California car rentals

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Cheap car hire in California

Economy$59/day
Compact$58/day
Intermediate$63/day
Standard$67/day
Full-size$64/day
Full-size SUV$96/day
Premium$77/day
Luxury$98/day
Compact SUV$67/day
Intermediate SUV$73/day
Standard SUV$86/day
Best prices found by KAYAK users in the past 48 hours.

Car rental directory

  • enterprise

    Enterprise Rent-A-Car car hire locations in California

    44 Locations

  • hertz

    Hertz car hire locations in California

    25 Locations

  • budget

    Budget car hire locations in California

    15 Locations

  • avis

    Avis car hire locations in California

    14 Locations

  • thrifty

    Thrifty car hire locations in California

    6 Locations

  • easirent

    Easirent car hire locations in California

    5 Locations

  • sunnycars

    Sunnycars car hire locations in California

    5 Locations

  • airportvanre

    Airport Van car hire locations in California

    4 Locations

  • alamo

    Alamo car hire locations in California

    4 Locations

  • dollar

    Dollar car hire locations in California

    4 Locations

  • national

    National car hire locations in California

    4 Locations

  • europcar

    Europcar car hire locations in California

    3 Locations

Good to know

Most popular agency

Thrifty

Most popular car type

Intermediate

Average price

$99/day

Good deal

$83/day

When to book a rental car in California

Average daily price per month
Car hire prices as pick-up date approaches

Top tips for hiring a car in California

  • 25% of our users found rental cars in California for $83 or less
  • Book your rental car in California at least 1 day before your trip in order to get a below-average price
  • Off-airport rental car locations in California are around 33% cheaper than airport locations on average
  • Intermediate rental cars in California are around -31% cheaper than other car types, on average

FAQs about hiring a car in California