Cheap Car Rentals in Chicago

Chicago, IL, United States

14 Oct — 21 Oct

Chicago, IL, United States

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Chicago Car Rentals in 2022

Most popular company	AVIS
Price of gas per litre	29,840 ₫
Average price per day	125 ₫
Cheapest price per day	115 ₫

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

January

1,121,986 ₫

February

1,241,346 ₫

March

1,599,427 ₫

April

1,718,787 ₫

May

1,862,019 ₫

June

2,029,123 ₫

July

2,005,251 ₫

August

1,862,019 ₫

September

1,694,915 ₫

October

1,909,763 ₫

November

1,790,403 ₫

December

1,599,427 ₫

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

All major car rental suppliers in Chicago

7.1

Good

360 reviews•3 locations

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10.0

Excellent|Sep 2022

Staff and condition of vehicle

10.0

Excellent|Aug 2022

I liked size and comfortable sitting space. What could have been better is when you clean the carpet in the car it had a sour/unpleasant smell.

10.0

Excellent|Aug 2022

My car was waiting for me once I checked in.

2.0

Mediocre|Aug 2022

I needed a drop top. They called and told me they didn’t have it until Monday

10.0

Excellent|Aug 2022

Pickup and drop off were a piece of cake. Vehicle was effectively an upgrade from what I had requested, but wasn’t a car that was enjoyable to drive, not Alamo’s fault.

10.0

Excellent|Jun 2022

Everything was done quickly and the agent very much made sure he wasn’t upselling us on stuff we didn’t need.

1 out of 120

6.2

Good

309 reviews•28 locations

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10.0

Excellent|Oct 2022

The Enterprise crew was wonderful. The car was a little long in the tooth.

4.0

Okay|Oct 2022

Had a booking for a 9am pick-up but there were no cars available so had to wait until past 10to get a car.

10.0

Excellent|Aug 2022

So Easy and convenient

2.0

Mediocre|Aug 2022

Car rental company was closed when we arrived on Saturday 2p.m. Had to take a taxi to midway airport to a different Enterprise dealer who gave us a car but for double the price!! Never will I book a car again this way!

10.0

Excellent|Aug 2022

John was a lifesaver and everyone I dealt with was very professional and kind.

8.0

Excellent|Jun 2022

Very much take it or leave it with our custom. Wouldn't be rushing to use again.

1 out of 103

Enterprise Locations in Chicago

10 E Grand, Hilton Garage Fl 2

+1 312 670 7270

10255 W Zemke Blvd

+1 833 856 0900

1224 S Western Ave

+1 708 749 2000

1820 W 87th St

+1 773 239 3510

1842 N Milwaukee Ave

+1 773 862 4700

20 E Randolph St 3rd Fl

+1 312 670 7270

201 W Madison St Fl 3

+1 312 553 5230

2640 S Michigan Ave

+1 312 808 1228

2900 N Sheffield

+1 773 880 5001

3029 No Kedzie

+1 773 478 3310

303 W. Lake St

+1 312 251 0200

3057 N. Cicero

+1 773 286 0005

318 S. Morgan

+1 312 432 9780

4314 N Western Ave

+1 773 539 5900

4524 S Western Ave

+1 773 579 6800

4825 South Pulaski

+1 773 579 6800

5150 W 55th St

+1 844 917 0960

523 West North Ave

+1 312 482 8322

5313 N. Sheridan Road

+1 773 271 4500

5358 W Irving Park Rd

+1 773 283 1001

5451 N Northwest Hwy

+1 773 631 4422

5508 South Lake Park

+1 312 808 1228

555 W. Madison Suite 102

+1 312 906 8300

5950 N Western Ave

+1 773 989 3390

664 E 87th St

+1 773 783 6158

850 N State St

+1 312 670 7270

9214 S Stony Island Ave

+1 773 734 6400

930 W Division St

+1 312 475 2000

5.5

Okay

125 reviews•11 locations

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9.6

Excellent|Apr 2018

car was clean, inexpensive. everyone polite and efficient.

the pick up garage is very crowded.

10.0

Excellent|Sep 2022

We were glad to be able to get a car the day before when we learned that the mode of transportation in the original plan had to be canceled due to weather.

