ONE WAY car rental from NYC to BOS
Jun 10th, 2016, 10:44 AM
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ONE WAY car rental from NYC to BOS
Any car rental company which do not charge the ONE WAY drop fee between JFK or LGA to BOS airport ? Need the car for only 2 days and it looks the OW fee is even higher than the rental itself.
Jun 10th, 2016, 11:49 AM
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Unless you are making stops along the way, JetBlue from JFK or the Shuttle from LaGuardia make a lot more sense to me.
NYC to New Haven is hellish, though the coast route beyond New Haven on I-95 is okay. I-91 from New Haven via the MassPike has been grim, especially on weekends.
NYC to New Haven is hellish, though the coast route beyond New Haven on I-95 is okay. I-91 from New Haven via the MassPike has been grim, especially on weekends.
Jun 10th, 2016, 12:35 PM
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Considering that the car dropped in Boston will be subject to being driven back to NY by an employee of the company, who will cost the company hundreds of dollars for his own round trip travel in both company time and travel expenses, there is no reason you should expect that any rental company will not charge you a large drop fee.
And this is why you don't do one-way rentals. There is no incentive for the car company to retain its property in another state when it is licensed and insured in NY.
And this is why you don't do one-way rentals. There is no incentive for the car company to retain its property in another state when it is licensed and insured in NY.
Jun 10th, 2016, 01:44 PM
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Thanks.
Reason for the car is that after 1 week in NYC we drop our daughter at a summer camp in Rhode Island near Wakefield then we spend 1 night in Cape Cod and next day we fly back home to Europe so it makes more sense to fly out of BOS which is closer than JFK but also much more expensive due to the OW fee. I think we would then drive back to JFK to avoid the fee.
Yes that is the rental company policy. I understand this. Nevertheless I asked this because sometimes there are exceptions. No OW fee is charged between CA and Las Vegas probably to encourage business tourism and money to LV, I assume.
Reason for the car is that after 1 week in NYC we drop our daughter at a summer camp in Rhode Island near Wakefield then we spend 1 night in Cape Cod and next day we fly back home to Europe so it makes more sense to fly out of BOS which is closer than JFK but also much more expensive due to the OW fee. I think we would then drive back to JFK to avoid the fee.
Yes that is the rental company policy. I understand this. Nevertheless I asked this because sometimes there are exceptions. No OW fee is charged between CA and Las Vegas probably to encourage business tourism and money to LV, I assume.
Jun 10th, 2016, 02:22 PM
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Sorry, Big Russ, but IME that car which needs to be returned may eventually be rented to someone else who is doing the reverse trip.
We received an upgrade recently to a car which the Hertz agent told us needed to be returned and we happily did it for them.
We received an upgrade recently to a car which the Hertz agent told us needed to be returned and we happily did it for them.
Jun 10th, 2016, 05:14 PM
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Both Kayak and Hotwire allow you to do a meta-search of a dozen or so companies, specifying a one-way auto rental.
Just for grins and giggles, I asked both search sites for a 48-hour car rental between JFK Airport and Logan Airport in two weeks. Both came up with a rental for $132 GRAND total, INCLUDING taxes and fees. That's not a bad price for a two-day rental.
Just for grins and giggles, I asked both search sites for a 48-hour car rental between JFK Airport and Logan Airport in two weeks. Both came up with a rental for $132 GRAND total, INCLUDING taxes and fees. That's not a bad price for a two-day rental.
Jun 10th, 2016, 06:40 PM
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We did one-way drives several times when our girls were in Bos and NYC. I think most were with Alamo, but I remember one with Thrifty. Use Kayak, plug in your schedule as above, and choose the one with the best overall price.
Or drive back to NYC. it's only an hour longer to NYC from Wakefield than it is from Wakefield to Boston. If you can travel on the parkways instead of 95, you can enjoy somewhat different views on each direction.
Or drive back to NYC. it's only an hour longer to NYC from Wakefield than it is from Wakefield to Boston. If you can travel on the parkways instead of 95, you can enjoy somewhat different views on each direction.
Jun 11th, 2016, 07:37 AM
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For those dates, Enterprise Car Rental will cost $391 between JFK and Boston-Logan. A blind bid at Hotwire gives exactly the same cost, and you'll have to pay the whole amount at the time of rental, with absolutely no chance of a refund.
If you have a Discover, it would be easy to knock $40 off that cost.
If you make a reservation at Enterprise, you get a guaranteed price AND you can cancel (without any penalty) up to a few days before the rental date. CHECK THE CANCELLATION RULES -- they may NOT be as generous as I remember! If they are, you can make that reservation, but keep returning every few days to see if you can find a better deal. If you do, make the latter and then cancel the original reservation.
If you have a Discover, it would be easy to knock $40 off that cost.
If you make a reservation at Enterprise, you get a guaranteed price AND you can cancel (without any penalty) up to a few days before the rental date. CHECK THE CANCELLATION RULES -- they may NOT be as generous as I remember! If they are, you can make that reservation, but keep returning every few days to see if you can find a better deal. If you do, make the latter and then cancel the original reservation.
