Cheap Car Rentals in San Jose

San Jose, CA, United States

14 Oct — 21 Oct

San Jose, CA, United States

Fri 14/10

Noon

Fri 21/10

Noon

Driver's age:

26-65Other

San Jose Car Rentals in 2022

Most popular company	BUDGET
Price of gas per litre	25,066 ₫
Average price per day	86 ₫
Cheapest price per day	51 ₫

What is the cheapest time to rent a car in San Jose?

January

1,074,242 ₫

February

1,265,218 ₫

March

1,575,555 ₫

April

2,100,740 ₫

May

2,052,995 ₫

June

1,957,507 ₫

July

1,862,019 ₫

August

1,623,299 ₫

September

1,551,682 ₫

October

1,766,531 ₫

November

1,623,299 ₫

December

1,694,915 ₫

Currently, the cheapest month to rent a car in San Jose 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 San Jose

All major car rental suppliers in San Jose

8.3

Excellent

118 reviews•9 locations

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10.0

Excellent|Sep 2022

Transaction was smooth . I was not notified that I have to put a 300.00 dollar hold . I do not like suprises .

1.9

Horrible|Aug 2021

The wait was an hour and a half.

10.0

Excellent|Jul 2021

The car that’s I was given was much better than the one I ordered.

10.0

Excellent|Jun 2021

The staff was great.

4.8

Okay|Oct 2020

We rented for a month an SUV in order to go from CA to FL. The internal electrical stopped working on our way there. When I called to alert the problem in California, they told me to go to the nearest airport enterprise location in FL. Here, their first answer was that I should take it to a Firestone store to get it checked. I called the nearest Firestone and they told me they couldn't touch the car being so new and low milage; it was the dealership's problem. I called enterprise again and they told me to take it to the nearest dealership. At the dealership they told me that they can't service a car brought in by the customer. With enough frustration built, and the original San Jose office shinning by their absence, I demanded a simple swap of the car but they made me call 4 different enterprise locations in FL looking for an SUV replacement. An assistant manager in Daytona finally managed to put us in a minivan, but all of this took 20 calls and 3 days of painful dodging by their representatives. I will definitely be dodging their service in their future. Not recommend.

8.0

Excellent|Sep 2020

All good

1 out of 40

8.2

Excellent

164 reviews•1 location

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10.0

Excellent|May 2022

When I picked up the car a little orientation to the car would be nice so I would know all the features and most importantly where is the gas tank door opener 😳. 😂

6.0

Good|Sep 2022

The first car I received was infested with Ants. I didn't realize that until I was way down the road. I called and the allowed me to return it. No problem which was great. It did mess up up my schedule while I was there as I didn't account for returning a vehicle. The customer service was great.

10.0

Excellent|May 2022

When I picked up the car a little orientation to the car would be nice so I would know all the features and most importantly where is the gas tank door opener 😳. 😂

10.0

Excellent|Apr 2022

Price was better than competitors, easy and fast pickup, clean and very nice, new car, easy drop off.

8.0

Excellent|Feb 2022

Just needed a little more explanation on charges since I bought insurance through kayak and it seems like they charge me again. Also, it would be nice if the counter people are aware of the type of car that is in inventory. That is, know the features. I upgraded since I was told there is apple car play in the car so I can use the GPS. Apparently, there isn't.

10.0

Excellent|Aug 2021

Quite roomy Soul Kia. Liked that I could put down the back seats and carry a bunch of goodies to a wedding site.

7.9

Good|Aug 2021

The Jeep is not a very good car, compared to others. Sorry, but it is poorly designed. That said, it is comfortable and it works.

1 out of 55

5.9

Okay

110 reviews•1 location

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2.0

Mediocre|Sep 2022

We received are scheduled pick up and hour late and they didn’t even have the vehicle we rental that was more fuel economical

2.0

Mediocre|Jul 2022

First, the car was FILTHY when we picked it up. Goo and grime all of the backseat. NO one cleaned this car... even the outdoor car handles were beshmeared with goo/sticky handprints. The worst was we checked the oil on our road trip only to find out that the oil was so low in the car that it was not registering on the dipstick. COMPLETELY dangerous! We ended up having to buy oil so we did not destroy the car. Dollar did not do any basic checks on this car before they rented it to us and basically put my family in danger. Having sufficient oil is a mandatory so you don't end up on the side of the road somewhere. Very disappointed.

