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

Taking our users’ ratings and reviews into consideration, National (10.0 rating), Alamo (9.1 rating) and Payless (8.3 rating) seem to be the best car hire companies in Reno.

What are gas prices like in Reno?

The average price of petrol in Reno is AED 3.68/litre over the past month, costing you anywhere between AED 165 and AED 239 to fill up a car’s fuel tank.

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

Hiring a car in Reno 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 3,349/week on average.

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

Generally, for a better deal in Reno it’s recommended to book in a timely manner (to save up to 8%). Cheapflights recommends you book around 13 days prior to your pickup date. Booking as early as you can also increases the likelihood that you’ll get the ideal car.

Can I rent a car for a month in Reno?

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

What car do most people hire in Reno?

The most popular car chosen by those travelling to Reno is Standard (Nissan Pathfinder) based on our Cheapflights data.

Cheap Car Rentals in Reno

Reno, NV, United States

3 Apr — 10 Apr

Same drop-off

Mon 3/4

Noon

Mon 10/4

Noon

Driver's age:

26-65Other

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

January

AED 290

February

AED 312

March

AED 326

April

AED 286

May

AED 271

June

AED 319

July

AED 301

August

AED 304

September

AED 279

October

AED 246

November

AED 209

December

AED 264

Currently, the cheapest month to rent a car in Reno is November. The most expensive time to rent a car is March. 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 Reno

All major car rental suppliers in Reno

Alamo

9.1

Wonderful

123 reviews•1 location

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2.0

Poor|Mar 2023

When we arrived to Alamo kiosk, they decided to close earlier. Had to rent my car with Avis

10.0

Wonderful|May 2022

Will use Kayak for future trips. My experience was quick and easy.

10.0

Wonderful|Nov 2022

car was ready when I asked, clean, got great mileage, and destination airport had 24 hour service, so when I arrived at 4 o'clock in the morning, they were there smiling in a great mood happy to take the keys and get me on my way super efficiently.

8.0

Very Good|Oct 2022

I had to wait in line at the airport rental desk to show my rental agreement and then after being directed to the outside area I waited for almost 30 minutes to get my car. After getting in the car and leaving the airport it became very obvious that the vehicle had been smoked in. It stank so bad that we drove with the windows down and left the windows down everywhere we parked for the entire week that we drove the car.

10.0

Wonderful|Oct 2022

Vehicle had a very bad rotor which cause a great deal of vibration when breaking. This was unsettling since we were driving in mountain areas. I told the associates when I dropped it off about the problem. They said it would be taken care of. I hope they do!

10.0

Wonderful|Mar 2022

Easy to get my reservation and my car and easy to drop off. Nothing to complain about.

1 out of 41

Hertz

6.3

Okay

183 reviews•4 locations

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2.0

Poor|Jan 2023

Never got a vehicle they didn’t have any cars

10.0

Wonderful|Nov 2022

Friendly, professional staff. Nothing I can think of. Positive experience all around.

10.0

Wonderful|Oct 2022

I’d like to hear (via a message) that they acknowledged return of the car and will be sending me a receipt shortly.

2.0

Poor|Oct 2022

Bait & Switch tactics Asking me for my airline information but not booking me at the airport. To add to that, you book me at a place that closes at 5 pm knowing airlines have a 1 in 5 glitch such that when I’m delayed, the office is closed and I need to rebook at 3 times the price. Shame on you, despicable tactics. I will never use Kayak to book ever again

2.0

Poor|Oct 2022

The Branch Manager had very poor customer service skills. There was a miscommunication on insurance coverage, he did not want to help me resolve the problem. I asked him to call the corporate office together so we could find a resolution and he refused to do that. When I insisted we make that call, he threatened to call the police if I did not leave the office immediately. I have never experienced this poor level of service in a car rental office. I expected better from Hertz, and maybe it is a need for customer service training for that particular manager, but it is a poor reflection on a good company.

