What is the most popular car to hire at San Francisco Airport?

The most popular type of car to hire at San Francisco Airport is the SUV car, according to our data. In the past year, 24% of users searching for a car hire at San Francisco Airport chose SUV cars. The Chevrolet Equinox and the Toyota RAV4 are the two most popular SUV car models. If you’re interested in hiring either of these car models, consider booking your hire from Alamo, which is the most popular hire company offering SUV cars. The lowest price/day to hire SUV vehicles from Alamo is $116.

What is the cheapest car to hire at San Francisco Airport?

The cheapest car to hire at San Francisco Airport is the Chevrolet Malibu from Avis. The average daily price to hire a Chevrolet Malibu from Avis is $103. The cheapest price per day for the Chevrolet Malibu is $100, which you may be able to find depending on when you book your hire. Make sure to compare car hire prices ahead of your pick-up date for the most competitive rates from Avis and other car hire companies at San Francisco Airport.

What is the best car hire company at San Francisco Airport?

Based on 116 reviews and an average rating of 7.6, Sixt is the best-rated hire car company at San Francisco Airport. Cheap car hire can also be found at Budget and Thrifty, which are also reputable car hire agencies at San Francisco Airport. 178 reviewers gave Budget a 7.1 average rating, while 214 reviewers gave Thrifty a 5.2 average rating.

How much does it cost for a car hire at San Francisco Airport?

On average, it costs $123 per day to hire a car at San Francisco Airport. The average cost of a week-long car hire is $604. If you are hiring a car at San Francisco Airport for a month, the cost is $3,255 on average. You may be able to find better car hire deals depending on what type of car you hire and the time of year you travel.

What car do most people hire at San Francisco Airport?

Hiring the Chevrolet Equinox at San Francisco Airport is the most popular car hire among momondo users, followed by hiring the Chevrolet Malibu. Our users have seen Chevrolet Equinox deals at San Francisco Airport for $116 per day on average, and as cheap as $61 per day. It’s an average of $114 per day to hire the Chevrolet Malibu at San Francisco Airport, though you may find prices as low as $56 per day.

What car hire company has the Chevrolet Equinox at San Francisco Airport?

Alamo has the Chevrolet Equinox (and other similar SUV vehicles) for hire at San Francisco Airport. You can expect to hire the Chevrolet Equinox at San Francisco Airport from Alamo for $127/day on average.Hiring the Audi A4 (also considered a SUV vehicle) is also an option when picking up a car from Alamo at San Francisco Airport.

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Kia Sportage

or similar Standard SUV

Up to 5 passengers

$61/day

6 May - 13 May

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Hyundai Kona

or similar Intermediate SUV

Up to 5 passengers

5-door vehicles

$61/day

22 May - 21 Jun

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Mazda CX-9

or similar Full-size SUV

Up to 5 passengers

4-door vehicles

$75/day

22 May - 21 Jun

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Kia Forte

or similar Intermediate

Up to 5 passengers

$58/day

11 May - 18 May

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Mazda CX-30

or similar Compact SUV

Up to 4 passengers

$62/day

5 May - 19 May

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Toyota Camry

or similar Full-size

Up to 5 passengers

$51/day

22 May - 21 Jun

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Toyota Auris

or similar Compact

Up to 4 passengers

$56/day

11 May - 18 May

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Toyota Yaris

or similar Economy

Up to 2 passengers

$50/day

3 May - 17 May

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Toyota Land Cruiser Prado

or similar Premium SUV

Up to 5 passengers

$90/day

12 May - 19 May

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When is the best time to hire a car at San Francisco Airport?

According to our data, the best time to hire a car at San Francisco Airport is on the day of your arrival when prices are $55/day on average. In the past year, momondo users found that weekend hire car prices at San Francisco Airport were $91/day and weekday prices were $84/day. Consider hiring a car in January (the cheapest month), when car hire deals are $52/day on average.

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	Small cars	$77 - $130
	All Car Types	$89 - $140

The average price of a small car hire in San Francisco Airport is $71. The cheapest time to hire a small car in San Francisco Airport is in March. The price is 8% lower than the rest of the year at just $77 per day. A small car rental is typically 30% less expensive than the average rental car in San Francisco Airport. The average price of a vehicle hire in San Francisco Airport 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 San Francisco Airport small car hire found on momondo in the past week.

