What car hire company is typically the cheapest in Santa Ana?

According to our data, users have found the cheapest deals when booking a rental car in Santa Ana from the following companies over the past two weeks: Hertz (฿1,094/day), Alamo (฿2,558/day), and Avis (฿3,353/day).

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

Taking our users’ ratings and reviews into consideration, Enterprise Rent-A-Car (8.8 rating), Dollar (7.6 rating) and Avis (7.2 rating) seem to be the best car hire companies in Santa Ana.

How much does it cost to hire a car in Santa Ana for a week from Alamo?

Hiring a car in Santa Ana for a week can be a great option for travel. Alamo, the most popular car hire company for this area, offers hire cars for around ฿22,818/week on average.

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

Booking your car hire early can save you up to 34%. Aim to book your car hire at least 7 days in advance to take advantage of a below average price in Santa Ana.

Can I rent a car for a month in Santa Ana?

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

How much is a car hire in Santa Ana for a weekend?

It costs ฿0 for a weekend car hire in Santa Ana, on average. The cheapest type of car hire you can book on any given weekend is the Economy as prices are generally lower for these hire types due to demand and availability. If you’re planning to book a hire car in Santa Ana in June, prices are ฿1,347 per day on average.

What car do most people hire in Santa Ana?

Cadillac CTS, which is a Luxury vehicle, is the most popular to hire at Santa Ana according to Cheapflights users.

Cheap Car Rentals in Santa Ana | Deals From ฿1,094/Day

Santa Ana, CA, United States

6 Jun — 13 Jun

Same drop-off

Tue 6/6

Noon

Tue 13/6

Noon

Driver's age:

26-65Other

What is the cheapest time to rent a car in Santa Ana?

January

฿1,492

February

฿1,700

March

฿1,839

April

฿1,804

May

฿1,666

June

฿2,082

July

฿2,082

August

฿1,978

September

฿1,839

October

฿1,943

November

฿1,909

December

฿1,978

Currently, the cheapest month to rent a car in Santa Ana is January. The most expensive time to rent a car is June. 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.

Popular Car Types in Santa Ana

All deals

At ฿1,094/day, Small is the cheapest car type available for hire in Santa Ana in the past week. Out of 18 car hire agencies operating in Santa Ana, there are, in total, 28 hire locations. View below for 6 offered car types:

Medium

฿1,322+

Small

฿1,094+

Large

฿2,558+

SUV

฿1,915+

Van

฿4,025+

Convertible

฿3,736+

Medium

฿1,322+

Small

฿1,094+

Large

฿2,558+

SUV

฿1,915+

Van

฿4,025+

Convertible

฿3,736+

Medium

฿1,322+

Small

฿1,094+

Large

฿2,558+

SUV

฿1,915+

Van

฿4,025+

Convertible

฿3,736+

Compare available car types for rental in Santa Ana

	Small cars	฿977 - ฿6,608
	All Car Types	฿967 - ฿4,754

To hire a Small car in Santa Ana, the United States, you would pay an average price of ฿1,052/day. November is the cheapest month to hire a Small car in Santa Ana, the United States (~฿977/day), while the most expensive month to hire that same car type is July (~฿6,608/day). In fact, November is about 8% cheaper than prices during the rest of the year to book a Small hire for Santa Ana. When comparing with other car types available for hire in Santa Ana, hiring a Small car saves you 23% 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. Here are the best Santa Ana Small hire prices found by Cheapflights users in the past 7 days:

Nissan Almera฿1,094/day

A/C

Toyota Yaris Sedan/Vios฿1,254/day

A/C

Top rental agencies in Santa Ana

Rent a vehicle with one of these top rental car agencies serving Santa Ana, such as Dollar, Budget and Hertz. Be sure to do your research on pricing, reviews, pickup locations, and other important criteria before choosing.

Dollar

7.6

Good

171 reviews•1 location

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Overview

Recent reviews

10.0

Wonderful|Apr 2023

Garage at Santa Ana hectic n hard to find Budget return ..

