Cheap Car Hire in San Jose

San Jose, CA, United States

9 Feb — 16 Feb

Same drop-off

Thu 9/2

Noon

Thu 16/2

Noon

Driver's age:

26-65Other

San Jose Car Rentals in 2023

Most popular company	DOLLAR
Price of petrol per litre	฿32.52
Average price per day	฿45
Cheapest price per day	฿41

What is the cheapest time to rent a car in San Jose?

January

฿1,379

February

฿1,740

March

฿2,167

April

฿2,890

May

฿2,824

June

฿2,693

July

฿2,561

August

฿2,233

September

฿2,167

October

฿2,233

November

฿2,003

December

฿2,069

Currently, the cheapest month to rent a car in San Jose 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.

Compare available car types for rental in San Jose

Top rental agencies in San Jose

All major car rental suppliers in San Jose

Alamo

8.6

Very Good

166 reviews•1 location

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10.0

Wonderful|May 2022

When I picked up the car a little orientation to the car would be nice so I would know all the features and most importantly where is the gas tank door opener 😳. 😂

8.0

Very Good|Nov 2022

Tara, in San Jose International Airport was fantastic! Great positive attitude, and helped me , quickly, get on my way!

8.0

Very Good|Oct 2022

Our initial car had a mechanical/electrical issue with the driver’s door. We were able to exchange cars at another facility. There was also a billing error which was corrected when we returned the car at the airport. They made it good in the end.

6.0

Okay|Sep 2022

The first car I received was infested with Ants. I didn't realize that until I was way down the road. I called and the allowed me to return it. No problem which was great. It did mess up up my schedule while I was there as I didn't account for returning a vehicle. The customer service was great.

10.0

Wonderful|Apr 2022

Price was better than competitors, easy and fast pickup, clean and very nice, new car, easy drop off.

8.0

Very Good|Feb 2022

Just needed a little more explanation on charges since I bought insurance through kayak and it seems like they charge me again. Also, it would be nice if the counter people are aware of the type of car that is in inventory. That is, know the features. I upgraded since I was told there is apple car play in the car so I can use the GPS. Apparently, there isn't.

1 out of 56

Enterprise

8.0

Very Good

120 reviews•9 locations

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2.0

Poor|Dec 2022

Didn’t even give me the car

10.0

Wonderful|Dec 2022

I was completely satisfied with the service provided by Enterprise.

10.0

Wonderful|Sep 2022

Transaction was smooth . I was not notified that I have to put a 300.00 dollar hold . I do not like suprises .

1.9

Poor|Aug 2021

The wait was an hour and a half.

10.0

Wonderful|Jul 2021

The car that’s I was given was much better than the one I ordered.

10.0

Wonderful|Jun 2021

The staff was great.

1 out of 40

Dollar

8.0

Very Good

110 reviews•1 location

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2.0

Poor|Sep 2022

We received are scheduled pick up and hour late and they didn’t even have the vehicle we rental that was more fuel economical

2.0

Poor|Jul 2022

First, the car was FILTHY when we picked it up. Goo and grime all of the backseat. NO one cleaned this car... even the outdoor car handles were beshmeared with goo/sticky handprints. The worst was we checked the oil on our road trip only to find out that the oil was so low in the car that it was not registering on the dipstick. COMPLETELY dangerous! We ended up having to buy oil so we did not destroy the car. Dollar did not do any basic checks on this car before they rented it to us and basically put my family in danger. Having sufficient oil is a mandatory so you don't end up on the side of the road somewhere. Very disappointed.

4.0

Mediocre|Jul 2022

We got to the Dollar booth and there were no employees and 20 customers in line. The hertz people helped check us in when they didn’t have customers but it took an hour to get to the front of the line. Frustrating and not acceptable. Also I was charged $97 in taxes which I assumed were included with my total rental costs. The car was great and I didn’t have any trouble getting and dropping the car once I got through the line.

4.0

Mediocre|Jul 2022

Long wait for pickup Car was not clean

8.0

Very Good|Apr 2022

Wish the car was smoke free. The whole trip we had to endure the smoky smell of the car. I had bad allergy from the smell of the car

8.0

Very Good|Mar 2022

There was only one agent at check in who left for his at one point and one agent from the next agency counter had to take over . Longest line and slowest moving line was Dollar . On the plus side , the drop off was greatest ever .

1 out of 37

Hertz

6.2

Okay

165 reviews•10 locations

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4.0

Mediocre|Aug 2019

Zero

They charged me and I had cancelled the booking 2 weeks in advance, never again

4.0

Mediocre|May 2018

Asst at car place was a nice guy.

