Cheap Car Hire in Seattle

Seattle, WA, United States

3 Dec — 10 Dec

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Seattle, WA, United States

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Seattle Car Rentals in 2022

Most popular company	HERTZ
Price of petrol per litre	RM 4.76
Average price per day	RM 38
Cheapest price per day	RM 33

What is the cheapest time to rent a car in Seattle?

January

RM 192

February

RM 237

March

RM 273

April

RM 318

May

RM 331

June

RM 412

July

RM 421

August

RM 390

September

RM 318

October

RM 269

November

RM 237

December

RM 273

Currently, the cheapest month to rent a car in Seattle is January. The most expensive time to rent a car is July. The cheapest prices for each month are shown above, but prices will vary based on availability, how far out you book your rental car, and of course, car type.

Compare available car types for hire in Seattle

	Small cars	RM 171 - RM 426
	All Car Types	RM 190 - RM 484

To hire a Small car in Seattle, the United States, you would pay an average price of RM 240/day. October is the cheapest month to hire a Small car in Seattle, the United States (~RM 171/day), while the most expensive month to hire that same car type is June (~RM 426/day). In fact, October is about 29% cheaper than prices during the rest of the year to book a Small hire for Seattle. When comparing with other car types available for hire in Seattle, hiring a Small car saves you 29% in costs. Please note that average prices are based on historical data and can vary depending on how early you book, availability for your travel dates, and vehicle popularity.

To hire a Medium car in Seattle, the United States, you would pay an average price of RM 283/day. October is the cheapest month to hire a Medium car in Seattle, the United States (~RM 171/day), while the most expensive month to hire that same car type is December (~RM 496/day). In fact, October is about 40% cheaper than prices during the rest of the year to book a Medium hire for Seattle. When comparing with other car types available for hire in Seattle, hiring a Medium car saves you 16% in costs. Please note that average prices are based on historical data and can vary depending on how early you book, availability for your travel dates, and vehicle popularity.

To hire a SUV car in Seattle, the United States, you would pay an average price of RM 185/day. October is the cheapest month to hire a SUV car in Seattle, the United States (~RM 248/day), while the most expensive month to hire that same car type is September (~RM 577/day). In fact, October is about 0% cheaper than prices during the rest of the year to book a SUV hire for Seattle. When comparing with other car types available for hire in Seattle, hiring a SUV car saves you 45% in costs. Please note that average prices are based on historical data and can vary depending on how early you book, availability for your travel dates, and vehicle popularity.

Top rental agencies in Seattle

All major car rental suppliers in Seattle

Dollar

8.3

Excellent

466 reviews•2 locations

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10.0

Excellent|Nov 2022

Loves easy experience

10.0

Excellent|Nov 2022

Pickup was great, friendly and helpful staff, drop off was fast and easy.

10.0

Excellent|Oct 2022

Wow! Every airport car rental should be as efficient as Dollar. So easy, and the car was great!

10.0

Excellent|Sep 2022

excellent service, good pricing

6.0

Good|Sep 2022

Staff was friendly and helpful, the pickup was not a long wait, the car was in great condition. The only disappointing thing was that the price I reserved the car online for was quite a bit cheaper than what I ended up paying when I got there, due to additional fees. I prepaid a full tank of gas but I never used that much gas. I would have assumed my payment would have been adjusted based on how much gas it took to refill the tank when I returned.

4.0

Okay|Sep 2022

Manager’s Special was a Subaru Impreza that wouldn’t even make it over the spikes to get out of the rental garage without bottoming out. Side view mirrors had something on them that wouldn’t come off which made driving dangerous. The car was as loud as our plane flying in. I won’t knock the tech in the Subaru as that’s not under their control, but it was horrible as well. I’ve never had a car this bad before, I’ll certainly make sure to specify if I ever rent from Dollar again, which maybe unlikely at this point.