10.0

Wonderful|Oct 2022

When I picked up my car from Reno, I was helped out by the operations manager. I did not get her name, but she went above and beyond in helping me. When I rented my car, I made the mistake of picking it up from Vassar instead of Reno-Tahoe international airport. When I approached the counter to pick up my car, she noticed that I did not have a rental scheduled to be picked up at the airport. Once I explained to her that I was with my wife and baby, she was willing to give me a ride to pick up my rental from Vassar and get me on the road. Once I picked up my car from the different Hertz location, I returned back to the airport. Thankfully, she was still at the Hertz counter and I requested to drop the car at the airport instead of the Vassar location. She went above and beyond again to assist me, and was able to drop the car off at the airport without any issues. I will be coming back to Hertz in the near future to get awesome customer service and for decently priced rentals!

1 out of 61

Payless

8.3

Very Good

96 reviews•1 location

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2.0

Poor|May 2021

I can’t rate a company for which I never received a car from

Everything. Starting with being present to provide the car in which I reserved instead of sending me on a wild goose chase to another company to have it fulfilled.

2.0

Poor|Mar 2021

They didn’t have an employee at the counter. 50 people didn’t get their cars. Sent to Avis and Budget for cars, or to other vendors. They are involved in a bait and switch.

Avoid them completely.

9.2

Wonderful|Oct 2019

Yes very much so!

Place has seen better days...

10.0

Wonderful|Sep 2019

Pickup and dropoff were very easy

Communication about the location of pickup desk

10.0

Wonderful|Aug 2019

Friendly staff, knowledgeable

N/a

8.8

Very Good|Aug 2019

my rental car was NOT clean. skum on exterior of windows; inside not thoroughly vacuumed. hey RAC agencies ....those scenters you leave in cars don't overcome a lousy cleaning job

1 out of 32

Enterprise

8.1

Very Good

64 reviews•8 locations

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6.0

Okay|Mar 2023

No scraper in car. Key fob intermittently stop working.

8.0

Very Good|Jan 2023

At pickup we had to wait 45 minutes because they were swamped due to airline cancellations

10.0

Wonderful|Jul 2022

Prompt. Friendly service.

10.0

Wonderful|Jul 2022

They gave me a nicer car than I reserved. It was a quick easy pickup and drop off. That hits all of my requirements. Good job enterprise.

8.0

Very Good|Apr 2022

Staff was great to deal with. Made the process very easy. Need a better car selection. Only problem I had with car is that a few spots were missed when there were cleaning it. Even with that I would rent from them again.

2.0

Poor|Feb 2022

Rented for $220 online. Pickup at 6pm, drop-off at 6pm. Enterprise calls to tell me they are closing early so can I pick up the vehicle earlier. I said yes since my flight was expected to arrive at 2pm. A triple delayed flight brought me to Reno at 4:45 pm. I tried to work with the airport car rental desk, but they were no help. They just wasted my time. Which allowed the Mill Street location to close before I arrived. The next morning the Mill Street location wanted to charge me almost double the price, $436, for the rental. So, after being of no help at the airport, closing early at the Mill Street location 15 minutes before I could get there and then acting like they were doing me a favor to give my the rental at the agreed price, I have no use for Enterprise anymore.

1 out of 22

Dollar

7.9

Good

89 reviews•1 location

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2.0

Poor|Aug 2022

Unfriendly staff at the time of pick up and drop off. Car not working great.

2.0

Poor|Oct 2022

You have to go to the hertz line to get the car, where they allow the hertz gold members to cut to the front of the line. They were short staffed, often running to the lot to get more keys for rentals. It took over an hour and half to pickup a prepaid car. Not worth the savings.

2.0

Poor|Sep 2022

Car got given to another driver after a 2 hour wait. Got a different car that was dirty and uncomfortable and had to pay the same price. Wouldnt rent through Dollar ever again.

10.0

Wonderful|Sep 2022

Friendly staff at the Reno airport. They recommended an upgrade for a larger vehicle and were able to offer it for a much lower price than they initially quoted. The vehicle was almost new and very comfortable to drive. Drop off was easy and convenient.

2.0

Poor|Aug 2022

Brand new Ford Edge, problems with eco drive, shut off while moving, all gauges & screen blacked out, dead wheel, couldn’t get eco drive to turn off. Car never should have been on the road. I booked online, and my rental cost doubled at the counter, very shady.

10.0

Wonderful|Jul 2022

The upgraded us to a Mustang. Great service!! Me recommendation is to have your lanes more clearly marked so people know where to go for service.

