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

Taking our users’ ratings and reviews into consideration, Localiza (8.6 rating), Avis (4.7 rating) and National (2.0 rating) seem to be the best rental car companies in Santa Marta.

What are gas prices like in Santa Marta?

The average gas price in Santa Marta is 16,674 ₫/liter over the past month, costing you anywhere between 750,352 ₫ and 1,083,842 ₫ to fill up a car’s gas tank.

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

Generally, for a better deal in Santa Marta it’s recommended to book in a timely manner (to save up to 24%). Cheapflights recommends you book around 84 days prior to your pickup date. Booking as early as you can also increases the likelihood that you’ll get the ideal car.

Can I rent a car for a month in Santa Marta?

Yes, cars are available to be rented out for an entire month in Santa Marta.

What car do most people rent in Santa Marta?

The most popular car chosen by those travelling to Santa Marta is Economy (Chevrolet Spark) based on our Cheapflights data.

Cheap Car Rentals in Santa Marta

Santa Marta, Colombia

16 Jun — 23 Jun

Same drop-off

Driver's age:

Fri 16/6

Noon

Fri 23/6

Noon

What is the cheapest time to rent a car in Santa Marta?

January

657,585 ₫

February

610,615 ₫

March

587,130 ₫

April

610,615 ₫

May

610,615 ₫

June

657,585 ₫

July

845,467 ₫

August

751,526 ₫

September

681,070 ₫

October

681,070 ₫

November

657,585 ₫

December

657,585 ₫

Currently, the cheapest month to rent a car in Santa Marta is March. 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.

Compare available car types for rental in Santa Marta

Top rental agencies in Santa Marta

Browse through some of the top rental car agencies in Santa Marta, including Alamo, Avis and Enterprise Rent-A-Car in Santa Marta. Skim reviews, rental company locations, prices, and more before making your decision.

Alamo

2 locations

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Avis

6.0

Okay

10 reviews•2 locations

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Recent reviews

3.2

Poor|Feb 2019

The car broke after 2 hours of use. Left indicator didnt work, drivers dook didnt look. We rang up and the team was unhelpful - we had to make an arranged time to change the car, miles from where we were! A nightmare, basically. Never using Avis again. + Service at collection was slow, rude, rubbish

Everything

4.0

Mediocre|Jun 2018

How easy it was to arrange for the online rental. We will try to avoid using Avis again. They need to streamline the checkout process.

Twice we rented Avis Cars in International Airports in Colombia. What a mistake Santa Marta & Bogota- very long check out process, especially when compared to our Colombian experience with Localiza Santa Marta - The Nissan March car we were given was substandard to other rental cars that we have had. (After market radio, lots of dings, missing hubcap, made a squeaky noise- we feared it might break down. Santa Marta - At check out we had to defend that it was being returned exactly as we received it. Apparently there were traffic cones missing.- Bogota -1 hr. 45 min. time period between checking in at reservation time at the Avis Counter and actually driving the car from the lot Bogota - tacky paint, and no wet paint signs, at the Avis counter. I got paint on my shirt sleeve. Bogota - Bad check-int instructions were given at Check-out, so it made check out longer and more complicated.

6.0

Okay|Feb 2018

The employees were amiable

the difficulty in getting to rental company from airport. trying to coordinate the drop-off with no airport Avis office there being up charged for the rental

4.8

Mediocre|Dec 2017

There is no AVIS station at the Santa Marta Airport. I had to drive to the city to pick up my car. No explanation, no word of excuse. The dropoff was set to be the airport. The AVIS employee showed up with 1 hour delay.

4.8

Mediocre|Aug 2017

I booked the car through kayak, when we came to pick it up the adress given was wrong and the Avis shop was not in santa Marta but in rodadero, 30 min away. when we came to Pick it up they said we had to call first to confirm the car and didn't have a car for us. I had a booking confirmation via email and no way of knowing that we had to call as well to confirm. After about 45 min discussion they all of a sudden had a car but only if we could bring it back the next morning at 10am. The car was fine to drive during the day but at night the shaded windows were so dark that you could barely see the road, I was very scared driving like that. Also the control panel (where you see how fast u drive) was so blinding that I had to cover it with a book to be able to drive.

2.0

Poor|Aug 2017

The car was a wreck with big scratches all over and it was lacking features which are now common on most cars even the cheapest. We thought about returning it several times but since it still took us from point A to point B, we preferred spending our time discovering the country instead. However, the drop-off was a nightmare. The employee at Santa Marta came up with new (tiny) scratches in the most random places and made us call the Cartagena office to explain it wasn't our fault. They said they will review all pictures of the car to determine whether it was caused by us with no apologies for the inconvenience. This whole thing took close to an hour, making us rush for our plane. We had substantially better service with Localiza for our rental between Bogota and Medellin, even though they are not international players. Avoid Avis.

1 out of 4

Enterprise Rent-A-Car

2 locations

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Localiza

2 locations

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National

6.0

Okay

1 review•2 locations

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Recent reviews

2.0

Poor|Jan 2022

This was the worse experience.. I will never use Kayak again. I rented a car from National in Santa Marta; Colombia. What they did not tell me is Santa Marta has restrictions based on the last digit of the license plate so I could not drive the car on the third day I was there which was the day I had to return the car to airport. And they had only one car so I had to come back a day early and use taxis on final day.

1 out of 1