What is the cheapest hire car found in Sacramento?

In the past two weeks, Cheapflights users have found many deals under ฿2,292/day when booking a car hire in Sacramento. The absolute best deal a user found was for ฿1,921/day from Thrifty, booked on Feb. 19.

Which car hire company is considered to be the best in Sacramento?

Taking our users’ ratings and reviews into consideration, Enterprise (7.5 rating), Payless (7.1 rating) and Dollar (7.0 rating) seem to be the best car hire companies in Sacramento.

What are gas prices like in Sacramento?

The average price of petrol in Sacramento is ฿34.16/litre over the past month, costing you anywhere between ฿1,537 and ฿2,220 to fill up a car’s fuel tank.

How much does it cost to hire a car in Sacramento for a week from Budget?

Hiring a car in Sacramento for a week can be a great option for travel. Budget, the most popular car hire company for this area, offers hire cars for around ฿21,118/week on average.

How far in advance should I hire a car in Sacramento for the best price?

Booking your car hire early can save you up to 12%. Aim to book your car hire at least 13 days in advance to take advantage of a below average price in Sacramento.

Can I rent a car for a month in Sacramento?

The length of time you can book a rental for is subject to the inventory of the supplier. When renting a vehicle from Sacramento it should be possible to rent a car for a whole month if needed.

How much does it cost to rent a car in Sacramento for a month?

We’ve recently found that Thrifty offers you prices that are 54% cheaper than the average rate available for a long-term rental. The average cost of a car rental in Sacramento for a month is ฿90,504. Check Cheapflights to compare pricing and options for your rental car.

What car do most people hire in Sacramento?

The most popular car chosen by those travelling to Sacramento is Intermediate (Mazda Mazda3) based on our Cheapflights data.

Cheap Car Rentals in Sacramento

Sacramento, CA, United States

3 Apr — 10 Apr

Same drop-off

Mon 3/4

Noon

Mon 10/4

Noon

Driver's age:

26-65Other

Sacramento Car Rentals in 2023

Most popular company	BUDGET
Price of petrol per litre	฿34.16
Average price per day	฿67
Cheapest price per day	฿56

What is the cheapest time to rent a car in Sacramento?

January

฿1,571

February

฿1,980

March

฿2,322

April

฿2,595

May

฿2,424

June

฿2,527

July

฿2,356

August

฿2,185

September

฿2,322

October

฿2,390

November

฿1,946

December

฿2,151

Currently, the cheapest month to rent a car in Sacramento is January. The most expensive time to rent a car is April. 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.

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Top rental agencies in Sacramento

All major car rental suppliers in Sacramento

Payless

7.1

Good

134 reviews•1 location

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8.0

Very Good|Jan 2022

Reasonable rate, nice upgrade available, ez in-n-out both ends of transaction and no horror story to tell!

2.0

Poor|Dec 2022

Check engine light was on the whole time. Windshield wipers were in bad condition. Key battery became low.

6.0

Okay|Dec 2022

The car seats were stained and there was some weird bag stuck in the grill of car. It also was not the car I reserved and was essentially told oh well

10.0

Wonderful|Nov 2021

The car was very nice at a reasonable price as compared to other companies. It was a little worn and dirty in some areas, though. Still a great value.

4.0

Mediocre|Feb 2023

I will never, ever drive a Honda Accord again. The car tried to kill me numerous times by randomly turning on cruise control and stiffened the steering wheel, and it would routinely would distract with messages or warnings that weren't needed.

8.0

Very Good|Feb 2023

Really wanted the Toyota Tacoma truck but just got a Nissan Frontier. Bed was shorter on the Frontier but still managed to get the job done.

1 out of 45

Dollar

7.0

Good

160 reviews•1 location

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6.0

Okay|Feb 2023

We had to wait 45 minutes for our car. Nobody apologized, nobody acted like this was anything abnormal.

4.0

Mediocre|Mar 2023

It would have been good to know that because I was paying with my bank debit card they hold $500 in addition to the cost of the rental. Our plans while on vacation we’re cancelled because of this. I will not use a 3rd party for booking a rental of any sort because of this. The car rental was fantastic and the people we worked with at Dollar were great… not going in prepared for the extra $500 was very disappointing. Instead of putting this in tiny writing somewhere that it will likely not be seen it needs to be more plainly and visible!

2.0

Poor|Mar 2023

The wait to get the car was one hour. I will never rent from Dollar or Thrifty.

