Cheap Car Rentals at Minneapolis St Paul Airport

Minneapolis, MN, United States - Minneapolis St Paul (MSP)

7 Feb — 14 Feb

Same drop-off

Tue 7/2

Noon

Tue 14/2

Noon

Driver's age:

26-65Other

What is the cheapest time to rent a car at Minneapolis St Paul Airport?

January

1,266,713 ₫

February

1,243,255 ₫

March

1,501,290 ₫

April

1,430,917 ₫

May

1,642,036 ₫

June

2,181,562 ₫

July

2,181,562 ₫

August

1,946,985 ₫

September

1,524,747 ₫

October

1,618,578 ₫

November

1,548,205 ₫

December

1,642,036 ₫

Currently, the cheapest month to rent a car at Minneapolis St Paul Airport is February. 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 Minneapolis St Paul Airport

All major car rental suppliers in Minneapolis St Paul Airport

Sixt

8.4

Very good

228 reviews•2 locations

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2.0

Poor|Feb 2022

They told me I paid for a full tank of gas when I picked up the vehicle that wasn’t even the vehicle I wanted then charged me for gas after I dropped it off and I still haven’t received my deposit back yet

2.0

Poor|Jan 2022

I was charged almost 50% more to my credit card and can not get in touch with anyone.!

10.0

Wonderful|Nov 2021

I found the luxury suv price very affordable, and got an extreme upgrade for very little cost for a 3 day trip. The car was very clean.

10.0

Wonderful|Sep 2021

Everything about the rental experience was awesome. Everyone was professional, kind, and efficient. This is the first time I've rented with Sixt and I definitely will again.

10.0

Wonderful|Jul 2021

Easy pick up and drop off

10.0

Wonderful|Jun 2021

Everything was professional and a pleasant experience

1 out of 76

Hertz

7.4

Good

168 reviews•2 locations

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4.0

Mediocre|Jan 2023

The car was in poor shape. The heating controls were stuck

2.0

Poor|Jan 2023

When I went to the Hertz counter at terminal 2 in Minneapolis at 9:pm on Saturday Jan, 7, 2023 they were closed. Me, my disabled wife in a wheelchair and three bags were informed that we needed to take a shuttle to terminal 1 to get the car. It was 8 degrees and we had come from South Florida, and were in shorts. What an outrage! We had to take a $120.00 cab to our location. The service was typical of what you can expect in Joe Biden's America.

2.0

Poor|Jan 2023

Pick up in terminal 2 was closed I should have been notified by hertz to go to terminal 1

2.0

Poor|Dec 2023

We were originally told it would take 2 hours to get our truck; totally understandable since it was a holiday weekend. We waited 5 hours to then be told they didn’t have any trucks. Luckily we were given an SUV instead but the fact that they rented us a car they didn’t have was very frustrating and the waiting with no communication was awful.

10.0

Wonderful|Dec 2023

Easy drop Off location for Where I was staying

2.0

Poor|Dec 2022

When we arrived at the Hertz counter we were told that it would be a 1-2 hour wait before a car was ready. We were also told that they could only phone us when the car was ready if we were in the terminal. The counter agent was worthless. We cancelled our Hertz rental and went to another car rental agency.

1 out of 56

Thrifty

7.2

Good

181 reviews•2 locations

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2.0

Poor|Aug 2022

I booked through Kayak for a substantially lower price than any other rental company (I usually go directly through Enterprise.) When I get there they have a price that is almost $200 more! I had to show my conformation email and a manager had to get involved! Then they charge you a $500 hold if you use your debit/bank card or $200 if it's a reg credit card on top of the rental amount. I have never had Enterprise do that! We got in a bit earlier than expected and they also want to charge $150 per extra hour of use. Over all it waa a pretty frustrating experience and hard lesson learned. I will never rent through Thrifty again!

10.0

Wonderful|Jul 2022

I’ll book again for sure !

6.0

Okay|Jul 2022

My search criteria was for approximately 30 hours but reservation was made for 24. The price nearly doubled for an additional 6 hours.

10.0

Wonderful|Mar 2022

The experience was quick and professional.

2.0

Poor|Nov 2022

The lady at the desk was brutal. I wanted to change my booking from three days to one day. She said she couldn’t do it. On top of that she insisted on charging me for three days insurance. There was no effort to work with me.

8.0

Very good|Nov 2022

Pick up was chaotic with several cars untenable due to smoke smell. No one to help with pickup which resulted in having to take a larger size car and being told on exit that it would be more expensive. Car we choose was also only 1/2 full w gas. Drop off was totally different. The desk staff was very helpful and made sure we were not up-charged or charged for gas we didn’t use. Good customer service.

