Renting a car at Managua airport (MGA): companies, desks and prices
Most international brands and several local companies have desks at Augusto C. Sandino International Airport.
Companies with airport desks
- Avis
- Budget
- Alamo / National
- Enterprise
- Dollar
- Thrifty
- Payless
- Lugo Rent a Car
- Green Motion
- Hertz
Alamo and National: after customs, go through the door to the rental-car area rather than the exit; the counter is on the left. Budget’s counter is inside the terminal with a short walk to the car lot. Avis and Budget share operations in Nicaragua, as do Dollar and Thrifty, and Alamo, National and Enterprise.
Price benchmarks disagree
DiscoverCars’ Managua airport page (prices updated 12 Nov 2026) gives an average of US$75 per day; KAYAK (accessed 13 Nov 2026) gives about US$26 per day. Neither says whether the mandatory third-party cover is included, so compare final quotes, not headline rates.
Sources: Avis Managua airport location; Budget Managua airport location; Alamo Managua airport; DiscoverCars, Managua airport (prices as of 12 Nov 2026); KAYAK, Managua airport (accessed 13 Nov 2026).
Updated: 2026-11-13