Cheap Car Rentals in Puerto Vallarta

Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico

3 Feb — 10 Feb

Same drop-off

Fri 3/2

Noon

Fri 10/2

Noon

Driver's age:

26-65Other

Puerto Vallarta Car Rentals in 2023

Most popular company	EUROPCAR
Price of gas per litre	C$ 1.72
Average price per day	C$ 27
Cheapest price per day	C$ 16

What is the cheapest time to rent a car in Puerto Vallarta?

January

C$ 36

February

C$ 36

March

C$ 42

April

C$ 42

May

C$ 32

June

C$ 30

July

C$ 36

August

C$ 34

September

C$ 28

October

C$ 25

November

C$ 30

December

C$ 57

Currently, the cheapest month to rent a car in Puerto Vallarta 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.

Popular Car Types in Puerto Vallarta

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At C$ 17/day, Small is the cheapest car type available for rental in Puerto Vallarta in the past week. Out of 25 car rental agencies operating in Puerto Vallarta, there are, in total, 50 rental locations. View below for 5 offered car types:

Small

C$ 17+

Medium

C$ 18+

Large

C$ 27+

SUV

C$ 25+

Van

C$ 59+

Small

C$ 17+

Medium

C$ 18+

Large

C$ 27+

SUV

C$ 25+

Van

C$ 59+

Small

C$ 17+

Medium

C$ 18+

Large

C$ 27+

SUV

C$ 25+

Van

C$ 59+

Compare available car types for rental in Puerto Vallarta

	Small Cars	C$ 23 - C$ 67
	All Car Types	C$ 42 - C$ 103

To rent a Small car in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, you would pay an average price of C$ 36/day. October is the cheapest month to rent a Small car in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico (~C$ 23/day), while the most expensive month to rent that same car type is May (~C$ 67/day). In fact, October is about 37% cheaper than prices during the rest of the year to book a Small rental for Puerto Vallarta. When comparing with other car types available for rental in Puerto Vallarta, renting a Small car saves you 43% 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. Here are the best Puerto Vallarta Small rental prices found by Cheapflights users in the past 7 days:

To rent a Medium car in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, you would pay an average price of C$ 40/day. October is the cheapest month to rent a Medium car in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico (~C$ 23/day), while the most expensive month to rent that same car type is August (~C$ 68/day). In fact, October is about 43% cheaper than prices during the rest of the year to book a Medium rental for Puerto Vallarta. When comparing with other car types available for rental in Puerto Vallarta, renting a Medium car saves you 37% 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. Here are the best Puerto Vallarta Medium rental prices found by Cheapflights users in the past 7 days:

To rent a Large car in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, you would pay an average price of C$ 63/day. July is the cheapest month to rent a Large car in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico (~C$ 33/day), while the most expensive month to rent that same car type is June (~C$ 109/day). In fact, July is about 48% cheaper than prices during the rest of the year to book a Large rental for Puerto Vallarta. When comparing with other car types available for rental in Puerto Vallarta, renting a Large car is 0% more expensive. 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. Here are the best Puerto Vallarta Large rental prices found by Cheapflights users in the past 7 days:

To rent a SUV car in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, you would pay an average price of C$ 64/day. November is the cheapest month to rent a SUV car in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico (~C$ 47/day), while the most expensive month to rent that same car type is June (~C$ 98/day). In fact, November is about 27% cheaper than prices during the rest of the year to book a SUV rental for Puerto Vallarta. When comparing with other car types available for rental in Puerto Vallarta, renting a SUV car is 2% more expensive. 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. Here are the best Puerto Vallarta SUV rental prices found by Cheapflights users in the past 7 days:

To rent a Van car in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, you would pay an average price of C$ 103/day. October is the cheapest month to rent a Van car in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico (~C$ 49/day), while the most expensive month to rent that same car type is May (~C$ 181/day). In fact, October is about 53% cheaper than prices during the rest of the year to book a Van rental for Puerto Vallarta. When comparing with other car types available for rental in Puerto Vallarta, renting a Van car is 40% more expensive. 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. Here are the best Puerto Vallarta Van rental prices found by Cheapflights users in the past 7 days:

To rent a Convertible car in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, you would pay an average price of C$ 29/day. November is the cheapest month to rent a Convertible car in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico (~C$ 20/day), while the most expensive month to rent that same car type is February (~C$ 86/day). In fact, November is about 34% cheaper than prices during the rest of the year to book a Convertible rental for Puerto Vallarta. When comparing with other car types available for rental in Puerto Vallarta, renting a Convertible car saves you 53% 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.