2.0

Poor|Oct 2022

I reserved a 'standard' car. When I arrived they didn't have the car I reserved (basically didn't have any standard size car to give to me), and told me they could upgrade me to an SUV for an extra $20. This is horrible customer service- if they don't have the car I reserved, they should at least comp the upgrade. But what was even worse was that the "upgrade" SUV was something called a Nissan Kicks, which is not really an SUV at all and is actually much smaller than the car I had originally reserved. So ultimately I ended up paying more for a downgrade. Terrible experience.

8.0

Very good|Oct 2022

The service itself was great. The insurance options provided during the checkout process suggest that their insurance is mandatory, which it is not.

2.0

Poor|Sep 2022

I had a reservation to pick up a car at 2pm, and was told when i arrived at the rental counter (Promptly at 2pm) that I would need to wait at least 2 hours for the car that I had reserved 2 months ago. This forced me to Uber to my meeting that I had scheduled for 4pm.....

8.0

Very good|Sep 2022

Liked convenience. Did not like comfort - resulted in sore back.

1 out of 61

Budget

6.9

Okay

113 reviews•2 locations

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10.0

Wonderful|Jan 2023

No drop off in Menomonie otherwise a great rental

4.0

Mediocre|Sep 2022

The booking price (inclusive of taxes/fees) was off by $50+ dollars. It was higher at the counter even accounting for any fees. Not a welcome surprise.

2.0

Poor|Sep 2022

I did not pick up the car. There were about 20 people in a line that was not moving.

2.0

Poor|Sep 2022

The line to pick up the car was over an hour long. We canceled the reservation and went with another company with no line.

10.0

Wonderful|Aug 2022

A bit pricey, but understandable for the busy summer season. Staff were courteous. Our flight was delayed by almost 10 hours and they held the vehicle for us no questions asked. Vehicle was ready for us, clean, full tank of gas, and good to go. Return was also great, we ran a tad late but weren't charged a late fee. Would rent again.

4.0

Mediocre|Aug 2022

Checking in: There were only two workers, only one who was at the desk and the other was trying to find cars. Then they attempted to split the 25 people who were waiting at 11pm to get their cars but were running out of cars. They were doing the best with what they had. There were a lot of complaints from people in line though. We did get a larger car than expected, but because they were low I'm assuming, the vehicle was barely cleaned out and only had 3/4 of a tank of gas. Which when I'm expected to return it full, is very annoying. The wipers barely cleaned the windshield, which thankfully I only needed once and did not have to drive in the rain otherwise it would have been dangerous.

1 out of 38

Dollar

6.9

Okay

122 reviews•2 locations

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2.0

Poor|Jan 2023

Dollar added an insurance charge that was more than the rental charge after I asked for minimum insurance. My bad for not reviewing the paperwork at pickup.

6.0

Okay|Aug 2022

I wound up getting double charged for the car. We shall see how it goes!

2.0

Poor|Jul 2022

It took over 1 1/1 hours to get the car. There was only four people in line Employees at the counter seemed to be contract employees for Thrifty, dollar and hertz. They took hertz customers first During check in there was no one there you just left the car in the line

2.0

Poor|Jun 2022

Waited in line 90 minutes, then was told after getting checked in it was another hour wait for my vehicle. Finally got called to go to pick up my vehicle and got to a 2nd counter in the rental ramp, only to be told there is no vehicle, and that they were all reserved....confused because I also reserved a vehicle, I asked why did I have to wait an hour just to be told there was no vehicle, their response was "we were hoping a return would have been made in that time, try renting from avis". So went up a floor, stood in line another hour, and while I was in line I reserved, paid for and checked in for a car, and once reaching the front of the line, was confirmed and sent on my way. The fastest part of dollar was getting my rental voided. Avis was much better than dollar.

6.0

Okay|Dec 2021

I was charged for the insurance even though I said no.

2.0

Poor|Nov 2021

We reserved and paid for a 7 passenger SUV. They gave us a 5 passenger car. It took three times of us going up to the car on the airport parking garage and back to the counter inside to get it right and then they forgot to give us the correct ticket to scan to leave the airport. It took over an hour to get the act picked up and leave the airport because of this.

1 out of 41

Payless

6.2

Okay

276 reviews•1 location

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2.0

Poor|Jan 2022

Additionally on top of it i left garage door opener invehicle and can’t get it back! Yes insubmitted a claim

2.0

Poor|Jan 2022

Nothing

8.0

Very good|Dec 2022

Heated seats and steering wheel!

10.0

Wonderful|Oct 2022

We enjoyed an easy check in with a very good/new vehicle. The only issue was that the vehicle did not get cleaned/washed. The car had some trash in cup holders, but it drove well and did well. The return and final invoice was exactly as quoted.

8.0

Very good|Jul 2022

Changed the car 3 times.

6.0

Okay|Jul 2022

Very long, slow line to pick up. Friendly representative was clearly waiting several seconds between steps for the computer to perform the task. When I went to get the car, another patron had been assigned the same car. The staff quickly sorted it out, but this should not happen with a modern, computerized system.

