Cheap Car Rentals in Cologne

Cologne, Germany

11 Feb — 18 Feb

Same drop-off

Sat 11/2

Noon

Sat 18/2

Noon

Driver's age:

26-65Other

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

January

1,054,852 ₫

February

1,172,058 ₫

March

1,195,499 ₫

April

1,242,381 ₫

May

1,359,587 ₫

June

1,359,587 ₫

July

1,429,910 ₫

August

1,148,616 ₫

September

1,172,058 ₫

October

1,148,616 ₫

November

984,528 ₫

December

1,007,970 ₫

Currently, the cheapest month to rent a car in Cologne is November. 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 Cologne

All major car rental suppliers in Cologne

Avis

10.0

Wonderful

3 reviews•4 locations

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8.0

Very good|Aug 2017

Great guys at station

Your staff needs to know if the car they are renting me has a CD player or not. Several times I've been told the car has on e, and it does not. Basically, creates a hassle and wasted time sink to switch out for another rental car that has one. Thx

9.2

Wonderful|Oct 2016

The woman at the counter in the train station was kind and helpful.

It was not clear where at the Cologne train station we were to drop off the car. We were lucky to find the drop off point so quickly. It would have been helpful to have an address that we could have plugged into our Navi as well as a written description of the drop-off procedure. There is no AVIS personnel at the drop-off point

5.2

Fair|Jun 2016

No thing

We change our reservation to frankfurt and it was so bad location for drop off the car. It was in central station in crowded area and parking was so far from their office. the park man couldn't speak English!!

1 out of 1

Budget

10.0

Wonderful

2 reviews•4 locations

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10.0

Wonderful|Sep 2022

I liked that Kayak could find me a car to hire when all car hire companies in Cologne said none was available, including Budget/Avis. Online hire was easy and the lady in the hire outlet was very nice. Unlimited milage is a must as travelling is not restricted

10.0

Wonderful|Sep 2016

Service at the counter was great, Sheila was excellent, thank you very much!

None really

1 out of 1

Enterprise

7.5

Good

13 reviews•9 locations

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2.0

Poor|Jan 2023

Very dissatisfied with the car rental experience. 1 The manager in the office wanted to cheat for money. He did wished to accept the price indicated in the order and wanted to take 2 times more. I spent almost an hour arguing with him. He was just downright rude. 2. The car was not served to me. I had to seach it myself in the parking. 3. Only 3/4 tank of diesel was filled. I was not explained the technical data of the car, such as the capacity of the gas tank and what kind of consumption for km. So, because of this, I returned the car with a full tank and lost about 25 euros on it. Apparently, this is also a trick to deceive. 4. Until now, the deposit taken from me on the card has not been returned to me.

2.0

Poor|Nov 2022

I was given a reservation number for an automatic car. They had no cars except one manual transmission car which I can not drive.

4.0

Mediocre|Aug 2022

Check out process was lengthy and receipt for the rental not provided after a week.

10.0

Wonderful|Jun 2022

many thanks

2.0

Poor|May 2022

They didn’t give a car to me.What a shame!

8.0

Very good|May 2022

Professional service however quite slow and took a long time when it should have had to; especially for pick up which took at least 30 minutes.

1 out of 5

Sixt

7.5

Good

4 reviews•9 locations

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2.0

Poor|Oct 2022

Sixt confirmed my reservation and took my payment. But when I arrived to pick up my car, they said no cars were available. They have not yet refunded my money. Avoid Sixt!

2.0

Poor|Oct 2022

Was closed

10.0

Wonderful|Jul 2019

Very friendly. Car was great. Process was extremely easy.

10.0

Wonderful|Mar 2017

Salesman was very helpfull and did his job excellent.

Prices are a little expensive.

1 out of 2

Alamo

6.6

Okay

3 reviews•2 locations

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5.6

Fair|May 2019

Drop off super easy

The insurance is way too high and cost more than the car rental itself! Also the car selection is always a mess because there is no standard rule for the car group or at least the front desk won’t really give options just go directly with his pickup option.

4.4

Mediocre|Mar 2019

Very slow at the pick up and given the wrong size car. Still waiting on the deposit to be paid back.

9.2

Wonderful|Jan 2018

Very friendly staff (Kevin Zeitler) at pick-up - Coffee supplied for four and everything explained. Again at drop-off same staff very helpful..

The only disappointment was that quoted rental charge furnished on line did not include any damage cover to car (I would have been liable for up to €26,000). I accept that here is always a basic excess of €1.000/€2,000. Therefore I consider that your quoted rates are misleading.

1 out of 1

INTERRENT

5 locations

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Hertz

5.2

Fair

10 reviews•5 locations

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2.0

Poor|Mar 2022

I was told at the counter that I hired the car without insurance while my contract was saying that it had basic insurance. I was given the three options at the counter: 1- Pay over 700 euros for insurance at the counter 2- dont get the car and lose your car rental payment of nearly 300 USD 3- Take the car and sign a a document that if anything happen to the car i should pay full amount up to 40000 euros.

10.0

Wonderful|Nov 2021

I ended up paying more than I had banked on. I purchased insurance at the counter, which wasn't an option in the online booking, and turned out to be several times the rental. But the car was clean modern and easy to use, and the staff where helpfully.

4.0

Mediocre|Oct 2021

over charged me by 60 euros. Added all kinds of fees that were not on the original reservation...and apparently it's fair game because I paid at the counter...

1.9

Poor|Sep 2021

The staff was so incompetent that we canceled our pickup

1.9

Poor|Sep 2021

Hertz said the price we had from kayak was too cheap and they asked 500 euros more. In the end we didn't get the car.

1.9

Poor|Aug 2021

The location is out of the way and staff is not helpful or friendly at all.

1 out of 4

Sunnycars

35 locations

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Sunnycars Locations in Cologne

Am Malzbuechel 1

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Andre Citroen Strasse 24

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Bayrische Allee 1

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Bergisch-Gladbacher-Str. 1051-1053

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Bergisch-Gladbacher-Str. 696

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Breslauer Platz 2

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Butzweiler Str. 51

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Christophstr. 26-28

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Düsseldorfer Straße 215

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Frankfurter Str. 200

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Frankfurterstrasse 665-675

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Froebelstrasse 15

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Hugo-Eckener-Str. 31

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Josef-Lammerting-Allee 1

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Kalk-Muehlheimer Str. 177

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Kennedystrasse 7

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Koblenzer Str. 1-9

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Koeln/Bonn Airport

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Koelner Strasse 133

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Liebigstr. 175

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Longericher Str. 205

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Longericher Str. 239

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Luxemburger Str. 181

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Neusser Str. 477-485

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Oskar-Jäger-Str. 115

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Pauline Christmann Strasse 5

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Ringstr. 24

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Robert-Perthel-Strasse 14-16

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Robert-Perthel-Strasse 28

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Siegburger Str. 232-238

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Trankgasse 11

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Weißhausstr. 1-5

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Widdersdorfer Str. 213

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Willy-Brandt-Platz 2

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Zollstockgürtel 7 – 15

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Car Rental FAQs

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

Taking our users’ ratings and reviews into consideration, Avis (10.0 rating), Budget (10.0 rating) and Enterprise (7.5 rating) seem to be the best rental car companies in Cologne.

What are gas prices like in Cologne?

The average gas price in Cologne is 45,476 ₫/liter over the past month, costing you anywhere between 2,046,414 ₫ and 2,955,930 ₫ to fill up a car’s gas tank.

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

Booking early can save you upwards of 10% on your rental. Booking your vehicle at least 90 days in advance can you get you a great below-average price in Cologne.