Toyota YarisC$ 17/day

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Toyota YarisC$ 19/day

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Toyota YarisC$ 20/day

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Top rental agencies in Puerto Vallarta

All major car rental suppliers in Puerto Vallarta

Alamo

5.0

Fair

54 reviews•2 locations

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2.0

Poor|Mar. 2019

the insurance price the charge me, 100 US dollars daily. Plus drop off charge, and not clear prices.

2.0

Poor|Nov. 2022

Made a reservation 2 weeks in advance, showed up and they have no cars. Long story short, they eventually find a car at another rental service for $100 more. I took the bus instead.

10.0

Wonderful|Mar. 2022

The booking price always looks great when reserving in Mexico, but at pick-up they add on mandatory insurance and fees that are usually more than the booking fee. Still a reasonable deal.

10.0

Wonderful|Mar. 2022

Best crew ever! Thanks Alamo!

4.0

Mediocre|Mar. 2022

Booked a car for 7 people. They did not have one. Had to return the next day and then they forced me to pay an upgrade. Unacceptable

8.0

Very good|Jan. 2022

We had to wait for the car a bit at pick up, and it took a while to go through the upsell for the insurance. The drop of time was not moved to when we actually left the lot, so we lost an hour. Since this was a one way rental, I expected the one way fee, but still felt it was very high. At drop off, the staff in Hermossillo was not able to credit the damage deposit back, we had to call the office in Puerto Vallarta and give them the card information over the phone. I would have expected would have expected that they would have been able to do this via computer. All that said, the car drove well, had excellent gas milage, and was comfortable for 2.

8.0

Very good|Jan. 2022

Car looked a bit old. Tires were worn.

1 out of 18

Sixt

9.3

Wonderful

2 reviews•4 locations

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Enterprise

6.4

Okay

4 reviews•3 locations

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4.0

Mediocre|Jan. 2022

Many hidden fees!! They force you to purchase insurance even though most credit cards cover this. It is at minimum $20/day. Also lots of taxes. It ended up being about $200 more than advertised on Kayak. Complete BS.

2.0

Poor|Jan. 2022

Kayak hooked me up with a midsize car for me , my wife and my parents who are larger people so we need a midsize vehicle for our trip and there's luggage too! First off we couldn't find the enterprise on FRANCISCO MEDINA ASCENCIO 141, Puerto Vallarta, JA, MX which doesn't exist. So we went to the airport enterprise- to grab our Nissan Xtrail, they proceeded to tell us that they don't have a car for us even though we have one reserved prior to coming. Arguing with the enterprise rental person no apology or anything, which is ridiculous. So we cancelled our rental reservation due to no car and no help from enterprise at all. We tried to get a car at Alamo at the airport who also didn't have any cars for us. They took us to the big Alamo outside of the airport. They told us they had a midsized car and they gave us a Nissan Micra clown car. This is the smallest car and we all had to sit with luggage on our laps and at our feet it was so small. Whatever we get the car do our trip to Mazatlan and go to return the car. They won't give us our deposit back so we sat and waited. They were super unhelpful and didn't know a goddam thing about anything at all. This was the WORDST RENTAL CAR EXPERIENCE EVER!!!!!!! I am not at all impressed with PRICELINE, KAYAK, ENTERPRISE OR ALAMO!! You have all gotten this review because none of you are helpful or even care about your customers. I will never ever use PRICELINE, KAYAK , ALAMO OR ENTERPRISE EVER AGAIN! I would like this issue to be rectified.