2.0

Poor|Jul 2022

Bait and switch -- they didn't have the car I rented and instead they only had a substantially smaller car that smelled like smoke and had the check engine light on. It was that or nothing. I felt ripped off and very uncomfortable in the tiny car (I'm tall).

2.0

Poor|Jul 2022

It took TWO hours to pick up a pre-paid car … almost as long as my flight halfway across the country. Not a very long line, but when it’s 10-15 minutes per customer to get them processed, it was extremely frustrating to wait that long.

4.0

Mediocre|Jul 2022

We liked the vehicle, it was great for our needs. The pick up of the vehicle was challenging, there was not a representative for the rental desk, so other rental agencies needed to cover. The computer was also down which added to delays, there was not a SVU available as rented, but after searching were able to locate one. Understand there are travel delays as of late. The remainder of trip was good. Thanks you.

1 out of 92

Alamo

8.6

Very good

74 reviews•2 locations

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10.0

Wonderful|Dec 2023

The staff could not have been any more friendly and helpful. We got exactly the car we needed for driving on snowy roads. Our car did great in the sub-zero temperatures we had during the week. The Return process was amazingly efficient and seamless. The layout of the return lanes was great. It took less than 10 minutes to return the car, get our bags checked into the Delta counter, and walk to the TSA Security Area. Will definitely rent from Alamo on next trip to Minneapolis.

8.0

Very good|Oct 2022

Car had a check oil, stop driving light that came on. Can’t exactly see how Alamo could have helped that, but it Dodd interrupt our trip having to check it out.

10.0

Wonderful|Oct 2022

Everything was perfect

6.0

Okay|Aug 2022

Great! Car, was a bit difficult to find a terminal but easy drop off. Our original car rental agency gave away our car and we had no car. I went to the counter to ask if Alamo had any cars and they said no, reservation only, and sent us away. I then went on to Kayak and made a reservation in 2 minutes with Alamo, and went right back to the counter. She could have just told me to do that instead of being short and telling us there were no options for cars. Outside of that everything was great

2.0

Poor|Aug 2022

2021 Nissan Rouge didn't have the most basic accessorie or option of " cruise control " . Believe me , I checked the owners manual..... I rented this vehicle for 10 days , paid over 1,400.00 dollars . I drove almost 2000 miles in Excruciating leg numbing pain. The drive was a living nightmare and I regret renting a car from your company. NEVER AGAIN !!!!!

4.0

Mediocre|Aug 2022

It was unfortunate as a resident of state I was renting that they had a higher deposit rate for their company’s. Not the same throughout all rentals at airport and should be sent notice to customers of this before hand .

1 out of 25

Avis

8.1

Very good

35 reviews•2 locations

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8.0

Very good|Apr 2022

the price of the rental was a little steep.Needed the car for less then 24 hours and paid 237.I think.Was pricey.

6.0

Okay|Mar 2022

-The car was not in good shape, brakes were screaming and there were messages of overdue maintenance. -The check in agent was gaslighting and pushy. -The drop-off location had policies that were incompatible with the pick-up location (almost like two different companies).

10.0

Wonderful|Mar 2022

I like that pickup and dropoff was clise to the terminal I was flying out of.

10.0

Wonderful|Aug 2021

Counter personnel were great, vehicle wasn’t properly cleaned prior to pu. Interior still had debris & exterior unwashed

10.0

Wonderful|Jun 2021

The staff was very friendly and helpful. The pick-up and drop-off experiences went well. We enjoyed renting a brand new car. Thank you for your excellent service.

4.0

Mediocre|Jun 2021

Rude staff

1 out of 12

Car Rental FAQs

Which car rental providers are at Minneapolis St Paul Airport?

There are 10 car rental providers located at Minneapolis St Paul Airport. The following companies can be found near the Minneapolis St Paul Airport car rental counter:
Ace (9.2)
Alamo (8.6)
National (8.4)
Enterprise (8.4)
Sixt (8.4)
Avis (8.1)
Hertz (7.4)
Thrifty (7.2)
Budget (6.9)
Dollar (6.9)

Which car rental company is considered to be the best at Minneapolis St Paul Airport?

Taking our users’ ratings and reviews into consideration, Ace (9.2 rating), Enterprise (8.6 rating) and Sixt (8.4 rating) seem to be the best rental car companies at Minneapolis St Paul Airport.

How much does it cost to rent a car at Minneapolis St Paul Airport for a week from Alamo?

Alamo offers rental cars at Minneapolis St Paul Airport for about 8,722,496 ₫ per week on average.

How far in advance should I rent a car at Minneapolis St Paul Airport for the best price?

Booking early can save you upwards of 6% on your rental. Booking your vehicle at least 21 days in advance can you get you a great below-average price at Minneapolis St Paul Airport.