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Bangor car hire information

Pick-up locationBangor
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Hire locations11
Airport locations9

Cheap car rentals in Bangor

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Top tips for hiring a car in Bangor

  • Nothing calls for a hire car quite like the scenic roads of Maine. It is highly suggested that visitors to Bangor take the chance to admire the scenery and there’s no better way than driving the roads yourself. One great option for visitors is to take a drive down to Acadia National Park (43 miles away). Additionally, like many cities in the U.S., private vehicles are by far the most convenient means of transport in Bangor.
  • Looking to rent a vehicle right when you arrive in Bangor? If you are flying into Bangor International Airport, you will find the hire car counters located in adjacent to Baggage Claim on the first floor of the Domestic Terminal.
  • Bangor, like much of Maine, has its fair share of wildlife. It is highly advised that drivers keep their eyes open when driving on rural roads and highways, especially at night. Wildlife appear in higher numbers in the summer and spring, so be particularly cautious during the warmer seasons.
  • Luckily for visitors and commuters in Bangor, traffic in the city is very light. During the work week, drivers can expect to experience a slight increase in congestion around 7:00 a.m., lasting until 9:00 a.m. During the afternoon and evening the traffic picks back up again just around 4:00 p.m. and cools off at around 5:30 or 6:00 p.m. If you are looking to avoid traffic during your time in Bangor, then Main Street and Union Street are the two roads to skirt around during rush hour.
  • Book your rental car in Bangor at least 1 day before your trip in order to get a below-average price
  • Standard rental cars in Bangor are around 17% cheaper than other car types, on average

FAQs about renting a car in Bangor

  • What type of car is recommended for driving in Bangor?

    Bangor’s streets are well suited for all sizes of vehicles. Sedans, coupes, SUVs, and even large trucks will all be perfectly comfortable on the road, so all vehicle options are a good choice for renters. Additionally, streetside parking spaces are large enough for even the biggest of hire vehicles, so parking is a non-issue.

  • What’s the speed limit in Bangor?

    Speed limits start out at 25 mph for residential, downtown, and shopping areas in Bangor. Aside from that, 30 mph and 40 mph speed limits are seen posted on the main roads and larger streets in the city. Additionally, highways, and expressways in the area feature speed limits from 70 to 75 mph.

  • Where are the best places to park in Bangor?

    Parking garages are one of the better options for drivers in Bangor. Parking spots in the downtown area, especially near shopping areas, fill up quickly during the week so garages are often your best bet for guaranteeing a parking spot. Streetside parking is still available, though; it is just limited in quantity during the peak hours of the day. Paid parking in the downtown area costs around $1.00 per hour on average.

  • What is the best car hire company in Bangor?

    Based on ratings and reviews from real users on KAYAK, the best car hire in Bangor is Budget (8.3, 50 reviews).

  • How much is the price of fuel in Bangor?

    The average price of fuel in Bangor is $6.93 per litre over the past 30 days. Filling up a tank of uel costs between $83 and $111, depending on the car size.

  • What is the most popular car hire in Bangor?

    Standard (Kia Soul or similar) is the most frequently booked car hire type in Bangor.

  • How can I find car hires near me in Bangor?

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

  • How much does a Standard car hire cost in Bangor?

    A Standard car hire in Bangor costs $127 per day, on average.

  • How much does an Intermediate car hire cost in Bangor?

    An Intermediate car hire in Bangor costs $150 per day, on average.

  • How much does a Mini car hire cost in Bangor?

    A Mini car hire in Bangor costs $210 per day, on average.

Bangor car rental reviews and directory

Budget

8.3

Very Good

113 reviews
Best rated

Cleanliness

8.5

Comfort

8.5

Pick-up/Drop-off

8.3

Value for money

7.8

One location in Bangor

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Locations in Bangor

299 Godfrey Boulevard

+1 207 945 9429

Monday08:00 - 23:59
Tuesday08:00 - 23:59
Wednesday08:00 - 23:59
Thursday08:00 - 23:59
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10.0 Wonderful

Oct 2022

KAYAK
My Budget Camry rental was upgraded to a new Chrysler Pacifica, and the van was a comfortable hybrid with a smooth ride, easy-to-use controls, and excellent mileage. Both pick-up and drop-off at the Bangor airport were quick and easy. I was pleased with both the rental vehicle and the rental experience.

8.0 Very Good

Sep 2022

KAYAK
Knowledge of dropoff location.

8.0 Very Good

May 2021

KAYAK

Pros:

The staff was great and the car was clean.

Cons:

Lots of damage to the car and nobody did a walk around or told me about it. I returned the car a day early and still was charged the full booking amount.

10.0 Wonderful

Nov 2020

KAYAK

Pros:

Staff was excellent and very friendly. Wish I had paid more attention as to where the car was located. Had to walk around the lot "beeping" the car to find it.

Cons:

No instructions on how to use keyless car. Card or manual in glove box would be helpful. 1. Step on brake to start car while pushing start/stop button. 2. How to open the gas tank and where it's located. 3. Toll E Z Pass use. 4. How to open rear door on SUV. Not all of us have these features in our cars. And no visual indicators for this inside car. It was trial and error finding skills. Called my sister who knew how to open gas tank, I would have never found it!. Both SUV's I rented were a little different with these things. But both were very comfortable and made for a great drive.

