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What is the cheapest car hire agency in Chicago?
The cheapest car hire in Chicago are generally found through Sixt. When booking with Sixt, you may be able to find car hire prices for as low as $38/day. The average price to hire a car in Chicago is $82/day.
What car hire company in Chicago has the most locations?
Enterprise Rent-A-Car has the most locations of any car hire company in Chicago, with 28 locations.
What car do most people hire in Chicago?
When hiring a car in Chicago, most of our users will opt for the Ford Escape at $72/day on average. The second most popular is the GMC Yukon car hire for an average of $116/day. Our users have found Ford Escape hires in Chicago for as low as $70/day and GMC Yukon hires for as low as $113/day.
Chicago, Illinois car hire deals found on momondo
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Small cars
$65 - $133
All Car Types
$102 - $150
The average price of a small car hire in Chicago, the United States is $90. The cheapest time to hire a small car in Chicago, the United States is in February. The price is 28% lower than the rest of the year at just $65 per day. A small car rental is typically 23% less expensive than the average rental car in Chicago. The average price of a vehicle hire in Chicago 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 Chicago small car hire found on momondo in the past week.
The average price of a medium car hire in Chicago, the United States is $103. The cheapest time to hire a medium car in Chicago, the United States is in February. The price is 18% lower than the rest of the year at just $85 per day. A medium car rental is typically 12% less expensive than the average rental car in Chicago. The average price of a vehicle hire in Chicago 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 Chicago medium car hire found on momondo in the past week.
The average price of a large car hire in Chicago, the United States is $129. The cheapest time to hire a large car in Chicago, the United States is in January. The price is 33% lower than the rest of the year at just $88 per day. A large car rental is typically 11% more expensive than the average rental car in Chicago. The average price of a vehicle hire in Chicago 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 Chicago large car hire found on momondo in the past week.
The average price of a SUV hire in Chicago, the United States is $115. The cheapest time to hire a SUV in Chicago, the United States is in May. The price is 36% lower than the rest of the year at just $74 per day. A SUV rental is typically 1% less expensive than the average rental car in Chicago. The average price of a vehicle hire in Chicago 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 Chicago SUV hire found on momondo in the past week.
The average price of a van hire in Chicago, the United States is $142. The cheapest time to hire a van in Chicago, the United States is in April. The price is 42% lower than the rest of the year at just $83 per day. A van rental is typically 19% more expensive than the average rental car in Chicago. The average price of a vehicle hire in Chicago 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 Chicago van hire found on momondo in the past week.
The average price of a luxury car hire in Chicago, the United States is $110. The cheapest time to hire a luxury car in Chicago, the United States is in December. The price is 43% lower than the rest of the year at just $64 per day. A luxury car rental is typically 5% less expensive than the average rental car in Chicago. The average price of a vehicle hire in Chicago 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 Chicago luxury car hire found on momondo in the past week.
The average price of a convertible hire in Chicago, the United States is $162. The cheapest time to hire a convertible in Chicago, the United States is in June. The price is 22% lower than the rest of the year at just $127 per day. A convertible rental is typically 29% more expensive than the average rental car in Chicago. The average price of a vehicle hire in Chicago can vary based on a number of factors including supply, popularity of the vehicle, and how far out you book your car hire.
It was great! The booking, pick up and drop off were quick and easy.
10.0
Wonderful|Aug 2023
Drop off in Philly was a bit of a mess, but overall it was a delightful experience.
2.0
Poor|July 2023
I was charged more than double the cost that was quoted to me when I made the reservation. The only service I added was tolls, which is $20/day, and I had the car less than 24 hours. Now I need to take the time to call Budget and challenge the charges.
