Cheap Car Rentals in Boston

Boston, MA, United States

12 Oct — 19 Oct

Boston, MA, United States

Wed 12/10

Noon

Wed 19/10

Noon

Driver's age:

26-65Other

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

January

1,026,743 ₫

February

1,241,642 ₫

March

1,480,420 ₫

April

1,623,686 ₫

May

1,695,319 ₫

June

2,148,997 ₫

July

2,268,385 ₫

August

1,934,097 ₫

September

1,695,319 ₫

October

2,292,263 ₫

November

1,504,298 ₫

December

1,599,808 ₫

Currently, the cheapest month to rent a car in Boston 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.

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8.2

Excellent

326 reviews•2 locations

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10.0

Excellent|Oct 2022

All was fine’

6.0

Good|Sep 2022

Lack of staffing meant that the car pick up was a long rather chaotic process.

8.0

Excellent|Sep 2022

Need to ensure that small details such as having the tire caps in place so the tire pressure light doesn’t come on

10.0

Excellent|Sep 2022

Boston location staff was awesome, very friendly.

10.0

Excellent|Sep 2022

Ils m ont sauvé la vie car à l aéroport ils m ont dit sold out et sur ce site j ai trouvé la voiture

8.0

Excellent|Sep 2022

Easy pickup and drop off. Car was decent but had noise coming from the rear end.

1 out of 109

8.0

Excellent

354 reviews•14 locations

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7.6

Good|Oct 2020

The car was clean and had plenty of bells and whistles. The process was fast and simple.

Because of COVID, I was hoping for plates from New England. There was exactly one car available at my reserved price point and it had New York plates. There were plenty of cars if I cared to move up to the next level. This seemed planned.

10.0

Excellent|Sep 2022

Probably the best rental experience! Flawless! No issues! Great customer service!

10.0

Excellent|Sep 2022

Everything

10.0

Excellent|Sep 2022

This rental was good value for money. Rental was an SUV and pick up and drop off was different locations, which can be costly. The staff at both locations were friendly.

8.0

Excellent|Sep 2022

My only complaint is that my car wasn't available at the pick-up time. I had to wait an hour or slightly longer for the car I reserved to arrive.

10.0

Excellent|Sep 2022

The employees went above and beyond to help me both in pick up and drop off of the vehicle. I had an amazing experience and would rent again from enterprise.

10.0

Excellent|Sep 2022

The staff, and manager Alex, were incredibly helpful, kind, and accommodating! Alex went above and beyond to help me when a predicament came up and I am forever grateful to him for his help!

1 out of 118

Enterprise Locations in Boston

102 Belvidere St

+1 617 262 8222

1022 William T Morrissey Blvd.

+1 617 282 3900

15 Transportation Way

+1 833 230 5695

17 Melnea Cass Blvd

+1 617 442 7500

200 Stuart St

+1 617 449 7362

230 Dorchester Ave

+1 617 268 1411

288 Washington St

+1 617 206 2050

292 Western Ave

+1 617 783 2240

299 Milk St

+1 617 723 8077

4009 Washington Street

+1 617 327 6688

425 Summer St

+1 617 268 1411

79 Freeport St

+1 617 282 3900

855 Morton St

+1 617 298 5411

996 Commonwealth Avenue

+1 617 738 6003

6.1

Good

269 reviews•2 locations

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8.0

Excellent|Aug 2022

Clerk could have described the $200 hold on the account better

10.0

Excellent|Apr 2022

The experience was great!!! Much better than Hertz which is surprising given Thrifty is owned by Hertz

6.0

Good|Oct 2022

I liked that I was able to get the car I actually booked. I didn’t like that my car smelled of smoke. I got switched around two different cars because the car they originally gave me was for sale (I’m not sure why it was still on the lot if it wasn’t rentable) I have had two bad experiences in the pickup line with this company. The line for pickup was over an hour wait after my scheduled pickup. Every car rental company in the pickup area had smooth lines that didn’t make you wait but 15min. Why was this rental company different? I don’t know. But it is very aggravating when you pay online ahead of time for pickup at a specific time and then it doesn’t happen. I believe the company needs to re-evaluate how the pickup process is done. Maybe have a line specifically for people with reservations??? Idk but that might actually be extremely beneficial?? Just maybe??

2.0

Mediocre|Oct 2022

Checking in was a long waiting 45 min and there was a bad odor in the car like cigarettes stains smell.we have to open windows.

6.0

Good|Sep 2022

Line was over an hour long to pick up car. Agent tried to up sell full size when we had said no. Confusion on toll device by all customers led to longer pick up time as agents had to explain options

4.0

Okay|Sep 2022

Daily rate and quality of the vehicle was good, but lots of hidden fees that were not explained at pick-up. If you need to use EZPass, Thrifty requires you to pay a daily rate for each day you have the car, even if only going through tolls 1 day.

