Cheap Car Rentals in Rhode Island

Providence, RI, United States

8 Feb — 15 Feb

Same drop-off

Wed 8/2

Noon

Wed 15/2

Noon

Driver's age:

26-65Other

What is the cheapest time to rent a car in Rhode Island?

January

1,336,772 ₫

February

1,524,390 ₫

March

1,594,746 ₫

April

1,594,746 ₫

May

1,547,842 ₫

June

1,805,816 ₫

July

1,993,433 ₫

August

1,805,816 ₫

September

1,594,746 ₫

October

1,735,459 ₫

November

1,594,746 ₫

December

1,594,746 ₫

Currently, the cheapest month to rent a car in Rhode Island is January. 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.

Popular Car Types in Rhode Island

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There are 248 rental agencies servicing Rhode Island. These agencies, altogether, have 14,376 rental locations available. Need an affordable rental? Small is the cheapest car type to rent in Rhode Island with prices from 51 ₫ a day in the previous 7-day period. Here are 2 car types you can rent in Rhode Island:

Small

51 ₫+

SUV

64 ₫+

Top rental agencies in Rhode Island

All major car rental suppliers in Rhode Island

Alamo

9.0

Wonderful

68 reviews•1 location

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6.0

Okay|Dec 2022

I wanted to rent the BMW suv advertised and best they could do was a giant Infinity SUV. These are not the same. Felt I paid for a Luxury SUV and got much less. I know Infinity and probably Alamo think it’s the same, but they are not

10.0

Wonderful|Jul 2022

Not much to say

6.0

Okay|Mar 2022

The car I reserved wasn’t there I paid for premium SUV extended Suburban like with 7 passengers, l got an infinite with 6 passengers only, no storage space what so ever. I had to change all my plans just because of that.

7.9

Good|Jul 2021

The price was shockingly high.

10.0

Wonderful|May 2021

staff at pick up was helpful, drop off was very easy.

4.8

Mediocre|Aug 2020

pick up and drop off was very difficult very hard to find where we were supposed to go and staff was not helpful and could not be bothered to say two words to us. we also had a tail light go out halfway through our trip which did not make us feel very safe that the vehicle was checked over before we left.

1 out of 23

Dollar

7.7

Good

30 reviews•1 location

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10.0

Wonderful|Jul 2022

Very easy to pick up the car. Car was clean and roomy,

8.0

Very good|Jun 2022

Arrived in late night and ckecked in at Hertz Gold; departed early morning and no one at checl-in area. So no real life contact with Dollart. Car was great.

2.0

Poor|Nov 2021

1st they charge you 12 dollars for picking the car up 1 hr early bring it back an hr early who cares filled the tank in mass used less then a quarter of a tank to drop it off charged 20 dollars never again

10.0

Wonderful|Aug 2021

Great customer service

5.9

Fair|Aug 2021

Car smelled really bad

10.0

Wonderful|Jul 2021

Fast, friendly service.

1 out of 10

Hertz

7.4

Good

53 reviews•3 locations

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2.0

Poor|Jan 2023

was rejected our car, beware of booking third party with this location

10.0

Wonderful|Dec 2022

Agent in providence was very helpful and accommodating

8.0

Very good|Sep 2022

Silver Springs location is remote but the personnel couldn’t have been nicer or more accommodating. Very pleasant. Of course, they didn’t have the car I wanted or reserved, but were accommodating and we worked out a deal. Enjoyed the car they rented me.

10.0

Wonderful|Aug 2022

Folks are very friendly and professional

10.0

Wonderful|Jan 2022

Excellent. Very helpful staff at JFk

10.0

Wonderful|Dec 2022

Excellent service.

1 out of 18

National

9.4

Wonderful

6 reviews•1 location

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10.0

Wonderful|May 2021

Staff friendly and helpful. Easy peasy!

Had no trouble with pick up or drop off. Just waiting for them to email me my receipt. All in all, a very pleasant experience.

10.0

Wonderful|Apr 2021

Easy return

Better signage at PVD pick-up

10.0

Wonderful|Oct 2019

Guy at the counter was very friendly and made the experience very easy

7.6

Good|Aug 2018

Drop off slow. Staff for combined National/Enterprise were present but inattentive. 8 hours later, still not received receipt email

7.2

Good|Jun 2017

Nice and clean vehicle

Further, the cost of the one-way rental from Providence was almost criminal ($300.00+ US).

7.2

Good|Oct 2016

Got to pick which car I wanted.

Employee tried to upsell me with a better car for onlyv$19 more. Car rental return place should be specified by national - not their fault, but it was nearly impossible to find. Luckily there was a gas station open at 2 AM that I could ask where to return a rental car too. It was not at all clearly marked at the airport.

1 out of 2

Enterprise

8.4

Very good

11 reviews•3 locations

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9.6

Wonderful|Jul 2019

Car we wanted was not available when we went to pick up, but they gave us a larger vehicle and cut the price so it worked out even better.

7.2

Good|May 2018

Great car and gas milage

Expensive insurance, cleanliness, tires looked like they needed replacing

9.6

Wonderful|Apr 2017

All around great experience. Brand new Dodge Grand Caravan. Ran great. Easy pick up and drop off.

