Cheap Car Rentals in Cancún

Q: Which car hire company is considered to be the best in Cancún?

Taking our users’ ratings and reviews into consideration, National (5.6 rating), Alamo (5.3 rating) and Budget (4.8 rating) seem to be the best car hire companies in Cancún.

Q: What are petrol prices like in Cancún

The average price of petrol in Cancún is S$ 1.93/litre over the past month, costing you anywhere between S$ 87 and S$ 125 to fill up a car’s fuel tank.

Q: How much does it cost to hire a car in Cancún for a week from America Car Rental?

Hiring a car in Cancún for a week can be a great option for travel. America Car Rental, the most popular car hire company for this area, offers hire cars for around S$ 228/week on average.

Q: How far in advance should I hire a car in Cancún for the best price?

Booking your car hire early can save you up to 46%. Aim to book your car hire at least 7 days in advance to take advantage of a below average price in Cancún.

Q: Can I rent a car for a month in Cancún?

Yes, cars are available to be rented out for an entire month in Cancún.

Q: What car do most people hire in Cancún?

The most popular car chosen by those travelling to Cancún is Intermediate (Class Intermediate Car) based on our Cheapflights data.

Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico

29 Sep — 6 Oct

Same drop-off

Driver's age:

Fri 29-9

Noon

Fri 6-10

Noon

What is the cheapest time to rent a car in Cancún?

January

S$ 24

February

S$ 19

March

S$ 19

April

S$ 27

May

S$ 17

June

S$ 19

July

S$ 23

August

S$ 24

September

S$ 17

October

S$ 16

November

S$ 23

December

S$ 47

Currently, the cheapest month to rent a car in Cancún is October. The most expensive time to rent a car is December. The cheapest prices for each month are shown above, but prices will vary based on availability, how far out you book your rental car, and of course, car type.

Compare available car types for rental in Cancún

	Small cars	S$ 15 - S$ 67
	All Car Types	S$ 9 - S$ 150

To hire a Small car in Cancún, Mexico, you would pay an average price of S$ 30/day. March is the cheapest month to hire a Small car in Cancún, Mexico (~S$ 15/day), while the most expensive month to hire that same car type is December (~S$ 67/day). In fact, March is about 50% cheaper than prices during the rest of the year to book a Small hire for Cancún. When comparing with other car types available for hire in Cancún, hiring a Small car saves you 46% in costs. Please note that average prices are based on historical data and can vary depending on how early you book, availability for your travel dates, and vehicle popularity.

To hire a Medium car in Cancún, Mexico, you would pay an average price of S$ 46/day. June is the cheapest month to hire a Medium car in Cancún, Mexico (~S$ 17/day), while the most expensive month to hire that same car type is February (~S$ 188/day). In fact, June is about 64% cheaper than prices during the rest of the year to book a Medium hire for Cancún. When comparing with other car types available for hire in Cancún, hiring a Medium car saves you 17% in costs. Please note that average prices are based on historical data and can vary depending on how early you book, availability for your travel dates, and vehicle popularity.

To hire a Large car in Cancún, Mexico, you would pay an average price of S$ 48/day. May is the cheapest month to hire a Large car in Cancún, Mexico (~S$ 43/day), while the most expensive month to hire that same car type is February (~S$ 180/day). In fact, May is about 13% cheaper than prices during the rest of the year to book a Large hire for Cancún. When comparing with other car types available for hire in Cancún, hiring a Large car saves you 11% in costs. Please note that average prices are based on historical data and can vary depending on how early you book, availability for your travel dates, and vehicle popularity.

Top rental agencies in Cancún

Browse through some of the top rental car agencies in Cancún, including Alamo, Budget and Europcar in Cancún. Make sure to read reviews, pricing info, location, and other important details before choosing a rental car agency.

Alamo

5.3

Fair

173 reviews•5 locations

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2.0

Poor|Apr 2023

Cuando llegue a retirar el vehículo no tenían disponibilidad. Tuve que rentar en Avis.

10.0

Wonderful|Aug 2023

Good service

10.0

Wonderful|Jun 2023

Everything was perfect

10.0

Wonderful|May 2023

Very friendly and polite.

