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San Francisco, CA, United States

19 Aug — 26 Aug

San Francisco, CA, United States

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Fri 26/8

Noon

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San Francisco car hires in 2022

Most popular company	BUDGET
Price of petrol per litre	$2.09
Average price per day	$82
Cheapest price per day	$45

What is the cheapest time to rent a car in San Francisco?

January

$66

February

$78

March

$100

April

$116

May

$116

June

$123

July

$122

August

$115

September

$97

October

$97

November

$92

December

$100

Currently, the cheapest month to rent a car in San Francisco is January. The most expensive time to rent a car is June. 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.

Popular Car Types in San Francisco

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Small

$44+

Medium

$44+

Large

$44+

SUV

$48+

Top rental agencies in San Francisco

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8.7

Excellent

402 reviews•4 locations

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8.0

Excellent|Jun. 2022

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

8.0

Excellent|Jun. 2022

I loved the the car was a hybrid and averaged 50mpg on the highway.

10.0

Excellent|Mar. 2022

It was great. Great staff and great car. It all worked perfectly smooth

8.0

Excellent|Jan. 2022

Wurde gut bedient

10.0

Excellent|Jan. 2022

Can't fault it. Highly recommended.

8.0

Excellent|Dec. 2022

I like that after completing the paperwork, that you get to pick the car you want to rent/drive. What I don’t like is all the hidden San Francisco fees that California and San Francisco squeezes out of tourist to get money that has nothing to do with the rental.

1 out of 134

7.9

Good

375 reviews•11 locations

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6.0

Good|Jul. 2020

The car was good.

One of the staff members' masks was below their nose almost the entire time. They gave the car to me empty on gas. The tire air pressure was also low so I had to go pay to fix that, even though I've never done it before since I don't own a car and hence why I was renting one. I spent extra money doing that since I didn't know what I was doing and needed to try multiple times. They also charged me for 8 days of tax and insurance rather than the 7 that I had booked.

8.0

Excellent|Aug. 2022

Car wasn’t really clean but they remedied it when I mentioned it. Rental car prices have really gone up, which is a big problem. Staff s at both ends were really helpful and knowledgeable and nice.

10.0

Excellent|Jul. 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

Excellent|Jun. 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

Okay|Jun. 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

10.0

Excellent|May 2022

Great check in process and Tony was great at drop off

4.0

Okay|Feb. 2022

We requested an eight passenger vehicle but was given a seven passenger with no options for upgrade or swap out. The employees at pick up didn’t care or make any attempt to help find an alternative option. We were willing to drive to another location to swap out cars, but we weren’t given any options other than the car they had. What could have gone better? Giving us the car we reserved. We ended up needing to find an additional vehicle to continue our trip and doubling our expenses.

1 out of 125

7.2

Good

119 reviews•5 locations

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10.0

Excellent|May 2022

Khalid the manager was so helpful and friendly!

2.0

Mediocre|Apr. 2022

I prepaid for the rental and was charged an additional $25 after returning the vehicle.

7.6

Good|Sep. 2020

the staff, process, car was great

price, fuel level wasn't totally full

10.0

Excellent|Aug. 2022

Caleb K gave fantastic customer service at the SFO Sixt counter This is my third time renting with them and I will be back!!!!!

2.0

Mediocre|Jul. 2022

The pick up process was beyond frustrating. There were three agents at the desk, but I still sat in line for over 45 minutes! I acknowledge that some guests have credit card issues, but the wait is inexcusable. They had a Manager in the back office who came out to assist people who had already gotten their car and came back with issues. When those issues were corrected, she should have helped. She had the audacity of thanking us for our patience. I don’t want nor need your appreciation. I want to get my car and leave. . When I finally arrived at the desk, I immediately gave the clerk my license and credit card and had pre-selected the insurance. I though that this would speed up the process. It did not. I had to again go through the conversation of getting the insurance or not. I had to TAKE A PICTURE IN CASE I DID NOT RETURN THE CAR AND NEEDED TO BE IDENTIFIED?!?! You have my credit card, home address and driver's license!! What more do you need ? My DNA? I spent 20 min with her alone! Finally, when attempting to locate the car, no one was there to help us. We had to walk through the aisles of cars trying to find ours by license plate number. If you don't say "pick from this row", you need to have someone there to assist. What should have been a 30 min process in total, turned into over an hour! I made the mistake of trying to help a lesser known agency. I will not make that mistake again and will tell anyone who listens to NEVER rent from SIXT

10.0

Excellent|Jul. 2022

Tasha at the SFO location may have stolen a long time Enterprise customer.