2.0

Poor|Feb 2023

I prepaid for a car at the airport and spent $50 on an uber to get there. I was early but was then told no cars were available. They said it happens all the time. How does this company stay in business?

6.0

Okay|Oct 2022

we waited 3.5 hours for an available vehicle

2.0

Poor|Jul 2022

Made a reservation and they didn’t save us our SUV! Terrible!!! What’s the point of a reservation if I can’t reserve it?!?!?! Cannot do anything for us because we booked third party! Or at least that’s their excuse!!! Will never go with Dollar again!!!

2.0

Poor|Apr 2022

Charged me an extra hour when I dropped off the car within 24 hrs

6.0

Okay|Apr 2022

There was a difference between the price when I booked on Kayak and what I was sent from their 'partner' for the rental (Priceline - that price was a bit higher), but the Kayak price was what I was charged by Dollar. Long wait in line for pick up at the Santa Ana airport, looked like that was the case at the other places too. Service at the counter was good, and I was happy with the car. Car return was very smooth and the staff person there was great.

1 out of 57

Budget

6.9

Okay

110 reviews•3 locations

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Overview

Recent reviews

4.0

Mediocre|Apr 2023

The car I received said it was a Mid size suv but it was more like a compact every other mid size sub I've received is alot bigger then the one I got it was very uncomfortable I didn't feel safe in it and I'm not a big person and it was tiny for me

8.0

Very Good|Apr 2023

Pick up and drop off was easy

8.0

Very Good|Apr 2023

It took over an hour to pick up our car. There were about 8 customers in line ahead of us. The car was parked nearby when we finally got through the line and our checkout process went quickly with our reservation.

10.0

Wonderful|Mar 2023

Easy to rent. All went smooth. Inside floors could have been vacuumed. Was dirty Inside when first getting in the car.

2.0

Poor|May 2023

I didn’t get the car I reserved The car was dirty on the inside and outside.

4.0

Mediocre|May 2023

The pick up wait time was horrendous. They had one person working the counter and said person seemed more focused on chatting up the customer they were working with instead of recognizing they needed to expedite the check out process to get to the other customers,

1 out of 37

Hertz

6.7

Okay

161 reviews•3 locations

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Overview

Recent reviews

10.0

Wonderful|May 2021

The customer service was great. Both agents I talked to were friendly and knowledgeable.

2.0

Poor|Apr 2023

I have Hertz Gold, but they still made me go through all the license and credit card stuff because their computer can't handle that the reservation came from Kayak, even though the booking was on their site. Took forever. Also the car did not have a functioning air conditioner, and it was a hot weekend, so the whole experience was bad.

2.0

Poor|Mar 2023

We booked a full size SUV (GMC Yukon) 2 weeks in advance, when we reached to pick up first of all we had to wait in line for more than an hour and then we were told that the vehicle we requested ]wasn't available and had to downgraded to a minivan the guy at the counter had an attitude of take it or leave it.

4.0

Mediocre|Mar 2023

Thirty five minuets in line is terrible. And it wasn't all that many people in front of me. Terrible.

8.0

Very Good|Mar 2023

Need one more helper only one person work at the shop

2.0

Poor|Dec 2022

Had to wait 5 hours to get my car. Due to weather and people not returning the car. Nothing Hertz could have done but it was very exhausting waiting that long and then having to drive in traffic back to Vegas.

1 out of 54

Enterprise Rent-A-Car

8.8

Very Good

72 reviews•3 locations

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Overview

Recent reviews

6.0

Okay|Dec 2022

It would have been better transparency. When they brought the car it was not what I order and when they brought another car they charge me extra for the vehicle. If I would have known for bringing another car would be charge to me I would have just cancel my reservation. Not once would I notify about the charge.

2.0

Poor|Jun 2022

I reserved BMW X3 online. When I went to the Enterprise and requested to check in, I asked if they have the BMW available, the customer service representative told me yes, they checked me in and charged my card, so she asked me to wait until her colleague comes to help me. When Shalvy came she told me that they don’t have BMW and I should drive Q5 instead. I was really shocked, Q5 was not in good condition, there were a lot of scratches on car. I didn’t have any options, since I must to drive towards San Diego for my daughter’s graduation. I asked for different availability and they charged me 179 instead of 130. It was very frustrating.

