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Last updated on: March 26, 2024

24 Car Rental Brands at San Jose Airport (SJO)

24 Rental Locations

    • Walk to counter
    • In terminal

    8.6/10 Very good

    300+ ratings, 1 reviews

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      Follow signs to baggage claim area, exit the terminal to the Shuttle Bus pick up area Take the shuttle bus to the office. Upon arrival at the Alamo Rental Car Center proceed to the Alamo counter to obtain your rental agreement and vehicle keys.

    • Telephone

      22427733

  • 8.5/10 Very good

    100+ ratings, 0 reviews

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    • Pickup

      The Hertz counter is located inside the Terminal right after Customs.

    • Telephone

      50640369513

  • 8.5/10 Very good

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      Upon arrival please call the below-mentioned location number for pick-up instructions and how to get to a shuttle. Alajuela office(sjo): 50624300629

    • Telephone

      50661387443

    • Pick-up service

    8.5/10 Very good

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      Aeropuerto Juan Santamaría: A Flexways representative will be waiting for the passenger with a sign with his name outside of the airport. Just in front of the main door of Arrivals. If you do not find our representative please call to +54 9 11 5259-9877 (Phone and Whatsapp).

    • Telephone

      +54 9 11 5259-9877 / 01152630917

  • 8.5/10 Very good

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    • Telephone

      +506 506 40023857

  • 8.5/10 Very good

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    • Telephone

      +506 506 40023857

    • Walk to counter
    • In terminal

    8.5/10 Very good

    200+ ratings, 1 reviews

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      Proceed from Baggage Claim to the Enterprise Counter in the rental car area and an Enterprise Representative will assist you with your rental. If there is no one present at the counter, proceed outside to the Shuttle Bus loading area and take the Enterprise, National, Alamo shuttle to the Liberia main rental office. Shuttles run in 5 minute intervals.

    • Telephone

      22427800

    • Shuttle bus

    8.5/10 Very good

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    • Pickup

      Please go to pick up address according to the GPS.

    • Telephone

      (506)-2542-4848 / (506)-2442-2422

    • Shuttle bus

    8.5/10 Very good

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      Meet & Greet at Terminal, Free Transfer shuttle to facility / On Desk

    • Telephone

      (506)-2542-4848 / (506)-2442-2422

  • 8.5/10 Very good

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      Flight number mandatory. A representative will meet you in the arrivals hall to show you the shuttle service. If you need help, please contact +506 25233232

    • Telephone

      50640525210

    • Walk to counter
    • In terminal

    8.5/10 Very good

    200+ ratings, 1 reviews

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    • Pickup

      Follow signs to baggage claim area. Pass customs and proceed to the rental counter in the car-rental area.

    • Telephone

      50624314865

    • Walk to counter
    • In terminal

    8.5/10 Very good

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      Follow signs to baggage claim area. Past customs, proceed to the National counter in the car-rental area. An agent will direct you to the shuttle to the National rental facility, where you will obtain your rental agreement and vehicle keys.

    • Telephone

      22427878

  • 8.5/10 Very good

    200+ ratings, 1 reviews

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      Counter is inside the terminal airport just after customs. Shuttle is available 24 hours daily. Shuttle passes in front of the International exit approximately every 5 minutes. Time may vary due to traffic conditions. After contract is ready, customer just has to walk out of the building through the only exit to catch the shuttle. Usually one of the rental agents will walk out with the customer.

    • Telephone

      506-2-436-2010 / 506-2-436-2001

  • 8.5/10 Very good

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    • Telephone

      506-2430-4648

  • 8.5/10 Very good

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      Once you arrive at the terminal and go through customs, please proceed to the exit, and look for our representative with a ACE Rent a Car sign. If you cannot find a representative you may call us at our rental station number +(506) 2101 6579 or text us (whatsapp) +(506) 7177 4805 to coordinate the shuttle service.

    • Telephone

      (506) 2101 6579

    • Pick-up service

    8.5/10 Very good

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    • Pickup

      Branch staff will be waiting for you at the exit of the Airport

    • Telephone

      +506 70040090

  • 8.5/10 Very good

    100+ ratings, 0 reviews

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    • Telephone

      (506) 2542 4860

  • 8.5/10 Very good

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      Free shuttle service from Main Office to Juan Santamaria´s Airport (SJO). Our staff will be at the main exit of the airport in front of the Malinche restaurant waiting for you. Please call for any changes! 506 7004-0090.

