Cheap Car Rentals in New Orleans

New Orleans, LA, United States

12 Feb — 19 Feb

Same drop-off

Sun 12/2

Noon

Sun 19/2

Noon

Driver's age:

26-65Other

What is the cheapest time to rent a car in New Orleans?

January

1,358,950 ₫

February

1,710,403 ₫

March

1,944,704 ₫

April

2,085,285 ₫

May

1,944,704 ₫

June

1,686,972 ₫

July

1,593,252 ₫

August

1,522,961 ₫

September

1,522,961 ₫

October

1,897,844 ₫

November

1,780,693 ₫

December

1,546,391 ₫

Currently, the cheapest month to rent a car in New Orleans is January. The most expensive time to rent a car is April. 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 New Orleans

All major car rental suppliers in New Orleans

Enterprise

8.1

Very good

101 reviews•5 locations

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6.0

Okay|Sep 2022

MSY airport rental pickup and drop off is terrible Still use old rental area fro old airport give yourself at least 30 min in transport time

2.0

Poor|Apr 2022

I had a reservation for 361$ … when I got there they told me almost 800$ argued my way to 450$.

10.0

Wonderful|Jan 2022

Location was easy to access

8.0

Very good|Oct 2020

the whole experience was great....everyone was friendly.....

it was al good....

8.4

Very good|Sep 2020

Helpful staff.

I believed this location was at MSY, but it was not. I had to take a 25 minute Uber ride to the actual location. I will need to be more careful on selecting next time. I was sure that I selected MSY. :(

9.6

Wonderful|Aug 2020

The car was awesome, and the pick-up and drop-off experiences were seamless.

1 out of 34

Hertz

5.8

Fair

174 reviews•2 locations

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2.0

Poor|Jan 2023

Computer systems are dysfunctional, and workers are rude. My how far Hertz has fallen.

6.0

Okay|Dec 2022

It was a very long wait. I tried to call before pick up but there was no way to talk to a human. They were friendly, but it took a very long time to help people...

2.0

Poor|Nov 2022

Bad service. I didn’t get the car /they told me that they are out of cars. and they treat people bad. I will never do it with your company again and will tell others

10.0

Wonderful|Oct 2022

I liked how convenient it was to drop off the car and how nice everyone was at Hertz.

2.0

Poor|Oct 2022

Absolutely the worst experience ever. They claimed I booked downtown which I know I booked at the airport. No one would help me change anything. Tried to call the airport no answer. Tried Hertz customer service, and they gave me a number to another car rental. All of this they told me was because I booked on Kayak, and they could not assist me. I had to cancel reservation and use Budget.

2.0

Poor|Oct 2022

Our flight was delayed and we arrived a little after pickup time (12:00 pm) to an unlocked door and an unhelpful employee reporting the location closed at 12:00pm, my scheduled pick up time. We were unable to rent a car, and received no assistance whatsoever from staff in finding alternative arrangements.

1 out of 58

Budget

7.2

Good

59 reviews•2 locations

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2.0

Poor|Jan 2023

Made a reservation for 5pm pickup. Both door and online say open until 6pm. Got there at 5:03 and they said they close at 5. No car.

10.0

Wonderful|Nov 2022

I have never had such a quick and easy pick up/drop off. The staff was courteous, the car was ready and waiting. It was fast and easy. Dropping off was the same. Super easy and they processed the deposit credit very fast. Very happy with this experience!

2.0

Poor|Oct 2022

Staff were unfriendly and unhelpful at both locations for my one-way rental. At the pickup, they had overbooked, and I had to wait over an hour for a car to come in (some people with reservations were turned away). I was also told I had to buy their insurance to take the car, and had to work very hard to get that charge removed.

2.0

Poor|Oct 2022

The was no car available to rent

2.0

Poor|Sep 2022

The Budget online system directed us to a location that had zero cars. We had to go with all of our luggage to second location. Our order confirmed by credit card was for a convertible Mustang or similar. The second location doesn't have any convertible cars at all. Because of Budget we wasted 3 hours. They offered us only one uncomfortable car, which was not even washed. I expect a refund. I paid for something completely different, plus Budget caused a long delay in my journey, which impacted the day.