6.0

Good|Jul. 2022

SFO office did not have the car I booked and tried to upgrade me at triple the price, but once I stood firm, the upgrade was comped and the car was great.

8.0

Excellent|Jun. 2022

The pickup process was good, no problems and went smoothly. However, the drop-off process was a problem. I told the woman in San Francisco that even though the rental agreement said we would be dropping it off at Portland Airport at 9 am, we would actually be dropping it off much earlier because our flight was at 6:15 am. We showed up around 4:15 and not only was there no one there to help us with the drop off process, there were no instructions, nowhere to put the key for safekeeping, and we had a hard time getting even the front wheels parked over the spike strip to provide any security for the car at all. The entrance to the drop off was completely blocked with other cars. The portable kiosks used for desks were cluttered and offered no information. We did the best we could and ended up snapping a picture of me holding the keys with the front wheels past the spikes barely an inch from the car in front of it. We figured that was the best we could do to prove we actually dropped the car off if it went missing. Thank you, Jenn Person

6.0

Good|Jun. 2022

The price was ridiculous and the change fees were outrageous. I will opt for other car rental agencies in the future

1 out of 40

6.2

Good

199 reviews•6 locations

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10.0

Excellent|Aug. 2022

well done pick-up. SFO is busy airport, but it all worked smoothly and no delays. Car was fine and drop off very easy

8.0

Excellent|Aug. 2022

Sat Nav or Bluetooth in the car system would have been extremely useful. Or even the offer of it at Check-in

10.0

Excellent|Jul. 2022

Car was great. Pickup was fine though they could have used more people at the counter. Luckily, I didn't wait long.

10.0

Excellent|Jul. 2022

Staff at 333 o Farrell SF and 11901 W Santa Monica in West LA are always extremely friendly, helpful, and efficient!

2.0

Mediocre|Jun. 2022

We waited for over 2 hours to pick up a car that we verified the day before and they didn't have it, so they gave us a car that was also given to another customer and it was just a total dumpster fire... I will never rent from budget again to save the few dollars, because we didn't save any money as we were charged an additional day or $200 when we picked it up. Save time and sanity, don't ever rent with Budget again...

2.0

Mediocre|Jun. 2022

We waited to pick up our car in a line that was over two hours long. Entirely unacceptable and ruined the entire experience.

1 out of 67

5.1

Okay

448 reviews•2 locations

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2.0

Mediocre|Jul. 2022

I was not able to pick up a rental at Thrifty. The counter was closed (at 10pm) yet my reservation was for 10pm. I was charged for this reservation (through rentalcars.com) even though I could not pick up the car. Shameless. Horrible. I've been emailing with rentalcars.com and they stand by their no refunds etc. But there was no service. Horrible.

4.0

Okay|Mar. 2022

Waited over an hour in line at 2:30 on a Thursday at SFO with a reservation to get my rental. Made me late for my meeting. Agent was great

2.0

Mediocre|Aug. 2022

2 hour wait in line for pickup. Really terrible pickup experience

2.0

Mediocre|Aug. 2022

It took several hours to pick up the car. Terrible pick up experience.

4.0

Okay|Aug. 2022

The pick up process was horrible. Even with a reservation I waited for 3 hours in a line of 50+ people after a long travel day to get my car. We weren’t informed as to why there was such a wait. Counter staff were not friendly or apologetic about the wait. I will not be renting directly from the SFO airport again. The car itself was great and drop off was exponentially more pleasant and quick.

