Van Nuys car rentals from $27/day

This price is the cheapest per day rate found by a KAYAK user in the last 48 hours by searching for a car rental in Van Nuys with a pick-up date of 12/9 and drop-off date of 12/16. Fares are subject to change and may not be available at all agencies or on all dates of rental. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.

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Chevrolet Spark car
Chevrolet Spark
or similar SMALL
2
2
4-5
$27/day
Nissan Versa Note car
Nissan Versa Note
or similar SMALL
4
2
4-5
$27/day
Mazda Mazda3 car
Mazda Mazda3
or similar MEDIUM
5
3
2/4
$30/day
Volkswagen Jetta car
Volkswagen Jetta
or similar MEDIUM
5
3
4-5
$32/day
Nissan Altima car
Nissan Altima
or similar LARGE
5
2
4-5
$31/day
Chrysler Pacifica car
Chrysler Pacifica
or similar VAN
5
5
4-5
$53/day
Jeep Commander car
Jeep Commander
or similar SUV
5
2
4-5
$50/day
Lexus IS car
Lexus IS
or similar LARGE
5
5
4-5
$45/day
Mercedes-Benz C-Class car
Mercedes-Benz C-Class
or similar LUXURY
5
5
4-5
$51/day
Jeep Compass car
Jeep Compass
or similar SUV
4
2
4-5
$32/day
Nissan Rogue car
Nissan Rogue
or similar SUV
5
3
4-5
$35/day
Hyundai Santa Fe car
Hyundai Santa Fe
or similar SUV
5
3
4-5
$40/day
Best rates found by KAYAK users in the past 48 hours.

KAYAK’s top tips for renting a car in Van Nuys

  • Car rentals in Van Nuys offer travelers intending to explore the city the best means of transportation which is both convenient and affordable. Whether you need a car for a short time or an entire week, Van Nuys has a number of car rental agencies that can provide you with rental cars. With rental cars, campers can visit South Fork Campground- Sequoia National Park about 150 miles north of Van Nuys ideal for those who want to experience the wonders of nature. State parks you can explore are Mountain Home State Forest about 141 miles north of the city and Joshua Tree National Park approximately 122 miles east of Van Nuys.
  • There are four main airports from which you can access car rentals in Van Nuys. These include Lost Angeles Airport where you will find the car rental counters in the North Terminal, the South West Terminal, the Central Terminal, and the West Terminal. Travelers landing at Santa Ana J. Wayne/Orange County Airport can proceed to the South Terminal to access Van Nuys car rentals. If you arrive at Ontario International Airport, you can access counters from the Main Terminal. Travelers flying into Burbank Bob Hope Airport will have to go to the offsite counters of Drive-A-Matic Rent a Car Van Nuys Branch located at 2450 South San Fernando Road, Suite F.
  • Driving in Van Nuys is an adventure, and the roads are easy to maneuver. In Van Nuys, just like other cities in the country, pedestrians have the right-of-way at crosswalks and intersections. For example, in case you are driving and see someone crossing the street, you must stop and let that person cross safely. At intersections and crosswalks, there are signs indicating the direction of traffic flow. In case you are facing a fork in the road, use your left- or right-hand turn signal to indicate your movement. When driving behind a school bus, keep a distance of at least 20 feet and stop when it stops.
  • Traffic is a big challenge for those with car rentals in Van Nuys. The morning rush hours start at around 6:00 am and end at around 9:00 am. The evening rush hours start at 5:00 pm and end at 8:00 pm. The main roads which experience heavy congestion are Vanowen Street, Sepulveda Boulevard, Roscoe Boulevard, Slauson Avenue, the intersection of Sherman Way, and the freeway system. Avoid these roads during the morning and evening rush hours.
  • 25% of our users found rental cars in Van Nuys for $34 or less
  • Book your rental car in Van Nuys at least 1 day before your trip in order to get a below-average price
  • Standard rental cars in Van Nuys are around 16% more expensive than other car types, on average

FAQs about renting a car in Van Nuys

  • How much does it cost to rent a car in Van Nuys?

