Cheap Car Rentals in Philadelphia

Philadelphia, PA, United States

5 Feb — 12 Feb

Same drop-off

Sun 5/2

Noon

Sun 12/2

Noon

Driver's age:

26-65Other

Philadelphia Car Rentals in 2023

Most popular company	ALAMO
Price of gas per litre	22,525 ₫
Average price per day	62 ₫
Cheapest price per day	59 ₫

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

January

1,055,842 ₫

February

1,032,379 ₫

March

1,407,789 ₫

April

1,454,716 ₫

May

1,548,568 ₫

June

1,806,663 ₫

July

1,759,737 ₫

August

1,618,958 ₫

September

1,290,473 ₫

October

1,360,863 ₫

November

1,313,937 ₫

December

1,360,863 ₫

Currently, the cheapest month to rent a car in Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia

All major car rental suppliers in Philadelphia

Alamo

8.2

Very good

221 reviews•2 locations

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Overview

Recent reviews

8.0

Very good|Sep 2020

I wS TOLD THAT SOSMEONE WOULD SHOW ME THE FIXTURES ON THE CAR THAT I WOULD NEED TO USE, OPEN GAS TANK, TURN ON THE HEADLIGHTS, ADJUST THE SEATS, ETC. THE MAN THAT POINTED OUT MY CAR SAID "THERE'S YOUR CAR" AND WALKED AWAY. EVERYTHING ELSE WAS FINE

10.0

Wonderful|Sep 2022

they were quick to get me in and out of the facility and on my way

2.0

Poor|Jul 2022

I booked rental online they refused to take my debit card I was stuck with no rental car my entire it was just awful the workers wasn't nice at all or helpful at all to resolve the issue

8.0

Very good|Apr 2022

Clean car that was comfortable to drive. Check in and check out were smooth. No complaints. Would rent again.

4.0

Mediocre|Apr 2022

The car had old windshield wipers that were falling apart. The air pressue light came on and when I filled up the tires I noticed that all of them had different PSIs.

2.0

Poor|Apr 2022

I didn’t get the car and they said they’ll cancel the booking and I get refund which never happened. Hate kayak and Alamo

10.0

Wonderful|Feb 2022

The gentleman at drop-off, Jeremiah, was phenomenal. He was fast, professional, friendly, and human on a cold and busy morning.

1 out of 74

Enterprise

7.1

Good

104 reviews•18 locations

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10.0

Wonderful|Aug 2022

Great staff, very accommodating.

10.0

Wonderful|Aug 2022

Customer service was excellent. We had a problem with the van and they handled it expeditiously and professionally.

2.0

Poor|Jun 2022

We wasn't able to rent

2.0

Poor|Mar 2022

Complete mess. Told us they had concerns about the rental. Drove 45 minutes to find out we couldn't rent the vans. If you had concerns that would result in it not being rentable -- why wouldn't you call?

7.9

Good|Oct 2021

While I didn’t actually rent a car through Enterprise, they were kind enough to give me a call on Thursday (before my Saturday reservation) to verify pick and to remind me they closed at 1 pm. That was a little confusing as my plane did not arrive until 12:50 and if it was delayed at all they would be closed before I got there. Even though I requested a car for the airport my reservation was changed to a downtown location. That would not work out at all. Had to reserve another car with a different company. Thank goodness I did not pay in advance.

1.9

Poor|Sep 2021

Enterprise said they never received all of my my information just my name and the morning of my appointment I called them to say I was on my way only to find out they didn’t have the car I reserved and was sold out completely.

1 out of 35

Enterprise Locations in Philadelphia

1 Arrivals Rd

+1 833 338 3321

10100 Bustleton Ave

+1 215 677 5355

110 Leverington Ave

+1 215 509 7109

1201 E Erie Ave

+1 215 289 7200

1236-40 Washington Ave

+1 215 389 8900

217 W Chelten Ave # 233

+1 215 844 8122

36 S 19th St

+1 215 751 1460

510 N Front And Spring Garden

+1 215 592 9700

5847 N Broad St

+1 215 225 2500

6800 Rising Sun Ave.

+1 215 745 5545

6801 Germantown Ave

+1 215 951 6923

6820-26 Castor Avenue

+1 215 342 2300

7001 Essington Ave-vans Only

+1 215 492 9766

7001 Essington Ave

+1 215 492 9766

727 Chestnut St

+1 215 625 6970

7601 Roosevelt Blvd

+1 215 331 6000

8913 Frankford Ave

+1 215 333 1800

Sheraton 15 S. 36th Street

+1 215 387 3283

Budget

6.0

Okay

209 reviews•7 locations

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7.6

Good|Aug 2020

Seats were stained, so I avoided wearing lighter Colored clothes.