2.0

Mediocre|Aug. 2022

Had to wait 2 hours 20 minutes to receive my car ,over $300 in additional expenses on pickup.Never again

2.0

Mediocre|Jul. 2022

10.0

Excellent|Jul. 2022

It will be great if a daily payment is accepted because all at once is a bit pricey for a month maybe 50-75 bucks a day instead of 3000 once you know

1 out of 150

4.9

Okay

220 reviews•12 locations

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5.6

Okay|Aug. 2020

Car was fine.

So you sent me the address of where to pick up the car and when I got there everything was boarded up. I had to find another hertz car rental place walk 2 miles to it.

9.2

Excellent|Jul. 2020

Everything went well

A bit expensive

4.0

Okay|Aug. 2022

The car's AC was barely functional.

2.0

Mediocre|Jul. 2022

Hertz overcharged $100 for fuel and we returned the car the same amount it was, we didn't get any receipt and communicating with an agent via phone has been horrible, still no answers. Very bad experience with Hertz.

2.0

Mediocre|Jul. 2022

The car pick up location was closed. When I went to pick up my car the center was closed

4.0

Okay|Jun. 2022

Our rental was extremely overpriced at $850 for 4 days. The drop off process at the Venetian Las Vegas was terrible. No communication or instruction was provided. Luckily we found a security member who knew level 10 was the drop off area. There was a sign that advised to drop off the keys at the counter, but no instruction as to where the counter was in the giant hotel. Eventually we found the desk with the help of hotel staff, it was unattended. There was a sign that advised to drop the keys in a box on level 10. Are you kidding me! 15 min walk back to level 10 with the kids & luggage to find a non descript grey box. Hopefully it was the correct one.

10.0

Excellent|Jun. 2022

Very helpful with drop off and pickup! The rental car was great and very reliable

2.0

Mediocre|Jun. 2022

Breaks gripping. Wipers worn out. Transmission sticking. Car filthy. Stunk of deodorizer.

1 out of 74

Hertz Locations in San Francisco

1398 Bryant St

+1 415 934 0529

177 S Airport Blvd. South

No phone number provided

325 Mason Street

+1 415 771 2200

335 Powell St

+1 415 362 2780

364 O'farrell Street

+1 415 264 2441

3911 Alemany Blvd Suite 1003

+1 650 994 1192

3928 Geary Blvd.

+1 415 387 0136

500 Beach St #121

+1 415 674 8330

780 Mcdonnell Road

+1 650 624 6600

780 Mission Street

+1 415 957 9425

840 Ellis Street

+1 415 923 1119

950 Mason St

+1 415 398 3944

4.9

Okay

318 reviews•3 locations

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8.0

Excellent|Aug. 2020

The insurance cost more than the rental

2.0

Mediocre|Aug. 2022

Total bs when you pick up the car with booking online. They tell you one price and you have to pay way more

6.0

Good|Jul. 2022

La voiture qui nous a été donné à San Francisco, ne correspondait absolument à la catégorie réservé… Par contre le prix lui est resté. La voiture a eu des problèmes mécaniques et nous a été changée en cours de voyage. Le service client a été excellent pour le changement et la nouvelle voiture correspondait à la catégorie. Je me sent que floué sur la moitié de la location.

10.0

Excellent|Jul. 2022

The SFO pick-up was excellent. The amount of time spent in line because of a lack of agents was not acceptable.

4.0

Okay|Jul. 2022

Car was alright, service was very slow at pickup and it was significantly more expensive than expected

4.0

Okay|Jul. 2022

Overcharged me a lot. Read what they change you carefully and question it, so you don’t get charged more than you should. Way too expensive in general.

4.0

Okay|Jul. 2022

We waited in line for an hour to pickup the car that we had already reserved online. Then the agent tried to upsell a larger vehicle.