The average price of a medium car hire in San Francisco Airport is $85. The cheapest time to hire a medium car in San Francisco Airport is in July. The price is 11% lower than the rest of the year at just $76 per day. A medium car rental is typically 16% less expensive than the average rental car in San Francisco Airport. The average price of a vehicle hire in San Francisco Airport 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 San Francisco Airport medium car hire found on momondo in the past week.

The average price of a large car hire in San Francisco Airport is $102. The cheapest time to hire a large car in San Francisco Airport is in March. The price is 2% lower than the rest of the year at just $101 per day. A large car rental is typically 2% more expensive than the average rental car in San Francisco Airport. The average price of a vehicle hire in San Francisco Airport 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 San Francisco Airport large car hire found on momondo in the past week.

The average price of a SUV hire in San Francisco Airport is $106. The cheapest time to hire a SUV in San Francisco Airport is in August. The price is 13% lower than the rest of the year at just $94 per day. A SUV rental is typically 6% more expensive than the average rental car in San Francisco Airport. The average price of a vehicle hire in San Francisco Airport 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 San Francisco Airport SUV hire found on momondo in the past week.

Toyota Yaris

or similar Economy

Up to 2 passengers

$50/day

3 May - 17 May

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Toyota Corolla

or similar Compact

Up to 4 passengers

$56/day

11 May - 18 May

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Mitsubishi Mirage

or similar Economy

Up to 2 passengers

5-door vehicles

$58/day

9 May - 16 May

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San Francisco Airport car hire directory

All major car hire suppliers at San Francisco Airport

Alamo

8.8

Very Good

39 reviews•1 location

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10.0

Wonderful|Aug 2023

Excellent staff at SFO airport

10.0

Wonderful|May 2023

We have trouble with our reservation in another company but thanks to alamo we was avaible to resolve it in a really good time and very good price

8.0

Very Good|Apr 2023

SFO Tram takes a few minutes, planning for extra time when dropping off helped.

10.0

Wonderful|Feb 2023

Gas prices are high.

10.0

Wonderful|Oct 2022

Was perfect

8.0

Very Good|June 2022

It's very expensive to rent a car but Alamo had the best price. The staff were excellent

1 out of 13

Budget

7.1

Good

90 reviews•1 location

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8.0

Very Good|Aug 2023

Easy pickup and drop off. No complaints, reasonable price.

10.0

Wonderful|June 2023

Rep was professional service was quick

4.0

Mediocre|May 2023

Budget was the only company with line at SFO pick-up, waited one hour. Got charged for fuel despite bringing back full tank.

10.0

Wonderful|Apr 2023

Check in was fast even with a line. My representative explained options well, car was clean and drove great. Drop off was extremely easy! Would rent again for the price

10.0

Wonderful|Feb 2023

Very nice vehicle and front desk staff were great. Thanks.

6.0

Okay|Feb 2023

The final price ended up being $100 more than what my booking receipt said i would pay. I did not take any extras like guaranteed fuel price, prepaid tolls, insurance etc etc. they charged me for an additional day, i rented for 3 days ( three 24 hours periods) and they charged me 4 days even though it was returned on time. The car was hardly cleaned. Dirt and grime in the cracks around cup holders/shift selector, trash under drivers seat and a drink splashed on passenger door and windshield pillar.

1 out of 30

Europcar

5.5

Fair

31 reviews•1 location

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2.0

Poor|Feb 2023

Horrible experience, never been so rudely treated and lied to in all my years as a business traveler. Trying to force you to buy extra insurance under the premise that the car has NO insurance at all and they can not rent out a car w/o insurance. When I explained that according to the law, all rental car has basic insurance and that my Amex card will cover the CDW he became very rude and did everything he could to prevent us from renting the car. Asking for our passports, never under my 20+ years renting cars in the USA have we even been asked to show passports and then he demanded that we show him our international driver's licenses. Did not know that such a thing even existed anymore, it's just a translation. So we had to cancel the whole thing and take the long trip back to SFO airport Worst ever

2.0

Poor|Jan 2023

Europcar is not in the terminal. They did not have my reservation. I had to rent from another company. They are not refunding my rental fee.

