Cheap Car Rentals at Hartford Bradley Intl Airport

Hartford, CT, United States - Bradley Intl (BDL)

5 Feb — 12 Feb

Same drop-off

Sun 5/2

Noon

Sun 12/2

Noon

Driver's age:

26-65Other

What is the cheapest time to rent a car at Hartford Bradley Intl Airport?

January

1,384,326 ₫

February

1,923,979 ₫

March

1,947,442 ₫

April

2,041,295 ₫

May

2,041,295 ₫

June

2,205,537 ₫

July

2,229,000 ₫

August

1,923,979 ₫

September

1,783,200 ₫

October

2,064,758 ₫

November

1,783,200 ₫

December

1,712,810 ₫

Currently, the cheapest month to rent a car at Hartford Bradley Intl Airport is January. 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.

Top rental agencies in Hartford Bradley Intl Airport

All major car rental suppliers in Hartford Bradley Intl Airport

Hertz

7.8

Good

62 reviews•1 location

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10.0

Wonderful|Nov 2022

Great vehicle, very fair rate,excellent experience

10.0

Wonderful|Oct 2022

The checkout process at Hertz seems slower than with other car renters. Everyone was super friendly and helpful though.

2.0

Poor|Aug 2022

Pathetic customer service Will not rent with them again

10.0

Wonderful|May 2022

The counter help was exceptional! She help me make changes and gave us an upgrade.

10.0

Wonderful|May 2022

Everything went very well and the shuttle bus driver was very helpful

6.0

Okay|May 2022

Vehicle was great, but i had to putba lot of air in 3 tires before getting it home. Dont they check that?

1 out of 21

Dollar

7.6

Good

68 reviews•1 location

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10.0

Wonderful|Apr 2022

I was given a smokers car. I should have taken it back but I didn't. At the end of the trip the fellow that checked me in dropped the price by $100 to compensate for the smell of the car.

8.0

Very good|Nov 2021

Check in and dropoff were great and car was fine. My only complaint is that it was never made clear nor explained to me that there would be a $500 hold placed on my debit card on top of the price of the rental. I understand the reasons for doing it, I just don't like that it was not explained to me at check in.

7.9

Good|Oct 2021

good experience

7.9

Good|Sep 2021

Easy transport via shuttle to Dollar office. We walked right up to the desk. It seemed to take Forever but car rental Places always do. We got the car and realized that the numbers didn’t match the paperwork. Turns out the wrong tag was on the right car. That took awhile to straighten out but they did. Coke Machine was broken without a sign stating that but one of the ladies gave us 4 bottles of water which we really appreciated.

3.9

Poor|Sep 2021

Very long wait for pick up…

5.9

Fair|Jul 2021

Cost was insanely expensive, but all rent a cars are that way right now. Cars was a bit old too. Pick up in Hartford took forever, one worker checking in everyone for Dollar, Thrifty and Hertz. She was great, but it took a long time because she was by herself. Drop off in Portland was a mess. No one to check in cars. Still don’t have a receipt more than 24 hours after drop off.

1 out of 23

Thrifty

7.1

Good

32 reviews•1 location

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10.0

Wonderful|Oct 2022

Got a car that didnt reek of cigarettte smoke or the products used to cover it up. Pickup and drop off easy. No problems

4.4

Mediocre|Oct 2018

Car was dirty, dented and scuffed. The various fueling and insurance options were confusing. I felt like I was overpaying.

9.6

Wonderful|Oct 2018

good car for good price

a little farther from the airport than the other rentals

6.8

Okay|Oct 2018

Cost, Pick-up process, Rental Condition and Quality

Drop-off of rental car. When I went to drop off the rental at 330am the morning of my flight (6am), the rental location was closed. I had to call road side assistance/directions support. Turns out the location is closed until 5am and that Thrifty rentals were to be returned to the Hertz location. I had no problem with the return, but it was stressful to deal with before an early flight in a city I am not familiar with.

8.0

Very good|Oct 2018

Ease of drop off and shuttle service.

5.2

Fair|Sep 2018

convenient location, quoted price (actual price was significantly more!)

When dropping the car off, there was only one employee behind the counter working with a couple. He asked if I was dropping off and then told me to "move the car over there." He didn't say "please" or ask nicely, simply commanded me to do it. I walked back in and he eventually told the couple he'd be back and disappeared for at least 5 minutes. A shuttle driver finally showed up and I walked outside and asked if I could drop the car off with him, explaining that the person behind the counter just disappeared. He said, "I'm just tired of doing returns." He did help but the service and the latter employee complaining about his job left much to be desired.