4.8

Mediocre|Jul 2019

Easy to turn in.

The place was dirty, the bathrooms were dirty, Not enough workers.

6.0

Okay|Jan 2023

Booked a Camery or equivalent and got a beat up Corolla. Carpet was worn and stained Not great.

2.0

Poor|Jan 2023

rental process took too long

8.0

Very good|Dec 2022

Pickup was straightforward. The car we chose, a Toyota Prius had 35K miles and was a bit banged up. Dropoff was a horror show. I caravanned with my wife, who drove the Prius, and I followed in our own car. She drove into the Budget return lot at PHL airport. She didn't receive any help figuring out where to leave the car or what she had to do in order to check out. Then, to make matters worse, there was no place for me to stop and pick her up. My only option was to park where I was blocking cars attempting to exit the rental lot as well as cars attempting to drive into the returns lot. VERY stressful for both my wife and me.

10.0

Wonderful|Nov 2022

Prompt pick up , helpful driver. Good counter staff

2.0

Poor|Oct 2022

The vehicle could have been better (car was hit, inside was stained). The customer service could have been better (I wasn't given neither paperwork emailed receipts or agreement). Icing on the cake was the next door Avis employee blocking the airport shuttle bus to pick us up. When told to move her car, she was beyond rude as if the rental was free. She indicated she's aware of blocking the way and continued the casual conversation with the Budget employee until finished.

2.0

Poor|Oct 2022

Did not accept my credit card and did not find out until I arrived; was unable to pick up rental car.

1 out of 70

Thrifty

5.7

Fair

155 reviews•2 locations

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6.0

Okay|Aug 2022

Pick up process was poor. The wait fir and obtaining the rental car took an inordinate amount of time. There were over $358 of undisclosed fees.

2.0

Poor|Jul 2022

They didn’t have our vehicle so we had to PAY for an upgrade to fit our family. The lady we dealt with was rude as heck. The upgrade we paid for was dirty with food and mold in the cup holders. NEVER AGAIN!

2.0

Poor|Dec 2023

I had no experience with Thrifty, because when I got to the airport to pick up the car that was supposedly reserved for me, there was no car. I was left stranded No thanks. Never again.

10.0

Wonderful|Dec 2022

I had a flat tire & agent gave me an attitude when I brought it back as instructed by the Thrifty agent when I reported it.

6.0

Okay|Nov 2022

Good vehicle. Clean and new. However, the Thrifty shuttle service needs major work. Understaffed and slow. Never saw a shuttle at pickup. Hitched a ride with a different agency and then walked to Thrifty. Also very slow to get us back to the airport after drop-off.

2.0

Poor|Nov 2022

30 people waiting in line with 2 staff members.Had to leave as to not miss my appt.Came to try pickup on another day and they cancelled reservation,charged me and would not help me get another car.The manager told me to do another reservation online and pay again full price.

8.0

Very good|Oct 2022

The line at pick up was out the door, almost 45 minute wait, another 10 minute wait for car to be available while several full size cars sat in the rental lot

6.0

Okay|Oct 2022

Had to wait in line for at least 30 minutes to pick up the car that we had reserved. Drop off was very easy

1 out of 52

Hertz

5.6

Fair

427 reviews•19 locations

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4.0

Mediocre|Jun 2019

Nothing cause nothing happened

Nothing

4.0

Mediocre|Jan 2023

I waited over 20 minutes for the Hertz shuttle to pickup from the arrivals terminal in Philadelphia. It was raining and cold. All of the other rental companies had shuttle buses that went by at least 5-6 times while we waited for the Hertz bus. I tried to call the Philly airport Hertz location but nobody picked up and it went to voicemail. Eventually, I convinced another rental car bus driver to drop us off near (he said he wasn't allowed to drive on the Hertz lot) the Hertz rental center. So, after waiting almost half an hour in the cold rain, we were dropped off and had to walk the last few hundred yards through a downpour to the rental office. Renting and paying wasn't a big deal but there was no introduction to the Tesla controls (I've never driven one before) so I had to park and come inside to request the person to show me how to operate the wipers. Overall, it was frustrating and a huge waste of time waiting for them after a long travel day.