1 out of 156

Enterprise

8.2

Excellent

216 reviews•8 locations

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2.0

Mediocre|Apr 2021

When I arrived they couldn’t find my confirmation number and had zero cars to rent so I had to go to another rental place and had to pay $600 for what they had! It was an expense I wasn’t prepared for to say the least. And the people at the enterprise counter were very rude and not helpful at all. I’ll never go through enterprise ever again.

9.2

Excellent|Sep 2020

The staff were very friendly and more than happy to work with you. Being from out of state there were some difficulties but they were instrumental in making them easy to deal and smooth.

When I was looking through the car there were fries and pringles under the seat. I do think a little more transparency about fees and processes would have been nice, however, the fault is on both sides as I did not explicitly say I was from out of state when they called to confirm.

10.0

Excellent|Oct 2022

Great fast friendly service.

10.0

Excellent|Sep 2022

the car was clean and ready on time

10.0

Excellent|Aug 2022

Friendly staff made the experience extra nice

2.0

Mediocre|Aug 2022

Pick up was scheduled for 3pm, but Office was closed. Pick up the day after wasn’t possible and the reservation was cancelled

10.0

Excellent|Aug 2022

Completely positive experience

6.0

Good|Jul 2022

Wrong car when we showed up.

1 out of 72

Thrifty

7.6

Good

266 reviews•2 locations

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10.0

Excellent|Aug 2022

The easy pick up and drop off. Everything was enjoyable

2.0

Mediocre|Mar 2022

regualr service but they will lie to you and saying liability insurance supplement is mandatory charge. And once your sign it, they wont refund you.

10.0

Excellent|Sep 2022

Quick efficient interaction lady at counter in Seattle was a charm!

4.0

Okay|Aug 2022

Car I was given was overdue for a service and having an oil light warning on for the full 2 weeks of the hire was stressful. I rang Thrifty about this issue but they said they couldn’t help me until we broke down. How ridiculous☹️

2.0

Mediocre|Aug 2022

Not as advertised. A complete rip off!!!

2.0

Mediocre|Jan 2022

This is a terrible experience. Upon arrival to the rental station the employee found our booking started typing and presented us with multiple insurance options, which we all declined, since we use our Amex for car rentals that has a nice insurance and travel package with it. After declining every extra cost, he presented us with the rental agreement that was 160 dollars more than the quote we signed up and booked via kayak. We asked him why there is a discrepancy and showed him our original booking and rate. He looked at it and told us that he doesn't know and he doesn't care, since this is the rate that he can offer us and all these online sites are always lying about prices and offers !!!!! I told him that I have rented through other online sites multiple times and never had a discrepancy, which is when he told me that this is the best offer he has and we should either take it or go somewhere else. At this point we had no choice but to rent a car that kept going up and up upon adding a second river. From the original quote of 680 bucks we ended up having to sign a contract for 995 dollars. Horrible experience. never again/

1 out of 89

Budget

7.5

Good

168 reviews•7 locations

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10.0

Excellent|Jun 2021

All great! Easy and great car.

8.0

Excellent|Nov 2022

The car they tried to put me in at first was not the quality I was expecting, but they resolved it after I brought it up.

2.0

Mediocre|Sep 2022

The tyres on our Mustang were so worn as to be unsafe. We discovered this when we had a puncture. We replaced all 4 tyres and Budget reimbursed us. But the car should never have been rented out with such tyres.

8.0

Excellent|Sep 2022

My only annoyance was a "change oil required" message on the dashboard. As it turned out the car had been recently serviced but the computer not reset. Unfortunately, we couldn't find this out over the phone so had to waste half a day of our holiday going to the nearest Budget location. Otherwise, we were very happy with the car. Message to Budget: make sure the car's computer is reset after servicing!