2.0

Mediocre|Sep 2022

Waited almost two hours in line at Boston Logan to pick up the car. Rediculous. One person working when we got there.

8.0

Excellent|Sep 2022

Car was fine. Price was good. Pickup & drop off was good with one exception; during pickup, the process of finding & providing the actual car was under staffed and therefore took longer than expected and was a bit disorganized.

1 out of 90

5.9

Okay

155 reviews•7 locations

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2.0

Mediocre|Sep 2022

Not enough worker. Only 2 counters open for a line of my than 50 people

10.0

Excellent|Sep 2022

Excellent vehicle, upgraded to full size

2.0

Mediocre|Sep 2022

After waiting over 1 hour in line at Logan airport for my car I was told there were no more cars and that I needed to go to a hotel in Boston to pick up a car. Thus, I had to pay for Uber to take me there. To make matters worse, that facility is only open at 8AM. Since my flight back out was at 7AM I had to return the car the night before and pay for another Uber to the airport. Yes, I still got charged for a full day of rental. The staff at Avis were fine just rushed and under duress. Avis management's lack of planning to adjust to volume causes the issues. They aren't a startup organization by any means, yet almost behaves like one.

2.0

Mediocre|Sep 2022

Understaffed at pickup with long wait

10.0

Excellent|Aug 2022

Amazing customer service. This lady at Avis office took good care of me. Car was top, theyupgraded me for free!

2.0

Mediocre|Aug 2022

Car wasn't ready at reservation time. Car requested wasn't available. Car smelled like smoke.

1 out of 52

5.9

Okay

435 reviews•7 locations

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6.0

Good|Oct 2022

It took over 45 minutes to move through the reservation line and pick up the vehicle. Once we did, the vehicle was clean and ready for use. Drop off went much better.

2.0

Mediocre|Oct 2022

Horrible experience. No mention office closed at 6. With no remedy. Happy to discuss.

10.0

Excellent|Oct 2022

Excellent service. Having a shuttle service from the cruise terminal to your location would be helpful for your customers

2.0

Mediocre|Sep 2022

The guy at Budget Rental overcharged my friend's credit card by $20. He told us that the $20 will be reversed within 48 hours. He lied!! We will contest it tomorrow through the credit card company as we have the pink copy to prove if the actual charge. That guy at the Budget Rental had an unpleasant customer service!

2.0

Mediocre|Sep 2022

Didn't have any availability.

2.0

Mediocre|Sep 2022

I was charged 1100$ for 3 days while I booked for $188 for 3 days.

1 out of 145

5.9

Okay

352 reviews•6 locations

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9.2

Excellent|Oct 2020

The staff for pick up was wonderful and understanding.

9.2

Excellent|Sep 2019

Check out and check in were perfect.

The drivers seat was extremely uncomfortable. It was narrow and short.

8.0

Excellent|Oct 2022

After hours drop off has very little explanation of how to handle. Better if you had instructions written out so people know what to expect.

6.0

Good|Sep 2022

Staff was not friendly neither helpful. Tire pressure was too low, there was no introduction and the car wasn’t clean.

10.0

Excellent|Sep 2022

Everything

8.0

Excellent|Sep 2022

Hours are very restricted at this site. Site posting implied that you would be charged for additional hours if car was returned after hours. Luckily, this was not the case.

2.0

Mediocre|Sep 2022

Arrived at Hertz counter at Logan in Boston. Was told my car needed to be picked up downtown and the office was closed. Hertz was totally unhelpful. Told I had to talk to Kayak. No one to talk to there!!!! Had to rent from Alamo at the counter. Paid over $100 more. I was able to cancel the Kayak rental and get a refund but was a big hassle and vacation time wasted.

10.0

Excellent|Sep 2022

Well located and open seven days! Easy pick up and drop off. I LOVE not having to shlep all the way out to the airport!

1 out of 118

5.0

Okay

336 reviews•3 locations

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10.0

Excellent|Sep 2022

very easy process. Melvin Suarez at the Boston Harbor site was outstanding!

6.0

Good|Aug 2022

Car was nice. Got to ticket counter after 5 1/2 hour flight at the Car rental center. Sign said to go to THrifty.. Went down the hall to Thrifty and waited in a snaking line of 20-25 people with only 2 people behind the counter. Fortunately I only waited 25 mins for service. Man behind the counter was extremely nice. Then went to get car and waited another 20 mins or so. But it took over an hour to rent a car after a long flight and getting bags and getting to rental car center. Got to hotel 3 1/2 hours after landing in Boston.