    On average a rental car in Van Nuys costs $42 per day. But prices differ between operators and you can save money through a price comparison of car rental deals from different agencies. The cheapest price for a car rental in Van Nuys found in the last 2 weeks is $15.

  • What is the cheapest car rental company in Van Nuys?

    In the past 72 hours, the cheapest rental cars were found at Thrifty ($27/day), Dollar ($27/day) and Hertz ($30/day). In the last 72 hours the cheapest rental car price was found at Dollar 5800 Van Nuys Blvd 91401 (1 miles from city center).

  • How much is gas price in Van Nuys?

    The average gas price in Van Nuys is $3.40 per gallon over the past 30 days. Filling up a gas tank costs between $41 and $54, depending on the car size.

  • What is the most popular rental car in Van Nuys?

    Standard (GMC Sierra or similar) is the most frequently booked rental car type in Van Nuys.

  • Which car rental companies are at Los Angeles airport (LAX)?

    Car rental companies onsite at Los Angeles airport include Fox, Hertz, Sixt, Ace, Priceless, Thrifty, Budget, Midway, Enterprise Rent-A-Car and Dollar.

  • Which car rental companies will pick you up at Los Angeles airport (LAX)?

    Car rental companies that offer shuttle or pick-up services from Los Angeles airport to off-airport locations include Hertz, Sixt, Priceless, Thrifty, Budget, Midway, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Dollar, Airport Van, and Economy Rent a Car.

  • How can I find car rentals near me in Van Nuys?

    Take a look at our extensive car rental location map to find the best rental cars near you.

  • How much does a Standard car rental cost in Van Nuys?

    A Standard car rental in Van Nuys costs $122 per day, on average.

  • How much does an Intermediate car rental cost in Van Nuys?

    An Intermediate car rental in Van Nuys costs $77 per day, on average.

  • How much does a Luxury car rental cost in Van Nuys?

    A Luxury car rental in Van Nuys costs $190 per day, on average.

  • What is the most popular rental car location in Van Nuys?

    In Van Nuys, cars are most frequently rented at Priceless 5250 W Century Blvd. (17 miles from city center).

  • How much does it cost to rent a car for a week in Van Nuys?

    On average a rental car in Van Nuys costs $293 per week ($42 per day).

  • How much does it cost to rent a car long term for a month in Van Nuys?

    On average a rental car in Van Nuys costs $1,254 per month ($42 per day).

  • Should I get insurance when renting a car in Van Nuys?

    Most car rental providers in Van Nuys offer insurance but the level of protection can differ substantially. If you're unsure whether to get extra protection for your car rental in Van Nuys, check out KAYAK's car rental insurance guide.

  • How many car agencies are operating in Van Nuys?

    KAYAK has deals for you to compare from 8 car rental agencies in Van Nuys.

  • What do I need to know before booking a car rental in Van Nuys?

    Finding the right price, understanding the add-ons and staying up to date with policy changes can be a challenge. That’s why KAYAK has produced the ultimate guide to renting a car to help you cut though the jargon and make the right choice for your rental car. Find tips and insights for how to book your rental, what car rental insurance you’ll need, how to deal with a car rental agency and what extra fees to expect (and avoid!).

  • Why should I use KAYAK to rent a car in Van Nuys?

    KAYAK searches thousands of car rental agencies to provide you with offers from all car rental agencies operating in Van Nuys so that you can compare car rental rates, reviews and pick-up and drop-off locations to find the best deal for you.

  • What type of car is recommended for driving in Van Nuys?

    Economy cars are recommended and available from the car rentals in Van Nuys. This is the most used car in this city since it is economical and cheap to rent. Economy cars feature automatic transmissions and are ideal for exploring the city. They offer great fuel economy and are easy to park in parking lots with small parking spaces.

