Cheap Car Hire at San Diego Airport | Deals From AED 41/Day

San Diego, CA, United States - San Diego (SAN)

9 Feb — 16 Feb

Same drop-off

Thu 9/2

Noon

Thu 16/2

Noon

Driver's age:

26-65Other

San Diego Airport Car Rentals in 2023

Most popular company	ALAMO
Price of petrol per litre	AED 3.64
Average price per day	AED 48
Cheapest price per day	AED 47

What is the cheapest time to rent a car at San Diego Airport?

January

AED 157

February

AED 227

March

AED 260

April

AED 246

May

AED 220

June

AED 246

July

AED 249

August

AED 227

September

AED 205

October

AED 220

November

AED 205

December

AED 213

Currently, the cheapest month to rent a car at San Diego Airport is January. 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.

Popular Car Types in San Diego Airport

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There are, in total, 126 car hire locations at San Diego Airport that are operated by 54 companies. In the past week, Small is the cheapest car type users can hire (cheapest price last found: AED 41/day). Explore 4 car types currently offered from San Diego Airport hire providers:

SUV

AED 55+

Small

AED 41+

Medium

AED 45+

Large

AED 55+

Compare available car types for hire in San Diego Airport

	Small cars	AED 129 - AED 548
	All Car Types	AED 162 - AED 423

To hire a Small car in San Diego Airport, you would pay an average price of AED 162/day. October is the cheapest month to hire a Small car in San Diego Airport (~AED 129/day), while the most expensive month to hire that same car type is August (~AED 548/day). In fact, October is about 21% cheaper than prices during the rest of the year to book a Small hire for San Diego Airport. When comparing with other car types available for hire in San Diego Airport, hiring a Small car saves you 29% 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 San Diego Airport Small hire prices found by Cheapflights users in the past 7 days:

To hire a Medium car in San Diego Airport, you would pay an average price of AED 175/day. September is the cheapest month to hire a Medium car in San Diego Airport (~AED 161/day), while the most expensive month to hire that same car type is May (~AED 307/day). In fact, September is about 8% cheaper than prices during the rest of the year to book a Medium hire for San Diego Airport. When comparing with other car types available for hire in San Diego Airport, hiring a Medium 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 San Diego Airport Medium hire prices found by Cheapflights users in the past 7 days:

To hire a SUV car in San Diego Airport, you would pay an average price of AED 158/day. September is the cheapest month to hire a SUV car in San Diego Airport (~AED 160/day), while the most expensive month to hire that same car type is April (~AED 408/day). In fact, September is about 0% cheaper than prices during the rest of the year to book a SUV hire for San Diego Airport. When comparing with other car types available for hire in San Diego Airport, hiring a SUV car saves you 30% 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 San Diego Airport SUV hire prices found by Cheapflights users in the past 7 days:

Ford KaAED 41/day

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Ford FocusAED 42/day

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Top rental agencies in San Diego Airport

All major car rental suppliers in San Diego Airport

Alamo

8.9

Very Good

245 reviews•1 location

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Recent reviews

8.4

Very Good|Aug 2020

Easy in and out service

roomer comfort in the vehicle

10.0

Wonderful|Jan 2023

Fast check in and out, friendly, clean

10.0

Wonderful|Dec 2022

I did not know how to lower the passenger seat angle, so it was stuck at an odd angle for the whole trip.

10.0

Wonderful|Sep 2022

Great experience all around!

10.0

Wonderful|Sep 2022

Was a great fast experience.

10.0

Wonderful|Aug 2022

Good service. Clean, maintained car.

1 out of 82

Avis

7.6

Good

113 reviews•1 location

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2.0

Poor|Jan 2023

Terrible service They did not respect my reservation, I had to walk to SIXT, and they did a great job and friendly service Avis think they’re doing you a favor Never go back

10.0

Wonderful|Jan 2023

Everything was simple and easy. From booking the online reservation, to securing the vehicle, to drop-off. Affordable too.

10.0

Wonderful|Jan 2023

Easy to book and staff was friendly and good to work with, price was reasonable.

