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All rental car companies at Sacramento International Airport are located at the rental car terminal on airport property. The on-airport rental car shuttle arrives at designated stops on ground level curbs outside both terminals approximately every 10 minutes. The shuttle serves all on-airport rental car agencies listed on the rental car page. For maps of the shuttle stops click the following links.
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9169206400
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Exit baggage claim and follow the sign to Ground Transportation and wait at the shuttle bus pick up area.
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8772830898
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Take the airport shuttle service (located outside both terminals) then take the Dollar shuttle bus to the office at 2860 Del Paso Road.
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8664342226
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916-913-8133
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The Rental Car Shuttle is located at the outer island outside of baggage claim. Upon exiting the shuttle, proceed to the left and around the building. Please proceed to the counter to obtain your rental agreement and vehicle keys.
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8338235642
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Follow the signs to baggage claim Exit baggage claim and proceed down the ramp to Ground Transportation to the Shuttle Bus pick-up area. Please proceed to the Alamo counter to obtain your rental agreement and vehicle keys.
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8338235641
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AVR is a short shuttle ride from the terminal. Upon arrival to the Sacramento Airport please call the location directly at 916-913-8133 for shuttle instructions. Then proceed to the baggage claim area. After retrieving your luggage exit the baggage claim area and proceed to the Rental Car Center shuttle pick up area and take the shuttle to the Rental Car Center. Do not go inside the Car Rental Center,remain outside and we will have a driver there shortly.
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916-913-8133
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Shuttle to rental counter and cars.
Telephone
916-922-4789 / 800-527-0700
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Airline customers take shuttle to car lot.nAIRLINE PASSENGERS: Follow signs to the baggage claim area. Proceed outside to center median where the common rent-a-car bus will stop to take you to the common rent-a-car facility. WALKING DISTANCE to center median from baggage claim area: 50 feet TIME ALLOWED for bus ride: 4 minutes WALKING DISTANCE from bus exit to rental counter: 30 feet WALKING DISTANCE from rental counter to car lot: 10-150 feetnLocal renters go to car lot.nWALK-UP RENTERS Follow airport signs for Rental Car Return. They will lead to the Avis car rental lot.
Telephone
916-922-5601 / 916-920-5360
Thrifty
8.3/10
AVIS
9.1/10
Alamo
8.6/10
Advantage
7.9/10
Dollar
9.4/10
ACE
8.3/10
Reviewed: April 17, 2021
Loved the Atlas VW. Cruise control was the best thing, the sensor slows the car when another vehicle in front, at the distance you set, and gets back to your set speed on its own. This really helped our long 40 hr trip. The car is not to big, not too small and easy to manage on the freeway and parking. This is a good car for everyday use.
Reviewed: July 25, 2020
The counter staff was professional and helpful. I had a little trouble hearing him because of the mask. With one person ahead of me at the counter, it took about 15 minutes for me to get to the counter. Between Hertz, Thrifty and I think it was Dollar, it would be nice to have a floater to handle any counter that needs the extra help.
Reviewed: January 23, 2020
The beginning was a disaster. Long lines. Slow moving. I wasn't in the car I had reserved. General chaos. The people at the desk were polite, but they were overwhelmed. It ended well because the manager put me in a different car at a reduced price.
Reviewed: September 13, 2019
I have been charged twice with no explanation why or contact from thrifty. The agreement on pick up and return after the car was checked said $52. We got charged that. Then several days later they have made a further $62 charge which was not agreed and I have not been invoiced for. Not happy in the slightest.
Reviewed: July 10, 2019
On drop off, at 6:30am, a little confusing as to what I had paid for , and staff a little in-experienced for directions to us, about leaving key and car .
Reviewed: March 16, 2020
Little disappointed on the final 30$ unknown charge
Reviewed: January 5, 2020
Signposting of vehicle pick up/drop off when coming from terminal an issue. Okay when first leaving terminal then cannot see where to go as no signposting. Also not sure where to go to drop off as no signposting in car park. Drop off point didn't have Alamo written on it - I had to ask.