4.0
Mediocre|July 2023
BAD! the booked car (convertible) is not available in Chicago, while I could book it few months before! If I know that before, I have chosen another rental company
2.0
Poor|July 2023
It was a good experience until I arrived at the drop off location and a clear scam by Budget was in the works. I arrived at 3255 W FULLERTON AVE, CHICAGO 60647 to return the car around 12:00-12:30 on the 19th July 2023. I was met by an extremely rude person who miraculously spotted in a nanosecond a tiny barely visible crack which can only be spotted under extreme scrutiny. He proceeded to write a damage report and started harrying me to sign some papers without offering any proper explanations with the added difficulty of him using nonsensical English. He was being extremely difficult to deal with and was brushing off any attempts by me at conversing with him when I showed him my disbelief at the claim he was forcing on me. The car was not damaged while under my possession and I have 6 people including myself who are witnesses and can attest to that. I immediately sensed a scam in the works when the person receiving the car was telling me I'm not the person who gave you the car at the pickup location, and asked whether I signed any papers detailing any damages to the car at the pickup location which I was not asked to do in the first place. I was instructed to pick up the car from the parking lot at location V20 at the rental parking lot in O'hare airport, present my license and rental agreement to the gate personnel who let me pass without any additional papers signed or presented to me. The keys were in the car and when I asked the Budget people in the parking garage whether I needed to verify any issues with anyone they told me to proceed to the gate and there was no need to see anyone. The behavior and narrative that the guy at the drop-off location was demonstrating proves that this is a well rehearsed scam whereby the rental company will try to levy any previous damages in the car and blame it and claim it from unsuspecting renters like myself who returned the car in the same exact condition that I received it in. I refuse to be bullied and will make this case public through all access I have on social media through my family, friends and businesses. I will ensure that this behavior by Budget (and all other companies that operate under the same umbrella) will receive as much negative publicity as it should, as I will do my duty to warn other unsuspecting would-be-renters of the devious ways among many that this company exercises in scamming people. I'm utterly disgusted by the behavior of their employee which only reflects the values or lack thereof which this company supposedly espouses.
2.0
Poor|July 2023
There was 1 person working and a line snaked around. Inexcusable
Drop off at Crown Center in KC was awful. Whether because it was so late or there is just poor or none signage about how to do after hour drop. First, I scheduled to return at 6pm. Then knew would be later so called office and questioned how to process. Website said closed at 5:30. Person on phone said closed at 5. He said to put key and parking ticket in dropbox. When got there did not see any signage about where to park. Asked a hotel valet and he directed me into hotel garage but no mention of where rental cars go, nor did I see signs. Then returned to Hertz office looking for drop box. Could not find. Tried chat. After long conversation, directed to try hotel front desk staff. She was actually very helpful and directed where drop box is - across from Hertz office. I wish I had been given directions when scheduled to return after hours.
10.0
Wonderful|Sept 2023
Excellent
2.0
Poor|Aug 2023
They didn’t have a car available for us despite having a noon reservation and couldn’t commit to having one for us at all that day. The staff lacked basic critical thinking and/or compassion for the position this put us in as international travellers. We ended up having to rent from Alamo instead and Hertz couldn’t even follow thru on sending me a cancellation notice. I am going to invoice them for the Lyft ride to Alamo and the difference in car rental prices due to having to do a same day rental. Total disaster- stay away.
2.0
Poor|Aug 2023
I will never use Hertz again. Also I may never use Kayak again either because of what happened. I rented a car in advance and prepaid but had to cancel a month away from the pick up date. I had the booking for less than a week when I cancelled. Hertz/Kayak charged me $100! Terrible terrible and I will never forget. Steve
2.0
Poor|Aug 2023
Got a surprise charge for about 70% more than pre paid quoted price. Also the car was a lot smaller than class reserved. Won’t be renting from them again
4.0
Mediocre|Aug 2023
Called to see if I could extend 12 hours they told me it would be more then I paid for 3 days.
Was rather seamless. Woman who checked me in at pick up was a delight and very helpful. Same on delivery end. Van was in great shape and well maintained. Overall was a good experience.
2.0
Poor|July 2023
Rip off. They did not honor reservation but for $425 they had a car for one day. It was also a pain waiting 67 minutes in line.
4.0
Mediocre|July 2023
I think it's really f****** expensive.
2.0
Poor|July 2023
The price was fantastic, and the car was in good shape. But the service was horrible. The lady at the desk refused to help us until our rental time. Then they kept us waiting even though there was no one else picking up a car. When we were ready to pick up the car, The people in the garage hardly gave us the time of day, and the lady at the desk yelled at us for going to the garage before our name was called, even though our car was ready. No one filled out the damage form before we left, and it just seemed like the dollar employees in Chicago were as unhappy as possible to have the jobs that they did.
2.0
Poor|July 2023
Our pickup experience was horrendous, I have never seen something so unprofessional. First & last time I’ll be using Dollar.
4.0
Mediocre|July 2023
Convenient way of booking. Lot of options. But equal amount is charged after booking by service provider. Not received final invoice or settlement.
Great, we were upgrade at no cost due to a faulty Apple AirPlay in the first SUV we chose. The staff was very friendly and helpful!!!