10.0

Wonderful|Dec 2022

Flight cancelations caused by weather meant a large number of people were stranded looking for automobiles to rent. My confirmation was honored in a friendly and efficient manner by Avis.

10.0

Wonderful|Dec 2022

Easy in and out. I do wish I did not buy extra insurance that Kayak offered on the site

2.0

Poor|Dec 2022

Had to pay an extra charge for third party liability insurance (TP). This extra charge wasn't mentioned on the Kayak website and was not included in the Allianz extra coverage (FDW, or full liability waiver) that I purchased.

1 out of 38

Ace

4.3

Mediocre

108 reviews•1 location

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2.0

Poor|Dec 2020

Accurate information on your site would have been helpful.

2.0

Poor|Nov 2020

NOTHING ABOUT YOUR COMPANY. FALE ADVERTISING

IF YOU HAD RENTED THE VAN TO US BUT YOU WERE CHARGING EXCESS MILAGE

2.0

Poor|Jul 2022

When arriving at airport called number for shuttle to pick up only to be told the company went out of business stranding me at the airport with no rental and offered no help. Didn't receive any prior notice that they went out of business so I could make alternate arrangements

2.0

Poor|May 2022

I did this specifically for an airport pickup, and then it turns out ACE doesn’t have airport pickup, although it had said it did.

10.0

Wonderful|Apr 2022

Very nice people. However, the shuttle service was too slow and pick-up was lengthy.

2.0

Poor|Feb 2022

Ace has absolutely no business being a car rental option for Kayak.

1 out of 36

MEXRENTACAR

4.0

Mediocre

223 reviews•2 locations

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2.0

Poor|May 2022

They refused to give me the car because “we don’t do rentals under 24 hours notice”, however it showed up on kayak. They refused to listen to this argument, blaming kayak instead.

2.0

Poor|May 2022

I waited at the airport for an hour. Was late to my appointment.

2.0

Poor|May 2022

I was told they didn’t have a car for me. So was left without wheels that day. NOT GOOD.

2.0

Poor|May 2022

Overcharged a lot. 3x what I agreed to

2.0

Poor|May 2022

Did not recieve the car i booked. So never even got the car to begin with

2.0

Poor|Apr 2022

I was charged even though i did not pick up the rental. The man at the front counter said i would be refunded, but i was not.

1 out of 75

Advantage

9.0

Wonderful

37 reviews•1 location

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10.0

Wonderful|Mar 2020

it was great, I used kayak to do the reservation

8.0

Very Good|Jul 2017

Convenient drop off to airport

Delay in service. Car not available on time.

6.8

Okay|Jul 2017

Car was clean and fine, no issues.

Long, slow line. Tried to up-sell everyone on a whole bunch of things.To get CDW waiver they made us show our car insurance records, and we had to call our agent to email them on the spot!

8.8

Very Good|Jun 2017

Rental return in San Francisco is not in the rental return building and I was directed to a non existent location 20 minutes away in Burlingame only to find out that the real drop off was at an almost unfindable location on south canal. When I finally did arrive no one was being helped. 2 employees said they were short staffed. It took me a full hour to drop off my car

4.8

Mediocre|Jun 2017

The car was fairly new.

The car was dirty. Arrived at the rental place and had to wait while they "cleaned the car" even though I had a reservation. They must have just hosed it down even though it took 20 minutes. The dashboard was covered in dust, there was white residue on the seats, a whole slice of pizza in full view stuck down beside the seat, and pepperoni and cheese in multiple places through the car.

6.0

Okay|May 2017

Flight cancelled by Jet Blue. Could not re-schedule. Never picked up car/

1 out of 13

Budget

7.9

Good

69 reviews•1 location

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2.0

Poor|May 2022

I have very bad experience & I’m still waiting for my money back, All this company want your money They don’t care customer services

10.0

Wonderful|Jan 2023

The website was very easy to use. I was able to get my rental set up very late in the night and pick it up early the next morning

2.0

Poor|Dec 2022

Booked the car for $85 online for a 12 hour rental. Was charged $400.