  • What’s the speed limit in Van Nuys?

    When overtaking streetcars, trolleys or buses stooped by law enforcement at an intersection, you must go at a maximum speed of 10 mph. School zones, and residential and business districts have a top speed limit of 25 mph whereas the maximum speed limit for blind intersections and alleys is 15 mph. You can go up to 55 mph on two-lane undivided highways and 65 mph on most divided highways.

  • Where are the best places to park in Van Nuys?

    Parking in Van Nuys is limited so you have to park your car in parking lots that are strategically located. There are plenty of public parking lots in the city which include, Van Nuys Parking Lot on 14117 Aetna St, Premium Parking Lot on 5711 Sepulveda Blvd, Van Nuys Court Parking garage on 6170 Sylmar Ave, Friar & Sylmar Parking Garage on 14401 Friar St and Sherman Oaks Garage on 15350 Sherman Way.

Van Nuys car rental reviews and directory 
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Midway

8.4

Best rated

Cleanliness

8.8

Comfort

8.8

Pick-up/Drop-off

8.0

Value for money

9.6

One location in Van Nuys

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Locations in Van Nuys

5858 Van Nuys Blvd

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10.0 Wonderful

Anonymous, Sep 2023

Intermediate SUV

KAYAK
Great car and good service!

4.0 Mediocre

Anonymous, Aug 2023

Intermediate SUV

KAYAK
Customer service was terrible when picking up our rental. We Made a reservation to only be told they weren’t taking reservations for that day because they didn’t have cars to rent. We waited for an hour to get a car. The agent handling our reservation was very dismissive , rude, and overall unprofessional. There was lack of communication from the agent and simply came off with a bad attitude. Did not walk us through our agreement and simply wanted us out of her way.

10.0 Wonderful

Anonymous, Feb 2023

Intermediate SUV

KAYAK
Customer service Agent named Paul was very efficient and helpful .car was very clean . I wish more drop off places were available to return the car . From now onwards this would be the only company to rent the car for future . Thanks.

10.0 Wonderful

Anonymous, Dec 2022

KAYAK
Staff was friendly & efficient. Car was same as reservation. Price was great. Everything was smooth.

1 out of 2

Budget

8.2

Cleanliness

7.3

Comfort

8.0

Pick-up/Drop-off

8.0

Value for money

8.3

One location in Van Nuys

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Locations in Van Nuys

6823 Van Nuys Blvd

+1 818 989 6016

Monday08:00 - 17:00
Tuesday08:00 - 17:00
Wednesday08:00 - 17:00
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Friday08:00 - 17:00
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8.0 Very good

Anonymous, Mar 2021

KAYAK

Cons:

They need to check car better they said car was full of gas was on empty

9.2 Wonderful

Anonymous, Aug 2020

KAYAK

Pros:

Yes staff was friendly

Cons:

The car being clean from the inside especially with the virus going on

10.0 Wonderful

Eric, Mar 2022

KAYAK
Car was VERY twitchy on the road. Even the most minor bumps caused the vehicle to veer and skip dangerously. This would appear to be symptomatic of cheap tires or bad suspension.

1 out of 1

Avis

Cleanliness

7.4

Comfort

8.4

Pick-up/Drop-off

7.9

Value for money

7.9

One location in Van Nuys

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Locations in Van Nuys

6823 Van Nuys Blvd

+1 818 787 7572

Monday08:00 - 17:00
Tuesday08:00 - 17:00
Wednesday08:00 - 17:00
Thursday08:00 - 17:00
Friday08:00 - 17:00
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Sunday08:00 - 17:00

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10.0 Wonderful

Paul, Mar 2022

KAYAK
Great range on the vehicle. All the way to Vegas and almost a quarter tank left in the Nissan Sentra!

