Cheap Car Hire at Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport

Washington, D.C., DC, United States - Reagan-National (DCA)

11 Dec — 18 Dec

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Washington, D.C., DC, United States - Reagan-National (DCA)

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What is the cheapest time to rent a car at Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport?

January

฿1,489

February

฿1,524

March

฿2,078

April

฿2,286

May

฿2,355

June

฿2,528

July

฿2,563

August

฿2,424

September

฿1,939

October

฿2,424

November

฿2,389

December

฿2,355

Currently, the cheapest month to rent a car at Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport is January. The most expensive time to rent a car is July. The cheapest prices for each month are shown above, but prices will vary based on availability, how far out you book your rental car, and of course, car type.

Compare available car types for rental in Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport

	Small cars	฿1,208 - ฿4,216
	All Car Types	฿1,386 - ฿5,261

To hire a Small car in Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport, you would pay an average price of ฿1,672/day. March is the cheapest month to hire a Small car in Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport (~฿1,208/day), while the most expensive month to hire that same car type is September (~฿4,216/day). In fact, March is about 28% cheaper than prices during the rest of the year to book a Small hire for Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport. When comparing with other car types available for hire in Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport, hiring a Small car saves you 33% in costs. Please note that average prices are based on historical data and can vary depending on how early you book, availability for your travel dates, and vehicle popularity.

To hire a Medium car in Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport, you would pay an average price of ฿2,407/day. November is the cheapest month to hire a Medium car in Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport (~฿1,848/day), while the most expensive month to hire that same car type is July (~฿5,837/day). In fact, November is about 24% cheaper than prices during the rest of the year to book a Medium hire for Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport. When comparing with other car types available for hire in Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport, hiring a Medium car saves you 4% in costs. Please note that average prices are based on historical data and can vary depending on how early you book, availability for your travel dates, and vehicle popularity.

Top rental agencies in Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport

All major car rental suppliers in Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport

Alamo

8.5

Excellent

228 reviews•1 location

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10.0

Excellent|May 2022

very easy to rent and return.. 5 star service

4.0

Okay|Aug 2022

I was quoted one price when getting the car and no one was there when we returned it to get a receipt. Just had to leave and 'hope' all worked out. Then the bill comes and it is more than $40 over what I was quoted. Because no one was there to give me a receipt (when I could have asked questions and discussed what was going on and why the difference), it is leading to my having to make phone calls to 800 numbers to try to resolve this discrepancy. Not happy about that.

10.0

Excellent|Aug 2022

It was annoying to get to the rental location.

10.0

Excellent|Aug 2022

I got a last minute reservation with Alamo after Budget didn’t have the car that I reserved available. Alamo let me exchange my car halfway through the rental for a better fit. No surprises with the price or service. All of the reps I interacted with were helpful and friendly.

8.0

Excellent|Jun 2022

No staff to rent car at kiosk in parking garage. Had to go downstairs and then come back. Would have been nice to at least out a sign in the garage kiosk

10.0

Excellent|Jun 2022

I travel frequently for work, and this was - hands down - the most well organized and speedy process I've had from a company. It could have been a combination of many factors working in my favor, but I'm glad I got the experience!

10.0

Excellent|Jun 2022

Reduce car rental price since gas prices have gone up.

1 out of 76

Budget

6.7

Good

116 reviews•1 location

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4.0

Okay|Oct 2022

Second time booking with budget and they have manage to bill me twice each time for vehicle that had prepaid

8.0

Excellent|Oct 2022

the car wasn't clean as expected

2.0

Mediocre|Oct 2022

It said on the website debit card authorization, but due to airport policy I was unable to pick up without a credit card. Therefore I didn't receive my rental. The garage area also had poor reception when I had to work with Discover.

2.0

Mediocre|Sep 2022

I switched Budget locations from Reagan Airport to Lanham. This review pertains to the Lanham location.

10.0

Excellent|Sep 2022

Great customer service in DC Airport picking up the car as well as in Nashville TN dropping off the car. Very comfortable and drove well. No problems at all!

