How to Rent a Car at Orlando Airport
In any airport, there are two types of car rental options, the companies that have reservations desks inside the airport, and the ones who do not.
TIP: Expect your bus ride to the car rental parking lot to take about 10 minutes. If you have a cellphone, this is a good time to call your hotel and confim your room, or call your family to say you arrived. We tested all six cellphone company’s signal strengths, and they were all good.
At the airport…
All the major car rental agencies, and many smaller ones, serve Orlando International airport. Most of the major ones are located in the airport on Level 1 in both the A and B Terminals.
Alamo 1-800-327-9633
Avis 1-800-831-2847
Budget 1-800-527-0700
Dollar 1-800-800-4000 (Domestic)1-800-800-6000 (International)
L and M Car Rental 1-800-277-5171 (not a major company, but still in the airport)
National 1-800-227-7368
Offsite…
Many rental companies prefer to operate away from the airport, where rent is cheaper. They provide free shuttles to their offices. Some, like Hertz and Enterprise, are major players in their industry. Most, however, are smaller outfits.
Enterprise (800) 325-8007
Hertz (800) 654-3131
Thrifty (800) 367-2277
Accessible Minivan Rental (800) 308-2503 (for disabled travelers)
Americar Rental Systems (407) 851-6910
Anchor (407) 438-8996
Arrival Car Rental (888) 697-RENT
Carl’s Rent A Van (407) 849-5211
Choice Auto Rental (888) 349-5377
Eagle (407) 397-9799
E-Z Rent-A-Car (800) 277-5171
Florida Auto (800) 327-3791
Orlando Rental Car (877) 599-9227
Payless Car Rental (407) 856-5539
Specialty Van Rentals (888) 711-4446
TIP: Alamo’s shuttle buses seem to run more frequently than any other company, so if you are waiting for another company’s bus, don’t think they aren’t coming, it just seems like a longer wait.
TIP: Unlike hotel rooms, which often have the same price whether you use the hotel’s website or a travel site like Orbitz.com, rental cars from major companies are often cheaper from travel sites, or from membership-based companies like Costco and Sams Club.
TIP: If you live in the USA, DO join the rental company’s membership program before booking your car. You can often get free upgrades to nicer cars, especially later in the day when the cheaper ones have already been rented. It might also help keep your reservation from being “lost”. After all, Orlando is a very popular city for car rentals, with nearly 40 million visitors each year.