5.9 Fair

Anonymous, Aug 2021

KAYAK
The guy at the desk was all by himself. No help in the lot. Windshield was very dirty on the inside. Took 30 minutes to get the car. Returning the car went much smoother.

1 out of 1

Hertz

Most popular

Cleanliness

6.3

Comfort

6.2

Pick-up/Drop-off

6.3

Value for money

6.1

3 locations in Van Nuys

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Locations in Van Nuys

16644 Roscoe

+1 818 989 1620

Monday07:30 - 18:00
Tuesday07:30 - 18:00
Wednesday07:30 - 18:00
Thursday07:30 - 18:00
Friday07:30 - 18:00
Saturday09:00 - 12:00

5800 Van Nuys Blvd

+1 818 989 1620

Monday08:00 - 17:00
Tuesday08:00 - 17:00
Wednesday08:00 - 17:00
Thursday08:00 - 17:00
Friday08:00 - 17:00
Saturday09:00 - 12:00

7155 Valjean

+1 818 989 1620

Monday07:30 - 18:00
Tuesday07:30 - 18:00
Wednesday07:30 - 18:00
Thursday07:30 - 18:00
Friday07:30 - 18:00
Saturday09:00 - 12:00

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10.0 Wonderful

Anonymous, Dec 2023

Supplier choice

KAYAK
Good service, clean car.

4.0 Mediocre

Anonymous, Nov 2021

KAYAK
First two cars they tried to give me were very dirty on the inside.

4.0 Mediocre

Anonymous, Apr 2021

KAYAK

Pros:

My personal car got hit infront of my house as I slept. Went to my neighborhood Hertz after getting a deal on Kayak. Lastminute, they had just one car, a Toyota Camry. The car was very low to the ground. As I drove away, I heard a continual scrapping noise. Called back to the Hertz, telling them about the safety issue of the car, and wanted to exchange, but no Hertz location within a 20 mile radius of my home had a car to exchange. Drove to work and back once, but nothing more. Day 2 nothing available after calling 3 times, day 3 nothing available. Did not drive the car. Day 4, upon the advice of another Hertz location agent, told to call Hertz Roadside assistance. Maybe they could help me. Took most of the day to sit thru the automated system, and leave a message for a return call (thank goodness I wasn’t in a dangerous emergency) and finally got a call back several hours later. Roadside agent on phone was extremely helpful and understanding. She got a time for the rental car to be towed to LAX airport 30 miles away AND a Lyft driver to take me to LAX to exchange the car. Wow! AAA tow truck driver was supposed to arrive in just 45 minutes, but finally arrived almost 5 hours later at 9:20 pm !!! When the Camry got lifted up by the tow truck, you could see what I would call a “spoiler” on the bottom of the car, protecting the engine, dragging fully on the ground, barely holding on. I was right for not driving the car for several days, and the car should never of been rented to me. What a day, what an experience, I was done for the night! The given Lyft code said it was good till 6 pm the next day sp I went to bed. Next morning, I wake up, and the Lyft code I was given was suddenly expired and no longer on my phone... SO, I had to start the process ALL OVER AGAIN and call roadside assistance, suffer thru the extensive automated system that doesn’t understand the simple words NO and YES, wait to leave a message, wait a long time to recieve a callback. Wait wait wait, keeping my local Hertz office informed but they could never ever help me. Finally got a callback, roadside agent got me a Lyft, arriving in 3 minutes, got down to LAX, nice agent there, THEN the computers went down in the office. Ug. More waiting. Agent had me go out to the lot and select the car I wanted, and 98% of the cars were the same awful Toyota Camry’s. Chose a Chevy Cruze withlow bucket seats that felt like I was in high school. Driveable, but not ideal. When my insurance company finally kicked into action, got my personal far into a body shop, the mechanic hooked me up with an adult car at another rental car company nearby, for almost $30/day cheaper.

