January
R771
February
R902
March
R1 015
April
R1 015
May
R1 109
June
R1 166
July
R1 316
August
R1 241
September
R1 090
October
R1 053
November
R902
December
R1 072
Currently, the cheapest month to rent a car in San Francisco is January. The most expensive time to rent a car is July. 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.
There are 38 hire agencies servicing San Francisco. These agencies, altogether, have 99 hire locations available. Need an affordable hire? SUV is the cheapest car type to hire in San Francisco with prices from R757 a day in the previous 7-day period. Here are 4 car types you can hire in San Francisco:
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All Car Types | R905 - R2 923 |
To hire a small car in San Francisco, the United States, you would pay an average price of R1 034/day. March is the cheapest month to hire a small car in San Francisco, the United States (~R863/day), while the most expensive month to rent that same car type is July (~R1 817/day). In fact, March is about 17% cheaper than prices during the rest of the year to book a small car hire for San Francisco. When comparing with other car types available for hire in San Francisco, renting a small car saves you 31% 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 San Francisco small car hire prices found by Cheapflights users in the past 7 days:
To hire a medium car in San Francisco, the United States, you would pay an average price of R1 368/day. November is the cheapest month to hire a medium car in San Francisco, the United States (~R824/day), while the most expensive month to rent that same car type is July (~R2 714/day). In fact, November is about 40% cheaper than prices during the rest of the year to book a medium car hire for San Francisco. When comparing with other car types available for hire in San Francisco, renting a medium car saves you 9% 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 San Francisco medium car hire prices found by Cheapflights users in the past 7 days:
To hire a large car in San Francisco, the United States, you would pay an average price of R971/day. December is the cheapest month to hire a large car in San Francisco, the United States (~R356/day), while the most expensive month to rent that same car type is June (~R2 920/day). In fact, December is about 64% cheaper than prices during the rest of the year to book a large car hire for San Francisco. When comparing with other car types available for hire in San Francisco, renting a large car saves you 36% 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 SUV in San Francisco, the United States, you would pay an average price of R1 358/day. May is the cheapest month to hire a SUV in San Francisco, the United States (~R896/day), while the most expensive month to rent that same car type is July (~R2 689/day). In fact, May is about 35% cheaper than prices during the rest of the year to book a SUV hire for San Francisco. When comparing with other car types available for hire in San Francisco, renting a SUV saves you 10% 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 San Francisco SUV hire prices found by Cheapflights users in the past 7 days:
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According to our data, users have found the cheapest deals when booking a car hire in San Francisco from the following companies over the past two weeks: Fox (R757/day), Dollar (R1 149/day), and Sixt (R1 204/day).
Taking our users’ ratings and reviews into consideration, National (9,1 rating), Alamo (8,8 rating) and Enterprise Rent-A-Car (8,4 rating) seem to be the best car hire companies in San Francisco.
The average price of petrol in San Francisco is R21,82/litre over the past month, costing you anywhere between R982 and R1 418 to fill up a car’s fuel tank.
Alamo is one of the most popular car hire companies in San Francisco, offering car hire for around R5 090 per week on average.
Booking in advance not only ensures a better chance of getting your vehicle of choice, it can save you up to 29% on your car hire. For a below average price in San Francisco, Cheapflights recommends booking your car hire at least 7 days in advance.
Typically, how long you can hire a car for depends on the inventory of the supplier. For San Francisco however, it is certainly possible to rent a car for an entire month.
For a weekend car hire in San Francisco, you can expect the average price to be around R0. Usually a Intermediate SUV hire in San Francisco is your cheapest weekend car hire option, though you should always check Cheapflights to see if there are other deals on alternative car hire types. If you do opt for hiring a Intermediate SUV for February, it will cost approximately R0 per day.
The majority of Cheapflights travellers prefer to hire a Standard (Ford Edge) in San Francisco, making it the most popular option.
Browse through car hire deals by fuel type in San Francisco. There are currently 2 fuel types to choose from with Electric being the cheapest (R61+).