2.0

Poor|Dec 2022

During reservation, we had selected option for the car rental at the airport terminal and not offsite. After reaching to the airport we realized that the car rental was offsite. Moreover, we were not informed anywhere during reservation that they close at 12:30 am. We reached there at midnight and they were closed. We booked the car but we lost the money and had to book another from the airport from what was available from a different car company,

10.0

Wonderful|Nov 2022

Good agent at San Francisco Airport Fox rental company: Edgar.

10.0

Wonderful|Nov 2022

Friendly staff; Wait time reasonable. My only complaint is that I was “upgraded” to a larger car. I should have declined the offer but I was tired and wanted to get going. Would have much preferred a smaller car. My bad.

4.0

Mediocre|Nov 2022

First thing said to me was "you're early". I was 50 minutes ahead of schedule due to a fast flight and faster-than-expected transit from gate to car agency. I overheard other representatives imposing penalties for dropping the car off (or picking up) earlier or later than the booked time. In the end, I managed to get what I needed, but I got the sense that part of the business model is "gotcha" fees imposed above and beyond. I would expect a fee if you keep the car longer than the agreed number of days, but imposing fees fro dropping off early?! Vehicle also was unable to connect to my phone via bluetooth or USB.

1 out of 11

Dollar

4.7

Mediocre

93 reviews•1 location

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2.0

Poor|Aug 2023

I should get a regular SUV and drive from SFO to PHX, but they said that I've booked an electric SUV, I said it is not possible. I'm sure they lied to me because they didn't have a regular SUV. Therefore I rented an SUV in Alamo but paid in 2 times higher.

2.0

Poor|Aug 2023

The 2.5 hour wait to obtain the car, plus the dollar "system" being incorrect and resulting in the wrong size, is inexcusable!! Another significant delay/wait upon returning the car will absolutely convince me to never rent from Dollar again.

2.0

Poor|July 2023

There was no cars availables. This company is a swindler. Never again.

2.0

Poor|July 2023

Terrible. Cancelled car as line to get it was hours long!!!

4.0

Mediocre|July 2023

Despite having prepaid, when we arrived we had to join a line of more than 100 (yes, I counted). Two hours later, when we got to the counter, somehow the total I was to pay was almost double what I expected to pay. But I was too tired, too exhausted, too frustrated and too perspired to argue.

2.0

Poor|July 2023

Wait to pick up the car was so long that we had to cancel our reservation.

1 out of 31

Airport Van

3.8

Poor

38 reviews•1 location

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2.0

Poor|May 2024

Not at the airport as mentioned also was closed after waiting 2 hours for a shuttle pick up. We were stranded in the middle of no where. Will never use kayak priceline to book. I should have been informed, no help was provided

2.0

Poor|Apr 2024

We notified them as soon as we knew our flight from Japan was delayed to arrive SFO by more than 6 hours. We did not receive a call back...When we arrived and used the courtesy phone that is supposed to be a direct line to the rental company it was "No longer in service". We had to rent a vehicle from another vendor. They never called us. And we contest the advance payment we made for nothing.

2.0

Poor|Aug 2023

Their phone number didn't work and I never used them. I am so glad that I booked a back up car rental service.

2.0

Poor|Aug 2023

This is terrible company. Canceled my reservation the day I was supposed to arrive in San Francisco from Chicago. Then gave no assistance on getting another rental. Shady company.

2.0

Poor|May 2023

Will never book through Kayak again. We got a very old van which had no a/c, had to drive with windows down, felt miserable, was making creaking noises all the time. The rear view mirrors were not working from inside, we had to manually adjust the outside glasses. We had to take an uber to the van rental place which added up costs, they have weird working hours from 8 am to 4 pm. Wasted my money booking through you, a mistake I'll never repeat.

2.0

Poor|Apr 2023

Terrible service. Did not deliver van. Had to cancel and make other arrangements. AVR has no customer service, cares nothing about its clients.

1 out of 13

Enterprise Rent-A-Car

8.1

Very Good

27 reviews•1 location

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10.0

Wonderful|Aug 2023

It was great.

10.0

Wonderful|Nov 2022

Super easy and fast pick up and return process. Relieved the usual hassles of renting a car. Will use again!