8.0

Excellent|Sep 2022

Everything was great

2.0

Mediocre|Sep 2022

The best part of my car rental experience was dropping off the dirty vehicle budget gave me. The worst part of my experience.... 1. The budget counter had 5 associates working, and I still had to wait over 15 minutes in line. When I rent from Enterprise, I wait less than a minute and I'm out on the road. 2. The sales rep helping me with my rental was trying to upsell me every optional package. I politely told him I'm in a rush as my wife had an appointment, and I need to get going asap. And yet, he INSISTED on explaining to me every optional package after I told him I'm in a time crunch. Awful customer service. 3. The car was DIRTY. There was dirt on the dashboard, nothing was vacuumed. There was trash in the seat pockets behind driver and passenger seats that was left over from previous customers. Budget should be ashamed of themselves for allowing dirty vehicles to get rented. 4. I should have received a discount on my rental given how dirty the inside of the car was. Just awful.

8.0

Excellent|Sep 2022

Dropping off very easy. Need more people working at pick up.

1 out of 56

E-Z Rent-A-Car

7.5

Good

122 reviews•1 location

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10.0

Excellent|Aug 2019

The car was nice, clean, and nothing wrong with it. The pick up and drop off processes were very quick.

Nothing

8.0

Excellent|Jan 2020

Staff was nice.

The cars weren’t spotless, but that wasn’t a problem for me. We did get have to exchange cars due to a tire issue. We called ahead and discussed it with E-Z Rent-a-Car. They said they made a note on our profile and there would be no problem coming back and exchanging the car. When we got there, they didn’t seem to know what we were talking about and we spend a little longer than necessary due to some confusion about the exchange. Worked out in the end.

4.0

Okay|Dec 2019

Easy drop off

Car smelled terribly of smoke, super long wait at pickup while the only staff st the desk was chatting with the only customer in front of me, stating “I’m taking my time to see if a car comes in for you”. I had already reserved and paid online, to “save time” the website said.

6.8

Good|Dec 2019

Vehicle had been smoked in, did not realize until I turned on the air after departing the rental facility.

5.2

Okay|Sep 2019

They did not have my car available for me when I arrived to pick it up. That is the first time that has ever happened to me in 30 plus years of renting cars. They clearly did not want to upgrade me to a larger vehicle. Eventually my car became available.

10.0

Excellent|Sep 2019

Drop off quick and easy.

Staff both at check in and return were not rude but not friendly. Acted like overworked or not enjoying their job. I can deal with that but nicer if more conversion.

7.2

Good|Sep 2019

Check in agent was extremely rude

1 out of 41

Fox

5.9

Okay

802 reviews•1 location

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4.0

Okay|Aug 2022

the car many dents and a large one at the rear driver side that was very ugly. this car should not had gone out.

10.0

Excellent|Aug 2022

Kany was amazing! Best costumer service!

2.0

Mediocre|Jul 2022

We didn’t get the car we reserved. The attitude of the staff was slimy/sales pitch-y.

2.0

Mediocre|Jul 2022

Vehicle had several issues ,

10.0

Excellent|Jul 2022

Very quick and easy pick up and return. Very friendly employees.

10.0

Excellent|Jul 2022

Everything went smoothly, the car was what we asked for and in good condition. Returning the car was super easy with very clear instructions. Picking up the car was also fine but the person ringing us up tried very very hard to upsell. I work in sales so I get it but it was almost uncomfortable. Not a huge deal, just prepare to say no a lot if you aren’t looking to upgrade your rental.

1 out of 268

Hertz

5.6

Okay

594 reviews•9 locations

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2.0

Mediocre|Apr 2021

I booked this car rental for pick up at the SeaTac airport. Once I arrived, there was no rental waiting for me even though I prepaid for it. Turns out, this website booked it for the hertz in NORTHERN SEATTLE. And since my flight was delayed, I had a half an hour to get to northern seattle to pick up the car I paid for before they closed. Not to mention I had my 4 kids and husband with me. We were then stuck between a rock and a hard place, so we had to rent another car. Once trying to get a refund because of the mess up, I was told since it was after the scheduled pickup I couldn’t cancel or get my money back. We will NEVER use this website ever again. Especially for car rentals. $1000 f up.