1 out of 11

Budget

6.6

Okay

62 reviews•1 location

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2.0

Poor|Dec 2022

Before returning the car, I filled up with a full tank of gas outside of the JFK Airport. When car was returned, the gas odometer pointed to the full level but no one really came to check it. Only after I received the receipt afterwards, it said the gas tank was 13.4 gallon and when they gave me the car it was 14 gallon. So they charged almost $6 based on their rate of almost $10/gallon. I think this is a ripped off. Budget just wants to make extra bucks here and there. When I first got into the car, the dashboard showed what's in the tank cam still drive about 525 miles. After I filled up and returned the car, it showed the gas can drive 541 miles, which means I returned with actually more gas than when I got the car. Never rent from Budget again.

2.0

Poor|Sep 2022

There was a chunk of the tire missing when we went to pick it up. We drove 13hrs and the rotors and brakes were in terrible condition and the tires had no tread. The wheel would shake when trying to stop. Very upset budget couldn’t take the time to look over brakes and rotors before customers came to pick the car up. I was surprised we made it to our destination safely it was that bad

2.0

Poor|Sep 2022

I waited 2.5 hours in line to pick up my car. And I did the pre-registration. Something is not working in your process.

10.0

Wonderful|Aug 2022

Easy process! Friendly customer service representatives from start to finish

10.0

Wonderful|Jul 2022

No AC in the bus.

2.0

Poor|Jun 2022

First car was so dirty they gave me a new one. The second car did not have a working a/c and I had to drive two hours to exchange it because all locations were closed during holiday weekend except airport. Third car they gave me was scratched up, beat up and dirty inside. Unreal.

1 out of 21

Enterprise

8.8

Very good

20 reviews•1 location

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10.0

Wonderful|Jan 2023

It was perfect!

10.0

Wonderful|Oct 2022

Chevi Malibu not good for us. Too low to the ground. We kept hitting our heads getting in. Was supposed to get a full size Nissan.

10.0

Wonderful|Aug 2022

Smooth sailing with this rental...

4.0

Mediocre|Aug 2022

Obscenely overpriced and tried to blame previous damage on me. Rent anywhere else.

6.0

Okay|Jan 2022

Way too much money for what you get extreme rip off!!

10.0

Wonderful|Oct 2021

None

1 out of 7

Alamo

8.0

Very good

27 reviews•1 location

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10.0

Wonderful|Jan 2023

Pick up was easy, customer service was so welcoming.

4.0

Mediocre|Nov 2022

The air conditioning was not working in the high mileage car that I was Renting. They tried to talk me into keeping the car because all I had to do is turn the air conditioner all the way down to low and it would work. The guy argued with me for about 3-4 minutes, Before I finally just said give me a different car or I can find a different car rental agency. From there the new car was decent wasn't very clean but drove well.

6.8

Okay|May 2017

Despite the long line and slow processing of customer, Rental Agent, Renee, did a great job turning-around an otherwise unpleasant experience. She apologized for the long wait, and upon hearing how long I had been waiting, she offered to compensate me with an upgraded vehicle, even though she realized I would never make it to my destination on-time, at that point. Renee was pleasant and helpful.

Upon arrival at the Alamo/National location, the line for service was extremely long, only the National desk was open apparently servicing both Alamo and National rentals, and the speed at which the rental agents were processing customers was very slow. Some folks, especially those that had more than one person in their party, chose to leave one person in line while they tried the kiosk to automate processing of their reservation; however, the kiosk was apparently hit or miss, as some folks were able to successfully process their rental reservation, while others had to join back in line because the kiosk would eventually error and not finalize their reservation. I arrived at the Alamo rental location about 9:55am, expecting to be in-out within 5-10 mins, leaving plenty of time for the 40 minute drive that lay ahead of me to get to my destination on-time by 11am. As I was alone, I did not dare step out of line to try one of the hit/miss kiosks as others had tried. And, after over 30 minutes waiting in line, it wasn't until 10:35am when I rental agent, Renee, was finally able to wait on me and process my reservation. I arrived at my destination late due to the delay at the Alamo/National rental location, but please note about Renee in the "What did I like?" section, and how she tried to turn my experience around.

