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What is the cheapest car hire agency in Boston?
The cheapest car hire in Boston are generally found through Thrifty. When booking with Thrifty, you may be able to find car hire prices for as low as $44/day. The average price to hire a car in Boston is $66/day.
What car hire company in Boston has the most locations?
Enterprise Rent-A-Car has the most locations of any car hire company in Boston, with 14 locations.
What car do most people hire in Boston?
Ford Transit hire and Toyota RAV4 hire in Boston are the two most popular car models, according to our data. Ford Transit hire prices in Boston can vary depending on what company you hire from, but our users have found that prices average $173/day and can be as low as $148/day. Toyota RAV4 hire prices can also vary, but tend to average $112/day, with the cheapest deals as low as $82/day.
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Small cars
$69 - $128
All Car Types
$78 - $146
The average price of a small car hire in Boston, the United States is $89. The cheapest time to hire a small car in Boston, the United States is in May. The price is 24% lower than the rest of the year at just $69 per day. A small car rental is typically 18% less expensive than the average rental car in Boston. The average price of a vehicle hire in Boston can vary based on a number of factors including supply, popularity of the vehicle, and how far out you book your car hire. Below are the best prices for Boston small car hire found on momondo in the past week.
The average price of a medium car hire in Boston, the United States is $85. The cheapest time to hire a medium car in Boston, the United States is in November. The price is 38% lower than the rest of the year at just $54 per day. A medium car rental is typically 22% less expensive than the average rental car in Boston. The average price of a vehicle hire in Boston can vary based on a number of factors including supply, popularity of the vehicle, and how far out you book your car hire. Below are the best prices for Boston medium car hire found on momondo in the past week.
The average price of a large car hire in Boston, the United States is $140. The cheapest time to hire a large car in Boston, the United States is in July. The price is 45% lower than the rest of the year at just $77 per day. A large car rental is typically 23% more expensive than the average rental car in Boston. The average price of a vehicle hire in Boston can vary based on a number of factors including supply, popularity of the vehicle, and how far out you book your car hire. Below are the best prices for Boston large car hire found on momondo in the past week.
The average price of a SUV hire in Boston, the United States is $105. The cheapest time to hire a SUV in Boston, the United States is in April. The price is 26% lower than the rest of the year at just $78 per day. A SUV rental is typically 4% less expensive than the average rental car in Boston. The average price of a vehicle hire in Boston can vary based on a number of factors including supply, popularity of the vehicle, and how far out you book your car hire. Below are the best prices for Boston SUV hire found on momondo in the past week.
The average price of a van hire in Boston, the United States is $124. The cheapest time to hire a van in Boston, the United States is in June. The price is 30% lower than the rest of the year at just $88 per day. A van rental is typically 13% more expensive than the average rental car in Boston. The average price of a vehicle hire in Boston can vary based on a number of factors including supply, popularity of the vehicle, and how far out you book your car hire. Below are the best prices for Boston van hire found on momondo in the past week.
The average price of a luxury car hire in Boston, the United States is $114. The cheapest time to hire a luxury car in Boston, the United States is in January. The price is 26% lower than the rest of the year at just $86 per day. A luxury car rental is typically 6% more expensive than the average rental car in Boston. The average price of a vehicle hire in Boston can vary based on a number of factors including supply, popularity of the vehicle, and how far out you book your car hire. Below are the best prices for Boston luxury car hire found on momondo in the past week.
When collecting the car at the Rental Counter, the queue was 45 minutes- too long in my view
8.0
Very Good|Sept 2023
Positive: Car was clean and new. Negative: Pickup took a long time. Waited in line for an hour or more.
8.0
Very Good|Aug 2023
Hidden fees were added AFTER car return. Not explained, either.
8.0
Very Good|Aug 2023
Horrible dropoff experience in Philly. No signage explaining what to do. Pulled into lanes that looked like a place for cars to be left. There were a few people outside that saw me arrive but did nothing to help and quickly disappeared. Went inside to the counter and waiting in line for a while... only to finally get to the front and be told "oh you just have to leave the keys in the car and you can go." Terrible.
Avis staff was helpful, price was good. The location is a little confusing if you do not know the area.
10.0
Wonderful|Aug 2023
Are the station agent that helped me was very eager to make my situation right. He corrected my reservation and got me the car I needed completely professional,
8.0
Very Good|Aug 2023
Avis always wants to up sell coverages for which the explaination is incomplete.
10.0
Wonderful|Aug 2023
Everything was great
2.0
Poor|July 2023
Person at drop-off claiming to be the owner of the location - he did NOT give me his name - was incredibly intense and rude about having the car cleaned before drop off. The car was clean - we only used it for 6 hours - but he insisted we get it fully washed or we would be charged $450. As I tried to show how clean it was by pulling out the car mats, he touched me to pull me back from the car and told me to get off his lot. It was a terrible and intense 15 min experience and I believe I was trying to be taken advantage of (other people at drop off felt the same way). I eventually just asked for my receipt and he told me he wouldnt charge me the $450 after all. I think there may be some sort of scam (in concert with the carwash) going on or there is just something very different about this location. I will NEVER rent from there again and I may never rent from Avis again because of this experience.