8.0

Very Good|Oct 2022

Loved the car but was dirty and kept asking for maintence. Had to stop to get air in tires twice in 3 days

6.0

Okay|Oct 2022

The price for car rentals are up folks! Stupid me I bought got the option for the rental to be gas instead of me. I did a double take which was too late, dude $90. WTF! I’m like that 2010 Meme Antoine Dawson - Hide yo kids, Hide you wife, Hide yo Husband cause they R@P!ing ppl out here - with these charges!

6.0

Okay|Sep 2022

Plan time to stand in line. Car was not all that clean.

1 out of 23

Airport Van

5.1

Fair

44 reviews•1 location

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2.0

Poor|Mar 2020

Booked a van pickup 5pm and drop off at same time 2 days later. The day off, 3 hours before pickup, I get a phone call from the location telling me I need to pickup an hour early because they decide to close at 4 “today”. Of fine. “Oh and also you need to drop off before 10am in 2 days because we will be closed at 10am”. “Or you can pay an extra $60 for late drop off”. What?? Late drop off would mean I extend pass my 24h, which I’m not!! If you decide to close early how does that become my problem?? Very disappointing.

2.0

Poor|Mar 2020

Booked a van for 2 days w/ 150 mile per day. Arrived at location to be told that policies “of this specific branch” have changed and are now 150 “per rental” (!!!??) Long story short it’s obvious Non sense. Worker at location didn’t show any compassion and on the phone corporate couldn’t do anything because “we are reservation center and customer center only works week days”. Customer service non existent, bummer for loyal and respectful customers like us but I guess that’s the way it goes now.

3.2

Poor|Feb 2020

Van was nice.

Shuttle service was terrible/non existent. Rental office is a run down shack to smells of urine.

2.0

Poor|Feb 2020

I can accurately rate this—they never showed up to pick me up. I waited a half hour for the shuttle and finally had to rent another car because I had a meeting in another town. I sincerely hope they didn’t charge my credit card.

3.6

Poor|Jan 2020

Poor attitude. Had to wait for an hr and dealt with screw you attitude from the front desk. The place was dirty and shady. The van was old (60k + miles) and dirty. It was conveniently near the airport so that is a plus. Most of all is the lady at the front desk who was awful.

9.6

Wonderful|Sep 2019

The staff was friendly and helpful. The drop off was super easy. We had a terrific vehicle for the cost.

Didn't love that we had to go to the transit center for rentals & from there take another van (that we had to call & wait for). Also, we had to return by 2 or be charged extra to return it later to a different location (it was a Sat)- those were the only downsides to an otherwise great experience.

1 out of 15

ADDCAR RENTAL

2 locations

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Best San Diego Airport Car Rental Deals Found

Toyota FortunerAED 80/day

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Mazda CX-5AED 55/day

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Peugeot 3008AED 57/day

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Car Rental FAQs

What is the cheapest hire car found at San Diego Airport?

In the past two weeks, Cheapflights users have found many deals under AED 177/day when booking a car hire at San Diego Airport. The absolute best deal a user found was for AED 172/day from Alamo, booked on Dec. 18.

Which car rental providers are at San Diego Airport?

There are 10 car rental providers located at San Diego Airport. The following companies can be found near the San Diego Airport car rental counter:
Silvercar (9.6)
Advantage (9.0)
Alamo (8.9)
Enterprise (8.9)
National (8.6)
Hertz (8.0)
GREEN MOTION (8.0)
Budget (7.9)
Avis (7.6)
Thrifty (7.5)

Which car rental company is considered to be the best at San Diego Airport?

Taking our users’ ratings and reviews into consideration, Silvercar (9.6 rating), Advantage (9.0 rating) and Alamo (8.9 rating) seem to be the best car hire companies at San Diego Airport.

How much does it cost to hire a car at San Diego Airport for a week from Alamo?

Alamo is one of the most popular car hire companies at San Diego Airport, offering car hire for around AED 1,241 per week on average.

Can I rent a car for a month at San Diego Airport?

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

How much does it cost to rent a car at San Diego Airport for a month?

You can potentially save up to 3% on a month-long rental by booking with Alamo. Alamo is the cheapest rental company available within the next few months. Renting a car at San Diego Airport can cost you on average AED 5,317 a month or AED 177 a day. For extended stays in a location, this option will usually save you the most.