10.0

Wonderful|Oct 2022

Our entire rental experience was great. Gabe and his staff were a pleasure to work with. We are always pleased with Enterprise and the SFO rental office exceeded our expectations..

10.0

Wonderful|July 2022

Norman did a great job when I picked up my car at San Francisco. He has great customer care skills. Wonderful experience!

10.0

Wonderful|June 2022

The Van was perfect for 6 people plus luggage. Easy to drive, too, despite its size. Picking it up and dropping it off at SFO couldn’t have been easier.

4.0

Mediocre|June 2022

Pick up was fantastic and fast l. excellent service and car was great. Tried to extend the booking and after 4 calls over two days still could not get it sorted . Their service for any changes is a disaster. Great cars and sanfran team were awesome just don’t need any assistance from corporate customer service as it appears they are incapable of even the most basic assistance

1 out of 9

Avis

5.9

Fair

26 reviews•1 location

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2.0

Poor|Aug 2023

Charged me more than was posted.

8.0

Very Good|Aug 2023

The line to pickup was very long, but I signed up for Avis preferred (a free signup) while in line and I got much faster service. The car was very nice and drop off was great.

2.0

Poor|Aug 2023

I wanted to provide some feedback to Kayak because there may have been a misleading claim made on my rental. When I went online to do my booking originally, it very clearly stated on the KAYAK website that I would receive a "Mystery Car" at Avis but spelled out that it would be a "sedan that seats 4 people". When I got to the AVIS counter in SFO, they said that it was a mystery car so it was up to them to issue any four door car, so they gave me a pickup truck which was not very satisfactory. First of all, it was not a sedan and second, the trunk at the back was an open bed which made it awkward to travel with exposed luggage. I pleaded with the counter agent that the website specified a sedan with four doors and they asked for my reservation and apparently it just showed a 4 door vehicle and did not specify a sedan, like the KAYAK website did originally when I hit the confirm button on the reservation. I would like to know how this happened because the only reason I proceeded to make the reservation is because the website specified a "sedan with 4 doors" but when the booking partner who provided the deal sent me the confirmation, sedan did not appear to be listed. I really don't appreciate this as to me, it is false advertisement and misleading sales tactics. I could care less what sedan they gave me as long as it was a sedan. But they insisted, all they had was the pickup truck which did not make my vacation enjoyable at all. I reached out to the partner that made the booking with AVIS and they suggested it is likely KAYAK's issue in what they may have printed in the ad. Regardless, I was the one who was out in the end, as I had an uncomfortable ride and ended up paying at least the amount of gas.

4.0

Mediocre|May 2023

the minivan was nice, but they were incredibly disorganized and inefficient on pickup. Drop-off was fine, but I will likely never choose one of their vehicles again because of the pickup experience.

2.0

Poor|Mar 2023

I was told the only vehicle available was a large pick-up truck

2.0

Poor|July 2022

It took 3 hours to pick up the car 😩. And then the car I reserved was not available. The agent was great - but things are clearly broken at Avis.

1 out of 9

ADDCAR RENTAL

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Car hire at San Francisco Airport

Learn everything there is to know about hiring a car at San Francisco Airport so you can be properly prepared for your next trip

When did momondo last update prices for cars in San Francisco Airport?

Prices for cars in San Francisco Airport are refreshed on a daily basis.

How many operators does momondo search for cars in San Francisco Airport?

As of April 2025, there are 44 operators available to choose from for cars in San Francisco Airport.

How old do you have to be to hire a car in San Francisco Airport?

The minimum age for drivers varies by country, including San Francisco Airport. 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 San Francisco Airport?

To hire a car in San Francisco Airport, 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 San Francisco Airport?

momondo finds and compares thousands of car hire websites to provide you with the best selection of policies and car hire in San Francisco Airport. 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 San Francisco Airport?

Filtering is how momondo helps you find a great car hire in San Francisco Airport. Narrow your search using price and map features as well as filtering by fuel or mileage policies amongst many other filters available.

Does momondo show car hire deals in San Francisco Airport with free cancellation?

Free cancellation is a policy that can be filtered on momondo car hire searches for San Francisco Airport and all other locations. Availability may vary by location.