4.0

Mediocre|Jan 2023

Mauvais prix annoncer sur votre site! incompétence du personnel. 4 h pour récupérer la voiture

6.0

Okay|Jan 2023

We’ve booked the car rental , but when we get there there was no vehicle available . Unless we arre pay extra to get different car that we’ve booked.we refused and we end up taking a taxi that cost us $60 back to the airport to rent one from the airport office Karina and Fernando was helpful to help us . There’s have been a lot of issues with small rental companies we were told by different guests that they have been ripped off from these companies when customers showed up and have no choice. You have to do something if you want more customers. Just be honest .

1 out of 58

Budget

4.8

Mediocre

137 reviews•6 locations

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2.0

Poor|Jul 2023

They didn’t respect the reservation and the car was not available at the time of pick up. Terrible experience. We ended up using a different rental car

4.0

Mediocre|Apr 2023

The car ended up twice as expensive. It rattled like crazy. The check-in was long and not straightforward. Hidden fees, lots of pushing for extras, and a long wait. I went with a known brand because I had heard negative things about renting a car in Mexico. And for the most part the negatives were true.

6.0

Okay|Apr 2023

They gave us a car with the back indicator light not working, luckily we thought to check all lights before leaving lot.. mexico is notorious for pulling cars over, this would have been the perfect excuse. This created an hour delay as they had to get us a different car and new paperwork. Even though we brought our own collision insurance with a letter from our credit car provider, they tacked on a $10 daily charge for a tracking monitor.

4.0

Mediocre|Sep 2023

An additional USD$1000 had to be paid for insurance, that I thought I selected in my rental price selection. The car smelled like a dead rat, which was hard to get rid off.

2.0

Poor|Jun 2023

It doesn’t matter where or for how much you book anything. They’ll create a new reservation and charge you an unreasonable rate. It’s a game and you’re sport.

2.0

Poor|Feb 2023

They didn’t provide a car

1 out of 46

Europcar

3.8

Poor

124 reviews•13 locations

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2.0

Poor|Aug 2023

Pick up - hard sales pitches to try to get upgraded coverage Drop off - took 90 minutes and nearly missed my flight. Was charged for a missing hubcap when the car was missing 2/4 to start and was returned with only 1/4. I only drove a half tank total and have never lost a hub cap in my life. It took 60 minutes before they even got to inspecting the vehicle and another 30 for inspection and damage claim. The hub caps were clearly either put on poorly or did not fit the vehicle properly given the other missing ones.

2.0

Poor|Mar 2023

Mal servicio…. Ni renten allí te roban el dinero y te intentan vender seguro de ellos así tu tengas comprado cualquier otro seguro con la aplicación. Con que la compres…. Son estafadores

2.0

Poor|Mar 2023

Europcar is very challenging to deal with. They try to add many insurances and it is hard to know what is actually included.

2.0

Poor|Feb 2023

Pick up and drop off we’re both stressful. They seemed to be very understaffed. They also tried to trick us into buying their insurance even though everything I read said it wasn’t legal and that if we had coverage elsewhere that would work. At drop off there was no one to help us and a long line of people waiting to return their cars.

2.0

Poor|Feb 2023

Thieves. You should not be allowing them on your site. I knew a car rental wouldn’t be $15 like your advertisement but the dealer said it was about $100/day. Rushed me to sign off on “just a basic agreement “. Said gas was included (didn’t want that, too late) and I could return it empty. Reading contract for return, it said gas would be charged if I didn’t fill it up (I had to) and the price became $1,500+ for 9 days. Thieves! Thieves! Thieves!

2.0

Poor|Feb 2023

This was one of the worst car rental places I’ve ever been to. Be aware that Mexican law requires you to have personal liability insurance. This is why the rental rates themselves appear so low but then when you arrive you are forced to take out an expensive insurance policy. In our case a five day rental was $60 but the insurance was over $300. Even though we have car insurance provided by our credit card, this was limited to CDW so we were forced to buy the rental Companies insurance policy. While this is not unique to Europcar the attitude of the staff was not friendly. Everyone in the agency was fighting the same fight. The return process can also be very slow. In our case there were not enough staff processing car returns so it took over 30 mins.

