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Booking a rental car at the right price can get confusing. You might find a great price, then notice the mileage is limited. Or the pickup is a 20-minute shuttle away. Here’s a quick and easy way to find and compare deals that check every box.

Search and compare across hundreds of car rental sites.

Enter your pickup location, dates, and times and run a search. KAYAK will compare prices from rental companies, booking sites and car sharing companies like Turo so you don’t have to check them manually.

To narrow your search down, filter by:

  • Fuel policy
  • How many passengers will you have
  • If you’d prefer an EV or hybrid car
  • Any other specific needs like A/C
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Use Ask AI or smart filters to type exactly what you want. Here’s a sample prompt to get you started:

“Find me a large Toyota car rental in Austin for 4 passengers with free cancellation & A/C for June 2 – 5. Pick up and drop off should be the airport.”

Compare rentals side-by-side to find the best deal.

Once you’ve narrowed things down on KAYAK, you can select 3 cars and compare them side by side. Seeing prices, policies and the nitty-gritty details in one place makes it much easier to spot:

  • Which one is the cheapest (including taxes and fees)
  • What’s included (or not) in the price
  • Where you need to pick up the car
  • What car rental agency you’re booking with
  • The free cancellation policy (so you can change your mind if you spot a better deal)

Once you’re happy with all the details, hit view deal and book with the rental car agency or rental site.

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Not ready to book? Know when prices go up or down with Price Alerts for cars.

Note: this feature is not currently available on the KAYAK App. For the best comparison experience, open up your laptop.

FAQ

The main things to compare when renting a car are the total price including taxes and fees, Insurance coverage, the fuel policy and where you actually need to pick the car up from. You can compare all these details when comparing on KAYAK.
On KAYAK, you can compare fuel policies using the side-by-side compare view. Choose 3 offers you’re interested in, and you’ll be able to clearly see the fuel policy for each.

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KAYAK Since 2004, KAYAK has been revolutionizing the travel industry. Metasearch for travel? No one was doing it. Until we did. Today, we process billions of queries across our platforms each year for travel information, helping millions of travelers around the globe make confident decisions. With every query, KAYAK searches hundreds of travel sites to show travelers the information they need to find the right flights, hotels, hire cars and holiday packages.

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