Cheap Car Rentals in Sacramento

Sacramento, CA, United States

4 Oct — 11 Oct

Same drop-off

Driver's age:

Wed 4/10

Noon

Wed 11/10

Noon

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

January

AED 161

February

AED 205

March

AED 205

April

AED 194

May

AED 194

June

AED 209

July

AED 213

August

AED 209

September

AED 194

October

AED 235

November

AED 201

December

AED 216

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

	Small cars	AED 115 - AED 406
	All Car Types	AED 115 - AED 396

To hire a Small car in Sacramento, the United States, you would pay an average price of AED 118/day. October is the cheapest month to hire a Small car in Sacramento, the United States (~AED 115/day), while the most expensive month to hire that same car type is May (~AED 406/day). In fact, October is about 4% cheaper than prices during the rest of the year to book a Small hire for Sacramento. When comparing with other car types available for hire in Sacramento, hiring a Small car saves you 21% 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 Sacramento, the United States, you would pay an average price of AED 112/day. June is the cheapest month to hire a SUV car in Sacramento, the United States (~AED 108/day), while the most expensive month to hire that same car type is May (~AED 406/day). In fact, June is about 5% cheaper than prices during the rest of the year to book a SUV hire for Sacramento. When comparing with other car types available for hire in Sacramento, hiring a SUV car saves you 25% 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 Sacramento

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

Hertz

6.8

Okay

319 reviews•5 locations

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4.0

Mediocre|Aug 2023

1) Kayak providing a telephone number for assistance. 2) Hertz working better with me to address the issue of their downtown office being closed

2.0

Poor|Jul 2023

I was scheduled to return on 7/4 but was not told the location would be closed. When I called the customer service number, they advised me to return it to the airport location. The airport location attempted the charge me for returning it to a different location. Hertz wasted 2 hours of my time, attempted to charge me MORE for their mistake and never once even apologized.

2.0

Poor|May 2023

The price offered through Kayak was great. The staff at the Hertz location when we picked up was awful. They were very slow and had zero concern for helping anyone quickly. They also said our only option was a fully electric vehicle. We had to argue with the front office person to get to a manager to get to a gas vehicle. It was a terrible experience. The drop off was fine.

2.0

Poor|Apr 2023

Hertz did not have an intermediate SUV. Hertz tried to give me an (SMALL) Electric Vehicle which was several classes below my rental reservation and wanted to charge me the same as the InterMediate Vehicle Rate! E Vehicle had no Cord to Charga and I was being advised to go to a charging station. Since I was headed 400 miles one way and into a Remote area... DOES NOT WORK! No Mediatio... Take it or leave it attitude. SUCKED! Very Disgusting.

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.

1 out of 107

Payless

6.7

Okay

143 reviews•1 location

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2.0

Poor|May 2023

The car smelt really bad, it was not cleaned properly

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 2021

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

6.0

Okay|Dec 2021

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.

8.0

Very Good|Sep 2023

I got my vehicle of choice.

1 out of 48

Budget

6.5

Okay

134 reviews•4 locations

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2.0

Poor|Apr 2023

We arrived at the Budget counter at our scheduled pick up time, 1 pm. The line to get to the counter was a football field long. After asking those in the front we determined the wait time was 2-3 hours. We had doctor's appointments in Reno that afternoon which we would make, if we were able to get our car and go. A 2.5 hour wait would result in missing the appointments. We called an Uber and proceeded to Reno to make our appointments. I tried to cancel my reservation, only to be told on the app that I could not cancel. I will be disputing any charge on my credit card as Budget clearly did not meet the requirement of the contract to have an available car in a reasonable amount of time. Budget was well aware of the demand for cars to which they had agreed to supply. They had two representatives to service 100 yards of customers. That is not reasonable. Avis, Hertz and Enterprise had lines of two to three waiting customers; that is reasonable. I will never use on-line suppliers like Kayak again to book a rental car. I will join companies like Hertz and book directly with them.

4.0

Mediocre|Apr 2023

The car was really dirty. It was dumb Kia van and not the brand noted. I know they very, but this was an especially worse version than the one advertised.

8.0

Very Good|Apr 2023

Offer cars with snow tires

2.0

Poor|Mar 2023

I booked on Kayak with unlimited mileage included and $85 as estimated total. When dropped off car, bill was $225 I beleive.

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?