2.0
Poor|June 2023
The lady at the counter at Chicago Ohare pickup fought me for 45 minutes and did not want to honor what we booked (in this case a 7 seater SUV). It wasn’t so much the make and model as these aren’t guaranteed but more so that we needed 7 seats which was guaranteed per our reservation. She told me multiple times they didn’t have any 7 seater vehicles. Finally, after 45 minutes, I got the car type that we reserved. She was rude and unpleasant. Would not recommend renting from Alamo in Chicago!
10.0
Wonderful|May 2023
It was a good experience, good customer service and easy process. Only down side was that the car was not clean around the dashboard and gear control area and I had to use wipes to clean it.
2.0
Poor|May 2023
Alamo charge me an absurd amount of money to change the return airport from O’Hare airport to nearby midway airport. Beware.
10.0
Wonderful|Apr 2023
Lucked out with the pick up. No line at all, whereas other brands at the rental car center had massive ones. Not sure what that says about Alamo, but I was happy. Then, when I returned the car, something extraordinary happened. I had forgotten to refill the gas tank (after 200 miles of driving), and I mentioned it to the attendant (“I made an amateur mistake – failed to buy gas”). He thanked me for letting me know, and told me that he would take care of it. And he did. Saved me about $80! Can’t imagine that Alamo would want to do that on a regular basis, but it was a delightful surprise.
Professional staff! Super clean car! Hate driving in chicago
10.0
Wonderful|Aug 2023
Location was a bit confusing to find but when I did the customer service was friendly. Had a free upgrade. Then drop off at the airport was a breeze took less than a minute.
10.0
Wonderful|Aug 2023
Representatives were extremely kind and professional.
10.0
Wonderful|Feb 2023
Guys working at the enterprise were great to deal with.
10.0
Wonderful|Feb 2023
Pleasant, helpful, and attentive. I will rent with them again.
Competitive pricing, friendly and efficient service on pick up including the offer of a complimentary upgrade and equally great swift service at drop off. One of the best car hire experiences I've had over the years.
10.0
Wonderful|May 2023
The staff were very good and kind.
2.0
Poor|May 2023
Tell people the correct closing times of your drop off facilities and then don’t charge them for an extra day when they abide by them. This company sucks.
10.0
Wonderful|May 2023
I had some trepidation because the last rental with QEEQ was not available at the selected location and I had to spend hours going out to the airport to pick up the care but the price was good enough that I decided to try again and had a great experience and received a very nice BMW to drive.
10.0
Wonderful|May 2023
Positive points: practical place to pickup the car; good prices; friendly team!! Negative points: information on the website about insurance wasn’t so clear. What were the coverages and their different prices.
10.0
Wonderful|Apr 2023
Great check in/check out experience, however the daily toll pass rental fee was not economical.
The welcome experience was excellent the counter service was 10/10. Unfortunately the drop off was 0/10 completely disorganised and very apathetic team who were more interested in the chat with each other than supporting returning renters
6.0
Okay|Apr 2023
Good service at desk. In garage, the only employee present was not enough to service the many customers, he did his best polite and efficient but there ahould have been at least another person. At exit it was fast and easy. I am not complaining bout the person in garage, he was trying his best.
4.0
Mediocre|Jan 2023
Car needed multiple repairs, was no safe driving at highway speeds.
2.0
Poor|Jan 2023
I was charged for an upgrade without being asked if I wanted an upgrade. I was charged for a full tank of petrol when I said I didn’t want that option(this was later refunded). The check-in agent was 100% on the hustle - unexpected from a ‘reputable’ company and after a long flight.
I wasn't able to rent from them, I had made a mistake in the past with one of its sister companies, and instead of (me) correcting the problem I have been banned from ever using them.
2.0
Poor|Sept 2023
They could have more counters open and have a prebook time in advance at least 30 min… been waiting for an hour and a half to get the car and after I just gave up waiting and took a taxi. So if you can’t provide your clients with the car at the moment then give people instructions how long it’s going to take.
2.0
Poor|Sept 2023
They didn’t give me my full deposit back
8.0
Very Good|July 2023
Ummm They did not rip me off on full tank Fuel this time … like they did in Boston
2.0
Poor|June 2023
Customer service was terrible! Had attitude problems! Didn’t even get the rental car! I deserve a refund!
6.0
Okay|June 2023
Great car. Too May extra extra charges just for extending the rental for a few days.
