Daily rentals sit right outside the Main Terminal doors
Car rentals at Mobile Regional Airport run out of the Main Terminal, with National Car Rental sharing the on-airport rental car lot just a short walk from baggage claim. You pick up and return cars at the same MOB facility, so there’s no shuttle delay eating into your schedule.
National’s counter hours at many small U.S. airports track flight banks, typically opening before the first departures around 5:00–6:00 a.m. and staying open for the last arrivals after 10:00 p.m., though exact times at MOB can shift with the schedule, so check your confirmation before a 11:30 p.m. arrival or a 4:30 a.m. departure.
The National desk sits landside on the arrivals level of the Main Terminal, a short walk from the baggage carousels that handle flights from Delta, American, and United at MOB, which keeps the whole airport-to-lot process under 10 minutes for most renters with checked bags.
Emerald Club members who book through National usually skip the counter and go straight to the marked spaces in the on-airport lot, picking a car in their reserved class or Emerald Aisle within a couple of minutes instead of standing in a line that can build after a full 76-seat regional jet unloads.
Rates at MOB fluctuate with demand and events in Mobile, with weekday base prices for compact and midsize cars often starting in the $50–$80 per day range before taxes and fees, so it’s worth pricing one to three days as separate bookings if your trip straddles a busy Gulf Coast weekend.
Fuel options at National’s MOB location typically include prepaid fuel, return-full, or pay-on-return per gallon, and with gas stations along Airport Boulevard within about 3–5 miles of the terminal, topping off on your way back usually costs less than the per-gallon rate on the rental agreement.
For returns, the rental car entrance on the airport loop road feeds directly into the National area of the consolidated lot, with the walk from the drop-off spaces back to the Main Terminal doors taking roughly 2–4 minutes, which lines up fine with MOB’s usual 60–75 minute recommended arrival before departure.
Tip: If you have an early morning flight out of Mobile Regional, set your car return time at least 90 minutes before departure so you have room to drop the car, walk to check-in in the Main Terminal, and clear security without rushing.