Car rental companies with Port Canaveral location?

[DisneyBill]

Anyone know for sure which car rental companies have locations at Port Canaveral that we could return their rental before a cruise? If so, are they close enough to walk to the ship, or is there a shuttle from office to cruise departure? Thanks!

 

[inkkognito]

None are within walking distance, but Budget and Avis have shuttles. I have heard that Hertz reimburses cab fare and also that they have a shuttle, so I don't know which is true about them.
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[Werner Weiss]

Hertz has a free shuttle to and from their location at 6211 North Atlantic Avenue.

 

[DisneyBill]

Thanks for the information!

 

[Mic]

We used Avis from MCO to Port Canaveral. We picked the car up Sat. afternoon at the airport, spent the evening at WDW, then turned the car in at the Avis counter at the Radisson in Port Canaveral the next morning. Avis offered a free shuttle to the parking lot at the port. On Thursday, we caught the shuttle from the parking lot at the port back to the Radisson, where we did another 1-way rental back to the airport. The whole process was very easy, offered us more flexibility, and cost less than a towncar. I made the reservations online about 6 weeks before our cruise. Some observations: The line at the airport was long, but the agents were efficient. Finding the Avis parking at the airport was a little confusing, but the return was quite easy. There were MANY people renting cars at the airport. Turning the car in at the Radisson was easy, as was the rental back to the airport. HINT: After you return your car, go stand in the roped-off area to catch the shuttle, and aggressively hold your spot. A family of 4 just stepped right in front of us, filling up the shuttle, so we had to wait for its return. We saw the same stupid family breaking in front of everyone to get on the ship...they managed to pass about 60-70 people before someone said something! Anyway, the Radisson and Avis both had a shuttle that left the same location, so your chance of catching a ride to the ship are really good. And when I made the reservations 2 years ago, Avis' prices were really good(I paid less than $50 for each 1-way rental).

 

[DVC California]

FYI - Avis is no longer located at the Radisson. Last July, they moved up the street (4 miles) to a different location. Their new address is 6650 N Atlantic Ave, Cape Canaveral FL 32920.

For some great information on Port Canaveral car rentals, visit Dave's DCL Tribute site.

HTH, Steve

 

[Dodie]

You really need to look at the "Car Rentals" section of www.dcltribute.com, a site frequently referenced on the DCL Board. Dave breaks down every little detail for each of the rental companies with offices at the port.