8.0

Excellent|Jul 2022

Found qeeq (via kayak) not transparent as at the time of reservation it wasn’t clear insurance wasn’t included, so the apparently interesting rate basically ended up not interesting at all. Not good. Moreover, on the Budget side all went ok except the officer at desk took ages for pick up and also for drop off Thanks

1 out of 39

Hertz

6.4

Good

113 reviews•1 location

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8.0

Excellent|Jun 2022

Quick check out Change oil light came on 30 minutes into the trip

10.0

Excellent|Jun 2022

Would have been good to know u have to take shuttle over to get car.

10.0

Excellent|Jun 2022

WONDERFUL CUSTOMER SERVICE. BRAND NEW VEHICLE. EXCELLENT EXPERIENCE ALL THE WAY AROUND.

2.0

Mediocre|May 2022

There is not enough space in this block for me to tell anyone why they should never rent from Hertz. This has been a nightmare in which I am being penalized for being an ethical person.

2.0

Mediocre|Apr 2022

No one was there when I got there, couldn't get the car, complete swindle.

2.0

Mediocre|Apr 2022

Arrived on time and was told there would be at least a 90 minute wait. She suggested trying another agency. We had prepaid and the agent was unable to process a refund. She told us we would need to work with our credit card company. She suggested never prepaying bc there is no benefit

1 out of 38

Dollar

5.2

Okay

282 reviews•1 location

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4.0

Okay|Oct 2022

Took more than an hour for me to get the car. Long line a d car not ready

4.0

Okay|Sep 2022

The check in process at a Washington National is absolutely abysmal. There were 60 people in line and only two people working. It took almost 2 hours to rent the car by the time I got to the counter the counter person was very nice and professional. I had zero issues with that person, but there should’ve been at least two other people working if you want to treat your customers, right I won’t rent again from thrufty.

10.0

Excellent|Sep 2022

Having more cars available.

2.0

Mediocre|Sep 2022

Everything that was discussed on the phone with the agent was totally different when I got to the Dollar location at the airport to pick up the vehicle. From the type of vehicle to the actual amount that the rental would cost me, it had all changed. I feel that the agent just said anything in order to make the transaction happen. The entire time I had the vehicle, everytime I pushed the brake pedal, you could hear a loud grinding noise. This was a horrible experience!

2.0

Mediocre|Aug 2022

Customer service at the airport was so bad

8.0

Excellent|Aug 2022

Check in was long wait. Check out was so efficient and perfect!

1 out of 94

Avis

6.4

Good

43 reviews•1 location

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2.0

Mediocre|Nov 2022

Returned the car 3 hours late due to inclement weather that slowed us down through our trip; So we had to rent the car an additional day for $150 on top.

10.0

Excellent|Oct 2022

pick up was easy; extending the rental was easy

2.0

Mediocre|Jun 2022

The pickup experience was so bad we canceled after waiting nearly two hours to get a car. Never use Avis again.

6.0

Good|Jun 2022

The staff at both locations were very nice. Wouldn’t change a thing about either. The vehicle was in bad shape. Smelled unpleasant and had what looked like dog hair all over it. A few broken things inside. Handles to compartments were missing and therefore rendered the compartment useless. It got us from point A to B, but at that price, I’d expect a clean and fully operational vehicle.

4.0

Okay|Jun 2022

Employee in Drop not good and return car I going 14:30 close office After I going another location

10.0

Excellent|May 2022

Tell me how to start the car. It was keyless entry. I spent too much time trying to start it. Thanks to google i finally figured out how.

1 out of 15

Payless

6.0

Good

73 reviews•1 location

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2.0

Mediocre|Sep 2022

I need my receipt for a expense report due two days ago. Where is my receipt?!?

10.0

Excellent|Jul 2019

Nice car, easy pick up, good value for my money.

The airport is a maze.