1 out of 42

Europcar Locations in Cancún

Av. Lopez Portillo

+52 998 188 3778

Av.tankah Esq.av Coba Sm35 Mza1

+52 988 892 5952

Blvd Kukulcan Km 14 5 Lote 40 A

+52 998 881 2000

Blvd Kukulcan Km 20 Zona Hotelera

+52 998 848 7400

Blvd. Kukulcan Km 13.5, Zona Hotelera, en Marina Blue Ray, Cancún, Quintana Roo.

+52 998 885 0483

Blvd. Kukulcan Km 9.7, Punta Cancun, Zona Hotelera, Cancún, Q.R.

+52 998 577 3403

Blvd. Kukulcan Km13.5,zona Hotelera

+52 998 885 0483

Blvd. Kukulcan, Km 5

+52 998 240 3339

Boulevard Vialidad Paseo Mujeres

+52 998 227 4179

Carretera Cancun - Chetumal Km 22

+52 998 886 0063

Km 12 5 Blvd Kukulcan Lt18

+52 998 891 4200

Milla De Oro Carretera Federal 307, Km 332 Carretera Playa Del Carmen, Plaza 101 Puerto Morelos Qroo

No phone number provided

Punta Sam Carretera Mza 002

+52 998 227 4179

Hertz

4.3

Mediocre

37 reviews•12 locations

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2.0

Poor|Mar 2023

Price quoted online is not anywhere near what you will pay. They are pushy and confusing and will insist that you must add insurance that is 2-3 times the rate of the rental.

2.0

Poor|Aug 2023

The agent misrepresented what we had booked and included unnecessary charges that we did not understand because they were in pesos. As a result , we paid almost double the amount of our reservarion. We got scammed.

4.0

Mediocre|Jul 2023

Our flight was delayed in landing and by the time we made it to the check in desk at hertz our car was no longer held. I was informed that the policy was for hertz to hold it only 60 minutes after the my check in time. We had 6 passenger so we need at least that many seat belt. A vehicle was eventually found for us but not until I was up sold over $600 at the counter. I’m not sure why we bothered to hav a reservation to only be gauged and delayed. Thankfully our 3 year old’s iPad’s battery didn’t die.

8.0

Very Good|Feb 2023

Dodge SUV was a very comfortable car for a 6,000km trip across the Mexican Sierras. Modern technologies in a nice package. Insurance a bit pricey but overall worthy experience. Staff was friendly despite huge traffic and many customers.

2.0

Poor|Feb 2023

They play with the price Very bad experience

2.0

Poor|Feb 2023

Renting in Mexico is a nightmare. When I declined their “optional” insurance, they put a &2,200 hold on my credit card. In order for them to remove the hold on my credit card I was forced to take the insurance. Credit card holds are typically $250. Hertz Mexico has lost their minds. When I told them to just keep the rental and I would find transportation, he then told me I would have to pay at least one day because he had written the contract. Absolutely terrible service!

1 out of 13

Hertz Locations in Cancún

Av Leyes De Reforma

+52 800 709 5000

Av.xcaret Lt2 Mz2 Smz 21

No phone number provided

Avenue Yaxchilan#27

+52 800 709 5000

Blvd Costa Mujeres

+52 800 709 5000

Blvd Kukulcan Km 12.5

+52 999 911 8040

Blvd Kukulcan Km 3.5

+52 800 409 5000

Blvd Kukulkan Km 12

+52 998 176 8077

Blvd.kukulcan Km 8.5 Zona

+52 998 883 0573

Boulevard Kukulkan Km 5.5 Zona

0180 0709 5000

Carretera Federal 307

No phone number provided

Intl Airport Of Cancun

+52 999 911 8040

Plaza Flamingo Local 122

+52 55 9128 9000

Thrifty

3.6

Poor

36 reviews•8 locations

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3.6

Poor|May 2019

Flexibility , knowledge, I felt that they were giving me a favor for me being there.

