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Columbus, OH, United States

18 Aug — 25 Aug

Columbus, OH, United States

Thu 18/8

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Thu 25/8

Noon

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26-65Other

Columbus Car Rentals in 2022

Most popular company	THRIFTY
Price of gas per litre	C$ 1.52
Average price per day	C$ 61
Cheapest price per day	C$ 44

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

January

C$ 69

February

C$ 73

March

C$ 87

April

C$ 90

May

C$ 95

June

C$ 105

July

C$ 101

August

C$ 111

September

C$ 93

October

C$ 96

November

C$ 93

December

C$ 86

Currently, the cheapest month to rent a car in Columbus is January. The most expensive time to rent a car is August. 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.

Popular Car Types in Columbus

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Small

C$ 47+

Medium

C$ 52+

Large

C$ 61+

SUV

C$ 71+

Van

C$ 155+

Luxury

C$ 84+

Small

C$ 47+

Medium

C$ 52+

Large

C$ 61+

SUV

C$ 71+

Van

C$ 155+

Luxury

C$ 84+

Small

C$ 47+

Medium

C$ 52+

Large

C$ 61+

SUV

C$ 71+

Van

C$ 155+

Luxury

C$ 84+

Top rental agencies in Columbus

All major car rental suppliers in Columbus

6.8

Good

189 reviews•11 locations

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10.0

Excellent|May 2022

everything went very smoothly

10.0

Excellent|Apr. 2022

Really appreciate

10.0

Excellent|Oct. 2021

A little more clean but other than that everything was great

10.0

Excellent|Oct. 2021

There was absolutely no problem. The price was amazingly great. Staff was quick and efficient.

1.9

Horrible|Aug. 2021

Liked nothing. Customer service was completely unacceptable and unprofessional. Rental car was nothing like I reserved 4 months prior but had a family vacation the next day so nothing I could do. Vehicle I did take smelled and was not cleaned on the outside and worse on the inside. Manager should not be associated w/ company. All around, the worst customer experience of my life. I will never use Enterprise nor Kayak again! Completely missed the mark here.

2.0

Mediocre|May 2021

I booked a car rental for the Columbus Airport. When I arrived at the Enterprise desk, they told me my rental was across town. I asked for help to get across town or get the car to me (no longer an enterprise offering), but the desk clerk basically said "nope, you're on your own". Kayak also provided no additional help. I rented from Avis desk, don't know why I would use Kayak again

Having the car available where I landed

1 out of 63

6.7

Good

104 reviews•1 location

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6.0

Good|Feb. 2022

Wish there were a vehicle similar to what was described at time of rental. Wish car was cleaner on pickup.

7.9

Good|Aug. 2021

The first car I was assigned was too small. The associate changed me to a larger car (still in my reservation’s class) which worked out perfectly.

10.0

Excellent|Jul. 2021

Super easy to pick up and drop off, even at different airports.

4.0

Okay|Jun. 2021

We asked for 12 passenger they gave us 15 we had to remove seats for luggage. The vents in the back didn’t work so the driver had to freeze for passengers to be comfortable. There was no plugs of any type other than the dash.

6.0

Good|Mar. 2021

Staff did a very nice job

Car had been smoked in The odor became overwhelming during the rental

10.0

Excellent|Dec. 2020

Pick up and drop off were very easy.

1 out of 35

6.3

Good

126 reviews•9 locations

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2.0

Mediocre|Jun. 2019

Nothing

I ended up with an Enterprise car

2.0

Mediocre|Jun. 2022

The worsed car hire I’ve ever come across, plane was 30 mins late no one on the desk when we arrived on a Saturday evening 8.30pm so was stuck at the airport with not a clue what to do, a bus driver came to our rescue, by taking us to a nearby hotel. With the extra cost of over 300 dollars which wasn’t in our budget but had to be paid, unless I’m desperate I won’t be using Hertz again when we travel. The car was fine once we got it and no discount for getting it a day later ☹️

10.0

Excellent|May 2022

The gentleman that processed the rental return was friendly and professional. A good guy.

10.0

Excellent|May 2022

Great customer service at the counter

10.0

Excellent|Apr. 2022

Very easy to pick up and drop off. Staff was great and friendly.

4.0

Okay|Mar. 2022

Hertz has the tendency to rent damaged cars. They check them with you when checking out. I now take pictures of the car before I leave. On this rental the return guy was saying 'there is a dent here' at which time I showed him the picture I took before I left the pick up location. This is not the first time they have done this. BEWARE!!

