Car rental prices at Mcghee Tyson Airport

For November 2026, use $57 a day as your benchmark at Mcghee Tyson Airport for an Intermediate, such as a Volkswagen Jetta, booked around a month before your trip. An Economy car such as a Mitsubishi Mirage averages $52 a day, while a Compact such as a Nissan Versa averages $54. In the last 2 weeks before pickup, the Intermediate averages $60 a day, which is $3 more a day. Use the price checker to compare your quote with prices for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at Mcghee Tyson Airport, book an Intermediate car around a month before your trip, when it averages $57 a day, rather than $60 in the last 2 weeks. Across the year, an Intermediate car averages $69 a day around a month before pickup and $67 in the last 2 weeks, so the general late-booking pattern differs from November 2026. An Intermediate car averages $94 a day around 9 months before pickup, so you have not missed the cheaper booking window by leaving it later. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers booked within a month of pickup, so booking close to departure is common.

Budget is cheapest at Mcghee Tyson Airport for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, averaging $58 a day from 1,869 prices, with an airport desk that accepts credit cards only. Budget scores 76/100 from 2,209 reviews and has an average desk wait of 27 minutes, so allow time for collection. For the same class over the last 12 months, Avis averages $60 a day from 619 prices, which is $2 more a day, and scores 78/100 from 1,113 reviews; its airport desk also requires 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 if reviews matter most at Mcghee Tyson Airport: it scores 99/100 from 268 reviews and its desk wait averages 4 minutes. National is not the cheapest: for Intermediate cars over the last 12 months, National averages $89 a day from 4,141 prices, while Budget averages $58 from 1,869 prices, costing $31 less a day. Budget scores 76/100 from 2,209 reviews and its desk wait averages 27 minutes, so weigh the lower price against the reviews and collection time.

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 Mcghee Tyson Airport, deposits run from $200 with Budget to $300 with Avis, and all 4 checked desks require a credit card rather than a debit card. If you only have a debit card, filter for debit-card acceptance before comparing prices rather than assuming the cheapest car is available to you. Check the deposit and card rule beside each car, and leave enough credit available for the hold. 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 Mcghee Tyson Airport, plan for credit-card-only deposits at all 4 checked desks and allow time for collection, because Budget's desk wait averages 27 minutes. Bring a credit card rather than relying on a debit card, and check the required deposit before you arrive. If you need to get away promptly, compare desk waits: Avis averages 22 minutes, Alamo 10 minutes and National 4 minutes.

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

For 4 people with 4 bags, choose an Intermediate such as a Volkswagen Jetta at Mcghee Tyson Airport: it seats 5 and averages $57 a day for November 2026 when booked around a month before. A Compact such as a Nissan Versa averages $54 a day at that booking time but takes only 3 bags, so choose it only if your luggage fits. A Fullsize car such as a Chevrolet Malibu averages $67 a day and seats 6 but still takes 4 bags, so the extra seats do not solve a luggage shortage. Over the last 12 months, 100% of cars offered are automatic, so you do not need to filter out manuals. If you need an electric or hybrid car, look beyond these results because neither is offered.