2.0

Mediocre|Nov 2022

The store wasn’t open. Therefore, we could not pick up our car.

2.0

Mediocre|Nov 2022

I will NEVER use Kayak again. I thought I was booking at SeaTac, but you gave me a car 30 miles away. The Hertz agent said this happens all the time. Could not find any phone numbers or any way to cancel. Good bye Kayak, you left me hanging....

10.0

Excellent|Oct 2022

Fantastic place to rent cars! Everyone is extremely helpful & make things go smoothly. I will definitely rent there again!

10.0

Excellent|Oct 2022

The security deposit for debit card is too hight

2.0

Mediocre|Oct 2022

They gave away my compact after I called to say I would be next day the. Charged me an additional $100 for a truck I didn't want.

8.0

Excellent|Oct 2022

Rental location in downtown Seattle was convenient. My rental cay was late model, had nice features and amenities, and was delivered in clean-enough condition. The car was delivered with a supposed full tank of gas but the actual fuel level was lower. Once I noticed and pointed out, the staff corrected the contract to reflect correct fuel level.

1 out of 198

Alamo

8.2

Excellent

68 reviews•1 location

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4.0

Okay|Jan 2022

Did not have the model that I reserved. Had no similar or better. Would not change pick-up to earlier time. Provided sub compact for short term (1 day of original 8 day) so we could get to our destination and "swap out" for our original model. Unable to find "reserved" size vehicle at final destination for original cost. Alamo "800" staff could not help. Not the start to our trip that we expected.

10.0

Excellent|Nov 2021

Nissan Versa was not a great car. Idled poorly and wiper blades were worn out. Pickup and drop off were quick and easy!

4.0

Okay|Oct 2021

Rental location in Seattle was confusing to get to. Once we figure out where to go they almost gave us a car with expired tags. Check in process was very long. Second car they gave us was never inspected or walked through with us. The car play function with is what we needed would constantly go off and on (tried multiple phone cables, phone projection/Bluetooth separately with no success) which made it extremely difficult to use for our West Coast drive from Seattle to San Francisco.

1.9

Horrible|Sep 2021

Someone left underwear in the back seat, the drop off was closed, it was a nightmare retiring the car

10.0

Excellent|Aug 2021

Convenient pickup. Friendly staff.

2.0

Mediocre|May 2021

I have forgotten my notebook in the rental car. Within1 hour of return I went back to rental location and car was rented back. The lady at the counter noted down car, descritipn and my phone number. It has been more than 10 days no one called back. I tried to call back but no response. There is no lost/found mechanism. Even though there is no monetary value to anyone of my notebook; it was important to me. Rental car company needs to have better mechanism

1 out of 23

Car Rental FAQs

What is the cheapest hire car found in Seattle?

In the past two weeks, Cheapflights users have found many deals under RM 172/day when booking a car hire in Seattle. The absolute best deal a user found was for RM 146/day from Hertz, booked on Nov. 20.

Which car rental company is considered to be the best in Seattle?

Taking our users’ ratings and reviews into consideration, National (9.3 rating), Dollar (8.3 rating) and Alamo (8.2 rating) seem to be the best car hire companies in Seattle.

What are gas prices like in Seattle?

The average price of petrol in Seattle is RM 4.76/litre over the past month, costing you anywhere between RM 214 and RM 309 to fill up a car’s fuel tank.

How much does it cost to hire a car in Seattle for a week from Hertz?

Hertz is a popular option for travellers looking for car hire in Seattle. You can expect the average cost of car hire to be about RM 1,221 per week.

How far in advance should I hire a car in Seattle for the best price?

Booking early can save you upwards of 8% on your car hire. Booking your vehicle at least 13 days in advance can you get you a great below-average price in Seattle.