Earn Airline Miles with your Car Rental
You can earn airline miles with your car rental. Each car rental company partners with certain airlines and there are many different types of mileage offers. To receive mileage credit, provide your applicable frequent flyer number when making your car rental reservations or make sure to provide the number to the car rental agent at the rental counter.
Note: It can take up to 8 weeks to see a mileage credit on your statement.
With some car rental partners you can also receive a discount code to lower your car rental rate as well as earning airline miles with your car rental.
Click here for a list of car rental discount codes.
Here are some of the common airline/car rental partner programs.
| Car Rental Company |
Alaska Airlines |
| Alamo |
50 miles per rental day |
| Avis |
50 miles per rental day |
| Budget |
50 miles per rental day |
| Dollar |
50 miles per rental day |
| Hertz |
50 miles per rental day on rentals of 1 to 4 days, or 500 miles per rental on rentals of 5 or more days |
| National |
50 miles per rental day |
| Thrifty |
50 miles per day; 250 bonus miles for 3 qualifying parking stays |
| Car Rental Company |
American Airlines |
| Alamo |
50 miles per rental day |
| Avis |
50 miles per rental day on rentals 1 - 4 days, or 500 miles per rental on rentals of 5 days or more |
| Budget |
50 miles per rental day |
| Dollar |
50 miles per rental day |
| Hertz |
1 mile for every one dollar spent on all qualifying rentals worldwide. |
| National |
50 miles per rental day |
| Thrifty |
50 miles per day; 250 bonus miles for 3 qualifying parking
stays |
| Car Rental Company |
Air Canada Aeroplan |
| Avis |
Earn 500 Aeroplan Miles per rental at airport locations or 250 Aeroplan Miles at off-airport locations
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| Hertz |
Earn from 50 to 5,000 Aeroplan Miles per rental
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| National |
Earn 3 Aeroplan Miles for every dollar spent on eligible rentals |
| Car Rental Company |
Continental Airlines |
| Alamo |
50 miles per rental day |
| Avis |
50 OnePass miles per rental day on all qualifying rentals of 1-4 days or 500 miles on qualifying rentals of 5 or more days. |
| Budget |
50 miles per rental day |
| Dollar |
50 miles per rental day |
| Hertz |
50 miles per rental day on rentals of 1 to 4 days, or 500 miles per rental on rentals of 5 or more days |
| National |
50 miles per rental day |
| Thrifty |
50 miles per rental day |
| Car Rental Company |
Delta Airlines |
| Alamo |
50 miles per rental day |
| Avis |
50 miles per day on qualifying rentals of one to four days and 500 miles per rental on qualifying rentals of five or more days.
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| Budget |
50 miles per rental day |
| Dollar |
50 miles per rental day |
| Hertz |
Earn triple miles on any rental of any vehicle in the U.S., Puerto Rico, and Canada.
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| National |
50 miles per rental day |
| Thrifty |
50 miles per day on qualifying rentals at participating locations. 250 miles for parking three times at the same participating Thrifty parking facility within a one-year period.
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| Car Rental Company |
Midwest Airlines |
| Avis |
50 miles per rental day on qualifying paid rentals of 1 to 4 days and earn 500 miles for qualifying rentals of five or more days
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| Hertz |
50 miles per rental day on qualifying paid rentals of 1 to 4 days, or 500 miles per qualifying paid rental of 5 or more days
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| National |
50 miles per rental day with every qualifying business or leisure rental |
| Car Rental Company |
Northwest Airlines |
| Alamo |
Earn 50 miles per rental day at participating Alamo locations. Platinum and Gold Elite members earn 150 miles per day for rentals of 5 days or more, and Silver Elite members earn 100 miles per day for rentals of 5 days or more (rentals in the U.S. and Canada). |
| Avis |
Earn 50 miles per rental day on eligible rentals of one to four days or 500 miles on eligible rentals of five days or more |
| Dollar |
50 miles per day at participating Dollar locations throughout the world. Elite members will earn 200 miles per rental day on any rental of 5 days or more. |
| National |
50 miles per rental day with qualifying rentals at participating National locations. Platinum and Gold Elite members earn 150 miles per day for rentals with a Saturday night, and Silver Elite members earn 100 miles per day for rentals with a Saturday night. |
| Thrifty |
50 miles per day at participating Thrifty locations throughout the world. Elite members will earn 200 miles per rental day on any rental of 5 days or more. |
| Car Rental Company |
Southwest Airlines |
| Alamo |
0.5 credits |
| Avis |
0.5 credits |
| Budget |
0.5 credits |
| Dollar |
0.5 credits |
| Hertz |
0.5 credits |
| Thrifty |
0.5 credits |
| Car Rental Company |
United Airlines |
| Alamo |
50 miles per day on all qualifying paid rentals of 1 to 4 days. Earn 500 miles for qualifying rentals of five or more days.
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| Avis |
50 miles per day on all qualifying paid rentals of 1 to 4 days. Earn 500 miles for qualifying rentals of five or more days.
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| Budget |
50 miles per day on all qualifying paid rentals of 1 to 4 days. Earn 500 miles for qualifying rentals of five or more days.
|
| Dollar |
300 miles for every qualifying paid rental.
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| Hertz |
50 miles per day on all qualifying paid rentals of 1 to 4 days. Earn 500 miles for qualifying rentals of five or more days. |
| National |
50 miles per day on all qualifying paid rentals of 1 to 4 days. Earn 500 miles for qualifying rentals of five or more days. |
| Thrifty |
300 miles for every qualifying paid rental. |
| Car Rental Company |
US Airways |
| Alamo |
250 miles per rental
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| Avis |
1 mile per $1 spent on qualifying corporate or government rentals at airport locations worldwide.
Earn 2 miles per $1 spent on qualifying consumer rentals at airport locations worldwide.
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| Budget |
2 miles for every U.S. dollar spent on qualifying rentals.
|
| Dollar |
300 miles for every qualifying paid rental.
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| Hertz |
50 miles per day for qualifying rentals of 1 - 4 days in length at participating locations.
Earn 500 miles per rental on qualifying weekly rentals of 5 days or longer. |
| National |
1 mile per $1 spent for qualifying corporate or government rentals. Earn 2 miles per $1 spent for qualifying consumer rentals.
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| Thrifty |
250 miles per rental transaction at participating locations worldwide. Earn 250 miles per parking transaction . |
When looking for a car rental, in addition to searching the best airline miles options, you will want to find the best car rental price.
Comparing car rental rates
will ensure that you get the best deal you can.
Make sure to check with your preferred car rental company in regards to what defines a qualifying rental. Also check to see
if the offer is available at airport locations only and whether or not it requires that you rent the car in conjunction with a flight.
Many car rental companies offer specials where you can receive bonus airline miles with your car rental, in addition to their regular airline mileage offers. See individual car rental company websites for availability and offer details, or check the car rental partners section of your preferred airline rewards program. You will usually find this information under partner offers or partner programs.
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