Returning car to different location

[la79al]

Just an fyi, it was about $40 less for me to return my car to the car care center than MCO. Thought it was always more but it worked out to check!

 

[seashoreCM]

It varies day by day and the customer cannot predict it.

If there is an expected shortage of cars at one location and surplus of cars at another, then the rates and fees charged to the customer can be lower for a one way rental from the surplus location to the shortage plagued location compared with return to the same locations where the rental began.

Other factors also influence rates, for example airports charge fees to car rental agencies which in turn pass the fees to the customers. There are different permutations of taxes, fees, competitive discounting, high demand such as Christmas or Daytona Week, and surplus/shortage issues that all affect the final cost to the customer.

 

[georgina]

Yes, I have sometimes rented and found it less expensive to return at a different location. I have a great rate in Feb to rent at a hotel near Universal and return at MCO. Agree with above, sometimes it may be due to car allocation. Rented in Portland OR and returned in Seattle in Sept and it was quite a bit lower than renting and returning in Seattle.

 

[Dis703]

It's definitely always worth looking into. I just got back from a trip to Disney where we flew in and out of Tampa. Tampa car rental prices were significantly higher than Orlando and it was cheaper to rent from Disney Car Care Center and return to Tampa as well. Always worth looking at all the options to save a few bucks.

 

[sam_gordon]

It's definitely always worth looking into. I just got back from a trip to Disney where we flew in and out of Tampa. Tampa car rental prices were significantly higher than Orlando and it was cheaper to rent from Disney Car Care Center and return to Tampa as well. Always worth looking at all the options to save a few bucks.

But make sure you consider EVERYTHING. For example, how do you get from Tampa to the CCC? Factor that cost in.

 

[Dis703]

But make sure you consider EVERYTHING. For example, how do you get from Tampa to the CCC? Factor that cost in.

Definitely. In my case we had someone willing to pick us up it was more the getting back that was going to be an issue. If we had to pay for the Tampa rental prices it would have actually negated the savings we managed by flying into TPA instead of MCO. I was just shocked at how significant of a difference there was from one location to the next.