4.0

Okay|Sep 2022

They were out of cars and didn’t offer a discount despite the fact that I was getting a less expensive car

2.0

Mediocre|Aug 2022

I had to queue for 2 HOURS to collect the car which in my opinion is unacceptable as I had a 3 hour journey ahead of me after an 8 hour flight. There were only 3 customer desks open, with a fourth added after an hour. Avis should have been aware of the number of cars booked for that day and had sufficient staff to deal with the numbers arriving. I had booked a Toyota Camry, which is what I got. The only complaint I had about the car was that I would have expected that this class of car would have built in Sat Nav. While it had the system no maps were loaded into it which was disappointing. (Fortunately I had brought my own SatNav but it would have been preferrable to use an inbuilt system). Due to the excessive delay I would not book a hire car from Avis in Chicago again.

2.0

Mediocre|Aug 2022

There was a worker at Avis Chicago Midway driving a large red Chevrolet SUV back and forth in the dropoff zone at 35-45 mph. If my child had strayed a couple of feet past the car, they would have been killed. This is terrifying and completely unacceptable! We will never book with Avis again. It's unfortunate, because everything else about our experience was 4-5 star, so this one employee is ruining the hard work of so many other Avis employees.

10.0

Excellent|Aug 2022

Really good but the check in computer system is slower than a snail.

10.0

Excellent|Jul 2022

The rental agent in Chicago was extremely helpful. I'd like the rental cost to have been less expensive.

1 out of 42

Avis Locations in Chicago

10255 West Zemke Blvd

+1 773 825 4600

1830 S Wabash Ave

+1 312 225 0788

214 North Clark Street

+1 312 782 6825

3255 West Fullerton Avenue

+1 773 252 4325

335a South Franklin St

+1 708 392 6979

3721 North Broadway Street

+1 773 528 6400

455 North Park Drive

+1 312 782 6825

5150 West 55th Street

+1 773 948 7001

8181 South Cicero Avenue

+1 708 424 1285

933 W North Avenue, Suite 933

+1 312 219 6151

Patton Drive Building 825

No phone number provided

5.2

Okay

350 reviews•2 locations

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2.0

Mediocre|Oct 2022

From check in to drop off the experience with Payless rental was horrible! Car was not full of gas all though the paperwork stated it was. Car was dirty (literally trash left in the car), waited in line for pick up for almost 40 minutes…there were only 3 customers in front of us. Had issues with the car immediately as back passenger tire was not keeping air. At drop off they told us there was nothing they could do and that we’d need to call the customer service line. Customer service told us they could not refund our money because we booked through a 3rd party. I would NEVER use this service again or Payless car rental! It was HORRIBLE!

4.0

Okay|Aug 2022

The pick up experience at Payless in Chicago was horrible. Our car reservation was for 6am right when they opened because we had had a nightmare travel experience and needed to get home as soon as possible. There was nobody at this time. We waited around for a while as we saw employees arrive for all the other car rental companies. After about 15 minutes and still no one there to help us, I ended up finding a Budget employee that was able to assist as best she good. She reiterated several times throughout the process that Payless does things a little differently than them and she was unfamiliar with their process. Long story short, she ended up miscommunicating something to me (not her fault - she wasn't a Payless employee), leading to an expected nearly $100 charge on my card. The silver lining was that Payless Customer services was very nice after the fact via online inquiry. Quick responses, understanding of my situation, and accommodating to my requests. Although I had a good experience with customer service on the back end, the negative experience I had on the front end is enough to make me not use Payless again in the future.

2.0

Mediocre|Jan 2022

no one answered the phone at the airport so i cancelled. never again

8.0

Excellent|Jan 2022

Car we requested was ready when scheduled.

2.0

Mediocre|Dec 2022

Scammed into extra charges

2.0

Mediocre|Dec 2022

Reserved and prepaid for a car more than two weeks in advance the. Was told when I got there that they were out of cars. I waited for over an hour to get a car. When I went to the garage they had double booked that same car. Someone was already in my car. The attendant was able to get me a car but it was a Jeep Wrangler, not exactly the economy car with good gas mileage I had requested. First and last time with Payless. It wasn’t any cheaper than the big guys after they added their counter fee and other service fees to the bill.

1 out of 117

5.0

Okay

549 reviews•17 locations

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4.0

Okay|May 2021

Staff was friendly and helpful

The car sounded horrible while driving. It made lots of noise and it would randomly decide not to drive after being stopped. For example, stopping at a stop sign. The car wouldn’t moved for about 10 seconds. The same goes for stopping at red lights.

6.0

Good|Aug 2019

When we got in there was one man working and he was asleep on the counter. He was so slow it took 45 minutes to get our car.