5.2

Fair|Aug 2018

Car was clean and reliable. I had no issues with the car whatsoever.

What I did have issues with was the customer service. Once they had you there if just felt like a scam to get more Money from you and the price doubled when all was said and done

2.0

Poor|Apr 2018

Nothing

I reserved a minivan for our family of 6 traveling together. When we arrived at the Thrifty counter, they told me they didn’t have a minivan for me. I said I made a reservation, he told me that since I didn’t prepay for the rental(which I didn’t know was an option) they didn’t have one for me to rent. We then had to scramble and try to find new transportation to/from the airport to our hotel. I will never rent through this website or Thrifty again

9.2

Wonderful|Mar 2018

Pick up and drop off take ages. It staff were accommodating and vehicle was great

2.0

Poor|Mar 2017

I was very upset that Kayak advertised the rental as being $8. We reserved the car at this price, and arrived in Cancun to be surprised with a whopping amount of insurance fees which amounted to over $400. If we refused the insurance and used our credit card's insurance for the car, then we had to pay $1300.00 to the rental car company, which obviously made no sense. Absolutely infuriating to be surprised with this tremendous rate differencce, and found ourselves in a position of helplessness last minute. Would never rent again here.

10.0

Wonderful|Mar 2017

They communicated clearly via email before we arrived. The rental was inexpensive. I used my Amex card for insurance and there was no pressure to buy more insurance. They simply placed the $2500 hold on my card. The car ran fine and we had a great trip! We took lots of pictures when we picked the car up and had no problems with the drop off.

1 out of 12

Dollar

3.3

Poor

41 reviews•7 locations

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2.0

Poor|Mar 2022

It felt like they scammed me with a rental that went from $124CAD to $376. I only included liability insurance and 2 carseats for 2 days what I was quoted ahead of time by Dollar, $238 plus $60 total for the seats. But they don't tell you on the website that there is a 29.5% fees added to that(I assumed maybe 10%), the car seats were out of date, and we never got the car we wanted. We got a beat up Suzuki instead of a Jeep. The problem is after a long flight with 2 small kids and a 2 hr line up at the rental, you'll sign anything to get going.

2.0

Poor|Jan 2022

The price shown when I made the reservation wasn't the one I had once I got there. They charged me a "mandatory" insurance although I already had one with my credit card. It doubled the original price. I won't come back anymore, really poor experience. Also, it was impossible to find the counter, there was no one there at first. Hopefully a lady helped me and said that Hertz and Dollar are basically the same.

2.0

Poor|Jan 2022

Price quotes was3x due to full coverage law

5.9

Fair|Oct 2021

Honestly, I didn't know renting an SUV would cost about 1200 upfront 400 would come back to me but I didn't account for that cost so we went with the full-size car for 500 with 150 coming back all this to say read your rental agreement it doesn't say anything about insurance which feels like a rip-off but you must have it so when your planning just account for this charge to be $90/$75/$55

1.9

Poor|Aug 2021

Be careful with renting from Dollar/Hertz, they tried to charge me for unnecessary fees, taxes and insurance, the price doubled from the reserved agreed up amount. At that point it was cheaper to get taxis so we walked away.

2.0

Poor|May 2021

I got different car than I requested. It was twice the price as it has been told on the internet. Never again!

1 out of 14

National

5.6

Fair

28 reviews•6 locations

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6.0

Okay|Jan 2022

Convenient and decent price (though not cheap) from a reputable brand. People at site are helpful. Oscar was good. Word of caution: check your vehicle VERY carefully for damage before accepting the car and take pictures. They may claim you damaged the car and try to withhold your deposit if they think you damaged the car.

3.9

Poor|Aug 2021

price indicated by kayak/national 1290,87€ is completely wrong / misleading as it does not include the minimum MANDATORY insurance !!! (+/- 400€, only covering third party responsibility !!!) in total I paid 1795€ (+40%) without any proper insurance. for a "full" insurance, they requested another +/- 850€ that I was not willing to pay This is "organized theft" as when your are at the National rental office, 10 minutes in shuttle away from the Cancun Airport, you have no choice anymore... I fully understand that options are not included in the price quoted online but not the mandatory insurance. I will use other providers in the future.