1 out of 106

5.2

Okay

71 reviews•6 locations

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2.0

Mediocre|Aug. 2022

Got to the address where I was supposed to pick the car up. It was the correct address of the booking, but they said I would have to go to another place entirely as the booking was held at a different unit. Got to the other unit and the staff weren't overly helpful or friendly. Using their mobile phones behind the counter while I was trying to collect my booking. I did get given an upgrade as they didn't have available the car that I had booked, which was good. However my card was also charged a sum of $250 which stayed on my account for a while before disappearing, which worried me that they then had charged me for the upgrade. I had already paid in full in advance. Then on return there was a change to our flights. It meant we would need to leave the car back a little earlier (not later). Still at the reasonable time of 9.30-9.40 am indtead of 12 noon. For doing this and taking the car a shorter time I was charged $154 fine. A number that feels completely picked out of the sky, and just preying on people. Considering how unreliable airlines have been following the pandemic with the ability to stick to airline schedules, I find this fine particularly disgusting. All it serves to do is give the company MORE time to have the car ready for the next person, as usually there is a problem that they don't have the car/car type you ordered. It wasn't my first disappointing car hire experience, and I'm sure it won't be my last. Overall, the best thing about it was that the cost still was at what I'd consider a good level (for the initial booking, I in no way am referring to the extortionate fine). Would not use Avis again on principle, even if other companies would do the same thing. I just don't think they deserve anymore of my money.

2.0

Mediocre|Jul. 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.

2.0

Mediocre|Jul. 2022

2 hrs queuing at the airport for the car. Walk down to the car and find someone else sitting in the car - it had been double allocated. Get another car - more time wasted. Notice an electric fault after a couple of days. Have to go and excahnge for another car. Then looked on AVIS website and notice I've been given a smaller car than the one I ordered (so many different models of SUV in the USA had no idea which was small/standard size until I checked online). Call customer service and get sent to a site 20/30miles away only to be told when we arrived they only gets cars once they've been ordered - no spare stock. Have to drive another 30miles to an airport location to finally pickup the car size I had paid for! Towards the end of the rental, the 'Requires Service' light came on, then while in Yosemite the 'low engine oil' light came on - had to find a service station to top up the engine oil!

10.0

Excellent|Jul. 2022

the check in and check out were a breeze. i wish the smudges on the console buttons and windows were wiped down, but it was otherwise clean.

10.0

Excellent|Jun. 2022

I didn't have any negative experiences with the car or the rental location, but I do wish it had been made clearer that the location was non-airport. I rented under the impression that it was, and then had to travel to pick it up when I arrived in San Fran.

2.0

Mediocre|Jun. 2022

Could not even get my car because the line was miles long

1 out of 24

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Car Rental FAQs

What is the cheapest hire car found in San Francisco?

In the past two weeks, Cheapflights users have found many deals under $115/day when booking a car hire in San Francisco. The absolute best deal a user found was for $63/day from Advance Car And Truck Rental, booked on Jul. 28.

What car rental company is typically the cheapest in San Francisco?

According to our data, users have found the cheapest deals when booking a rental car in San Francisco from the following companies over the past two weeks: Avis ($62/day), Thrifty ($65/day), and Sixt ($65/day).

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

Taking our users’ ratings and reviews into consideration, National (9.0 rating), Alamo (8.8 rating) and Enterprise (8.3 rating) seem to be the best car hire companies in San Francisco.

What are gas prices like in San Francisco?

The average price of petrol in San Francisco is $2.09/litre over the past month, costing you anywhere between $94 and $136 to fill up a car’s fuel tank.

How much does it cost to hire a car in San Francisco for a week from Budget?

Budget offers hire cars in San Francisco for about $759 per week on average.

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

Our data suggests that booking early can save you up to 5% on a hire car in San Francisco. Take advantage of below-average prices by booking at least 90 days prior to your desired date.

Can I rent a car for a month in San Francisco?

Yes, hiring a vehicle in San Francisco for a month is certainly possible.

How much does it cost to rent a car in San Francisco for a month?

Generally, a month-long car rental in San Francisco can be found for about $3,254, with the average price for a rental being around $108 a day. Book with Advance Car And Truck Rental, to take advantage of their cheap prices and pay 69% less compared to the average price of car rentals in San Francisco.

How much is a car hire in San Francisco for a weekend?

The average price for a weekend car hire in San Francisco is $160. Hiring a Compact is your cheapest option if you’re looking to save money on your weekend car hire in San Francisco. For the month of September, Cheapflights users have found hire cars in San Francisco for as low as $115/day.