After making the reservation on line, I went in person to the office to add an additional day to the rental. After waiting in line for 30 minutes at an office in downtown Boston staffed by a single person (the rare office not out at the airport), the person in the office did this and quoted me a price which was essentially the same as the initial quote with one more day at the same daily rate. When I went later to print the rental information which was emailed to me I discovered that the price had gone up by 35% (for taking a 9 day rental to a 10 day rental) with an increase in both the base rate and the daily rate. After close to an hour on the phone with unhelpful customer service, I cancelled the rental and went to Enterprise instead — a price comparable the original quote from Hertz, with an office staffed by multiple people eager to be helpful. An experience which will shift my loyalty in the future.
2.0
Poor|Sept 2023
I booked a reservation and was not told that the location CLOSED at 4:00 on Saturday! My train didn’t get in until after 4:00. It cost me several HUNDRED DOLLARS to get a car at the airport.
6.0
Okay|Aug 2023
Tried to rent me a Tesla, but where we were going did not have easy access to charging stations, then had to pay to “upgrade” to a lower class gasoline car. This was not requested or mentioned in reservation, but what can you do. I tried calling to change my vehicle drop off location to another near by location and customer service was poor, lady barely spoke English and could not understand what I was asking. I basically gave up. The car was otherwise fine.
4.0
Mediocre|June 2023
The location in downtown Boston instead of airport was the worst possible location. Traffic in Boston made it difficult to reach your office. Staff at office was good. Car was dirty when picked up.
2.0
Poor|June 2023
Counter folks were very kind
2.0
Poor|May 2023
Pick up took forever despite being Gold member. Long wait in vehicle line to get out of garage.
friendly staff, nice car, good gas mileage, easy return.
2.0
Poor|May 2025
Reservation could not be located - cost me 1.5 hours trying to resolve and caused me to miss the wedding that I was in town for. I was there 1 night and this ruined the entire purpose of being there.
2.0
Poor|Aug 2023
took 90 minutes to rent. tank was half full but listed as full. it was awful.
2.0
Poor|Aug 2023
It was the worst car booking experience. Line took 3 hours to get to attendant. They had one attendant for 50 people waiting. Then another line once got key to get the actual car. Our reservation was for 11am and we finally got a car pulling out 3 hours later.
2.0
Poor|Aug 2023
I was overcharged and Dollar is refusing to accept my figures because I rented through a third party.
2.0
Poor|Aug 2023
I was charged more than I was told by the emails I was sent by VIP rentals. Nearly double what I was told was due at pickup
Pick up and drop off were very quick and everyone was very pleasant despite the late hour of 1:00 AM
10.0
Wonderful|Nov 2023
Check in was seamless. So easy. Car was a Nissan Rogue, new. Really nice. Customer service was excellent!
10.0
Wonderful|Sept 2023
When I dropped the car off with Janet R. she was excellent! I was wearing a sling on my right arm because I have broken my shoulder. She couldn’t have been more helpful with me and my luggage. The wheel on the luggage had broken and I couldn’t make it move with one hand. She brought it downstairs for me on the elevator. I so appreciated that! She deserves a raise, and a promotion!
8.0
Very Good|Sept 2023
Location for return your car, should search via google map.
2.0
Poor|Aug 2023
overcharged me from what was agreed.
10.0
Wonderful|Aug 2023
Great. Checked in using phone and headed straight to the car. Super easy and quick
After making the reservation and driving to that location, we were told that they don’t have a car for us. We spent $70 to Uber to and from the Dorchester, MS location just to be told that there is no car for us. Extremely disappointed!
10.0
Wonderful|July 2023
They were very quick with getting the rental car and had a lot of people on staff in the garage knowing it was a holiday weekend. The rental car bus seemed to take a very long time to pick up at the terminal.
2.0
Poor|May 2023
They texted me a few hours before scheduled car pickup and said they were out of cars
Front desk employee viciously and consistently trying to have me pay for so many unnecessary extras for the rental. Also still no return of deposit it’s been almost 1 month.
8.0
Very Good|Sept 2023
Loved the upgrade and quick service did not love being charged a full day for dropping the car off 2 hours late oh well still a good experience
10.0
Wonderful|Sept 2023
It was perfect!
10.0
Wonderful|Sept 2023
It was great - well done!
2.0
Poor|Aug 2023
We showed up and they didn’t have a car for us, they said they were understaffed and they didn’t have any clean cars. I saw what looked like hundreds of cars in the Sixt area, but he said he was working alone and couldn’t help us…even if I took a dirty car. Horrible experience after flying all day, landing at midnight and having a tired 5 and 8 year old. Was horrible and don’t think I’ll use them again.
2.0
Poor|July 2023
Made one way reservation via Kayak and Sixt would not honor it
Thrifty charged me two hours extra even though I returned the car on time because their attendant waited to check the car back in. When I contacted customer service, the original rep said I needed to provide proof of my return time. I had no proof bc the attendant didn’t give me paperwork, just took the key and said I was all set. I asked them to check their security cameras to see that I had returned the car EARLIER than my return time. The whole thing felt scammy. I won’t use this location again.
