Cheap Car Rentals in Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., DC, United States

Mar 28 — Apr 4

Same drop-off

Tue 3/28

Noon

Tue 4/4

Noon

Driver's age:

26-65Other

Washington, D.C. Car Rentals in 2023

Most popular company	BUDGET
Price of gas per litre	₱54.57
Average price per day	₱82
Cheapest price per day	₱69

What is the cheapest time to rent a car in Washington, D.C.?

January

₱2,837

February

₱2,837

March

₱3,328

April

₱3,601

May

₱3,710

June

₱3,983

July

₱4,037

August

₱3,819

September

₱3,055

October

₱3,819

November

₱3,601

December

₱3,601

Currently, the cheapest month to rent a car in Washington, D.C. 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 rental in Washington, D.C.

	Small Cars	₱2,167 - ₱5,714
	All Car Types	₱2,394 - ₱8,747

To rent a Small car in Washington, D.C., the United States, you would pay an average price of ₱2,849/day. March is the cheapest month to rent a Small car in Washington, D.C., the United States (~₱2,167/day), while the most expensive month to rent that same car type is October (~₱5,714/day). In fact, March is about 24% cheaper than prices during the rest of the year to book a Small rental for Washington, D.C.. When comparing with other car types available for rental in Washington, D.C., renting a Small car saves you 24% 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 Washington, D.C.

All major car rental suppliers in Washington, D.C.

Budget

6.6

Okay

184 reviews•6 locations

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2.0

Poor|Oct 2022

They ran out of cars! And didn’t tell anyone so people waiting in line for hours.

8.0

Very good|Sep 2022

The car was a little dirty and hadn't been thoroughly cleaned. We also ended up with an SUV instead of a compact car as requested (I don't like driving big cars). I didn't have to pay extra for it (most people would consider it a bonus I guess). But they were very quick with both pickup and dropoff, and overall it was good value for the money.

4.0

Mediocre|Sep 2022

Just an overall heads up, they don’t have a lot of vehicles so when you go in to pick up your reserved vehicle, they have to wait for someone to drop off their previously rental vehicle. Then, they turn it around immediately-so no cleaning the vehicle at all. Our vehicle had a check engine light on it as well. Customer service is luck luster-they do not care if you have to wait.

2.0

Poor|Sep 2022

We cancelled this order and now concerned that you do not have the confirmation that we cancelled. Thanks so much for taking care of your software glitch

6.0

Okay|Aug 2022

Drop off was a little vague. They were closed so i had to guess what to do with the keys.

8.0

Very good|Aug 2022

Would like to pick up the car with a full tank and not only 1/4 which forced me to find gas quickly

1 out of 62

Hertz

5.9

Fair

409 reviews•6 locations

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2.0

Poor|Mar 2023

I typed in to the system to pick up the car at Dulles, and then clicked on Dulles for pickup. after chosing one of the options that resulted, and purchasing it, I found out when I was at Dulles, that the rental was in fact at Reagan. After a 28 hour flight, this was not a nice experience. And to boot, I had to eat the $80 cab fare from Dulles to Reagan. Ugh.

2.0

Poor|Mar 2023

I arrived to my scheduled pick up and Hertz was closed, with no instruction of where I was supposed to go to get my car. I called and cancelled, and rented a car on site with enterprise.

2.0

Poor|Feb 2023

It was really bad, I got scammed… they changed the price and were charged me $130 more for then my original booked price at Kayak. I had to drop the car basically the same night instead of the next day. I was still then not charged the price I reserved for at Kayak. Stay away from that location. It was really bad.

6.0

Okay|Feb 2023

Tesla3, charging cap to use charger at work not included so had to use Target supercharger. Unreasonable to ask it to be full or pay 2x the fill cost

10.0

Wonderful|Jan 2023

Good car. Easy process. Very reasonable price. Only challenge was find switch for headlights

2.0

Poor|Dec 2022

Not wasting my time by telling me a car was available when it wasn’t.

1 out of 137

Alamo

8.0

Very good

43 reviews•2 locations

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10.0

Wonderful|Oct 2021

It was difficult to find the office in Washington, D.C. o

6.0

Okay|Mar 2021

Pick up was great. Drop off slow. Car smelled like smoke

6.0

Okay|Jan 2021

The car drove nicely and didn’t have any critical issues. The originally confirmed price (NOT what we were charged in the end) was wonderful.

We were hit with a $436.59 ‘’inner city fee’’ despite dropping off where confirmed by our desk agent in Atlanta. At that meeting as well, we waited over two hours as Thrifty, Hertz, and one additional rental company were all required to wait in the same line for two agents. Finally, our windshield wipers did not work on timed settings. During the hours of rain we experienced from Atlanta to New York City, our only option was to hold down the trigger manually.

10.0

Wonderful|Nov 2020

All good.

Specific vehicle availability--I requested a SUV but ended up with a minivan.

3.6

Poor|Nov 2020

We booked the car for 8:30am. We got there, the car was not ready. They tried to give us an upgrade of a V8 for a long trip when I booked an economical car. We then had to wait 45 mins for a car to arrive. It had tire pressure issues. They filled with air and said it was fine. We got down the road 5 mins and a warning light came on. We then had to find another Alamo to switch out the car which took another 40 mins as they had to do the paperwork and clean the car. 11am we were finally in the road for a 12 hour trip This is totally unacceptable

10.0

Wonderful|Sep 2020

Everything was smooth and easy. Car was very clean.

1 out of 15

Enterprise

7.7

Good

73 reviews•9 locations

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8.0

Very good|Feb 2023

I asked for a car with GPS. First, I got one without. Only cars with GPS were large SUV. So, I got Ford Expedition for a very reasonable price. Mr. Dylan Jernigan was very professional and meet my request when was obvious that firtstly booked car did not have GPS.