Refused to accept card they already charged. Even with a card they would accept they wouldn’t keep the pricing. Mind you they had already charged a rental fee and a deposit that would be refunded in 7 to 10 days. Then they wanted literally double the price to keep the rental and “could not” change cards in the office so I had to call the 800 number and wait 1 hour and 17 minutes to get the fee “reduced” to 1and a 1/3 the original price and pay a new deposit. Mind you they had already charged the deposit once that I wouldn’t get back for 7to 10 days. In short my 4 day $180 deal wound up at $859 out the door. I am supposed to get half my money back as refunded deposits but we will see.

2.0

Poor|Jan 2023

Waiting for my refund because I was not able to pick up the car because they did not have any available and I wasn’t the only one that was unable to get a car!! Very disappointed never using this again!

4.0

Mediocre|Jan 2023

I had inadvertently chose to pick up the vehicle away from the airport. The Hertz desk at the airport was unable to change the reservation to the airport because I originally booked through Kayak. I was able to get a new reservation (at a price that was tripled what I originally booked) through the Hertz employee. He also suggested that I call and cancel my original reservation for a refund. I understand that mistakes happen, but this is the second time the counter employee can’t help me because I didn’t book through them directly. The price was excellent through Kayak, but I was left in the rain at the airport without a car because of my error. I wish Kayak would work with the businesses to avoid these issues.

2.0

Poor|Dec 2022

Good day. The 2 employees working at The Alameda Hertz San Jose chose not to answer the ringing phone . I began calling them on December 27th, just so as to make sure getting a driver to bring me all the way there for my confirmed car rental would not be a big waste of time. Sadly after trying to get thru on the phone , I got a ride there. Only to witness both employees letting the phone ring right before my eyes, yet never answering it once. I also was told I’d be put on a wait list for a car that was not there. The wait list was hand written on a paper with at least 30+ names ahead of me on it. #1 issues are the phone wasn’t attempted to be answered, yet there are 2 customer service employees working there. I see 1 who could answer calls every few minutes, and photograph vehicles and another who could greet customers / check in reservations. I also see that a general manager was not present to help, nor was a assistant manager there to help if it was so busy. Bottom line , no one absolutely no one tried to answer phone calls therefore waisting our time going there. Just wanted to know if there was a car there for my reservation or not before going there. Spoke to a hertz supervisor Erik on the phone to see if he could get the employees there to answer the business phone , and surprise! Erik supervisor could NOT get them to answer their business phone. He also could not get the General Manager mr Pham to answer his phone either. So a business that chooses deliberately to NOT answer calls during business hours. For safety reasons, I chose to call ahead to make sure it would it be a waste of time Togo there. But I got a driver to bring me there since no one would answer the business phone. Time terribly wasted. -Alexia

2.0

Poor|Nov 2022

Nothing. Even though I had a reservation and pre paid they had no cars. Never again! Left us stranded and refused to find us a car elsewhere. Just said call someone else.

1 out of 55

Fox

5.9

Fair

336 reviews•1 location

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8.0

Very Good|Sep 2022

N/A

2.0

Poor|Jul 2022

Arrived at airport 0650hrs but attendant would not serve til 7am on the dot. The extras fees were very confusing, I had paid $11 cdw I’m advance yet had to pay LDW on top. Good car but Inside car windscreen was dirty.

8.0

Very Good|Jul 2022

I did not appreciate the “up sell” because we were 45 min early. They said our car was not ready and we’d have to wait unless we upgraded.

2.0

Poor|Jul 2022

Will never book through Priceline/Kayak. Horrible experience

10.0

Wonderful|Feb 2023

Convenient facilities.

8.0

Very Good|Jan 2023

The price was great! I wasn't comfortable at check-in with signing a tiny screen that didn't contain the details of what I was putting my name on. I was told I would get a printout at the end of the process. But it is off putting to be signing something when you have no idea what the end product will look like. When I was given a copy of the rental agreement, it was illegible because the printer was not printing properly. I insisted on a legible copy before I walked away from the counter. I wanted to be certain of what I had signed before I took possession of the car. I was not impressed by the agent telling me that the gas price they were offering me was much lower than the local gas prices. It was not. And I'm glad I did not accept that offer. Finally, I got a two-step upgrade from an economy car to a Volkswagen Passat which had more size and power than I am used to or that I wanted. Given the rainy conditions at that time I did not feel at ease driving that car. The price was the biggest plus. Given repeated issues I have with companies like Avis, it was nice to finally get my bill and not have unexpected charges on it.

