Cheap Car Rentals in Halifax

Halifax, NS, Canada

3 Oct — 10 Oct

Same drop-off

Driver's age:

Tue 3/10

Noon

Tue 10/10

Noon

Halifax car rentals in 2023

Most popular company	AVIS
Price of petrol per litre	AED 5.26
Average price per day	AED 65
Cheapest price per day	AED 47

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

January

AED 143

February

AED 157

March

AED 157

April

AED 150

May

AED 201

June

AED 275

July

AED 341

August

AED 319

September

AED 257

October

AED 194

November

AED 157

December

AED 165

Currently, the cheapest month to rent a car in Halifax 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 Halifax

	Small cars	AED 120 - AED 385
	All Car Types	AED 141 - AED 430

To hire a Small car in Halifax, Canada, you would pay an average price of AED 184/day. May is the cheapest month to hire a Small car in Halifax, Canada (~AED 120/day), while the most expensive month to hire that same car type is July (~AED 385/day). In fact, May is about 35% cheaper than prices during the rest of the year to book a Small hire for Halifax. When comparing with other car types available for hire in Halifax, hiring a Small car saves you 20% 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 Halifax, Canada, you would pay an average price of AED 197/day. November is the cheapest month to hire a Medium car in Halifax, Canada (~AED 140/day), while the most expensive month to hire that same car type is July (~AED 443/day). In fact, November is about 30% cheaper than prices during the rest of the year to book a Medium hire for Halifax. When comparing with other car types available for hire in Halifax, hiring a Medium car saves you 14% 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 SUV car in Halifax, Canada, you would pay an average price of AED 184/day. April is the cheapest month to hire a SUV car in Halifax, Canada (~AED 176/day), while the most expensive month to hire that same car type is May (~AED 546/day). In fact, April is about 5% cheaper than prices during the rest of the year to book a SUV hire for Halifax. When comparing with other car types available for hire in Halifax, hiring a SUV car saves you 20% 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 Halifax

Rent a vehicle with one of these top rental car agencies serving Halifax, such as Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Budget and Thrifty. Read through reviews, double check the pickup location, and other important information before making your selection.

Enterprise Rent-A-Car

9.3

Wonderful

62 reviews•4 locations

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8.0

Very Good|Jul 2023

Good

10.0

Wonderful|Oct 2022

The customer service was great and would use this company again anytime based on that.

8.0

Very Good|Sep 2022

Liked the vehicle and liked the agent at the pick-up location. Did not like them not having a car ready for us at the scheduled time. Had to wait for them to receive a car back and then clean it up for us. Also did not like the drop off location. Extremely confusing to find.

8.0

Very Good|Sep 2022

We found Enterprise Car Rental a good rental business

10.0

Wonderful|Sep 2022

Nice customer service and good car

8.0

Very Good|Sep 2022

Difficult to book - would have been nice to be able to pick up and drop off at airport.

1 out of 21

Budget

8.9

Very Good

53 reviews•4 locations

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10.0

Wonderful|Jul 2023

Great service Quick and easy Good suv option

10.0

Wonderful|Jul 2023

It could not have been better, I was slightly nervous as never having used kayak or budget before for car hire, but everything from pick up to drop off was easy, and went considerably smoothly, even adding a couple of extra days to the duration of the hire

10.0

Wonderful|Jul 2023

Price is a little high

10.0

Wonderful|Jul 2023

Excellent service and very seemless. All you could ask for.

10.0

Wonderful|Jul 2023

Friendly, helpful staff. Great vehicle.

8.0

Very Good|Jun 2023

Car was not clean properly, inside and out

1 out of 18

Thrifty

7.3

Good

35 reviews•2 locations

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2.0

Poor|Aug 2022

Horrible price Horrible conditions Bring your own insurance??? You don’t accept international drivers licenses???? Please look at the standards from your local competition and make improvements.

10.0

Wonderful|Jul 2022

Just not the type of car I usually drive but not necessarily bad- just different

10.0

Wonderful|Jul 2022

Very helpful front desk. Clean vehicle.

6.0

Okay|Jun 2022

My experience with KAYAK was excellent. I ended up cancelling the vehicle I had rented, so I can not comment on the rental experience. Thank you.

8.0

Very Good|Apr 2022

There was an extremely long line of customers waiting to get their cars with only 2 employees working, one of whom was being monitored which slowed her down immensely. The process was made longer due to the questionable requirement of the agent to try to upgrade you to a more expensive car and then to buy extra car insurance. Maybe if you cannot staff adequately you could forgo the extra sales efforts? Or maybe the lady standing there watching could fire up a terminal and get some travelers on their way?