2.0

Poor|Nov 2022

The staff at this location is rude and unprofessional. Especially the manager. Avoid this location at all cost.

2.0

Poor|Dec 2021

Location where I made the reservation was permanently closed.

8.0

Very good|May 2021

Staff was friendly and car was really clean.

The location is not where it says it is so I had to look around for it. Gotta update the address.

8.0

Very good|Jan 2021

Instructions for when we return the car. (There was no one present, we never had any proper instruction on how to retrn the car, where to park, leave the keys etc

10.0

Wonderful|Dec 2021

Great car - thank you! Friendly representatives too!

1 out of 25

Avis

6.9

Okay

99 reviews•6 locations

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2.0

Poor|Mar 2023

The car wasn’t available

10.0

Wonderful|Jan 2023

super wonderful staff & owner. I was late returning it and they were completely nice about it.

10.0

Wonderful|Oct 2022

Terrific customer service

2.0

Poor|Aug 2022

Didn’t have my reservation although you confirmed. It would be nice if you reimbursed me for the $190 Urber charges incurred.

2.0

Poor|Aug 2022

This reservation was canceled because they overbooked. When I arrived at the location, around 20 people were in line and had been there for over an hour waiting for cars. The answer I received was, “we will have all cars by the end of the day.” I canceled this reservation and quickly headed to the train station. When I got to my destination, I booked through National. They are just way more reliable. I will not pick Avis again.

2.0

Poor|Aug 2022

Pick up at Washington Union was horrible. Took 90 minutes in line for the staff to check in less than 10 people. No sense of urgency. Manual paperwork felt like the dark ages compared to other car rental companies. Would not use again unless they had the only available cars in town!

1 out of 33

National

8.7

Very good

6 reviews•2 locations

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10.0

Wonderful|Jan 2020

Tia was really helpful and easy going.

Nothing, again, Tia was fabulous

6.4

Okay|Nov 2018

Manager at airport location was able to accommodate our reservation

We were called a week in advance that our pick up location inDC would be closed that we needed to go to union station to pick up rental. However, after getting an Uber to union station, that office was closed too. Then we had to get another Uber to the Ronald Reagan airport. So more Uber drives. Very late start to our drive to Virginia.

10.0

Wonderful|Oct 2016

I booked at a place that was off the airport and they worked with me to get the car at the airport. Very nice and professional people.

10.0

Wonderful|Sep 2016

Great service, great truck

9.2

Wonderful|Sep 2016

I ordered a pickup truck and actually was given my choice of the ones they had on site, not just the one selected for me. Staff was friendly, courtesy and very helpful.

National does not pick up or drop off customers before or after rental, so you are responsible for arriving here and getting back on your own accord.

9.2

Wonderful|Jul 2016

Front desk staff was really nice and pleasant.

I didn't enjoy the car I drove. But that isn't the fault of Kayak.

1 out of 2

Thrifty

2.0

Poor

1 review•1 location

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2.0

Poor|Oct 2022

I never got to rent a car with Thrifty. My booking was for collection in Washington DC in a central city location, when I got there a security guard informed me the Thrifty office had been closed for over a year. I called the help desk and the customer service agent on the phone said “our system says that office is still open, but I can see on google maps it shows ‘Permanently closed’… maybe go to the airport and see if they can help?” Which is pretty shocking from a corporate help desk. When I arrived at the airport they couldn’t help me and couldn’t hire me a car. So I went to Dollar instead. Would not recommend.

1 out of 1

Free2Move

9 locations

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Free2Move Locations in Washington, D.C.

1625, P St Nw

No phone number provided

227, Harry Thomas Way NE

No phone number provided

2550, Benning Rd NE

No phone number provided

4326 Wisconsin Ave NW, Wisconsin Ave NW

No phone number provided

48th St, NW &, W St NW, Washington, DC

No phone number provided

50, Massachusetts Ave NE

No phone number provided

705, G street Southwest

+1 844 543 7332

Good Hope Rd SE

No phone number provided

Logan Cir NW

No phone number provided

Car Rental FAQs

In the past two weeks, Cheapflights users have found many deals under ₱4,453/day when booking a rental car in Washington, D.C.. The best deal a user found was for ₱3,767/day from National, booked on Jul. 28.

Taking our users’ ratings and reviews into consideration, National (8.7 rating), Alamo (8.0 rating) and Enterprise (7.7 rating) seem to be the best rental car companies in Washington, D.C..

The average gas price in Washington, D.C. is ₱54.57/gallon over the past month, costing you anywhere between ₱2,455 and ₱3,547 to fill up a car’s gas tank.

Renting a car in Washington, D.C. for a week can be a great option for travel. Budget, the most popular car rental company for this area, offers rental cars for around ₱38,374/week on average.

Booking early almost always ensures you have more options of car models to choose from, as well as prices reduced by up to 14% to make it a great deal in Washington, D.C.. Try to book at least 13 days prior to when you need the car rental to close on a rate below the average.

The length of time you can book a rental for is subject to the inventory of the supplier. When renting a vehicle from Washington, D.C. it should be possible to rent a car for a whole month if needed.

Our recent data shows that National can potentially be 62% below the average car rental price in Washington, D.C.. Check prices and availability for National and save on this extended rental. The cost of renting a vehicle in Washington, D.C. is on average ₱164,462 a month or ₱5,482 a day. Search on Cheapflights for the most updated pricing and availability for your Washington, D.C. car rental.

The most popular car to hire while in Washington, D.C. is the Volkswagen Jetta, which is a Standard vehicle.