1 out of 112

Avis

7.5

Good

32 reviews•5 locations

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2.0

Poor|Apr 2022

Check out was extremely slow and instructions were not clear at all. We waited an hour to get our car

8.0

Very Good|Apr 2022

Car ordered was not available, they upgraded me. GOOD Car was delivered to us with about a quarter tank of gas. Cost us $72 to fill it before we could use it. BAD

2.0

Poor|Apr 2022

over charged me for miles and time on my return. also included insurance which I told them I didn't want.

8.0

Very Good|Mar 2022

Not their fault, the location is not at the airport you take an uber/taxi to it (short ride $27 Uber) I knew this, just forgot. You can drop the car off at the airport rental for an extra $25 though. We had a Toyota Camry it was very comfortable and easy on the wallet with gas prices the way they are.

5.9

Fair|Jul 2021

When you need a car - there is always a line and 1 clerk at your place of reservation

10.0

Wonderful|Jun 2021

Staff was super friendly and car was very clean. Easy pickup and dropoff

wish they had after-hours drop-off

1 out of 11

Budget

6.8

Okay

86 reviews•5 locations

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6.0

Okay|Dec 2022

The lady at the pickup was very unhelpful for the insurance options. She made us worried although we have coverage. We almost done double insurance with charging $51 per day

2.0

Poor|Sep 2022

Stood in line for over an hour at checkin, then another half-hour waiting for a car….people were good, but archaic system and grossly understaffed.

10.0

Wonderful|Sep 2022

This was my first time renting a car, and besides the wait to pick up a car at the beginning, I had a very easy time as a first time car renter. Customer service was very nice at pickup and drop off and for the car I got, the price was very reasonable.

8.0

Very Good|Jul 2022

Check in was awfully slow. Staff at counter not focused and not motivated to work.

4.0

Mediocre|Jul 2022

The pick up took an hour!!!! Longer than my flight!

8.0

Very Good|Jun 2022

The signage at the mall where I dropped off could have been clearer. Very difficult to find. Add one sign to the outer loop of the mall to give an idea where the entrance exists.

1 out of 29

Airport Van

5.0

Fair

18 reviews•1 location

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10.0

Wonderful|Jul 2020

Good overall

2.0

Poor|May 2020

Incorrect pick up address and contact information, no one there to assist

4.8

Mediocre|Jun 2019

The can was in good condition.

The offices were filthy, the line desperately long. I lined up for more than an hour to pick up the van. And no excuses were given by the staff.

5.6

Fair|Jul 2018

Lot of Van options

Limited Mileage and long wait

2.0

Poor|May 2018

The rate appeared favorable for newer vehicle with unlimited mileage.

Did not rent from AVR when it turned out not to be unlimited mileage. My experience with Sixt was excellent.

3.2

Poor|Apr 2018

They did have availability of the van. Ran well.

wrong address was provided by Kayak. They gave us 15 seat passenger van with zero cargo space. They did not even tell us about this upfront. Also i had to wait 45 minutes at the rental space for them to finish cleaning up, and they changed the rental vehicle at the last minute. Van was not fully cleaned. The back seats were very dirty.

1 out of 6

Car Rental FAQs

What is the cheapest hire car found in San Jose?

In the past two weeks, Cheapflights users have found many deals under ฿1,478/day when booking a car hire in San Jose. The absolute best deal a user found was for ฿1,341/day from Dollar, booked on Sep. 11.

Which car rental company is considered to be the best in San Jose?

Taking our users’ ratings and reviews into consideration, Alamo (8.6 rating), Enterprise (8.0 rating) and Dollar (8.0 rating) seem to be the best car hire companies in San Jose.

What are gas prices like in San Jose?

The average price of petrol in San Jose is ฿32.52/litre over the past month, costing you anywhere between ฿1,463 and ฿2,113 to fill up a car’s fuel tank.

How much does it cost to hire a car in San Jose for a week from Dollar?

Hiring a car in San Jose for a week can be a great option for travel. Dollar, the most popular car hire company for this area, offers hire cars for around ฿10,345/week on average.

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

Booking in advance not only ensures a better chance of getting your vehicle of choice, it can save you up to 6% on your car hire. For a below average price in San Jose, Cheapflights recommends booking your car hire at least 12 days in advance.

Can I rent a car for a month in San Jose?

Typically how long you can rent a car for depends on the inventory of the supplier. For San Jose however, it is certainly possible to rent a car for an entire month.

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

Prices can be as low as ฿44,336 if you consider booking with Dollar. That price represents savings of 9% compared to the San Jose average. The monthly cost of a car rental in San Jose is on average ฿44,336 (฿1,478/day).