10.0

Wonderful|Jan 2017

The customer survive was amazing. Very friendly staff with great professional engagement. The only area of improvement was in car presentation. The vehicle was not externally cleaned well. The detail staff left the entice bottom half of the vehicle dirty. You could actually see where they stopped cleaning. Looked very bad.

10.0

Wonderful|Nov 2016

The service was amazing and the manger was great!

10.0

Wonderful|Oct 2016

Problem free.Clean and reliable vehicle.Fast and courteous service.Will rent from Enterprise again.

1 out of 4

Payless

7.1

Good

21 reviews•1 location

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2.0

Poor|Jun 2022

I wish I would’ve gotten a refund!! I didn’t even get to pick up the rental !! I’m so disappointed. $133$ out the drain !!

10.0

Wonderful|Apr 2022

Price could have been better. The drop-off was in a dimly lit parking garage to just 1 person who handled returns for at least 3 different rental car companies. I would have NEVER allowed my wife to return a rental under those conditions.

10.0

Wonderful|Aug 2021

PVD has really screwed up the where and how you pick up rental cars, and the return placement is far from ideal. On the other hand the young lady whom I dealt with at the counter was OUTSTANDING. She was rocking two keyboards at one and making things happen. There are people who strive for absolute EXCELLENCE in what they do, and she is one of them!

10.0

Wonderful|May 2021

All good

Its a long walk from the terminal to the cars. Not the fault of Payless though.

7.6

Good|Jun 2020

Rental car pickup at PVD is offsite, and neither Kayak nor Google tell you that. Also, the Payless pickup area was not staffed, so someone from Hertz helped me. Once I had the car, it was great. The little Kia was super-clean and comfortable.

6.0

Okay|Oct 2019

Shorten my trip by one day and cost savings over original price only dropped 5%. So cost savings using them was not what it appeared. Car was clean and overall good.

1 out of 7

Budget

6.5

Okay

20 reviews•2 locations

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2.0

Poor|Nov 2021

I booked a “Camry or similar” and they tried to give me a Kia Forte. Not even close. After talking with them about it, they gave me a Kia Sportage. Better, but still not what I paid for. Maybe it won’t be everyone’s experience, but you wanted honest feedback.

1.9

Poor|Sep 2021

I had the rental for a week and had to put air in the right front tire every other day and to top that off the engine light, oil change as well low tire light were ALWAYS on. Never again from this company!

1.9

Poor|Aug 2021

they didnt tell us that we couldnt use a dept. card. they also had over sold and were out of cars

3.6

Poor|Jul 2020

Pick up the car and it was dirty i have to wash it and clean it myself and the worst part is I returned the car 3 days early and returned $2.43 cents to my card. Thank you Budget you are the worst rental cars i’ve ever imagined.

4.4

Mediocre|Jul 2019

Pickup and drop off Was Smooth

The car had a strong cigarette and weed smell. Not acceptable at all but we didn’t realize until we turned the air conditioning on

9.6

Wonderful|Jul 2019

Friendly staff, easy pickup and drop off. Pricing for one-way/drop off at different location was reasonable.

1 out of 7

Avis

5.7

Fair

10 reviews•1 location

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10.0

Wonderful|Jul 2022

Car was not clean

2.0

Poor|Apr 2021

Nothing the lady at the counter would not rent the car to me and would not give me a reason why I will never try to use this company again

Get better employees

2.0

Poor|Sep 2019

I went to pick up the car and was told that I needed a major credit card. I didn’t have one and they said I would need to leave a deposit (which was fine) and they would run my credit. My credit score wasn’t good enough apparently and that was basically the end of the transaction. Stranded.

2.0

Poor|May 2019

Staff was slightly apologetic about not having my requested vehicle.

I showed up on the day of pickup, and they didn't have my car?! All they had was mini-vans, when I had reserved a compact/mid-size. I ended up having to get a last minute rental from another company.

2.0

Poor|Sep 2018

I returned the car one full day earlier than expected and I was still charged for the full three days (even though I had only had the car rented for two). I was told I'd get a call about my refund and, to date, haven't heard from Avis -- despite calling them countless times. Never again.

8.0

Very good|Aug 2017

Honored rental price/cost from Kayak.....got me in Auto that was satisfactory.

Reservation was cancelled without my notification......Avis couldn't honor Kayak price for SUV/large rental. I was quite upset!

1 out of 4

Best Rhode Island Car Rental Deals Found

Toyota Innova64 ₫/day

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Volkswagen Polo51 ₫/day

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Car Rental FAQs

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

Taking our users’ ratings and reviews into consideration, Firefly (10.0 rating), Super Cheap (10.0 rating) and Signature Rent A Car (10.0 rating) seem to be the best rental car companies in Rhode Island.

What are gas prices like in Rhode Island?

The average gas price in Rhode Island is 23,218 ₫/liter over the past month, costing you anywhere between 1,044,794 ₫ and 1,509,146 ₫ to fill up a car’s gas tank.