2.0

Mediocre|Sep 2022

Went way out to this distant location; first waited for the staff to show up who were late only to be told that they had no “van” for me; I specifically reserved a commercial sized van to move furniture..,. The rep said , “yeah, that happens quite a lot but we haven’t had those type of vans here in a long while”! No help, no alternative, no nothing.. just me out of luck! Not sure if I will ever use kayak or hertz for that matter ever again; utter incompetence and could care less attitudes!!

8.0

Excellent|Sep 2022

Convenience. The office was in awful shape; not clean or inviting.

2.0

Mediocre|Sep 2022

the booking process was misleading and caused adff do itional costs of over $400 i will never use kayak agian

2.0

Mediocre|Aug 2022

See my rental details. I made calls to costumer service already

10.0

Excellent|Aug 2022

the customer service here is great! I'm very impressed with how they remember me and they're attention to detail.

4.0

Okay|Aug 2022

The location of the Hertz was strange and seemed unlabeled. The staff were quite unorganized and did not provide any instructions on how to do Sunday drop-offs for when the store was closed and did not let me know they would be closed when I came to drop off. It took forever to get my car assigned. The cost of insurance for the vehicle was also more than the vehicle itself and that was deeply upsetting.

1 out of 183

Hertz Locations in Chicago

10000 Bessie Coleman Drive

No phone number provided

10255 West Zemke Blvd

+1 773 481 2400

151 E Wacker Dr

+1 312 819 3738

181 W Washington St

+1 312 726 1476

225 S Canal Street

+1 312 928 0539

2300 S Martin Luther King Dr

+1 312 567 0380

2321 N Wolcott

+1 773 341 9466

2828 N Clark St

+1 773 832 1912

3130 N.sheffield

+1 773 883 2356

401 North State St.

+1 312 372 7600

4621 West Belmont Ave

+1 773 286 7251

4621 West Belmont Avenue

+1 773 286 7251

5050 N Lincoln

+1 773 334 4818

5150 W 55th Street

+1 773 735 7272

5259 S Archer St

No phone number provided

909 N Michigan Ave

+1 312 280 5193

9240 S. Stony Island

+1 773 374 0713

4.8

Okay

329 reviews•10 locations

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6.0

Good|Oct 2022

They didn't have the subcompact we requested, so we got upgraded to a nice enough car. Pickup was slow. Fortunately, we weren't in a hurry. The paperwork we were handed was for A DIFFERENT CAR THAN WE WERE GIVEN. Yikes. They didn't offer the tollway deal they describe on their website ($6/days when tolls incurred, + tolls), only the $12/(every) day "unlimited" that didn't make sense. Now dealing with Illinois' "Pay by Plate" system, which is screwed up. (Blah blah blah "national outage." Dropoff, we were told a receipt would be emailed. We got the Budget feedback solicitation (right away), but NOT OUR RECEIPT, most of a day later.

10.0

Excellent|Sep 2022

Car was very comfortable staff were great.

2.0

Mediocre|Sep 2022

The WORST rental car experience of my life, and I've literally rented hundreds of cars of the past 40+ years. Waited in line for almost two hours at Chicago O'Hare airport to pick up my reserved car, as ONE single Budget employee slowly processed the paperwork for the 20+ people in line ahead of me. Then, I go to the garage to pick up my car, and have to wait another half hour as ONE single Budget employee attempted to match customers with the right car in the lot. TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE, and I will never rent from Budget again!

4.0

Okay|Sep 2022

Everything was ok except how long it took to get our car. We waited in line for an hour. And we had to get to our destination asap. There was not enough staff for the amount of customers AND they had problems with having cars ready.

2.0

Mediocre|Sep 2022

the line was insanely long to pick up my car, it would have taken over an hour in line if I stayed there.

4.0

Okay|Sep 2022

They incorrectly charged me $80 fuel charge. I called and they reversed it.

1 out of 110

Budget Locations in Chicago

10255 West Zemke Boulevard

+1 773 894 1900

1830 S Wabash Ave

+1 312 225 5396

214 North Clark Street

+1 312 263 0086

3255 West Fullerton Avenue

+1 773 252 4352

335a South Franklin St

+1 708 392 6981

3721 North Broadway Street

+1 773 528 1770

5150 West 55th Street

+1 773 948 7002

714 South Wabash Avenue

+1 312 960 3100

8181 South Cicero Avenue

+1 708 229 8360

933 W North Avenue, Suite 933

+1 312 219 6153

4.5

Okay

305 reviews•2 locations

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2.0

Mediocre|Oct 2022

We will never use Dollar again. We prepaid our rental car. We stood in line for 45 min only to find out when we got to the counter that they had no cars left. We were told to wait around a couple hours, behind dozens of other people also waiting, for cars to be returned. Totally unacceptable!