4.0

Okay|Jul 2022

We got to the Dollar booth and there were no employees and 20 customers in line. The hertz people helped check us in when they didn’t have customers but it took an hour to get to the front of the line. Frustrating and not acceptable. Also I was charged $97 in taxes which I assumed were included with my total rental costs. The car was great and I didn’t have any trouble getting and dropping the car once I got through the line.

4.0

Okay|Jul 2022

Long wait for pickup Car was not clean

8.0

Excellent|Apr 2022

Wish the car was smoke free. The whole trip we had to endure the smoky smell of the car. I had bad allergy from the smell of the car

8.0

Excellent|Mar 2022

There was only one agent at check in who left for his at one point and one agent from the next agency counter had to take over . Longest line and slowest moving line was Dollar . On the plus side , the drop off was greatest ever .

1 out of 37

5.7

Okay

159 reviews•9 locations

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4.0

Okay|Aug 2019

Zero

They charged me and I had cancelled the booking 2 weeks in advance, never again

4.0

Okay|May 2018

Asst at car place was a nice guy.

Refused to accept card they already charged. Even with a card they would accept they wouldn’t keep the pricing. Mind you they had already charged a rental fee and a deposit that would be refunded in 7 to 10 days. Then they wanted literally double the price to keep the rental and “could not” change cards in the office so I had to call the 800 number and wait 1 hour and 17 minutes to get the fee “reduced” to 1and a 1/3 the original price and pay a new deposit. Mind you they had already charged the deposit once that I wouldn’t get back for 7to 10 days. In short my 4 day $180 deal wound up at $859 out the door. I am supposed to get half my money back as refunded deposits but we will see.

4.0

Okay|Sep 2022

full declaration and notice before renting that reservation was no able to be cancelled with payment.

10.0

Excellent|Sep 2022

The young lady who helped me with some of my problems couldn't have been nicer and kinder and more professional I think she really deserves a raise 🤓🌹🌞

10.0

Excellent|Aug 2022

Do you have loyalty program? I am a Realtor, so I need cars for business, every day. Any discount for Realtors?

10.0

Excellent|Jul 2022

It was very reasonable.

10.0

Excellent|Jul 2022

Clearer drop off instructions

4.0

Okay|Jul 2022

I traveled to San Jose from Hawaii via LA to visit some colleges with my daughter. I didn't read the fine print on the rental pickup location and found out it wasn't at the airport. Well, after speaking to customer service multiple times, there was no way to change the pickup / dropoff without paying a huge fee so I ended up having to uber to the location of the rental car from the airport. During my 4 day rental, I tried to change the drop off location but again found it to be impossible. I even dropped in to a local Hertz office in Redwood city to speak to a person but they told me they could not change the drop off location without a major fee. So again I had to get up early and take the care to a location about 4 miles from the airport and uber to the airport. Not ideal. Fortunately, my daughter was ok with getting up a little earlier but I was not happy about this situation. I do understand it was my fault for not knowing what street the airport was on but I think it would be helpful to allow customers to change pickup / dropoff locations without paying a huge fee. I noticed on the terms of the rental, that there would be a nominal fee of 10 dollars for changes. Perhaps that is waived due to the prepaid nature of the deal with Priceline. I recommend making it easier for customers in the future to make such changes. thank you

1 out of 53

5.6

Okay

331 reviews•1 location

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8.0

Excellent|Sep 2022

N/A

2.0

Mediocre|Jul 2022

Arrived at airport 0650hrs but attendant would not serve til 7am on the dot. The extras fees were very confusing, I had paid $11 cdw I’m advance yet had to pay LDW on top. Good car but Inside car windscreen was dirty.

8.0

Excellent|Jul 2022

I did not appreciate the “up sell” because we were 45 min early. They said our car was not ready and we’d have to wait unless we upgraded.

2.0

Mediocre|Jul 2022

Will never book through Priceline/Kayak. Horrible experience

10.0

Excellent|Sep 2022

I’d like to thank a gentleman with glasses and a combover in the San Jose airport location. Very professional, very helpful and respectful. Thanks to him I’ll continue to keep back to fox for my car rentals.

4.0

Okay|Sep 2022

The price is not the price. After insurance and tax and “other required fees” the price was nearly doubled. It would be a better value to go with a higher end car rental. You can see the service would be classier, the car cleaner, and the experience more transparent. This felt like they were taking advantage of the customer.