2.0

Mediocre|Jul 2022

This was a complete disaster. I did not end up renting the car, because the pickup location was not at the AIRPORT!! I was supposed to pick up the car at Boston Logan, but after standing in line for an hour, I get to the counter, and the agent informed me that the rental was booked for DOWNTOWN Boston.... why would that have been? Why would I go downtown Boston and not pick up straight from the airport? I asked the agent if they could transfer the reservation and he said he could not, there was nothing he could do and they didn't have any extra cars available. Then I called the downtown office, and they were CLOSED for the day! I had to scramble to find another rental car company that had available cars. I was out the entire cost of the rental since I prepaid, and there is no change or cancellation available. I'm sorry, but this was unforgivable and I will never do car rental business through this website again.

2.0

Mediocre|Jul 2022

They didn’t honor the reservation. No cars available.

2.0

Mediocre|Jul 2022

At the ticket counter we had to wait, as there was one agent and 30 minutes later two more showed up. There were no cars availale when we got to the garage and about 12 car customers waiting. It was ridiculous. . They had some cars parked there that were available but required upgrades. So we did that just too not have to wait hours for our promised car. It sucked If nothing is available then at least they could let the customer know ahead of time

2.0

Mediocre|Jul 2022

Waited in line for 2 hrs+, 2 rude clerks, couldn’t correct a mistake without telling me they would charge me an extra $200 Had to talk to a manager

1 out of 112

131 reviews•1 location

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4.0

Okay|Mar 2018

Hybrid Ford Fusion was nice

Agents trying to sell add-ons I did not need, car was not very clean, who still uses paper?

5.2

Okay|Mar 2018

The check-out person at the garage was very nice.

We waited in line for almost 30 minutes to get our car, and the rep, who was very nice, moved at a snails pace. By the time we got to our car, we had to wait another 10+ minutes as there was a line of cars getting checked out to leave the garage. In the end, it took 90 minutes in total from the time I got off my plane until I left the garage with my car.

4.0

Okay|Mar 2018

There was no option to cancel my rental, which I could not use due to a snowstorm that hit Boston the night of my rental. This is extremely disappointing to me.

6.8

Good|Mar 2018

Was economical. Car was fine, pretty typical rental process.

Employees are trained to try to get you to purchase all the useless extras. The counter pickup experience is very slow, with the process sometimes taking 20-30 minutes for a single customer as they try to convince them that the insurance and extras are worth it. It's not that much different than other rental places, but definitely slower and slightly more obnoxious. Still, I'll always go with the cheapest rental.

5.6

Okay|Mar 2018

Good price, nice car

Our flight was changed due to a storm and when I called Advantage, the phone agent said as long as we picked it up within 24 hours of our original reservation, the car would be held for us and no changes needed to be made for the reservation. However, when we arrived, with our young children who had just traveled by plane, the car had NOT been held for us and we'd been marked down as a "no show." When we told the agent at the desk (Alexandra Garcia in Boston) that we'd called ahead, she said we could pay extra for a more expensive car, but she took no responsibility for the problem and was incredibly rude. What a horribly disappointing experience.

4.0

Okay|Mar 2018

bad for business lying manipulative employees will try not come back will post all my experience on social media they will try to sell you anything that is already included and you paid for. like electronic toll box on the front window.its there,installed,but they will lye to you and will try to sell it to you for 35 bucks.THE TOLLS ARE CHEAPER THEN THAT. and so on and on .....Manipulators.

1 out of 44

Car Rental FAQs

What car rental company is typically the cheapest in Boston?

According to our data, users have found the cheapest deals when booking a rental car in Boston from the following companies over the past two weeks: Hertz (1,296,323 ₫/day), Avis (1,363,180 ₫/day), and Thrifty (1,388,013 ₫/day).

Which car rental company is considered to be the best in Boston?

Taking our users’ ratings and reviews into consideration, Alamo (8.6 rating), National (8.5 rating) and Enterprise (8.4 rating) seem to be the best rental car companies in Boston.

What are gas prices like in Boston?

The average gas price in Boston is 25,072 ₫/liter over the past month, costing you anywhere between 1,128,224 ₫ and 1,629,656 ₫ to fill up a car’s gas tank.

How much does it cost to rent a car in Boston for a week from Hertz?

Hertz is one of the most popular car rental companies in Boston, offering car rentals for around 20,710,840 ₫ per week on average.

How far in advance should I rent a car in Boston for the best price?

Booking early can save you upwards of 7% on your rental. Booking your vehicle at least 19 days in advance can you get you a great below-average price in Boston.

Can I rent a car for a month in Boston?

Yes, cars are available to be rented out for an entire month in Boston.

How much is a car rental in Boston for a weekend?

For a weekend car rental in Boston, you can expect the average price to be around 0 ₫. Usually a Economy rental in Boston is your cheapest weekend car rental option, though you should always check Cheapflights to see if there are other deals on alternative car rental types. If you do opt for renting a Economy for November, it will cost approximately 0 ₫ per day.