2.0

Mediocre|Jan. 2022

They inspect the car and after that they try to make u pay for something you dont do it. And report as exident damaged with no proof

1 out of 42

5.3

Okay

132 reviews•1 location

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5.9

Okay|Aug. 2021

The wait was long picking up…..drop off was easy

2.0

Mediocre|Apr. 2021

Staff was not there at the time of my pick up no help on the phone when I called dollar corporate services. Staff was late opening on the second day when I went back to get my car. Not wearing facemask. Very bad experience!

Communications between dollar rental and carrentals.com, through who I made my reservation. More punctual and professional help both at the counter in person as well as online is needed.

2.0

Mediocre|Apr. 2021

Nothing. They closed before 6 pm, my flight was late. No car to pick up. Rip-off.

They could make provisions for early evening pickup. Ie 6 pm

2.0

Mediocre|Mar. 2021

We made a “reservation” for a Suburban. When we got there all they had left was a little 4 door car. We have 7 people in our family so that wouldn’t work. The man working was nice enough, but he told us when you reserve with a lower cost rental company it’s hit or miss. Sometimes you get what you want, and sometimes you don’t. He showed us a long list of people he had to call to tell them they didn’t have any cars available. I would not recommend renting from Dollar because there NO GUARANTEE that you’ll get what you reserve, or any car for that matter!

2.0

Mediocre|Mar. 2021

They should have notified us that they close at 2pm and that, they would not be able to rent us a car. Their sign says go upstairs to the 2nd floor and someone will help you. Then upstairs it says we close at 2pm. So we had to pay double what our original reservation was and book with Hertz there on the spot.

2.0

Mediocre|Feb. 2021

Nothing

I booked a car at 7 pm. I reached at 7:30pm. Noone was there .

1 out of 44

4.9

Okay

155 reviews•7 locations

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2.0

Mediocre|Jul. 2022

The Budget counter at CMH said we were in the wrong place and that the place where we should be was NOT at the airport. It was too late to go to the other place but fortunately Hertz had cars available and we were able to get a car where we were. TERRIBLE customer service!!

4.0

Okay|Jun. 2022

Hood of car was left open , had to pull over on high way to close it so it wouldnt cause me to crash . Filled the tank to full and they still charged me for gas smh . But other then that the car was fine

2.0

Mediocre|Jun. 2022

Can’t remember a time when i was treated so poorly, so unprofessionally. Though i had confirmed reservations , there were no cars available when i arrived. The agent at the counter would not even make eye contact, just continually repeated they had no cars. They made no attempt to notify me of the situation nor explain situation. I will not use Budget, or Kayak again.

6.0

Good|Jun. 2022

Better instruction on how to drop off rental car

2.0

Mediocre|May 2022

The pick up was a nightmare. For the record, I went with budget because it had “in terminal” pick-up which is important to me for my right schedule. All the car rental places require a shuttle. We then waited in line for over an hour.

10.0

Excellent|May 2022

Super easy. Checked in and paid at the desk. They told me where to go. Keys were in the car. Car was bigger and better than expected.

1 out of 52

6.7

Good

39 reviews•7 locations

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2.0

Mediocre|Jul. 2022

Avis had no cars available. The reservation I made through Kayak was considered a request only. I was called one hour before the scheduled pick up time and the Avis car rental person notified me they had nothing to rent to me. I was left stranded. Thanks Avis and Kayak! #winning

8.0

Excellent|Jul. 2022

I selected this particular Avis location to rent from because Kayak indicated that the truck I wanted was at that location...but when I got to the office the next day to pick it up, they said that they don't have any trucks! They put me into an SUV which turned out to be big enough for my needs but could have been a disaster.

10.0

Excellent|Jun. 2022

I liked the staff very friendly with a big smile.

2.0

Mediocre|Jun. 2022

Needed a minivan and was not given a minivan making our trip incredibly difficult.

8.0

Excellent|May 2022

The wait for the shuttle to the rental car center at CMH was RIDICULOUS. Massive amounts of people waiting for shuttles. Had to take a taxi to the rental car center! Once there, line at the counter was at least 25 people long. Only TWO agents working for THREE rental companies. After that, the experience was superb. CMH has really messed up by putting rental cars off site.

8.0

Excellent|May 2022

Give early as I need.