8.0

Excellent|Sep 2022

N/A

2.0

Mediocre|Jul 2022

8.0

Excellent|Jul 2022

I did not appreciate the “up sell” because we were 45 min early. They said our car was not ready and we’d have to wait unless we upgraded.

2.0

Mediocre|Jul 2022

Will never book through Priceline/Kayak. Horrible experience

1 out of 111

6.1

Good

32 reviews•5 locations

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2.0

Mediocre|Apr 2022

Check out was extremely slow and instructions were not clear at all. We waited an hour to get our car

8.0

Excellent|Apr 2022

Car ordered was not available, they upgraded me. GOOD Car was delivered to us with about a quarter tank of gas. Cost us $72 to fill it before we could use it. BAD

2.0

Mediocre|Apr 2022

over charged me for miles and time on my return. also included insurance which I told them I didn't want.

8.0

Excellent|Mar 2022

Not their fault, the location is not at the airport you take an uber/taxi to it (short ride $27 Uber) I knew this, just forgot. You can drop the car off at the airport rental for an extra $25 though. We had a Toyota Camry it was very comfortable and easy on the wallet with gas prices the way they are.

5.9

Okay|Jul 2021

When you need a car - there is always a line and 1 clerk at your place of reservation

10.0

Excellent|Jun 2021

Staff was super friendly and car was very clean. Easy pickup and dropoff

wish they had after-hours drop-off

1 out of 11

5.4

Okay

85 reviews•5 locations

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2.0

Mediocre|Sep 2022

Stood in line for over an hour at checkin, then another half-hour waiting for a car….people were good, but archaic system and grossly understaffed.

10.0

Excellent|Sep 2022

This was my first time renting a car, and besides the wait to pick up a car at the beginning, I had a very easy time as a first time car renter. Customer service was very nice at pickup and drop off and for the car I got, the price was very reasonable.

8.0

Excellent|Jul 2022

Check in was awfully slow. Staff at counter not focused and not motivated to work.

4.0

Okay|Jul 2022

The pick up took an hour!!!! Longer than my flight!

8.0

Excellent|Jun 2022

The signage at the mall where I dropped off could have been clearer. Very difficult to find. Add one sign to the outer loop of the mall to give an idea where the entrance exists.

10.0

Excellent|May 2022

The person at the rental counter went above and beyond to make sure we got the vehicle that fit our needs.

1 out of 29

3 locations

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Car Rental FAQs

What is the cheapest rental car found in San Jose?

In the past two weeks, Cheapflights users have found many deals under 2,044,402 ₫/day when booking a rental car in San Jose. The best deal a user found was for 1,208,880 ₫/day from Budget, booked on May 29.

What car rental company is typically the cheapest in San Jose?

According to our data, users have found the cheapest deals when booking a rental car in San Jose from the following companies over the past two weeks: Alamo (1,395,082 ₫/day), Sixt (1,467,176 ₫/day), and Dollar (2,129,625 ₫/day).

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

Taking our users’ ratings and reviews into consideration, Enterprise (8.8 rating), Alamo (8.6 rating) and Sixt (7.5 rating) seem to be the best rental car companies in San Jose.

What are gas prices like in San Jose?

The average gas price in San Jose is 25,066 ₫/liter over the past month, costing you anywhere between 1,127,954 ₫ and 1,629,267 ₫ to fill up a car’s gas tank.

How much does it cost to rent a car in San Jose for a week from Budget?

Budget is one of the top picks in San Jose. They can have you in a rental car for about 14,310,814 ₫ per week on average.

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

Booking early can save you upwards of 8% on your rental. Booking your vehicle at least 12 days in advance can you get you a great below-average price in San Jose.

Can I rent a car for a month in San Jose?

Yes, renting a vehicle in San Jose for a month is certainly possible.

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

Generally, a month-long car rental in San Jose can be found for about 61,332,060 ₫, with the average price for a rental being around 2,044,402 ₫ a day. Book with Budget, to take advantage of their cheap prices and pay 41% less compared to the average price of car rentals in San Jose.

How much is a car rental in San Jose for a weekend?

The average price for a weekend car rental in San Jose is 0 ₫. Renting a Full-size is your cheapest option if you’re looking to save money on your weekend car rental in San Jose. For the month of November, Cheapflights users have found rental cars in San Jose for as low as 0 ₫/day.