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

Taking our users’ ratings and reviews into consideration, Localiza (10.0 rating), Avis (4.7 rating) and National (2.0 rating) seem to be the best car hire companies in Santa Marta.

What are gas prices like in Santa Marta?

The average price of petrol in Santa Marta is AED 2.24/litre over the past month, costing you anywhere between AED 101 and AED 146 to fill up a car’s fuel tank.

How much does it cost to hire a car in Santa Marta for a week from Localiza?

Localiza is one of the top picks in Santa Marta. They can have you in a hire car for about AED 775 per week on average.

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

Booking your car hire early can save you up to 6%. Aim to book your car hire at least 67 days in advance to take advantage of a below average price in Santa Marta.

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

The length of time you can book a rental for is subject to the inventory of the supplier. When renting a vehicle from Santa Marta it should be possible to rent a car for a whole month if needed.

What car do most people hire in Santa Marta?

The most popular car to hire while in Santa Marta is the Chevrolet Spark, which is a Economy vehicle.

Cheap Car Rentals in Santa Marta

Santa Marta, Colombia

28 Mar — 4 Apr

Same drop-off

Tue 28/3

Noon

Tue 4/4

Noon

Driver's age:

26-65Other

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

January

AED 106

February

AED 95

March

AED 121

April

AED 117

May

AED 106

June

AED 106

July

AED 135

August

AED 121

September

AED 106

October

AED 106

November

AED 106

December

AED 106

Currently, the cheapest month to rent a car in Santa Marta is February. 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.

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Top rental agencies in Santa Marta

All major car rental suppliers in Santa Marta

Localiza

2 locations

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Avis

4.7

Mediocre

10 reviews•2 locations

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3.2

Poor|Feb 2019

The car broke after 2 hours of use. Left indicator didnt work, drivers dook didnt look. We rang up and the team was unhelpful - we had to make an arranged time to change the car, miles from where we were! A nightmare, basically. Never using Avis again. + Service at collection was slow, rude, rubbish

Everything

4.0

Mediocre|Jun 2018

How easy it was to arrange for the online rental. We will try to avoid using Avis again. They need to streamline the checkout process.

Twice we rented Avis Cars in International Airports in Colombia. What a mistake Santa Marta & Bogota- very long check out process, especially when compared to our Colombian experience with Localiza Santa Marta - The Nissan March car we were given was substandard to other rental cars that we have had. (After market radio, lots of dings, missing hubcap, made a squeaky noise- we feared it might break down. Santa Marta - At check out we had to defend that it was being returned exactly as we received it. Apparently there were traffic cones missing.- Bogota -1 hr. 45 min. time period between checking in at reservation time at the Avis Counter and actually driving the car from the lot Bogota - tacky paint, and no wet paint signs, at the Avis counter. I got paint on my shirt sleeve. Bogota - Bad check-int instructions were given at Check-out, so it made check out longer and more complicated.

6.0

Okay|Feb 2018

The employees were amiable

the difficulty in getting to rental company from airport. trying to coordinate the drop-off with no airport Avis office there being up charged for the rental

4.8

Mediocre|Dec 2017

There is no AVIS station at the Santa Marta Airport. I had to drive to the city to pick up my car. No explanation, no word of excuse. The dropoff was set to be the airport. The AVIS employee showed up with 1 hour delay.

4.8

Mediocre|Aug 2017

I booked the car through kayak, when we came to pick it up the adress given was wrong and the Avis shop was not in santa Marta but in rodadero, 30 min away. when we came to Pick it up they said we had to call first to confirm the car and didn't have a car for us. I had a booking confirmation via email and no way of knowing that we had to call as well to confirm. After about 45 min discussion they all of a sudden had a car but only if we could bring it back the next morning at 10am. The car was fine to drive during the day but at night the shaded windows were so dark that you could barely see the road, I was very scared driving like that. Also the control panel (where you see how fast u drive) was so blinding that I had to cover it with a book to be able to drive.

2.0

Poor|Aug 2017

The car was a wreck with big scratches all over and it was lacking features which are now common on most cars even the cheapest. We thought about returning it several times but since it still took us from point A to point B, we preferred spending our time discovering the country instead. However, the drop-off was a nightmare. The employee at Santa Marta came up with new (tiny) scratches in the most random places and made us call the Cartagena office to explain it wasn't our fault. They said they will review all pictures of the car to determine whether it was caused by us with no apologies for the inconvenience. This whole thing took close to an hour, making us rush for our plane. We had substantially better service with Localiza for our rental between Bogota and Medellin, even though they are not international players. Avoid Avis.

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National

2.0

Poor

1 review•2 locations

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2.0

Poor|Jan 2022

This was the worse experience.. I will never use Kayak again. I rented a car from National in Santa Marta; Colombia. What they did not tell me is Santa Marta has restrictions based on the last digit of the license plate so I could not drive the car on the third day I was there which was the day I had to return the car to airport. And they had only one car so I had to come back a day early and use taxis on final day.

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