8.0

Very Good|Mar 2022

Very accommodating, had no issue at all except at check in, the clerk wanted me to sign the inspection slip of the car without actually going out to inspect the car before leaving.. maybe he was new and that’s ok bc I just advised that we should go look before signing anything..

1 out of 12

Alamo

9.3

Wonderful

9 reviews•1 location

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10.0

Wonderful|Sep 2023

The pick up/drop off was fast and easy.

10.0

Wonderful|Aug 2023

Great service. Car was excellent

8.0

Very Good|Jul 2023

The INCREDIBLE staff at the pick up counter in Halifax.

10.0

Wonderful|Jul 2023

Staff was incredibly friendly. Would have been easier to do a different location drop.

10.0

Wonderful|Sep 2018

The people working at the pick up in Halifax were great..friendly, helpful, and knowledgeable. I was in and out within twenty minutes. When we dropped off the car in Toronto the process took less then five minutes. The car was clean and great on gas. We would definitely rent from Alamo again and we highly recommend them as the place to rent vehicles.

10.0

Wonderful|Oct 2017

Helpful suggestions. Maps already marked. Super nice.

1 out of 3

Avis

8.5

Very Good

25 reviews•4 locations

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6.0

Okay|Aug 2023

Friendly staff, willing to help you.

10.0

Wonderful|Jul 2023

The car was extremely comfortable and light on petrol

8.0

Very Good|Jul 2023

Picking up and dropping off the car was a little time-consuming and involved a lot of waiting around. Aside from that, I had no issues whatsoever. The car was clean, comfortable, and in good condition, staff were friendly and polite, and there were no problems.

8.0

Very Good|Jul 2023

We found the staff very friendly and accommodating our needs. The location is great - right in Halifax downtown core. The only problem is the Avis rental system which, as a standard solution, cancels your existing reservation if you are late for pickup. Even though we’ve informed the staff that our flight is late and we cannot pickup the car before the rental office is closed the system requested to cancel the contract and open a new one, if cars are available…. We were just lucky that the Manger helped us to rectify it but we could not extend our rental for another day (that we lost due to late arrival). Overall great experience dealing with Management!!!

10.0

Wonderful|Sep 2022

My experience with my car rental was overall excellent. In particular, the staff person was very efficient, friendly, and he multi-tasked smoothly. These attributes were especially noticeable as it was very busy and the storm, Fiona, was just receding. Than you for the car and for the service.

2.0

Poor|Aug 2023

My car was a 2020 Mazda that could barely get up hills. The Cabot trail is all hills. The car had 80,000 Km on it. The engine sounded as is it wanted to blow up when it was just sitting there idling. It would rev up to 4000 RPM regularly and went through almost 5 tanks of gas. For the price I paid I would have liked a newer vehicle. The staff wasn’t very friendly either, and when I called to inquire about a different drop off point in Halifax the guy was rude to me, even starting the conversation with just ‘Hello’ lol Terrible experience all around

1 out of 9

Dollar

7.5

Good

19 reviews•2 locations

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8.0

Very Good|Sep 2022

Price Service

2.0

Poor|Sep 2022

Dollar Westin Hotel Halifax 1. Was very long in attending to me while the attendant was on a long break. 2. failed to clean the car upon handover; 3. Gave us 2 keys together with unbreakable wire. 4. Upon return would not inspect the car at all with me when asked, and said he was busy with customers ( none there for 25 minutes) while talking to his girlfriend. 5. Did not leave manual in car. 6. Neither Attendant asked the customer if everything wss OK.

10.0

Wonderful|Jul 2022

Quick and easy pick up and delivery. When I was picking up it was raining heavily and the one of the employees brought the car around under the hotel entrance canopy, which was exceptional service.

10.0

Wonderful|Jul 2022

Everything went exactly as it was supposed to. The car we requested was waiting for us when we arrived, check in was quick, and return was simple and easy. A pleasure!

1.9

Poor|Oct 2021

The pick up experience was dreadful. We went the day before we were to pick up our car rental to ensure that everything was in place. We were assured that the mid size car we rented and paid for would be there. When we returned the next day to pick up the car we were told that they only had a compact car available and that we should pay the extra for an SUV that was available. We said no that we wanted the mid size car we rented and paid for. The two attendants wasted 30 minutes trying to convince us to take the SUV. We refused and they finally said they would have to bring the car that we ordered from another location and that would take another 30 minutes. We did not appreciate the attendants wasting our time. The drop off was much less onerous. Dropped the keys left a phone number and email address.