2.0

Mediocre|Oct 2022

They wouldn’t let me rent the car saying I booked with an international tourism visa. Was a nightmare

2.0

Mediocre|Sep 2022

Along with many other renters, had to wait for 90 minutes to get vehicle despite having reservations. They were renting cars they do not have available.

2.0

Mediocre|Sep 2022

Customer service at that location was abysmal. Didn't have the car I reserved, told me I could wait but couldn't tell me how long, watched the type of car I reserved get returned but got told I couldn't have it, got charged as if I HAD gotten the better vehicle, snotty attitude from staff.....I will NEVER AGAIN rent from Dollar and I will shout it from the roof tops!!

4.0

Okay|Sep 2022

Rented one class of car but they didn’t have it available at the pick up time so had to spend more for a car that was available. Charged for fuel despite it having a full tank.

2.0

Mediocre|Sep 2022

Check in was took 40 mins. I called to get an early pick up and the agent quoted me $80. I also tried to get a late drop and it was really inefficient

1 out of 102

4.2

Okay

220 reviews•5 locations

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8.0

Excellent|Aug 2022

Cost of sat nav was hideous

2.0

Mediocre|Aug 2022

Had to wait over an hour in line to pick up the car at O’Hare and the customer service was so slow. I would not recommend.

10.0

Excellent|Jul 2022

Upgraded me to a new Expedition Max for very few extra dollars!

2.0

Mediocre|Jul 2022

I got overcharged than what's on my receipt and don't know why. I don't mean the deposit which was refunded. I returned it with more fuel than I started with. So this is a scam rental car company that I will never use again for the $20 overcharge. Good luck loosing a customer for $20

2.0

Mediocre|Jul 2022

There was a line of 100 people and only two employees working behind the counter at O'HARE location in Chicago ( meanwhile the other car rental companies next to them had 5 or 6 people working behind the counter) .. I waited in line 2 hours and 30 minutes and it was miserable because I already had a reservation at noon because I had to to to a wedding that day like 4 hours away .. A lots of nasty actitud from the people working for "thrifty" .. on top of that they FORCE me to pay an extra 30 dollars a day for my car rental otherwise I'll have to wait for an undisclosed amount of time because according to them they didn't have cars available. But after I paid the extra money the car was available . This was so disrespectful

4.0

Okay|Mar 2022

The car itself was fine. I had to wait three hours past my reserved pick-up time for a car. This was a business trip with meetings scheduled which were greatly affected by this issue. It was clear I was not the only one.

1 out of 74

Car Rental FAQs

What is the cheapest rental car found in Chicago?

In the past two weeks, Cheapflights users have found many deals under 2,979,948 ₫/day when booking a rental car in Chicago. The best deal a user found was for 2,735,736 ₫/day from Avis, booked on Sep. 25.

What car rental company is typically the cheapest in Chicago?

According to our data, users have found the cheapest deals when booking a rental car in Chicago from the following companies over the past two weeks: Hertz (1,852,232 ₫/day), Budget (1,951,778 ₫/day), and Avis (2,286,942 ₫/day).

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

Taking our users’ ratings and reviews into consideration, Alamo (7.6 rating), Enterprise (7.1 rating) and Sixt (6.6 rating) seem to be the best rental car companies in Chicago.

What are gas prices like in Chicago?

The average gas price in Chicago is 29,840 ₫/liter over the past month, costing you anywhere between 1,342,803 ₫ and 1,939,604 ₫ to fill up a car’s gas tank.

How much does it cost to rent a car in Chicago for a week from Avis?

Avis is one of the top picks in Chicago. They can have you in a rental car for about 20,859,632 ₫ per week on average.

Can I rent a car for a month in Chicago?

Yes, renting a vehicle in Chicago for a month is certainly possible.

How much does it cost to rent a car in Chicago for a month?

Avis currently has the lowest price available for a month-long booking. Users have saved up to 8% compared to the average price of a 30-day rental in Chicago. Typically, a monthly car rental in Chicago can be found for 89,398,424 ₫. You can find car rental deals to be on average 2,979,948 ₫ a day.

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

0 ₫ is typically the average cost for a rental car for the weekend in Chicago, though this could vary depending on the time of year. If you’re on a budget when traveling to Chicago, then opt for a Intermediate rental vehicle - these tend to be the most affordable on weekends. In the month of November, you can expect to find car rental prices on Cheapflights for as low as 0 ₫/day.