2027, so check your exact dates with the price checker.

Booking late saves about 45% at Tulsa Airport, dropping from $101 a day 9 months before your trip to $71 2 weeks before your trip. For October 2026 specifically, an Intermediate costs $70 a day booked about a month ahead and $71 in the last 2 weeks. If you have not booked yet, you have not missed out. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of our customers book within 2 weeks of pickup.

Budget, Sixt and Thrifty are the cheapest companies at Tulsa Airport for an Intermediate car, each averaging $61 a day over the last 12 months. Budget reached that average across 1,245 prices and Thrifty across 1,093. For that lower rate, Thrifty accepts debit cards and scores 81/100, while Budget scores 82/100 but requires a credit card. Enterprise costs $105 a day across 1,013 prices, but offers a higher score of 90/100.

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 Tulsa Airport, scoring 92/100 from 76 reviews with an average desk wait of 24 minutes. Alamo follows closely, scoring 91/100 from 84 reviews with a 23-minute wait. Neither is cheap: over the last 12 months for an Intermediate car, National averaged $104 a day and Alamo $112. The cheapest suppliers, Budget and Thrifty at $61 a day, score lower at 82/100 and 81/100 respectively.

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 Tulsa Airport, security deposits held on your card range from $200 with Budget or Sixt to $299 with Avis, and only 1 of the 9 desks takes a debit card outright. Another 3 desks accept a debit card for certain cars only, while 5 desks insist on a credit card. Filter for a debit card before comparing prices so you only see vehicles you can collect. Any optional extras charged at the desk are listed under each vehicle.

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

Two main traps catch people out at Tulsa Airport: bringing only a debit card and getting delayed at the rental desk. 5 of the 9 desks refuse debit cards completely, leaving you stranded if you carry only bank cards. Alamo and National keep drivers waiting 23 and 24 minutes on average, though all 9 desks are conveniently inside the terminal. You can avoid the desk queue entirely by choosing Hertz, where the average wait is 14 minutes.

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

For steady motorway driving, pick an Intermediate car like the Volkswagen Jetta at Tulsa Airport, running around $70 a day in October 2026. It seats 5 people comfortably with room for 3 bags in the boot. You could save by stepping down to a Compact like the Nissan Versa for $67 a day, or step up to a Fullsize Chevrolet Malibu for $77. Automatic transmissions are standard across 100% of the cars offered at no extra charge, while electric and hybrid options are currently absent from the fleet.