1 out of 30

Thrifty

7.7

Good

74 reviews•1 location

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2.0

Poor|Aug 2022

Smallest airport ever and everyone was out to lunch so only one line was open and we stood there for 30 minutes and it never moved. Would've taken 2 hours to get to the front and we would've missed our boat reservation so we had no choice but to rent a second car from Enterprise.

6.0

Okay|Jun 2022

Unfortunately the counter was very busy when we got there & I had the feeling they were short staffed. Waited at least 1/2 hour at the counter & the same amount or more waiting for the car in the garage.

2.0

Poor|Jun 2022

Horrible experience wouldn't recommend it to anyone

7.9

Good|Sep 2021

Long line to get car after 10 hours of travel. Dropoff was great.

5.9

Fair|Aug 2021

Easy to pick up if you know in advance you have to have a credit card for an SuV but not to just rent a regular card that's a dumb policy . . The staff was great I waited 3 hours trying to figure out how I was going to get home with out an vechile

2.0

Poor|Jul 2021

Nothing to be honest. Line to check out was terribly long and the condition of the car they gave us was disgusting. Don’t waste your money with this rental company.

Condition of the car was disgusting. Brown stains coated the inside of the seats and ceiling. There was a burned hole in the driver’s seat. We tried to talk with someone about getting a different car and they told us there wasn’t anything they could do.

1 out of 25

Budget

7.3

Good

72 reviews•2 locations

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10.0

Wonderful|Feb 2021

!27.00 for a compact SUV was a bit pricey in my opinion

10.0

Wonderful|Mar 2023

It was a nice car

2.0

Poor|Feb 2023

Please please avoid this company they are scammers and customer service is non existent

4.0

Mediocre|Feb 2023

The pick up in Reno was an abysmal experience at best. The woman helping me was rude, and non-communicative and stated multiple times she was trying to get off her shift. At one point, there were at least 20+ people in line waiting with 4+ Budget attendants that were doing NOTHING! In addition to the extremely poor service, the car I requested (hybrid) was not available and I was put into a coffin of a vehicle as a replacement. Never going with this company again.

4.0

Mediocre|Feb 2023

I waited 50mins for the car…. The mirror were dirty, all the car was wet outside, the model was old, they gave me another car than the one I wanted for (I rented a Ford Edge because I want to drive this car and they gave me a Toyota 4Runner). The return process was great.

6.0

Okay|Jul 2022

People, process, vehicle all ok. Cost is simply not worth it.

1 out of 24

Avis

7.1

Good

51 reviews•3 locations

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10.0

Wonderful|May 2021

Everything was to my expectations. Thank you.

2.0

Poor|Mar 2023

Oversold mid size SUV (what I paid for and needed for mountain travel)- given minivan. Not safe, caused major travel issues for us. The only other option was a pick up with rear wheel drive. Not safe, won’t be using Avis again. I spent more for a specific type of vehicle and it wasn’t available. Not sure why they would over sell the vehicles and there is no direct line to the Avis Reno office to see if they received the vehicle we needed except driving in and talking to them face to face. Not happy at all with Avis.

2.0

Poor|Feb 2023

This experience was awful. 1. The car type Kayak said I would receive when booking was different than the Avis confirmation email stated 2. I needed a ski rack so I called Avis national service number who suggested calling the local pickup location. I tried calling them 4 separate times at different times of the day but each time time I was rerouted to the national call center. The national car center said they would put a note in the system for the ski rack. 3. I also needed it to be 4WD or AWD as this was for a ski vacation and we were heading into the mountains. Same situation as above - national call center added it to a note on the reservation. 4. When I arrived to pick it up, they told them that there were no ski racks available, and no vehicles of that type with 4WD or AWD left in their inventory.

10.0

Wonderful|Sep 2022

The best rental car experience I had in my life :)

6.0

Okay|Sep 2022

They (Avis) seem to have well overcharged at NZD$1,109.0 from the quoted NZD $780 figure!!

10.0

Wonderful|Aug 2022

The Customer Service Agent at the checkout desk in Reno was friendly, personable, and informative. :) I think the price paid for one day rental is a bit high these days.

1 out of 17