2.0

Poor|Jun 2021

I need to speak with an Spanish agent..

10.0

Wonderful|Jun 2021

Friendly staff, we had issues with our credit card and they were so patient, gave us water, even gave is a ride to me and my son to get some tacos! The information and communication was great, I would recommend this company at Cancuns airport for sure.

2.0

Poor|Jun 2021

Nothing. Never got to rent the car.

No one at the airport was able to help us get to national. Ended up talking to a Hertz representative and get a better price.

2.0

Poor|Jun 2023

Car was dented and dated. Back window was broken and engine made knocking sound when idling. They required a $5,000 USD deposit - which is unusual. Other car companies in the area require a MUCH lower deposit. The whole interaction/exchange felt like a scam.

1 out of 10

Avis

3.9

Poor

10 reviews•11 locations

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2.0

Poor|Mar 2022

The information on where the rental Car pick up and the cost were incorrect information. We arrived at the pick up site we made the reservation for and there was no Avis site and they called to say that it was only for guests of a particular hotel and that we would have to pay extra to get the car. It cost us more than double the price we signed up for and cost us hours of our time and having to pay extra taxi costs to return the car. Very aggravating experience!

1.9

Poor|Aug 2021

I was overcharged for my car rental. AVIS Mexico robbed me

10.0

Wonderful|Jul 2021

I had heard from people that the process of renting a car, specifically the drop off process could be and have been lengthy processes. However, with my experience with Avis, I was finished and on the shuttle to the terminal in < 15 minutes. Thanks 😊

2.0

Poor|Jul 2021

Staff wasted 3 hours of my time and then didn’t honor my reservation unless I paid 3 times the reservation price. They are crooks and their service is horrible.

They should honor reservations even if they can rent the car for more money to somebody else. They are as dishonest as any company I have encountered and left my family stranded without a car

2.0

Poor|Jun 2021

They tried to rip me off

Not try to rip me off

4.0

Mediocre|Jun 2021

The car was ready when we got there and we didn’t have to wait long.

They price ended up doubling when we got there. Instead of paying the rate we were promised on Kayak they had many fees added on like a 20% airport fee that were not expected. The car rental concierge also tried to force me to purchase a $2,500 protection plan, I was arguing that the card on file wouldn’t allow that size of transactions and it wouldn’t work but he insisted. Finally he told me I could get full coverage for the car for 30% of the total price.

1 out of 4

Avis Locations in Cancún

Aeropuerto Intl Cancun

+52 998 886 0221

Aquaworld - Zona Hotelera Km 14.5

+52 998 840 7216

Blvd Kukulcan Km 14

+52 998 848 9400

Blvd Kukulcan Km 8.5

+52 998 848 7600

Blvd Kukulcan Km. 12.4

+52 998 883 1436

Blvd Kukulkan,km 16.5

+52 998 885 1449

Carretera Federal Libre 307

+52 998 283 3600

Km 16.5 Blvd. Kukulcan

+52 998 885 1449

Km 4.6 Blvd.Kukulcan

+52 998 883 1436

Lote 1-03, Manzana 12

+52 998 881 5333

Playa Mujeres Rth 7

+52 998 234 0300

Car rental FAQs

What are petrol prices like in Cancún

The average price of petrol in Cancún is S$ 1.93/litre over the past month, costing you anywhere between S$ 87 and S$ 125 to fill up a car’s fuel tank.

Which car hire company is considered to be the best in Cancún?

Taking our users’ ratings and reviews into consideration, National (5.6 rating), Alamo (5.3 rating) and Budget (4.8 rating) seem to be the best car hire companies in Cancún.

How much does it cost to hire a car in Cancún for a week from America Car Rental?

Hiring a car in Cancún for a week can be a great option for travel. America Car Rental, the most popular car hire company for this area, offers hire cars for around S$ 228/week on average.

How far in advance should I hire a car in Cancún for the best price?

Booking your car hire early can save you up to 46%. Aim to book your car hire at least 7 days in advance to take advantage of a below average price in Cancún.