2.0

Mediocre|Sep 2022

Couldn’t rent the car because I needed a one-way rental, and because the car could not be returned on Sunday or Monday. I have yet to receive a refund.

6.0

Good|Jun 2022

Easy pick up and drop off. The vehicle was not good. Drove poorly, had vibrations at highway speed and bad alignment.

8.0

Excellent|Jun 2022

Need to streamline the checkin process and have additional agents

4.0

Okay|Jun 2021

While picking up and dropping off was fine, the car stunk of cigarette smoke. That made our very long road trip dismal.

Have cars that don't stink of cigarette smoke.

6.0

Good|Mar 2021

Clean car

Difficult to find staff at dc airport - mixed with Avis and others

1 out of 25

Enterprise

9.1

Excellent

15 reviews•1 location

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10.0

Excellent|Aug 2021

Everything was really smooth. They had 4 different cars to choose from at pick up and drop off went very quickly.

8.0

Excellent|Dec 2020

It would have been better if the attendant located my reservation with the reservation number as opposed to scanning my drivers license. It would have saves 30 minutes.

10.0

Excellent|Sep 2018

Really the whole experience was great, they were very quick at processing me when I went to pick up the car, even though my reservation was only made an hour beforehand. Everyone who worked there was nice and friendly, I interacted with 3/4 employees.

The price ends up being more if you don't have insurance and whatnot, about $44/day. So keep that in mind.

6.0

Good|Apr 2018

The style and functions of the car

10.0

Excellent|Apr 2017

Friendly service, great vehicle

Nothing

10.0

Excellent|Jan 2017

I always use enterprise when I can - sometimes they are the most affordable, but almost always they are in the same ballpark as the other companies. I seem to have a negative issue any time I rent a car with another company. I've never had any problems with Enterprise.

1 out of 5

National

8.8

Excellent

5 reviews•1 location

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8.0

Excellent|Apr 2022

We picked up at Airport but we didn't fly in and it was a little tricky getting to the office when we were driving in. Once inside we went to the National Desk but there was no one there, the issue was that there was a window open and it had a coat on the chair so it looked like someone had just stepped away. We waited, knocked and called out but no one came. Finally a worker passing by said we needed to go to the Alamo window and that did work fine But there should have been some sign at the National desk telling us to do that. The rest of our experiences were very good.

10.0

Excellent|Apr 2019

The calculation at the end was wrong. The person at national fixed it on the spot.

10.0

Excellent|Dec 2018

Got a luxury coupe so that was a very pleasant surprise. Fast ride and felt just right for our vacation.

When I was first choosing a ride, I was told the car had apple CarPlay, but it in fact did not have that so putting on my navigation was a bit difficult at first but we made it work. I got the 2018 q60 3.0t awd.

10.0

Excellent|Nov 2017

They had my car ready with no delays. Car was perfect

10.0

Excellent|Aug 2016

We were able to find a large.SUV at the last minute for our trip at a great rate that also included insurance.

1 out of 2

Car Rental FAQs

Which car rental providers are at Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport?

There are 10 car rental providers located at Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport. The following companies can be found near the Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport car rental counter:
Enterprise (9.1)
National (8.8)
Alamo (8.5)
Budget (6.7)
Avis (6.4)
Hertz (6.4)
Thrifty (6.2)
Payless (6.0)
E-Z Rent-A-Car (6.0)
Dollar (5.2)

Which car rental company is considered to be the best at Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport?

Taking our users’ ratings and reviews into consideration, National (8.7 rating), Alamo (8.0 rating) and Enterprise (7.7 rating) seem to be the best car hire companies at Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport.

How much does it cost to hire a car at Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport for a week from Thrifty?

Thrifty is one of the top picks at Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport. They can have you in a hire car for about ฿15,314 per week on average.

How far in advance should I hire a car at Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport for the best price?

Hiring your favourite car model can become more difficult the closer you are to your desired travel date. It’s ideal to book early to have that peace of mind. An early booking can save you up to 17% at Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport - we recommend booking at least 13days in advance.