8.8 Very Good

Aug 2020

KAYAK

Pros:

Easy to pick up and drop off. Nice car.

Cons:

We paid for EZ pass for tolls but the car was not equipped for it.

10.0 Wonderful

Oct 2019

KAYAK

Pros:

Super easy pickup and drop-off. Very nice new car - perfect for our needs. No harassment for additional unnecessary insurance.

1 out of 17

Alamo

8.9

Very Good

46 reviews

Cleanliness

9.0

Comfort

9.0

Pick-up/Drop-off

8.6

Value for money

8.4

One location in Bangor

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Locations in Bangor

299 Godfrey Blvd

+1 844 366 2658

Monday08:00 - 23:59
Tuesday08:00 - 23:59
Wednesday08:00 - 23:59
Thursday08:00 - 23:59
Friday08:00 - 23:59
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8.4 Very Good

Oct 2020

KAYAK

Pros:

We loved the Nissan SUV that we were given. Might even buy one ourselves :). The pickup was a couple of hours too early, but that was an easy adjustment for the salesperson. Loved the good deal from KAYAK. Saved about $350 total for one week!

Cons:

I honestly don't like the hard sell that car rental companies often do and Alamo was no exception. She tried to sell me the full tank of gas, insurance that would have duplicated what we already had, told us about a toll booth gadget, but did not inform us there would be high charges if we used it $3.95/day we later found out. I would love it if ONE car company was truly honest and told us "You really don't need this, but we offer it"

9.6 Wonderful

Oct 2020

KAYAK

Pros:

Fast pick up, cool car

Cons:

Better instructions on drop off location. Regular entrance was closed due to construction and no signs posted to indicate car rental returns

9.2 Wonderful

Nov 2019

KAYAK

Cons:

The way they do the gas is confusing. They make you guess up front how much gas you're going to use. Why not just give you a full tank and have you pay at market price for the amount you use?

6.0 Okay

Nov 2019

KAYAK

Pros:

The truck was clean and neat

Cons:

In comparison to other rental companies like Avis and Budget, their rental system and computer systems seem far outdated. Would go with my usual choice of budget if renting again.

10.0 Wonderful

Sep 2019

KAYAK

Pros:

Overall experience was great!!!

Cons:

Nothing.

7.2 Good

Sep 2019

KAYAK

Pros:

The staff at the pickup counter was great, friendly and helpful. Only glitch: he said he'd activated satellite radio, but it never worked.

Cons:

There's no attendant for dropoff and the signage is lacking, but overall, easy enough. The gal at the return counter was pretty unfriendly: unresponsive and if she ever smiled, I missed it.

1 out of 8

Avis

7.5

Cleanliness

7.5

Comfort

7.8

Pick-up/Drop-off

7.9

Value for money

6.0

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299 Godfrey Boulevard

+1 207 947 8383

Monday08:00 - 23:59
Tuesday08:00 - 23:59
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Thursday08:00 - 23:59
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4.0 Mediocre

May 2021

KAYAK

Cons:

The gas tank could have been filled rather than half empty and the license tans could have been legal. They expired two months back and I worried about being stopped the whole time for expired plates.

2.0 Poor

Feb 2019

KAYAK

Pros:

Vehicle was fine until it rained. Tires were bald and it was a danger on the road

Cons:

Replace the tires before someone is seriously hurt

5.6 Fair

Sep 2018

KAYAK

Pros:

Not much

Cons:

Lack of flexibility at pick up.

2.0 Poor

Jul 2018

KAYAK

Cons:

They wouldn’t let me have the car bc my card I’d prepaid in full with was a MasterCard debit card (instead of a credit card), & also bc my return flight location didn’t match the location I was dropping off the rental car. The man a the counter said he couldn’t refund me, but gave me a 1-800 number to call instead. I spent about an hour on the phone during my vacation trying to get refunded. One time I was on hold for 20 minutes and the lady accidentally disconnected our phone call, so I had to call & go through the entire process again.A rental car company two counters over was more than happy to rent to me with my debit card & return flight that didn’t match the car drop off, with a price considerably less than Avis’s. I will never rent from Avis again.

10.0 Wonderful

Aug 2017

KAYAK

Pros:

Simple drop-off. Took less than 5 minutes. Drop-off was at airport.

Cons:

Nothing.

9.2 Wonderful

Jul 2017

KAYAK

Pros:

The agent recognized the hatchback we had been assigned would be a tight squeeze with our car seat and luggage. she gave us complentary upgrade and sent us happily on our way!