    • Telephone

      +50670040090

  • 8.4/10 Very good

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      After pick up the luggage and make customs please walk out of the terminal. Outside the terminal, please look for AmiGO representative who will be waiting for you with a sign with the name of the company: AmiGO. The office is off airport / off terminal, and free shuttle service will transfer you to the rental office located just 5 minutes away from the airport.

    • Telephone

      +506 2442 8585

  • 8.3/10 Very good

    200+ ratings, 1 reviews

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      When flight details are not provided, the customer may call upon arrival for free shuttle service available in San Jose Airport at the local number: 506-2430-0629 (San José) at office hours.Every 15 minutes a Shuttle Service is provided from Terminals to the closest facility. Shuttle is branded with Mex Rent A Car. We offer meet and greet service at the airport when exact flight details are provided. Renter will be received at external arrival gates by a Mex Rent A Car representative.

    • Telephone

      506-2430-0629 / 506-2430-0629

  • 8.3/10 Very good

    200+ ratings, 1 reviews

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      Airport Terminal InstructionsnCOUNTER: Customers are met in front of the Avis office which is in front of the airport and taken to the main Avis facility during office hours. Customer must return car back to the main facility and then customer will be driven back to the airport.

    • Telephone

      506-2293-2222 / 506-2293-1111

  • 8.3/10 Very good

    200+ ratings, 1 reviews

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      Branch staff will be waiting at the external arrival gates. You can also call free shuttle service hotline at San Jose Airport (+506 2101 6579). Alternatively, you can reach out branch staff via WhatsApp at (+506 7177 4805).

    • Telephone

      +(506) 2101-6579 / +506 8357-3838

  • 8/10 Very good

    500+ ratings, 2 reviews

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    Closed

    • Telephone

      +506 7214 0094

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Customer Reviews of San Jose Airport Car Rentals

  • Enterprise

    8.7/10

  • Alamo

    9.1/10

  • JUMBO

    10.0/10

  • AVIS

    6.8/10

  • Flexways

    8.0/10

  • MEX

    6.5/10

  • Hertz

    10.0/10

  • PAYLESS

    8.8/10

  • Budget

    6.2/10

  • GREEN MOTION

    8.9/10

  • Thrifty

    6.7/10

  • Keddy by Europcar

    8.5/10

    • B.Ryder

      San Jose

      9.3/10 Excellent

      Reviewed: March 1, 2024

      Great service. The only thing I will mention, they gave us a 7 seater car with a small engine! Being inn Costa Rica where you are surrounded by mountains, going up hills was an effort. They tried to upsell another car to us.

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    • D.Burton

      San Jose

      8.3/10 Very good

      Reviewed: April 30, 2019

      Waited over an hour to collect the car, so they need more staff to deal with this. The drop off was very efficient though and staff member very efficient. We got a better car than booked, so that was nice.

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    • A.ALMUTAWA

      San Jose

      9.7/10 Excellent

      Reviewed: November 13, 2023

      All was great

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    • San Jose

      6/10 Average

      Reviewed: December 16, 2022

      Car was in good condition. Pick up and drop off very smooth.

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    • San Jose

      10/10 Excellent

      Reviewed: January 11, 2020

      Hassle free

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    • R.Holtz

      San Jose

      9.7/10 Excellent

      Reviewed: January 10, 2020

      On arrival the staff was very helpful in providing all the information required, from upgrades to legal information. There was no hidden surprises and when dropping off the car the staff made sure it was an easy process, which took minutes and made sure we were taken back to the airport with transportation provided. Excellent service!

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    • Pere Manresa

      San Jose

      10/10 Excellent

      Reviewed: November 2, 2021

      Couldn't have had a better experience with Alamo in our trip to Costa Rica. We had the car for the whole month of October, 2021. It all went flawlessly! We extended the initial reservation for extra 10 days and Alamo provided us with very reasonable and easy options to do so. Definitely recommend them!