2.0

Poor|Sep 2022

They had no cars upon arrival and the people working there were rude

1 out of 20

GREEN MOTION

7.2

Good

5 reviews•1 location

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10.0

Wonderful|May 2022

These folks were the most helpful customer focused people I’ve come across in years. Smaller company with huge heart and great service.

2.0

Poor|Oct 2021

Was unable to pick up car due to late flight arrival althoughI was told in advance that it would not be a problem. I had to make other transportation plans, including a $70 Uber ride. Was still charged for car and I never had the chance to pick it up.

10.0

Wonderful|May 2021

Teka was very friendly and helpful. This car rental company is off-site from the rental center to provide lower rates, so the facilities are sparse. The car was great and clean and it was an excellent experience.

We had difficulty reaching the main number but were finally picked-up at the bus stop at the car rental center. The vehicle was great except for the dirty inside of the windshield.

8.0

Very good|May 2021

Pickup was great, Nick was very friendly and helpful. This is a budget operation, so the facilities are sparse. The car was great and clean, except for the inside of the windshield.

The drop-off was on a Sunday, and handled by someone who was not an actual employee of the company. It was NOT a good experience!

6.0

Okay|Apr 2021

Just a heads up. This rental company IS NOT LOCATED AT THE CAR RENTA CENTER. You have to take one shuttle from the airport to the car the car rental center and the call them for them to come pick you up there to take you to their place. I specifically chose companies at the terminal to avoid this, but still got this as a choice only to be surprised once I got to the rental center that it was not there

1 out of 2

Avis

5.0

Fair

27 reviews•4 locations

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2.0

Poor|Oct 2022

They didn't have cars available. Canceled the reservation.

2.0

Poor|Sep 2022

Had a reservation but no cars available. Waited about an hour and had to settle for a gas guzzling pickup which added about $20 to the fill up cost.

4.0

Mediocre|Sep 2022

We got the vehicule almost an hour late, wich made us miss our event we paid for!

2.0

Poor|Jul 2022

Car was not ready at pickup , we had no option but to take a car that was in my opinion not comparable to a ford edge. But as avis was closing in the next hour we were forced to take a car less than expected. The car had several issues. One of the tires half-flattened daily and all tires were worn out, hardly any profile. Also issues with the door locks. First time in my life a very bad experience with Avis. Tried to change the car but for these kind of issues Avis cannot be reached.

2.0

Poor|Jul 2022

Our reservation was for 10a and we were not in a car until 11a because there was no car ready for us. The desk person really didn't know how to creatively problem solve and had to wait for a manager who then had to call another location to bring a car - that could have been done at the time the desk person knew there wasn't a car for us to pick up. We were an hour late into getting started and then as a result got caught in a storm that had we left on time we would have avoided. Overall very poor - what is the point of a reservation and appointment if you have no car to rent? If we needed to go to another location you just simply should have told us that and saved us an hour of our life.

4.0

Mediocre|Jun 2022

1st of all, no one appreciates poor personal skills at a customer service face to face situation. After that, was instructed to the appropriate number to get my vehicle. I see a wheel cover less banged piece of garbage with significant vehicular damage to its quarter panel, a vehicle I personally would be embarrassed to be seen in! I went right back in and told the agent exactly that saying no way am I taking that car. Without an apology, perhaps even expecting me back, they subsequently gave me keys to another vehicle about 4 spots away, a beautiful Hyundai Sonata with all the bells and whistles (except Sirious radio). Why Avis , who I really respect as a rental company, would not have given me that car originally I have no idea. Because of the “2” vehicles involved, my ratings are what they are. Turned out well, but not without unneeded issues. Take that car off the lot Avis, don’t embarrass the company.

1 out of 9

Economy Rent a Car

4.8

Mediocre

25 reviews•1 location

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2.0

Poor|Apr 2022

Arrived at location. Was abandoned. Call. Told my car was in a accident and they were cancelling my reservation which was made months in advance. DO NOT RENT FROM HERE

4.0

Mediocre|Nov 2021

The staff was very nice and professional. Getting to the location was a bit confusing as they were across the street from where all the other airport rentals were. The car was incredibly dirty and had cosmetic damage at pick-up (despite it being only 2 years old). Had issues with tire pressure on the second day of the rental and I had to refill one of the tires. The windshield wipers desperately needed replacing as well. Very good fuel economy though!