Cons:

I did not like the previous passenger

1 out of 6

Hertz

10.0

Wonderful

10 reviews

Cleanliness

10.0

Comfort

10.0

Pick-up/Drop-off

10.0

Value for money

10.0

2 locations in Bangor

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299 Godfrey Blvd Suite 7

+1 207 942 5519

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410 Stillwater Ave

+1 207 573 9152

Monday08:30 - 18:00
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10.0 Wonderful

Oct 2020

KAYAK

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perfect great customer service i will always use this company from now on

10.0 Wonderful

Aug 2017

KAYAK

Pros:

Nice and helpful service

Cons:

All was fine

10.0 Wonderful

Jul 2017

KAYAK

Pros:

Car ready paperwork minimal

10.0 Wonderful

May 2017

KAYAK

Pros:

easy, friendly, made changes quickly and without hassle

10.0 Wonderful

Feb 2017

KAYAK

Pros:

The woman at the rental counter was friendly and efficient. I plan on renting from Hertz and using Kayak for the best prices.

1 out of 2

Enterprise Rent-A-Car

7.7

Cleanliness

7.4

Comfort

8.2

Pick-up/Drop-off

8.1

Value for money

7.7

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1222 Hammond St

+1 207 942 3772

Monday08:00 - 23:59
Tuesday08:00 - 23:59
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Saturday09:00 - 12:00
Sunday00:00 - 00:00
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299 Godfrey Blvd

+1 833 636 0786

Monday08:00 - 23:59
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10.0 Wonderful

Jun 2021

KAYAK

Pros:

The pick up was quick and easy. I was on the road in about 20 minutes.

Cons:

The shuttle took a few minutes to pick us up at the airport, but we didn't wait too long.

4.0 Mediocre

Sep 2017

KAYAK

Pros:

New car

Cons:

Had rented an intermediate level car for fuel efficiency for the long one way drive. After waiting 30+ minutes for the rental shuttle to come to airport, we were taken to a dirty building that was chaotic. They didn’t have enough rentals so it was either take the inefficient SUV or wait even longer for another return. The SUV was dirty as well. The return location at Trenton airport lacks signs on the road telling you which lot to drop it off in as well as the prerecorded message when you call the location doesn’t help.

9.2 Wonderful

Oct 2016

KAYAK

Pros:

The people at the Bangor location were very nice - although I have to once again say that I have never had a better experience than what we have come to expect from Lance Reardon at your Ellsworth facility ...Lance is THE man!!!

Cons:

It is a very minor thing to mention, but I dislike when I get a car that has less than a full tank - it is easy to fill up before returning but I invariably overfill when I was given a car that was 3/4 or less

9.6 Wonderful

Oct 2016

KAYAK

Pros:

easy access, they pick you up just minutes after you call, Its such a small airport, this was so was and saved money! Realy quick, good service!

Cons:

my bill was 20.00 higher then I expected.the wind shield was dirty , but we just wiped it at the first gas station.

10.0 Wonderful

Sep 2016

KAYAK

Pros:

Ryan was so good with my rental ..

Cons:

Kind and courtesy was his strength.. Smart too

7.6 Good

Sep 2016

KAYAK

Pros:

The staff was very friendly and helpful. The car worked perfect for what I needed and didnot think it was over priced. I will add again the staff was great there very very nice.

Cons:

I did not like that I had to take a shuttle from the airport. My big problem is when I dropped my car off I had a flight to catch, but I had to wait att he enterprise store which is 5 miles from the airport for the shuttle to return. I ended up having to wait 15 minutes.

1 out of 7

National

6.8

Cleanliness

8.4

Comfort

7.2

Pick-up/Drop-off

6.4

Value for money

5.6

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299 Godfrey Blvd

+1 844 366 8835

Monday08:00 - 23:59
Tuesday08:00 - 23:59
Wednesday08:00 - 23:59
Thursday08:00 - 23:59
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4.4 Mediocre

Sep 2020

KAYAK

Pros:

The car was in good condition

Cons:

When we arrived, we were told that they did not have a car for us and could not get one. They said we could wait around to see if someone else did not pick up their rental and we could have their car. After waiting for an hour, we were told that we would have to come back to the airport in the morning to pick up a car. Our hotel was over an hour away, so we asked if they would pay for us to stay in a hotel nearby. We were told "no", that we would have to come back at 11am the next day. After paying to get a ride to our hotel and back to the airport, they gave us a measly $35 credit for our trouble. I would ABSOLUTELY UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCE rent a car from them again.

10.0 Wonderful

Sep 2019

KAYAK

Pros:

super friendly service, joined the Emerald club and got upgraded to a car I wound up loving, very easy return

2.0 Poor

Mar 2022

KAYAK
I booked a vehicle on KAYAK for the same day. Got confirmation email etc. The rental company immediately called me and left a message on my home number - which I did not see until after I came to the rental desk. It essentially said that not only they do not have the vehicle class I needed - they had NO vehicles to rent. Makes one wonder how the reservation system and KAYAK work.

8.0 Very Good

Jun 2021

KAYAK

Pros:

Friendly

Cons:

Get the smoke smell/air freshener smell out of the car as it was overwhelming and not pleasant

10.0 Wonderful

Jun 2021

KAYAK

Cons:

Price

1 out of 2

Easirent

4.7

Mediocre

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Bangor International Airport

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Sunnycars

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299 Godfrey Blvd.

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299 Godfrey Blvd Ste 8, Bangor, , USA Maine

+1 914 368 0091

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232 travellers who rented a car in Bangor gave the car agency they used an average rating of 5.0

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