Last Minute Car Rental Deals

Joseph asks:

How many days before the rental starts is the optimum time to get "last minute car rental deals"? I will need rental from Aug. 13-23 and need to know which day(s) to look. 2) Is renting from a downtown location (Seattle in my case) usually less expensive than renting at airport -- because of extra charges, etc.?

My Response:

Last minute car rental deals are generally provided from two weeks to as little as one hours notice. I would suggest that a week or so before the rental starts is a good time to start looking for such deals. Of course, you should look more in advance as well.... last minute deals are usually quite restrictive -- ie they may only be for certain cities, certain rental lengths (ie weekend rental only, weekday rental only, max 5 day rental, etc )and/or certain car types (specials on economy cars are the most predominant).

For Seattle, it will probably be less expensive to rent downtown, rather than the airport. Airport rentals are usually more expensive because of the extra airport-associated fees.

The only way to know for sure is to do some rate checking for all Seattle locations for your preferred company.

I hope this helps and I hope you find a good selection of last minute car rental deals to choose from!

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