10.0

Wonderful|Jan 2023

Fast Service

2.0

Poor|Jan 2023

They had no cars available. I waited for one hour and there were no cars!

10.0

Wonderful|Jan 2023

Everything Went Smoothly!

8.0

Very good|Jan 2023

car with 40k miles but still ok i reserved the car for 5 pm and the place in phila closes at 4pm. good thing I was early or it would have been a mess

4.0

Mediocre|Jan 2023

Car was well equipped and not too beat up. Had about 33,000 miles. The pickup experience was awful. Only one guy behind the counter who had to do everything. Check you in, wash your car and bring it up to the rental area. Whole transaction took about 40 minutes. 2 people were behind me in line and had no one to help them while my guy was getting my car. They just stood there the whole time staring at an empty counter. It was bizarre.

1 out of 143

Hertz Locations in Philadelphia

1 Arrivals Road

+1 215 492 7200

1201 Market St

+1 215 238 0356

1416 Wood Street

+1 215 622 2250

1546 Cottman Avenue

+1 215 342 1896

1700 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy

+1 215 563 2760

2302 Castor Avenue

+1 215 537 4960

2951 Market Street

+1 215 492 2958

3111 Grays Ferry Avenue

+1 215 271 2672

4100 Presidential Blvd

+1 215 477 2858

5091 Umbria Street

+1 215 487 1456

6633 N Broad St

+1 215 927 2615

6815 Essington Av Philadelphia

+1 215 365 4070

6815 Essington Ave

+1 215 365 4070

6815 Essington Avenue

+1 215 365 3093

7257 Frankford Avenue

+1 215 543 9823

8 1/2 East Oregon Avenue

+1 267 239 2894

8141 Ogontz Avenue

+1 215 887 2434

9371 Roosevelt Blvd

+1 215 676 6260

9903 Haldeman Avenue

+1 215 673 3073

Payless

5.6

Fair

205 reviews•2 locations

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10.0

Wonderful|Nov 2022

Office is pretty dingy

2.0

Poor|Sep 2022

Unable to cancel reservation online or on the phone.

8.0

Very good|Aug 2022

Please let people know about after-hours drop-off location. I didn't know I would be dropping off after hours and didn't realize that it was at a different location. Then the email they said to use to tell them I dropped off the car didn't work. I called to let them know. The rep said she would confirm but never did.

6.0

Okay|Jun 2022

Car was very dirty inside and out and could tell it had been smoked in.

2.0

Poor|Dec 2021

Booked a 6pm pick up at PHL. Arrived on time to no shuttle service. Called the counter and it turns out they close at 6pm on a weekday(!!!!). Was told after a 45 minute hold with customer service that Avis would have my reservation. Got to Avis and was told by the agent and the supervisor that I was the 7th person this week with this issue and that they don’t have access to Payless’ systems and can’t look up my reservation. Wound up paying for another rental with Avis just to get out of there. Won’t be using them ever again

8.0

Very good|Dec 2021

Our check-in process at the facility was very smooth. The car was perfect for our needs and a very good price. The only problem was the shuttle from the airport to the rental car facility took a long time. We watched the shuttles for the other rental car places pass several times before ours arrived.

1 out of 69

Dollar

5.5

Fair

165 reviews•4 locations

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2.0

Poor|Nov 2022

O waited close to 3 hours for an available vehicle after checking in. To tell me that there was an issue and they were not renting me a vehicle.

10.0

Wonderful|Oct 2022

The Eagles and the Phillies were playing the same weekend so it was a bit crazy Saturday but the Dollar/Thrifty crew did a great job getting everyone a car.