2.0

Poor|Feb 2023

Requested an all wheel drive for winter journey from Sacramento to Tahoe. Was given a Mitsubishi Outlander that when it snowed and I went to initiate all wheel drive discover it was in fact a two wheel drive vehicle. I had to purchase $157 chains for very dangerous return to Sacramento. Terrible experience.

2.0

Poor|Dec 2022

Took over an hour to pick up my car.

10.0

Wonderful|Nov 2022

nice car and good service,

1 out of 54

Budget

6.9

Okay

126 reviews•4 locations

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8.0

Very Good|Mar 2023

I was given a new car with only about 3,000 miles on it. Pick up staff and drop off staff were polite, friendly and effecient. It was clean inside and out. It had a small pit in the front window when I received the car but that was not noted by the staff but was not charged Down side was receiving the car wirh just over 3/4 tank of gas. They have noone to show or discuss this with upon leving the lot so I took a photo with the milage and tank level. When I returned the car I point this out. I returned the car with the same amount of fuel that it had when I checked it out and was told that I would be charged because that was automatic but I should watch for a refund in a few weeks. Why not address and rectify the situation then and there rather than take my money, hold my money and payme back later for something I never received?

4.0

Mediocre|Mar 2023

The car smelled awful - clearly used long term by a smoker. The key fob was smashed so hard that the "lock" button didn't work and I had to lock from the car door on my way out. I was the last customer before closing so I wasn't able to tell the counter. Service at both drop-off and pick-up locations was good.

10.0

Wonderful|Mar 2023

The rental stuff Rose 👍👍👍 was very friendly & so helpful. Please convey our appreciation I her. She is at the Sacramento international airport location.

4.0

Mediocre|Feb 2023

The man who did the walk-through of the car at pick-up, and check-in at return (same person), should not be dealing with the public. There were many other problems and frustrations both at pickup and return, but the manager was helpful and able to smooth most of them out.

4.0

Mediocre|Jan 2023

They don’t have after hours drop off service, don’t pick up and drop off ,and they charged me whole day rent for being late for an hour.

10.0

Wonderful|Dec 2022

Customer service was amazing.

1 out of 42

Hertz

6.8

Okay

303 reviews•5 locations

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2.0

Poor|Mar 2023

Upon check in, no vehicles were available. Had to take a truck that had just pulled in as a return. The truck had an overwhelming smell of cigarettes and marijuana which personnel said they would clean so had to wait an extra hour for the vehicle. Not sure what type of "cleaning" was conducted to take the smell out but whatever it was, did not work. Probably had contact high each time I got in the vehicle and clothes were penetrated with the awful stench. Sprayed 4 bottles of Lysol and Febreeze which didn't work.

10.0

Wonderful|Mar 2023

Call was cleaned and ready to go. Nice customer service.

10.0

Wonderful|Jul 2020

The staff were very efficient and friendly.

Nothing.

2.0

Poor|Dec 2022

never got the car. 5 hour wait

10.0

Wonderful|Nov 2022

Car was ready, the center was open late and everyone was friendly and professional. Thank you Hertz!

6.0

Okay|Oct 2022

Key fob battery died and there was no way to lock the doors. Hertz drop at LAX was a bit chaotic. Hertz pickup at SMF was very good.

1 out of 101

Thrifty

6.7

Okay

114 reviews•2 locations

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6.0

Okay|Feb 2023

The tires wore out and the car had to be turned in early.

2.0

Poor|Jul 2022

I cancelled the reservation because the car I ordered wasn’t available and they still charged for the insurance. I need a refund for that please.

2.0

Poor|Mar 2023

The company overcommitted the availability of their fleet. The wait for the car was over an hour and several people had been waiting over two hours. The staff was doing their best but their customer communication of the problem was awful saying anything to keep the customers waiting. Never again!

6.0

Okay|Jan 2023

Not enough staff at counter. Not enough cars to select from upon pickup.

2.0

Poor|Dec 2022

I waited in line for 2 hours and was told my car wasn’t available tho I had pre paid for a pick up. I had to pay A LOT more for a larger car or wait at least 3 more hours. I could not wait so I paid the up charge. I felt manipulated and angry. They had over booked their car supply. Many other people in line were also angry & frustrated

10.0

Wonderful|Nov 2022

Andre had excellent customer service. Made m day!

1 out of 38

Enterprise

7.5

Good

80 reviews•12 locations

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4.0

Mediocre|Feb 2021

I requested a SUV and i got a smaller car that smells

2.0

Poor|Dec 2022

They didn’t have the car that we had reserved, so we had to take whatever car they had. I turned the car in the next day and went to Hertz’s because we needed an all wheel drive to get over the mountain roads. Very disappointed in the customer service from Enterprise.

