Rental Car-Pick up and Drop Off Diff. Airports
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 333
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Rental Car-Pick up and Drop Off Diff. Airports
HI,
I want to rent a car in Las Vegas and return at Salt Lake airport. I think thi s is considered a one way rental? which rental companies do this?
Thanks!
I want to rent a car in Las Vegas and return at Salt Lake airport. I think thi s is considered a one way rental? which rental companies do this?
Thanks!
#7
Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 5,233
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Just a note regarding Enterprise. I have a friend who works for them, and they are one national rental company that almost always refuses to deal with one-way rentals. Most of the others are OK with one ways, and in fact sometimes don't charge extra, depending on the locales. For instance, I did Phila to JFK one way for the standard 24-hour rate.
#8
You should compare all the companies by using a site like www.sidestep.com or expedia, then chose go to the company that had the best rates. It will save you a lot of time searching.
#10
Join Date: Sep 2003
Posts: 2,773
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
You don't say where in Vegas you'll rent the car, but IF looking/needing to trim costs, it is wise to see if you can rent ELSEWHERE but at the airport, and even return ELSEWHERE but at the (other) airport. Those airport taxes and fees can add staggering charges.
Also, depending upon your (haste)... it wouldn't hurt to go directly from one place to the other, and turn in the original car, opting instead for a new, SLC-only contract at a lower daily rate, and only THEN doing any sightseeing you might have been inclined to do in the SLC area.
In other words:
Sometimes the one-way rental fee per day is, say, $75.
If someone rents for a week at that rate, the cost would be $525. But IF that includes just a 48-hour one-way journey from Vegas to SLC, and additional sightseeing upon arrival, it can pay to turn that car in quickly. incurring perhaps 2 or 3 days @ $75 per... and then renting at perhaps $40 per for the other 4 or 5 days.
(obviously a "weekly" rate changes that example, but it still makes sense with other scenarios)
Also, depending upon your (haste)... it wouldn't hurt to go directly from one place to the other, and turn in the original car, opting instead for a new, SLC-only contract at a lower daily rate, and only THEN doing any sightseeing you might have been inclined to do in the SLC area.
In other words:
Sometimes the one-way rental fee per day is, say, $75.
If someone rents for a week at that rate, the cost would be $525. But IF that includes just a 48-hour one-way journey from Vegas to SLC, and additional sightseeing upon arrival, it can pay to turn that car in quickly. incurring perhaps 2 or 3 days @ $75 per... and then renting at perhaps $40 per for the other 4 or 5 days.
(obviously a "weekly" rate changes that example, but it still makes sense with other scenarios)