3.9

Poor|Jul 2021

You should know this site is not at the rental car site near the airport where the other rental car companies are located. There is a shuttle that picks you up from the airport and takes you to that common rental car area. You then have to take a second (NOLA Rental Car) shuttle to their location. Pick up after that was easy, car was clean. HOWEVER, when it came to drop off (ours was at 4am to catch our 5:30 flight)), there was no shuttle back to the airport shuttle, like they told us. The place was locked up, and we waited in the dark at 4am for someone to show up. Ended up having to take an Uber back to the airport, losing valuable time. Will not rent from them again.

2.0

Poor|Oct 2022

Price was good but not worth all the extra time it took to follow their extensive -- and confusing -- directions to get to the car rental location, involving several van rides, and then do the drop-off. Also, holding my breath that they got the car since we dropped it off at 6 pm at the airport on a Sunday after they had closed earlier that day -- which I hadn't realized. Our instructions, delivered by text, were to park the car at the long-term parking lot and leave the doors unlocked with the parking ticket and keys in the glove compartment! And take photos to show where the car was parked and text them to them.

8.0

Very good|Jul 2022

Signage at pickup location could have been better. But once the Lyft driver located the office it was very convenient.

2.0

Poor|Jul 2022

THE CAR RENTAL BOOTH WAS NOT AT THE AIRPORT WITH THE OTHERS. THERE WAS A PHONE NUMBER BUT NO ONE ANSWERED. THERE WAS NO ACTUAL ADDRESS ON THE ECONOMY WEBSITE FOR NEW ORLEANS AIRPORT. WE HAD TO MAKE OTHER ARRANGEMENTS. WE WILL BE DISPUTING THE CHARGE.

1 out of 9

Ace

4.7

Mediocre

21 reviews•1 location

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10.0

Wonderful|Jan 2023

Nice staff. Car was slightly old but great for price!

2.0

Poor|Nov 2022

Very complicated pick up. Doesn’t accept insurance with credit. Obligated to pay for extra insurance. It took 1 hour to pick up the car. Drop off was efficient.

2.0

Poor|Oct 2022

Awful, awful company. NEVER, EVER RENT FROM ACE OR NIFTY. The reservation said unlimited miles. After I took a cab to their scary rental location on Poydras, I was informed that unless you have a round trip airline ticket to and from New Orleans, you only get 125 miles and then you are charged per mile. IT DID NOT SAY THIS IN THE RENTAL ADVERTISEMENT. Do not try to save a few dollars by using this cut rate, awful company and stick with the national rental companies.

2.0

Poor|Jul 2022

The Manager was rude. She was not clear on the insurance policy. She did not have very good customer service skills. I had to go with another rental coming after taking a Lyft to pick up rental. Had the same insurance issue with the next rental company. Was able to get rental from other company because the agent was clear in explaining the insurance policy.

2.0

Poor|May 2022

We eventually rented a car that functioned. Do not expect anything much.

8.0

Very good|May 2022

Lady that helped my when I picked up was to the point but very friendly! We chatted but got things done quickly and efficiently. Drop off was simple and quick.

1 out of 7

Eagle Rent A Car

2 locations

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Car Rental FAQs

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

Taking our users’ ratings and reviews into consideration, Enterprise (8.1 rating), Budget (7.2 rating) and GREEN MOTION (7.2 rating) seem to be the best rental car companies in New Orleans.

What are gas prices like in New Orleans?

The average gas price in New Orleans is 23,196 ₫/liter over the past month, costing you anywhere between 1,043,814 ₫ and 1,507,732 ₫ to fill up a car’s gas tank.

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

Avis is a popular option for travelers looking for car rental in New Orleans. You can expect the average cost of a rental car to be about 13,383,318 ₫ per week.

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

Renting your favorite car model can become more difficult the closer you are to your desired travel date. It’s ideal to book early to have that peace of mind. An early booking can save you up to 13% in New Orleans - we recommend booking at least 13days in advance.