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Most popular company | Thrifty |
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Most common car type | Standard |
Average price per day | $63 |
Cheapest price per day | $22 |
In California, there are 17,540 active hire locations from 361 car hire companies. small car is the cheapest car type to hire in California in the past week - currently priced from $22/day. View deals for 7 car types available to hire in this destination:
Here are the best California small car hire prices found by Cheapflights users in the past 7 days:
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For the best savings on car hire in California, make your reservation 7 days before pickup. The average price then is just $62/day – about 21% less than the yearly average.
In California, the most affordable car hire company right now is Thrifty, offering prices from just $26.45/day over the past two weeks. Another budget-friendly choice is Dollar, with rates starting at $31.71/day.
Based on Cheapflights user feedback, the highest-rated car hire company in California is Budget (rated 6.2/10 with 1,009 reviews). Hertz (rated 6.0/10 with 1,127 reviews) is also highly rated by our users.
At California, the best time to hire a car is in February, with an average daily rate of just $64. Conversely, July is the priciest month, averaging $87 per day. Below youll find the monthly average car hire prices. Note that costs can fluctuate depending on availability, booking time, and vehicle type.|1#In California, the best time to hire a car is in February, with an average daily rate of just $64. Conversely, July is the priciest month, averaging $87 per day. Below youll find the monthly average car hire prices. Note that costs can fluctuate depending on availability, booking time, and vehicle type.
January
$65
February
$64
March
$68
April
$72
May
$78
June
$79
July
$87
August
$81
September
$75
October
$76
November
$77
December
$80
SUV cars (GMC Yukon or similar) are the most popular option for those visiting California. Full-size cars (Chevrolet Malibu or similar) are also a popular choice, followed by Passenger van cars (Chrysler Pacifica or similar).
Enterprise Rent-A-Car has 114 locations throughout the area, more than any other company. Hertz has the second-highest number of locations in California at 83.
If you're looking for the best car hire deals in California, start with San Diego, where rates average $25/day. You can also find good prices in Los Angeles ($31/day), Bakersfield ($51/day), and San Francisco ($61/day).
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In the past two weeks, Cheapflights users have found many deals under $60/day when booking a car hire in California. The absolute best deal a user found was for $31/day from NextCar, booked on Sep. 14.
Thrifty is one of the most popular car hire companies in California, offering car hire for around $511 per week on average.
Typically, how long you can hire a car for depends on the inventory of the supplier. For California however, it is certainly possible to rent a car for an entire month.
Typically, a monthly car hire in California can be found for $2,190. You can find car hire deals to be on average $73 a day.
Browse through car hire deals by fuel type in California. There are currently 3 fuel types to choose from with Electric being the cheapest ($26+).