Daily rentals sit just outside the Main Terminal baggage claim
Enterprise Rent-A-Car at Mobile Regional Airport operates right on-site at the Main Terminal, so you walk straight from baggage claim to the counters on the ground level. Hours usually track with the day’s first and last flights, roughly 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., but late-night delays can mean the desk closes earlier than you’d like, so check your specific arrival time against their posted hours before you land.
The Enterprise counter sits in the small rental car area near the single baggage carousel, and the actual cars are parked a short walk away in the signed rental lot in front of the Main Terminal. You’re not riding a shuttle here, just rolling your bag across the curb and into the lot, which saves 10–15 minutes compared with off-airport locations that require a bus ride.
Pricing swings hard with demand in Mobile; compact and midsize cars commonly run in the $50–$80 per day range before taxes, and one-way drop fees out of Alabama can easily push a 3-day rental over $300. If you’re booking last-minute for a Monday–Thursday work trip, treat the website’s “intermediate” class as the floor and price up one class to see if a full-size is only $5–$10 more per day.
Fleet-wise, Enterprise at MOB usually stocks standard sedans like Toyota Camry or Nissan Altima in the full-size category, along with a mix of Chevy Equinox or similar crossovers in the SUV row. If you’re driving I-10 or I-65 for more than 90 minutes, it’s worth paying the extra $10–$15 per day for something with better seats and Apple CarPlay; the compact cars on this lot can feel tired on longer drives.
Refueling is straightforward: there’s a cluster of gas stations about 3–5 miles from the airport along Airport Boulevard, and skipping the prepay fuel option often saves $0.50–$1.00 per gallon over Enterprise’s refuel rate. Give yourself an extra 10–15 minutes before returning the car to top off the tank and avoid the per-gallon surcharge that shows up on the final invoice.
Final tip: take 30 seconds at the car to snap photos of all four sides, the odometer, and the fuel gauge before leaving the MOB rental lot; it makes any later damage or fuel disputes with Enterprise much easier to shut down in under 5 minutes at the counter.