Get the overview on great hire deals, popular car hire companies, and best car types for your visit in Chicago
Most Popular Agency
Dollar
Popular Car Types
Intermediate, Passenger van, SUV
Cheapest Hire Car
$46
Most Popular Model
Ford Escape
The most popular Chicago car hire agency found on momondo this month is Dollar. Other top choices for car hire companies are Routes Car & Truck Rentals and Sixt
The following car types were offered at car hire companies in Chicago in the past 72 hours: Intermediate, Passenger van, SUV.
The lowest price for a car hire in Chicago is $46/day. For this area, you can expect average prices starting from $67/day.
The most popular car model to hire in Chicago in the past 7 days is the Ford Escape. Our users also prefer the GMC Yukon as an alternative.
Learn everything there is to know about hiring a car in Chicago so you can be properly prepared for your next trip
How much will it cost to hire a car in Chicago, Illinois in January?
For January in Chicago, the average price from these searches for a weekend hire was $112 - but some users found deals as low as $51. For a one-week car hire in Chicago, prices in January average $106, with the best deals starting at $84.
Is there a fee to cancel my Chicago, Illinois car hire?
The majority of car hire agencies in Chicago offer free cancellation. momondo will always tell you whether or not rental car centres such as Avis, Budget, and Fox have a cancellation fee for travellers who have last-minute itinerary changes.
What is the best type of car to hire in Chicago during January?
Based on the weather in Chicago during the month of January, you should hire an SUV. Chicago in January typically sees, on average, 46 mm of precipitation with an average temperature of -2 °C. Although the weather may vary from year to year, renting an SUV is your best bet because it can manoeuvre through snow and ice thanks to the AWD feature. Hiring a SUV in Chicago will cost you $135/day on average.
What is the speed limit in Chicago, Illinois?
Chicago’s speed limit is 40 km/h when you are driving in the city. This speed limit might also apply to surrounding towns and neighbourhoods. The suburban speed limit in Chicago is 120 km/h and the speed limit for motorways is 120 km/h. However, be sure to look for posted signage as these speeds may vary.
What car hire company has the Ford Escape in Chicago?
Budget has Ford Escape hire available in Chicago for $72/day on average. Availability for the Ford Escape hire in Chicago may vary, so try not to schedule your car hire last-minute.
What is the weather like in Chicago, IL in December?
During the month of December the average temperature in Chicago is -2 °C and the expected precipitation is 58 mm. This information is useful for travellers looking for a car hire in Chicago.
Is the weather in Chicago similar to the rest of Illinois?
The climate in Illinois during December is usually -2 °C with an expected 55.5 mm of precipitation throughout the month. Those looking to hire a car and leave from Chicago on a road trip to the surrounding area should take note of this information.
When did momondo last update prices for cars in Chicago?
Prices for cars in Chicago are updated daily.
How many operators does momondo search for cars in Chicago?
As of December 2025, there are 125 operators available to choose from for cars in Chicago.
How old do you have to be to hire a car in Chicago?
Age requirements for drivers vary depending on the country, including Chicago. In several EU countries, drivers must be 18 years old. Generally, to hire a car overseas, you must be at least 21 years old, and if you're under 25, you may be charged a young driver surcharge. It's recommended that you review the policy of your preferred hire company before booking.
What documentation or ID do you need to hire a car in Chicago?
To hire a car in Chicago, all drivers must present a valid full driving license. If the license is written in a language other than the language of the country of hire, an International Driving Permit may be required to avoid the risk of potential fines. If you're hiring a car abroad, you may also need to provide evidence of your return travel and accommodation information during your stay. We always recommend that you verify with the specific hire company you're booking with.
Why use momondo?
Why should I use momondo to book a car hire in Chicago?
momondo finds and compares thousands of car hire websites to provide you with the best selection of policies and car hire in Chicago. Finding a car hire is quick and free of charge, so using momondo for your booking makes sense.
How does momondo help me find the best car hire deal in Chicago?
By the use of filters, momondo makes finding a great car hire in Chicago easier. Whether it is price, car type, amenities or policies, momondo allows you to refine your search with these and more filters to find the best deal for you.
Does momondo show car hire deals in Chicago with free cancellation?
Yes, momondo allows you to filter specifically for car hire companies in Chicago offering free cancellation.
Can I hire a car with a fair fuel policy in Chicago on momondo?
Yes, simply select the fair fuel policy filter after performing a search for hire cars in Chicago on momondo.
Can I find a car hire in Chicago which offers enhanced cleaning on momondo?
Enhanced cleaning services can be found on all car hire locations on momondo including Chicago.
Can I search for car hire in Chicago with unlimited mileage on momondo?
Yes, momondo is capable of showing unlimited mileage car hire options in Chicago.
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