10.0

Wonderful|Feb 2022

Super service @ p/u, easy return

4.0

Mediocre|Dec 2022

Customer service has a horrible attitude

10.0

Wonderful|Aug 2021

Fast pick up and fast drop off

7.9

Good|Jul 2021

Rental car rates are ridiculous right now, of course. Enterprise has a confused situation at LAX that could use better signage, and also a bit of confusion on pickup at SNA. Service was very good, but ditch the up sell. Get me in and out as fast as possible.

1 out of 24

Avis

7.2

Good

41 reviews•3 locations

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Overview

Recent reviews

10.0

Wonderful|Mar 2023

I didn't realize I booked Avis offsight both for pickup and drop off. Susan was the nicest person and fixed everything for me so I could pick up and drop off on the airport grounds. I will definitely use Avis again and call Susan directly. She was great!!!

2.0

Poor|Oct 2022

Avis is the worst rental car for ever. Unprofessional, rude employees, disrespectful.

10.0

Wonderful|Sep 2022

Huge line at the airport check which moved kind of quick to my surprise. Guy behind the counted was friendly quick and I was on my way. Same at the drop. No line but things went smooth and fast.

10.0

Wonderful|Aug 2022

Kayak had cars available on its site for a one way trip where the Avis site had none.

8.0

Very Good|May 2022

This location was not at the airport like I thought - but their customer service was so good they called me the day before my pickup to make sure I knew I would have to get a ride to their location, but that by doing so, I was pry ably saving $200 on my total rental. Add to that, the gentleman who checked me in was was helpful, cheerful, and kind. Great experience.

2.0

Poor|Apr 2022

Pick-up was fine and initially the car seemed fine, then it started leaking gas the first time we tried to fill the tank, when we only two hours from home, and it took Avis 5 hours to get us into a new car, leaving us stranded in a parking lot in Phoenix, AZ with no bathroom from 9pm to midnight, and then waiting at PHX airport for another two hours to get a car. In the end they offered us almost no apologies, a tiny 50.00 dollar discount, and turned what should have been a straightforward 7-8 hour car ride into a 13 hour ordeal, which meant I ended up being awake for close to 24 hours. And to top it off, they didn't extend our rental period so after finally getting home and to sleep at 5am (I should have been home by about 11pm and in bed shortly after if all had gone well) I had to wake up a few hours later to go return the car and avoid the fees for a late return.

1 out of 14

Alamo

45 reviews•1 location

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Recent reviews

10.0

Wonderful|May 2017

service was great

6.4

Okay|May 2017

No accommadation for drive up customer only for airport customer. I will not use this location again.

8.0

Very Good|May 2017

nice car

i booked it for $46 and some cents(I pre payed for the car)...but when I returned it they charged be $47 and some cent.....although not a big difference in the amount...but still they should honour what they agreed for...its the most basic principle of any business transaction

10.0

Wonderful|Apr 2017

They were great to deal with easy and quick processing collection and drop off

Nothing

10.0

Wonderful|Apr 2017

No problem rental, unlimited millage, flexibility in pick up and drop off locations, excellent employees, great all the way around

10.0

Wonderful|Apr 2017

new clean car that performed well

taxes

1 out of 15

Allied

2 locations

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Sunnycars

2 locations

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Best Santa Ana Car Rental Deals Found

Check out some of the very best car rental deals we've found in Santa Ana. Be sure to confirm the details of the deal, such as car type, daily rate, and pickup location.

Nissan Almera฿1,094/day

A/C

Honda City฿1,094/day

A/C

Toyota Yaris Sedan/Vios฿1,254/day

A/C

Car Hire FAQs

What are petrol prices like in Santa Ana

The average price of petrol in Santa Ana is ฿35.06/litre over the past month, costing you anywhere between ฿1,578 and ฿2,279 to fill up a car’s fuel tank.