2.0

Poor|Oct 2022

The shuttle didn’t show for pickup. Waited a half hour (another lady waited an hour), ended up taking an Avis/Budget shuttle and walking from there. The dollar shuttle was sitting by the door with the engine running, but didn’t move while I was there. I was one of two customers and the staff was annoyed to have to put their phones down to help me. They told me to take the car in spot 29, it was the wrong car, the agent at the exit said they had been doing it all day. I will not be using Dollar at PHL ever again.

8.0

Very good|Sep 2022

cleaner car

2.0

Poor|Aug 2022

PHL Airport location has no phone number and didn’t have a vehicle ready for me. The one I got was overdue for an oil change and had tread separation on a recently replaced tire. The vehicle wobbled & shook terribly during the 90 minute drive in the middle if the night to our residence. The roadside assistance rep gave 2 options; 1) pay to have the spare put on and drive back to the PHL location to swap vehicles but since they don’t have a phone there is no guarantee a vehicle is available. 2) pay for a new tire and bring the receipt to PHL for a refund. They wouldn’t email a confirmation on this though so I was suspicious. Sure enough, the manager acted like it was an unheard of solution and said the tire was my responsibility. Never again will I rent from Dollar.

2.0

Poor|May 2022

They were out of cars when I arrived. Only one staff member, David, was helpful. The rest didn’t seem to care and told me to come back in the morning. They couldn’t get a car for me from Hertz because the gate closed right after we arrived in the shuttle.

1 out of 55

Avis

6.3

Okay

87 reviews•8 locations

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2.0

Poor|Nov 2022

Bad transparency

10.0

Wonderful|Nov 2022

Kia Soul wasn’t available and the seats in the type of Kia we had weren’t as comfortable as the Soul. Otherwise, it was a good experience all around,

6.0

Okay|Oct 2022

Infinity QX5 with broken cruise control on a 4-hour interstate trip. Lucky I didn’t roll through a speed trap. Next morning the the LF tire was alarming as under pressure. All 4 tires were below 30 psig.

2.0

Poor|Sep 2022

Worst decision ever to have picked up an Avis, especially in down time. They gave me a crashed car that had a tire pressure issue, got a flat tire in the 1st day I got it, the. They had no availability ti change it. I had to deopp of the car and stay car less for the rest of day while I could drive to the airport to rent with a better company.

2.0

Poor|Sep 2022

I rented the car from 1pm 9/16 to 1pm 9/17 online, but I was delayed getting back and tried to return the car an hour late, but the place was closed when I got there. When I picked up the car nobody bothered to tell me that the office would be closing at the exact time I was scheduled to return the car (1pm on 9/17). So when I arrived an hour late, the place was locked. There was nobody there, and there was no way to return the car on site. It created a huge hassle. I had to call Avis. At first they told me I would have to return the car the following morning when the office opened up at 8 AM. Since I was leaving town I could not do that. Eventually they allowed me to return the car to the airport, and they doubled my rental rate.

4.0

Mediocre|Sep 2022

Took an hour to get through the line to pickup car. Once we got it, it was not clean. Check engine light was on, no window washer fluid.. overall very poor.

1 out of 29

Car Rental FAQs

What is the cheapest rental car found in Philadelphia?

In the past two weeks, Cheapflights users have found many deals under 1,463,163 ₫/day when booking a rental car in Philadelphia. The best deal a user found was for 1,382,215 ₫/day from Alamo, booked on Jan. 8.

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

Taking our users’ ratings and reviews into consideration, Alamo (8.2 rating), National (7.7 rating) and Enterprise (7.1 rating) seem to be the best rental car companies in Philadelphia.

What are gas prices like in Philadelphia?

The average gas price in Philadelphia is 22,525 ₫/liter over the past month, costing you anywhere between 1,013,609 ₫ and 1,464,101 ₫ to fill up a car’s gas tank.

How much does it cost to rent a car in Philadelphia for a week from Alamo?

Alamo offers rental cars in Philadelphia for about 10,242,140 ₫ per week on average.

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

Our data suggests that booking early can save you up to 14% on a rental car in Philadelphia. Take advantage of below-average prices by booking at least 5 days prior to your desired date.

Can I rent a car for a month in Philadelphia?

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

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

We’ve recently found that Alamo offers you prices that are 5% cheaper than the average rate available for a long-term rental. The average cost of a car rental in Philadelphia for a month is 43,894,884 ₫. Check Cheapflights to compare pricing and options for your rental car.