4.0
Mediocre|Aug 2025
I did not get the vehicle type i booked. It was filthy. It did not have a full tank/battery s contract indicated. Turning signals burnt out. Terribly poor experience at pick up counter. Bad attitude from reps at pick up. Etc etc etc
10.0
Wonderful|Sept 2023
Everything was good
2.0
Poor|Sept 2023
They over charge, I was book SUV or similar for $225.00 they give me KIA electric I'm not agree they change to RAV4 they don't say anything after I get home they charge me $517.00 total they adding $240.00 for upgrade from SUV to SUV RAV4. what do you thing different.
2.0
Poor|Aug 2023
I was charged for fuel despite being assured that (since the fuel tank was not full when I collected the car) I would not need to return it with a full tank.
2.0
Poor|July 2023
I was delayed because of storms and finally got to Boston around 330 am and the offices had closed at 130am so I had to wait an additional 2 and a half hours before I could try to pick up my rental. When it was finally time to pick up my car they took an additional hour getting cars “ready” for customers. The car I had had been cleaned in haste and there was still food and trash underneath the seats but at this point I was ready to just be on the road to my destination. When it was time to drop off the car I was charged an additional $113 dollars for taxes and surcharges which I thought was included with the initial rental. Knowing how Thrifty operates I will chose a different company from now on and will not refer them to anyone.
Learn everything there is to know about hiring a car in Boston so you can be properly prepared for your next trip
Is there a fee to cancel my Boston, Massachusetts car hire?
In most cases, there is no fee when you cancel your Boston car hire. You can check to see whether or not your preferred car hire company in Boston offers free cancellation when booking with momondo.
What is the best type of car to hire in Boston during February?
When travelling to Boston during the month of February, we recommend hiring an Economy car in order to be best prepared for the weather and road conditions. An Economy car can handle both the wet and dry road conditions that are often seen in Boston during February, when temperatures are around 3 °C and precipitation is 101 mm on average. Hiring a Economy in Boston will cost you $62/day on average.
What is the speed limit in Boston, Massachusetts?
40 km/h is the city speed limit for Boston, which also applies to surrounding towns and other urban centres. The suburban speed limit and the speed limit for motorways around Boston are 120 km/h and 120 km/h, respectively. If you hire a car in Boston, be aware that these speed limits may be strictly enforced.
What car hire company has the Jeep Compass in Boston?
Dollar has the Jeep Compass (and other similar SUV vehicles) for hire in Boston. You can expect to hire the Jeep Compass in Boston from Dollar for $120/day on average.
What is the weather like in Boston, MA in January?
In January, Boston usually gets 92 mm of precipitation and has an average temperature of -1 °C. This information can be very helpful when looking at hire cars in Boston as it can help you make the best decision.
Is the weather in Boston similar to the rest of Massachusetts?
Those looking to hire a car in Boston for a road trip to the surrounding areas, please know the weather in Massachusetts during the month of January usually is around -1 °C with 92 mm of possible rain.
When did momondo last update prices for cars in Boston?
Prices for cars in Boston were last updated today.
How many operators does momondo search for cars in Boston?
There are 69 operators available for cars in Boston as of January 2026.
How old do you have to be to hire a car in Boston?
The minimum age for drivers varies by country, including Boston. In many EU countries drivers must be 18 years old. As a rule, you’ll need to be 21 to hire a car abroad, and a young driver surcharge may be applied if you are under 25. We recommend reading through the policy of your chosen hire company before booking.
What documentation or ID do you need to hire a car in Boston?
When hiring a car in Boston, all drivers must present a full valid driving license. An International Driving Permit is required if the driving license is written in a language different to that of the country of rental and may be necessary to avoid the risk of potential fines. If you are hiring abroad, you may also need to provide proof of return travel and accommodation information during your stay. We always recommend checking with the individual hire company you are booking with.
Travelling to a place near Boston?
Hire a car at Boston if you plan to visit one of these locations
Westford
Brookline
Old Orchard Beach
Salem
Chelsea
Seekonk
Sturbridge
Why use momondo?
Why should I use momondo to book a car hire in Boston?
You should use momondo to book a car hire in Boston because it could save you time and money. momondo fetches and allows you to compare car hire prices and policies from thousands of car hire websites.
How does momondo help me find the best car hire deal in Boston?
momondo enables you to find the best car hire deal in Boston by providing useful filters to narrow your search. Filters include, but are not limited to: price, body type, rental company and specific policies that you may want.
Does momondo show car hire deals in Boston with free cancellation?
Yes you can filter specifically for car hire companies in Boston offering free cancellation on momondo.
Can I hire a car with a fair fuel policy in Boston on momondo?
Fair fuel policies are specifically available to select on momondo, allowing you to refine your search for car hire in Boston.
Can I find a car hire in Boston which offers enhanced cleaning on momondo?
Yes, momondo shows deals with enhanced cleaning services for hire cars in Boston.
Can I search for car hire in Boston with unlimited mileage on momondo?
Unlimited mileage is indeed an option momondo offers on car hire in Boston.
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