Reviewed: September 11, 2018
Like: The car was great! The clerk who brought me to my car, totally great!! I loved that there was no change in the cost of the car. It was completely transparent from beginning to end.
Dislike: Drop off lady was less then nice:(
Reviewed: December 5, 2019
My amount due was not honored at the rental counter. They were friendly and explained they don't honor pre-payments.
Reviewed: November 6, 2019
Unfortunately, Advantage closed at this location the previous month, but Enterprise took over the contracts. After I was able to locate where my contract was being honored, everything went very smoothly. In fact, since there were no compact cars available, I was upgraded to a very nice full size car! Overall, a very pleasant experience!
Reviewed: August 4, 2019
Yes, loved this car. I was skeptical at first, due to car being a diesel, but was pleasantly surprised by this car's roominess, great gas mileage, and everything worked very well...great deal!
Reviewed: April 5, 2019
On the web site you make it sound like the rental amount could decrease. I have used you twice, it never has.
Reviewed: April 5, 2019
I reserved a compact car was giving an SUV wasted gas the gas tank wasn't full it was no one there at night to advise them about this issue
Reviewed: October 15, 2019
Car itself was great. However insurance was really expensive. I paid just about $1000 in insurance alone for my rental which was 50% of the cost of the entire rental. Wish I wasn't talked into it by the counter people, otherwise good car.
Reviewed: September 24, 2019
El personal muy amable pero muy tardado el tiempo de espera para recoger el auto
Reviewed: September 4, 2019
I was very pleased with the car I was given. Economical but had enough horsepower to get up out of its way! Counter service was efficient and I didn't have long to wait! Very pleased with service and car!
Reviewed: January 21, 2019
People were great but the van was beat up and dirty. It served its purpose.
It takes up 37% of all car rentals. Top selected car types are: Small, Large, and Medium.
* Based on all bookings from Sacramento Airport (SMF) for the last 30 days.
Lowest rental rates at the Sacramento Airport (SMF) is USD 51.68 on average, and can go up to USD 112.04 at the busiest June. Use this conclusion to schedule your trip to your best interest.
In contrast, Thursday is the least busy day.
More bookings mean more time spent on queueing up at the counter. Prepare yourself if it is going to take you a long time to pick up from the Sacramento Airport (SMF).
* Based on the scheduled pickup time of all bookings from Sacramento Airport (SMF).
Most customers book a rental car from Sacramento Airport(SMF) for 1 days, showing a short-term journey is popular.
One-way car rentals take up nearly 39% of the total bookings at Sacramento Airport (SMF).Out of it, besides San Francisco, other top destinations : San Jose, Los Angeles.
On average, Full Protection costs USD 52.08 per day for Large, USD 42.62 for Medium and USD 49.37 for Small.
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No.1 Source Country
Customers from Peru choose Sacramento Airport(SMF) the most as the start point of both their business and leisure journeys.
Quite a Planner
Israel renters like to plan much more ahead, they usually make the online booking 141 days before pickup from the Sacramento Airport (SMF).
| Car Rental Brands | Deposit(approx.) | Payment Types | Card Brand |
| AIRPORT VAN RENTAL | USD 200 | Credit Card Debit Card Cash |    |
| Alamo | USD 1-5000 | Credit Card Debit Card Cash |     |
| AVIS | USD 200 | Credit Card Debit Card Cash | |
| Budget | USD 200-3000 | Credit Card Debit Card Cash | |
| Dollar | USD 200 | Credit Card Debit Card Cash | |
| Hertz | USD 200 | Credit Card Debit Card Cash | |
| National | USD 200-250 | Credit Card Debit Card Cash | |
| Thrifty | USD 200 | Credit Card Debit Card Cash | |
| Advantage | USD 500 | Credit Card Debit Card Cash | |
| ACE | USD 200-500 | Credit Card Debit Card Cash | |
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