10.0

Wonderful|Dec. 2022

Everything was just fine. Thanks for your services

6.0

Okay|Nov. 2021

The required insurance should be included in the advertised price

1 out of 2

Avis

5.5

Fair

4 reviews•2 locations

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8.0

Very good|Jan. 2023

Good location

2.0

Poor|Jan. 2023

Beware of this scam company! They will try to cheat any way they can! Make sure to check if they give you the actual car that you paid insurance for (check the license plate that should be the same that’s on your rental agreement)! Go somewhere else to rent a car if you don’t want to get scammed!

10.0

Wonderful|Sep. 2022

Check in staff were awesome. Vehicle was dirty inside, clean on the out. Multiple dings and dents, but very drive-able. Would rent again.

2.0

Poor|Sep. 2022

Delayed and poor service

1 out of 2

Hertz

4.7

Mediocre

4 reviews•5 locations

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2.0

Poor|Jan. 2022

By far the worst rental car experience of my life. We were charged much more the the rate advertised on Hotwire and the “insurance” charge made my total 3x more than what I found online. $360 USD for a 2 day rental, MORE than I paid for an entire week rental with a different agency in the area the week before. On top of that, the agents tried to charge us an extra $1000 pesos to clean out a little dog hair that was in the car for “extra work” they would need to do. The manager tried to negotiate with us when we argued, and lowered it to $500 pesos, as if it was some kind of deal that we had to negotiate. There was nothing about dog hair in the contract, and when we pointed that out, the agent pointed to a different section about smoking in the car, claiming that it also applied to dog hair. Anyway, we didn’t want to pay this absurd fee so We took the car and cleaned it with OUR HANDS and it took 10 minutes. We read terrible reviews online but decided to risk it since it was only a 2 day rental. It was way overpriced, a horrible experience, and honestly the whole company seems like a giant scam. Knowing the reviews, we were cautious on everything: we brought the far back a day early, full tank of gas, got the 100% insurance coverage, and they still tried to rip off a client like us. Hertz should be ashamed to be associated with this company, and they should also be investigated for fraud, based on our experience and others I’ve read. I will never be renting from Hertz again and I will be sharing this review with everyone I know.

2.0

Poor|Jan. 2020

They didn’t have any cars available when I arrived. I had to go to another car rental place to get a car.

6.8

Okay|Sep. 2019

The drop of was easy

5.6

Fair|May 2017

Price was great

The pick up and drop off process was like going back to the early 1990s. Definitely could be much more streamlined. Also, our car was not clean when we got it (sweat stain on the passenger seat). We watched a couple guys wipe it down and spray some cleaner in the car right before we took delivery of the vehicle for the rental.

1 out of 2

Thrifty

4.0

Mediocre

6 reviews•3 locations

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2.0

Poor|Jan. 2022

When I got to Puerto Vallarta they didn't have my car. The girld in the airport booth. Didn't try to help me she didn't care. I got stuck in puerto vallarta for one day . I had to pay a hotel for the night. I end un talking the bus to my destination. Very bad service from the girl at the booth. I will never used Kayak or thrifty.

2.0

Poor|Jun. 2021

The pickup and drop off process is much too slow. I waited in line for 45 minutes to pickup my car. At drop off, I was the only customer there and it still took 20 minutes to check me out. The insurance is ridiculously expensive and I did not have an option to waive it.

2.0

Poor|May 2021

They did not have a car for me. I had to walk to another place to find a car. Terrible to book a car and not have one for them.

If they would have reserved my car.

2.0

Poor|Jan. 2017

I did not rent a car it was so costly for insurance

6.0

Okay|Jan. 2017

Nice staff, I ended up with a good car.

The final price was significantly higher than advertised. Did not have the car when I showed up. No guarantee that they will have the car even if you pre-pay, our trip was during the high season (last week of December).

2.0

Poor|Dec. 2016

Not much

Poor and slow pickup and transfer. The office is a mess in a hard to get to location Staff is rude and nasty. When I booked no one informed me of mandetory insurance that is 50% of the rental fee. Nice surprise that both the booking agent price line and thrifty left out or was hidden

1 out of 2

Dollar

3.8

Poor

3 reviews•2 locations

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3.6

Poor|Feb. 2019

Our van was not ready for the day requested, so the staff lent us their shuttle van so we were not stranded, or incite extra costs for taxis. This was appreciated, particularly given the price deception.