10.0

Wonderful|Oct 2022

The Woodkand, CA Enterprise staff went out of their way to accommodate us after a glitch occurred in the location of the rental versus the airport where we landed. They weee most cordial and scrambled to get a car ready in spite of not having our reservation. They treated us like family—we loved that! Nothing could have been better! We were totally satisfied.

8.0

Very Good|Oct 2022

The car we eventually got was clean, and in excellent condition. But pick up took way too long. They didn't have the car ready for us. When they finally went to get it, they found it had a dead battery. The repairman arrived about 20 minutes later to replace the battery. A while later, they gave us a different car. I have no idea why they couldn't have given us the different car as soon as they discovered the dead battery. Then we still had to do the paperwork. I don't know why at least most of the paperwork couldn't have been completed before they had a car ready. We arrived a few minutes before the appointed 9:00 am time. It was 9:50 when were able to drive away. Returning the car. on the other hand, was very quick and easy.

2.0

Poor|Jul 2022

I couldn’t pick up my car because the location closed at noon and our flight arrived at 5pm. This was Saturday and the location didn’t reopen until Monday. Non-refundable and non-changeable. I will only book directly with the rental company. I will not use kayak. Cost me $1400 for a car I didn’t get to use!

2.0

Poor|Jun 2022

I bought Airline tickets to Sacramento, and the enterprise was 30 miles from the airport, it wasn't the rental car location at the airport.

1 out of 27

Enterprise Locations in Sacramento

1409 16th Street

+1 916 444 7600

2600-b Auburn Blvd

+1 916 481 2400

2630 Broadway

+1 916 330 5185

2700 Arden Way

+1 916 486 9900

4107 Northgate Blvd

+1 916 927 8900

430 18th St

+1 916 444 7600

4732 Auburn Blvd

+1 916 349 8100

5941 Power Inn Road

+1 916 381 3300

6327 Aviation Dr

+1 833 823 5639

6327 Franklin Blvd

+1 916 428 1800

6525 Elvas Ave

+1 916 453 1100

7407 Roseville Rd

+1 916 339 3600

Avis

6.5

Okay

61 reviews•4 locations

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8.0

Very Good|Mar 2023

Love the fact that if you had family members traveling with you like mother or father you were able to put them as a second driver for free. Very accommodating easy to talk to when I had an issue they were trying to solve it as fast as they could. I would say to definitely check their maintenance record a little bit more the first car I got the cruise control needed maintenance the second car I got wasn't as of impressive but you knew that it was due for a couple oil changes unless they didn't put stickers in the window

10.0

Wonderful|Dec 2022

Pick up was a disaster, but it was the day after Xmas and lots of flights were being canceled.

2.0

Poor|Nov 2022

System error charged me double the amount I was supposed to be charged. Customer service couldn't help.

6.0

Okay|Oct 2022

The salespeople at pickup are super pushy. I prefer Hertz and will probably stick with them moving forward.

6.0

Okay|Oct 2022

Had to wait 1/2 hour for a car

4.0

Mediocre|Oct 2022

I wanted a car at the airport. The reservation I made was for an Avis office away from the airport. Totally useless to me so I had to pay 4 times the amount to rent a car at the Avis office at the airport. Check your addresses is my lesson.

1 out of 21

Airport Van

4.4

Mediocre

14 reviews•2 locations

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2.0

Poor|Jul 2020

I never rented as when I called to be picked up from the airport they said they close earlier than the time we agreed for me to drop the car and suggested I should rent from somewhere else

2.0

Poor|Jun 2020

The office was closed without explanation and made us late for our trip as we had to find another rental. Their phone numbers are mostly disconnected. Super unprofessional.

Everything.

2.0

Poor|Jun 2020

Staff was extremely unprofessional and does not take accountability for their lack of thoroughness with their product. The van we rented was in severe need of a check-up - tail lights not working, oil change, alignment, electrical, etc.... when this brought to their attention they only made excuses and told us “well, you rented a van.” They didn’t care. Don’t rent a van from this company.

2.0

Poor|Jun 2020

Nothing. Place appears to be close.

They don't exist and they need to stop being advertised on the site. Their phone is disconnected and they don't answer. I even looked them up online and called a different number.

10.0

Wonderful|Jun 2020

I don’t think anything could have been better. I was perfectly happy!

2.0

Poor|Jun 2020

I waited at the rental company for two hours and no one ever arrived to rent me a vehicle. I tried reaching them by phone and email, but still haven’t heard back from them.

I needed a car, but ended up going to another company the following day.

1 out of 5