10.0

Wonderful|Sep 2021

Very nice people on both ends. Quick and efficient

1 out of 7

Europcar

6.8

Okay

4 reviews•2 locations

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8.4

Very Good|Mar 2019

Yes to staff ...excellent

Tires were worn but ok

5.2

Fair|Jan 2019

That I got a better car for the same cost

That I had to stand there and refuse to take the mini bus that they tried to find me that was not what I booked and not what I wanted.

9.6

Wonderful|Jul 2017

We had a reservation for a compact car, and were offered an upgrade to a larger car at no charge. Had a Hyundai Sonata, very nice car with good fuel economy.

We arrived at Halifax airport late (9:30 PM), and called the number. No answer. Waited about 10 minutes, called again, go someone to pick us up. Staff should have headsets to be able to answer phone wherever they are, to avoid panic attacks by customers.

7.6

Good|Jun 2017

Car was good fitted with satnav fitted and we received an upgrade

Rental company would not accept vehicle excess insurance which had been purchased, so we had to take full insurance with the rental company which was more expensive and then claim a refund on the external policy

1 out of 2

Hertz

6.7

Okay

15 reviews•2 locations

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6.0

Okay|Mar 2023

I thought the staff was nice, but the hotel let someone block my way out so I had to sit for 10 minutes before I could leave because someone went shopping and had to load all the bags while a hotel staff member blocked the driveway and the shopper blocked the fire lane. Also, would not have rented here if I knew I was getting a charger. They said it was the only “small car” they had. A charger isn’t a small car, it takes up a full lane and the hood is so large it reflects sunlight into the drivers eyes and is blinding. Won’t rent here again unless they have actual small cars available.

10.0

Wonderful|Oct 2022

Superb service from booking in to drop off; wonderful people.

4.0

Mediocre|Aug 2023

I had requested a sedan. Upon arrival, I was advised the only option was a jeep. This was very disappointing. I regularly drive an SUV but the jeep was large and boxy. I was on edge driving the vehicle throughout my rental period. While I do recognize rental vehicles are in short supply due to a shortage of cars and high demand, I continue to be frustrated that my 'only option' was presented as a jeep while others before and after me were provided with easier to drive options. I was relieved to drop the jeep off at the airport. I considered returning it after day 1 but the flexibility and understanding shown by Hertz staff was cold and verged on inconsiderate. When I am spending over $900 to rent a car for 5 days, my expectations are high. With my daughter in University at Dalhousie, we will return to the area. I will be very hesitant to rely on Hertz in the future or mentally prepare myself for substandard customer service.

6.0

Okay|Jun 2023

Mediocre, Quick to charge fees even when not warranted, slow to repay! I cancelled within the cancellation period and they still charged the cancellation fee. I did get it back after having to ask for it. Peter

6.0

Okay|May 2023

I wanted to change the drop off location to the airport but to do so was such a hassle and increased the price so exponentially that I left it as it was in order to move forward with the rental

8.0

Very Good|Oct 2022

The pick up at the Hollis Ave location in Halifax was hard as kiosk was in hotel with very little signage. Ended up dropping at the Airport. That was fantastic

1 out of 5

Car rental FAQs

What are petrol prices like in Halifax

The average price of petrol in Halifax is AED 5.26/litre over the past month, costing you anywhere between AED 236 and AED 341 to fill up a car’s fuel tank.

What is the cheapest hire car found in Halifax?

In the past two weeks, Cheapflights users have found many deals under AED 237/day when booking a car hire in Halifax. The absolute best deal a user found was for AED 173/day from Avis, booked on Sep. 17.

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

Taking our users’ ratings and reviews into consideration, Enterprise Rent-A-Car (9.3 rating), Alamo (9.3 rating) and Budget (8.9 rating) seem to be the best car hire companies in Halifax.

How much does it cost to hire a car in Halifax for a week from Avis?

Hiring a car in Halifax for a week can be a great option for travel. Avis, the most popular car hire company for this area, offers hire cars for around AED 1,579/week on average.

How far in advance should I hire a car in Halifax 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 29% on your car hire. For a below average price in Halifax, Cheapflights recommends booking your car hire at least 7 days in advance.