8.0

Very Good|Aug 2023

Had to wait for about 25 min to get the vehicle

1 out of 45

Dollar

6.4

Okay

171 reviews•1 location

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2.0

Poor|Sep 2023

They wouldn’t give me a car. They said it had to be traversed 24 hours in advanced but it let me book it online

6.0

Okay|Feb 2023

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

6.0

Okay|Aug 2023

I was told I would only be charged $36 for taxes since I prepaid with a third party. I have a charge to my credit card of $236. Hopefully $200 will be credited back soon?

2.0

Poor|Jun 2023

Drop of was fast and the attendant was very friendly. The car was not what I expected, it was very dirty in and out, it had a strange smell and it was missing the front right hubcap. I was very disappointed with the car. I won't use Dollar again.

4.0

Mediocre|Jun 2023

Waiting time was too long. Not enough people working. I ended up paying for insurance coverage which I didn't need because it was not explained clearly to me.

2.0

Poor|May 2023

There were at least a hundred people in line in front of us. They were estimating 2-3 hours to get through the line. We luckily had a friend who had just received a car from another company and so we bailed and rode with him. Next time I'm paying more for a better company.

1 out of 57

Thrifty

6.1

Okay

116 reviews•3 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|Sep 2023

When initially meeting with the staff to pick up the vehicle, the thrifty representative informed me that my rental was for a 2 person vehicle. I was then upcharged into a mid-size (from compact) and later verified through my email that my initial booking was in fact for a 4 person vehicle. The wait time to actually receive the vehicle was roughly 2 hours (speaking to other customers, the range was about 1.5-3 hours from check in to receiving their vehicle). The first vehicle I received had a maintenance light, so I exchanged it for another vehicle which did not have a service light on, but did have vastly different tire pressures per wheel. Upon returning the vehicle, the person who checked in the returns was not visible, nor did he make an effort to come to our vehicle (another employee had to point him out). The employee offered no support. I also did not receive my receipt until the next day where I incurred a large mischarge for fuel despite returning a fully fueled vehicle.

2.0

Poor|Apr 2023

The car was fine, but I had to wait in line for an hour and a half to get it (at the Sacramento airport). The line extended almost the entire length of the rental building. At no time did any staffer make any kind of announcement about the cause of the delay. They just let us stew. I will not use Thrifty again.

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.

1 out of 39

Enterprise Rent-A-Car

7.3

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 Rent-A-Car 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

6.4

Okay

67 reviews•4 locations

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8.0

Very Good|Apr 2023

The process at check-in takes much too long. It seems this could all have done on-line except scanning in my DL and Credit Card. The car was fine, smelled heavily of smoke.

2.0

Poor|Sep 2023

No car was reserved

2.0

Poor|Jun 2023

Avis gave me a car that turned out to have a massive oil leak and told me to keep driving it even though there was a check oil level alarm going off. The engine finally blew up and I was stranded for 3 hours on the side of the freeway while I tried to get roadside assistance. They assured me that I could get a refund, but my credit card was charged for $1500 more than the original price.

10.0

Wonderful|Jun 2023

The price as well as the pro.ptness and ease of renring and returning went on so smoothly. Staff werecsi.ply awesome and courteous.

2.0

Poor|Jun 2023

overcharged

10.0

Wonderful|May 2023

Steve was great! I had a nightmare-ish experience with the people at the airport Avis, so I’m so glad I got to experience the customer service given by Steve. He was attentive, kind, and conversational. He was also so speedy in getting our paperwork done and keys in our hand, and dropoff was just as easy. Thank you for making our trip so stressfree!

1 out of 23

Airport Van

3.7

Poor

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

Car rental FAQs

What are petrol prices like in Sacramento

The average price of petrol in Sacramento is AED 4.04/litre over the past month, costing you anywhere between AED 182 and AED 263 to fill up a car’s fuel tank.

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

Taking our users’ ratings and reviews into consideration, Enterprise Rent-A-Car (7.3 rating), Hertz (6.8 rating) and Payless (6.7 rating) seem to be the best car hire companies in Sacramento.

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

Avis offers hire cars in Sacramento for about AED 1,950 per week on average.

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

Generally, for a better deal in Sacramento it’s recommended to book in a timely manner (to save up to 33%). Cheapflights recommends you book around 7 days prior to your pickup date. Booking as early as you can also increases the likelihood that you’ll get the ideal car.