Cons:

The hospitality of the staff was great, but getting to the point of recieving hospitality was an AWFUL experience. The automated system at Hertz is near the worst. Like internet provider bad... the people are nice, even at the agency’s that I didn’t rent from. When I dropped off the Chevy Cruze, they were gonna charge me “added fee’s” for numerous reasons, but I wasn’t having it. Such a bad experience. So they dropped the fee’s. They could’ve done even better. I should of paid half for only getting half use with a deeadful experience.

2.0 Poor

Sidney, Mar 2021

KAYAK

Cons:

They had no car for me for days. It was terrible. Absolutely terrible. I never will rent from Hertz again.

2.0 Poor

Sidney, Sep 2020

KAYAK

Cons:

Car was not available. Hertz sent me to another location that was also out of cars. Employee told me hertz is bankrupt and usually doesn’t have enough cars for customers. Guaranteed rental means nothing. It is terrible not having a reserved rental car. Never again hertz. Not worth the risk. Even the employees hate hertz

2.0 Poor

Anonymous, Sep 2020

KAYAK

Pros:

Absolutely nothing!

Cons:

The car I reserved was not available. I took an Uber to the location only to find out that the car wasn’t available. I needed a minivan for a camping trip - the only cars they had were sedans. Empty-handed, I had no choice but to take an Uber back home.

1 out of 3

Enterprise Rent-A-Car

2.0

Poor

Cleanliness

2.0

Comfort

2.0

Pick-up/Drop-off

2.0

Value for money

2.0

2 locations in Van Nuys

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14436 Oxnard St.

+1 818 994 2700

Monday08:00 - 17:00
Tuesday08:00 - 17:00
Wednesday08:00 - 17:00
Thursday08:00 - 17:00
Friday08:00 - 17:00
Saturday00:00 - 00:00
Sunday00:00 - 00:00

6230 Sepulveda Blvd

+1 818 994 4130

Monday08:00 - 17:00
Tuesday08:00 - 17:00
Wednesday08:00 - 17:00
Thursday08:00 - 17:00
Friday08:00 - 17:00
Saturday09:00 - 12:00
Sunday00:00 - 00:00

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Thrifty

5.7

Fair

Cheapest deal

One location in Van Nuys

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5800 Van Nuys Blvd

+1 818 989 1620

Monday08:00 - 17:00
Tuesday08:00 - 17:00
Wednesday08:00 - 17:00
Thursday08:00 - 17:00
Friday08:00 - 17:00
Saturday09:00 - 12:00

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Dollar

5.7

Fair

2 locations in Van Nuys

from$39/day

Locations in Van Nuys

5800 Van Nuys Blvd

+1 818 989 1620

Monday08:00 - 17:00
Tuesday08:00 - 17:00
Wednesday08:00 - 17:00
Thursday08:00 - 17:00
Friday08:00 - 17:00
Saturday09:00 - 12:00

6750 Lankershim Blvd

+1 818 764 3972

Monday08:00 - 17:00
Tuesday08:00 - 17:00
Wednesday08:00 - 17:00
Thursday08:00 - 17:00
Friday08:00 - 17:00
Saturday09:00 - 12:00

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699 Rent-A-Car

No score available yet

One location in Van Nuys

Locations in Van Nuys

14339 Van Nuys Blvd

818-781-5100

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2192 travelers who rented a car in Van Nuys gave the car agency they used an average rating of 5.7

Car rental locations in or near Van Nuys

Good to know

Most popular agency

Hertz

Most popular car type

Standard

Average price

$42/day

Good deal

$34/day

When to book a rental car in Van Nuys

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Van Nuys car rental information

Pick-up locationVan Nuys
Car typesCompact, Compact SUV, Economy, Full-size, Full-size SUV, Intermediate, Intermediate SUV, Luxury, Minivan, Premium, Standard, Standard SUV
Rental locations13
Airport locations1
Popular agenciesTuro, Dollar, Thrifty, Hertz, Getaround

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