7.2

Good|May 2017

Fuel economy

The associated was flabbergasted when I asked for a copy if the rental agreement, where I had declined all insurance, etc. I've had plenty of issues with past rentals to justify this request. After 10 minutes, he returned and told me the copier was broken and he could not provide me with a copy.

9.2

Wonderful|Apr 2017

The car was clean, drove well, and it was easy to check in and check out of the rental location.

Hidden fees were annoying. It would have been nice to have the various taxes and young driver fees included in the (Kayak) search and/or initial bill.

6.4

Okay|Apr 2017

Checking in and out was quick and easy.

The car was slightly dirty on the interior, it smelled like smoke and the exterior could have used a wash. If I hadn't been in such a hurry and it hadn't been so late, I would have gone back inside and asked them the exchange the car for another one.

1 out of 9

Avis

7.6

Good

16 reviews•1 location

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10.0

Wonderful|Dec 2022

The service woman was very accommodating to our needs and we were able to pick up and drop off very easily.

4.0

Mediocre|Oct 2022

The check in process to get the car was awful. The combination of both Budget and Avis was confusing for most people because it wasn’t clear you could use either to check in. Staff was overwhelmed with the volume and several staff members seemed to be disengaged.

10.0

Wonderful|Jul 2022

Everything very easy, excellent car for a great price. Cheapest one we could find. We will definitely use kayak again!

10.0

Wonderful|Jul 2022

Quick, easy pickup and drop off, car was clean and ready to go

6.0

Okay|Feb 2022

Needed more workers to assist assignments of cars License plate rattled in back. Scared me

7.9

Good|Sep 2021

The staff at AVIS was very friendly. More could have been working at the pick up desk but drop off was very quick

1 out of 6

Payless

7.5

Good

26 reviews•1 location

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2.0

Poor|Dec 2022

Received a car with a dead battery. Had to Uber 1 day of trip.

8.0

Very good|Nov 2021

Like every business these days I think the rental lot was a little under staffed so verbal directions on pick up and drop off were lacking but the lot was close to the airport and the shuttle service was quick and easy. All in all the experience was good!

4.0

Mediocre|Oct 2021

Long line at check-in. Car dirty. E-receipt was blank. Wrong amount posted to our credit card.

8.0

Very good|Apr 2021

Staff were very friendly and helpful! And the price was right.

I wish there were a sign that indicated where it was safe to ride over the spikes. We ended up parking outside of the rental location so that we didn't ruin our car. It was also confusing which care rental location to use, because the location on Google Maps no longer exists -- it's now an Amazon location and there's no entrance to the public -- and there were two different car rental locations that listed "Payless" on their signs, so we wasted time driving around until we made some sense of the confusing issues, and we eventually picked one location to see whether it would work out, without knowing for sure that I was in the right place until I actually got inside. Two different people driving around the airport asked me where to find the Payless pickup booth when I still had no idea, so it seems like the setup is a bit confusing in general. PLEASE fix your Google Maps entry, and PLEASE update your signs to make it clear (1) where to go for Payless pickups and (2) where to drive without destroying your car's tires.

4.4

Mediocre|Nov 2020

quick pick up and drop off

the car that was given to us has a scratches and dents on the front (most probably caused by an accident), the interior of the car smells like someone smoked inside.

10.0

Wonderful|Oct 2020

Staff was friendly, and was able to quickly accommodate my request to extend an extra day, and honored the same rate as the first day.

A bottle of water would have been a nice touch after being dehydrated in the air.

1 out of 9

Car Rental FAQs

Which car rental providers are at Hartford Bradley Intl Airport?

There are 8 car rental providers located at Hartford Bradley Intl Airport. The following companies can be found near the Hartford Bradley Intl Airport car rental counter:
Enterprise (8.8)
Alamo (8.0)
Hertz (7.8)
Avis (7.6)
Dollar (7.6)
Payless (7.5)
Thrifty (7.1)
Budget (6.6)

Which car rental company is considered to be the best at Hartford Bradley Intl Airport?

Taking our users’ ratings and reviews into consideration, Enterprise (7.8 rating), Dollar (7.6 rating) and Hertz (7.1 rating) seem to be the best rental car companies at Hartford Bradley Intl Airport.

How far in advance should I rent a car at Hartford Bradley Intl Airport for the best price?

Booking your car rental early can save you up to 6% on your rental. Aim to book your car rental at least 20 days in advance to take advantage of a below average price at Hartford Bradley Intl Airport.

Can I rent a car for a month at Hartford Bradley Intl Airport?

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