1 out of 13

5.5

Okay

73 reviews•1 location

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8.0

Excellent|Jul. 2022

Great service, nice location. The car had Steering drift to the left, and I could never get the cruise control to work. Bluetooth to the phone was inconsistent; sometimes it worked, other times it didn’t. Not major issues but the steering issue could have been a safety issue.

8.0

Excellent|Jul. 2022

8.0

Excellent|Jul. 2022

Would be nice if they could give you a brief run down, other than here are the keys

10.0

Excellent|Mar. 2021

Whole process smooth

Line at desk to check car out

10.0

Excellent|Oct. 2020

easiest/fastest rental and return I have ever had!

nothing

2.0

Mediocre|Oct. 2020

There was no refund on the rental, even though the charge was fraudulent. It caused me to have to manage the situation with my bank.

5.2

Okay|Sep. 2020

Car was ok----Ford Eco Sport

The Thrifty location was farthest from terminal. The staff was occupied with one customer. The wait was long. The attendant did not know how to open the back of SUV. Therebwas no one there when the car was returned---not a single person and they were aware fo when I was returning. Thrify is cheap for a reason!

1 out of 25

8.5

Excellent

14 reviews•1 location

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10.0

Excellent|Jun. 2021

car was great. Hyundai Accent. staff helpful.

its getting pricey to rent a car

10.0

Excellent|Apr. 2022

Customer services was top notch. Andrea from National was great - very friendly and gave her business card in the event anything went wrong. Pick up and drop off were both easy and enjoyable.

10.0

Excellent|Jul. 2021

Much better price than other vendors.

7.9

Good|Jul. 2021

National was just fine in terms of all the pick up/drop off functions, I'd use them again. But currently the price for a car is way out of proportion. It could have been due to the July 4th weekend, but I'll start looking for alternatives when I can!

10.0

Excellent|Jun. 2021

car was great. Hyundai Accent. staff helpful.

its getting pricey to rent a car

4.8

Okay|Sep. 2020

I waited two hours to pick up a van . They didn’t even appreciate my time saying thank you so much or didn’t even give me discount for it. I didn’t the reservation and still they didn’t have a car ready for me . Not happy with service at all . Please let me know if you want to talk to me . My email address is puspadhital92@gmail.com

At least give a customer discount if they waited couple hours . Oh also , car condition was poor . Looks like they didn’t do an alignment in while and brakes were making a wired sound .

2.0

Mediocre|Aug. 2020

Poorest management and the stuff needs more training

1 out of 5

Best Columbus Car Rental Deals Found

Nissan MaximaC$ 92/day

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Ford EdgeC$ 79/day

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Chrysler 200C$ 70/day

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Car Rental FAQs

What is the cheapest rental car found in Columbus?

In the past two weeks, Cheapflights users have found many deals under C$ 78/day when booking a rental car in Columbus. The best deal a user found was for C$ 56/day from Thrifty, booked on Jul. 28.

What car rental company is typically the cheapest in Columbus?

According to our data, users have found the cheapest deals when booking a car hire in Columbus from the following companies over the past two weeks: Avis (C$ 83/day), Thrifty (C$ 90/day), and Budget (C$ 92/day).

Which car rental company is considered to be the best in Columbus?

Taking our users’ ratings and reviews into consideration, National (8.4 rating), Enterprise (8.3 rating) and Avis (7.5 rating) seem to be the best rental car companies in Columbus.

What are gas prices like in Columbus?

The average gas price in Columbus is C$ 1.52/litre over the past month, costing you anywhere between C$ 68 and C$ 99 to fill up a car’s gas tank.

How much does it cost to rent a car in Columbus for a week from Thrifty?

From Thrifty you can rent a car in Columbus from about C$ 453 per week on average.

Can I rent a car for a month in Columbus?

Yes, renting a vehicle in Columbus for a month is certainly possible.

How much does it cost to rent a car in Columbus for a month?

Generally, a month-long car rental in Columbus can be found for about C$ 1,942, with the average price for a rental being around C$ 65 a day. Book with Thrifty, to take advantage of their cheap prices and pay 56% less compared to the average price of car rentals in Columbus.

How much is a car rental in Columbus for a weekend?

The average price for a weekend car rental in Columbus is C$ 0. Renting a Compact is your cheapest option if you’re looking to save money on your weekend car rental in Columbus. For the month of September, Cheapflights users have found rental cars in Columbus for as low as C$ 132/day.