The price advertised was dramatically less than what was actuality. While this was a red flag, it remains categorically price deceptive. Beyond this, we were expected to participate in a timeshare presentation.

4.0

Mediocre|Dec. 2018

Newer model van

Fee did not include “mandatory” liability insurance. Was not explained prior to booking. More than doubled the anticipated cost of rental vehicle

6.4

Okay|Nov. 2016

After I get to the place, they surprise me with an additional $431 of insurance fees and taxes.

1 out of 1

Ace

3.8

Poor

28 reviews•1 location

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2.0

Poor|Dec. 2022

Showed up and they charged us 4x our reservation price.

2.0

Poor|Mar. 2022

e sure to read the fine print. I was quoted 149.00 for 7 days total. Yes it sounds to good to be true and it was. I even have the email that I have read over and over. When I arrived in Puerto Vallerta the price was closer to 500.00. I should have known better,. Their customer servoice was not the best. I walked next door to AVIS and rented a car for 450.00 for 7 days on the spot. I would not recommend ACE ever.....,

10.0

Wonderful|Feb. 2022

They’re so accommodating! And very affordable price!

2.0

Poor|Feb. 2022

We didn’t actually take the car because we weren’t aware of the $500 in insurance we would have had to pay. So we declined.

2.0

Poor|Jan. 2022

This place doesn’t seem to exist. Do yourself a favor and avoid it. Wound up without a car for a couple days and then got hosed through a different company for not having a prior reservation. I won’t say it ruined my trip, but it certainly added a lot of unexpected stress and expense.

2.0

Poor|Jan. 2022

When I got there they presented me with a 300% price increase and refused to accept my reserved price.

10.0

Wonderful|Jan. 2022

Easy pick up and drop off. Staff was helpful and friendly.

1 out of 10

Best Puerto Vallarta Car Rental Deals Found

Toyota YarisC$ 17/day

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Nissan SentraC$ 20/day

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Chrysler 200C$ 18/day

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Car Rental FAQs

What is the cheapest rental car found in Puerto Vallarta?

In the past two weeks, Cheapflights users have found many deals under C$ 36/day when booking a rental car in Puerto Vallarta. The best deal a user found was for C$ 21/day from Advantage, booked on Jul. 28.

What car rental company is typically the cheapest in Puerto Vallarta?

According to our data, users have found the cheapest deals when booking a car hire in Puerto Vallarta from the following companies over the past two weeks: Economy Rent a Car (C$ 23/day), Europcar (C$ 24/day), and Firefly (C$ 34/day).

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

Taking our users’ ratings and reviews into consideration, Sixt (9.3 rating), Routes Car & Truck Rentals (7.3 rating) and Enterprise (6.4 rating) seem to be the best rental car companies in Puerto Vallarta.

What are gas prices like in Puerto Vallarta?

The average gas price in Puerto Vallarta is C$ 1.72/litre over the past month, costing you anywhere between C$ 77 and C$ 111 to fill up a car’s gas tank.

How much does it cost to rent a car in Puerto Vallarta for a week from Europcar?

Europcar is one of the top picks in Puerto Vallarta. They can have you in a rental car for about C$ 204 per week on average.

How far in advance should I rent a car in Puerto Vallarta for the best price?

Booking in advance not only ensures a better chance of getting your vehicle of choice, it can save you up to 13% on your car rental. For a below average price in Puerto Vallarta, Cheapflights recommends booking your car rental at least 12 days in advance.

Can I rent a car for a month in Puerto Vallarta?

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

How much is a car rental in Puerto Vallarta for a weekend?

It costs C$ 35 for a weekend car rental in Puerto Vallarta, on average. The cheapest type of car rental you can book on any given weekend is the Compact as prices are generally lower for these rental types due to demand and availability. If you’re planning to book a rental car in Puerto Vallarta in February, prices are C$ 39 per day on average.