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    • D.Rushton

      San Jose

      10/10 Excellent

      Reviewed: February 3, 2023

      Wendy who was the staff member was excellent. She took me through the whole process of picking up the car and was very clear, her English was superb! She was kind enough to help me with directions through the Waze satnav app, which she set and explained. The experience on our return was just as good and prompt. I can thoroughly recommend Jumbo hire.

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    • San Jose

      7/10 Good

      Reviewed: January 12, 2023

      Avis did not accept third party insurance in Costa Rica. The cost of their required insurance was not advertised anywhere, and doubled the cost of the rental car. Other agencies cost far less for their required insurance.

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    • M.MACIAS

      San Jose

      2/10 Poor

      Reviewed: December 1, 2021

      Nos olvidamos un GPS No responden

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    • Fred Hamblen

      San Jose

      7/10 Good

      Reviewed: March 4, 2020

      Danilo Jimenez REQUIRED me to buy the "minimum" AVIS additional insurance $275.90 for 9 days despite PROOF of FULL COVERAGE on the Easy Rent Cars voucher with Avis's name and reservation on it. When I resisted- Danilo Jimenez CANCELLED my booking and then announced where were no more cars for rent. Extortion pure.

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    • Sarka Svacinkova

      San Jose

      8.7/10 Very good

      Reviewed: January 5, 2023

      Had to get extra insurance when we got there even if I paid for full cover on the website already , not happy about that

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    • A.Ulloa

      San Jose

      3.7/10 Poor

      Reviewed: April 19, 2022

      El auto está en condiciones demasiado malas, no debería alquilarse, asientos manchados, innumerables rayones, golpes, paneles plásticos dañados, además lo entregaron tan sucio que tuvimos nosotros que limpiarlo, aspirarlo y desinfectarlo

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    • P.Jones

      San Jose

      10/10 Excellent

      Reviewed: March 31, 2020

      Staff very efficient and helpful. Transferred immediately from airport to rental office. Vehicle exactly as requested.

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    • P.Morin

      San Jose

      9.3/10 Excellent

      Reviewed: March 8, 2020

      When we arrived at payless San Jose Costa Rica we hade to pay for another insurance even if we already took one at the booking. The reprensentant at Payless said that this insurance did not worth nothing. So for 3 week rental it cost us around 2700$ Can. We consider that it was a robbery. It starts the vacations very bad.

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    • Elina Shulyak

      San Jose

      6.7/10 Average

      Reviewed: September 18, 2019

      Waited almost 2 hours. Car fuel cap didn’t open. Needed service on first day. Piece of crap car.

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    • San Jose

      9/10 Excellent

      Reviewed: August 31, 2019

      The staff was very friendly and professional.

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    • T.Houseman

      San Jose

      10/10 Excellent

      Reviewed: May 20, 2019

      I thought Lenny was incredibly helpful and he made the whole process extremely easy. Thank you!!

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    • r.davey

      San Jose

      7.7/10 Good

      Reviewed: May 1, 2019

      The counter staff was very slow on pick up. Really frustrating when we wanted to get on the road. It took about an hour.

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    • n.poitevin

      San Jose

      6.7/10 Average

      Reviewed: July 27, 2019

      Agent a Thrifty nous a obligé à prendre une assurance locale alors que nous avions déjà pris la meilleure assurance sur le site. Nous avons discuté avec lui presque 2 heures, il ne nous a pas laissé le choix et nous avons dû payer 265$ sup pr l assurance! Moteur de voiture très poussif, manque de nervosité et de dynamisme. Pas de climatisation à l arrière pour les enfants. A l arrière 2 ceintures de sécurité seulement, donc 2 enfants partageaient la même ceinture!!

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    • V.TRUSHKOV

      San Jose

      9/10 Excellent

      Reviewed: April 10, 2019

      the broken car was replaced by a bigger and better one. loss of time is recovered.

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Good to Know

Cheapest Car Rental Rates at San Jose Airport (SJO) is in October

Lowest rental rates at the San Jose Airport (SJO) is USD 24.13 on average, and can go up to USD 76.5 at the busiest . Use this conclusion to schedule your trip to your best interest.

Thursday is the Busiest day in a Week at San Jose Airport (SJO)

In contrast, Monday is the least busy day.

11:00 to 12:00 is the Peak hour Throughout a Day at San Jose Airport (SJO)

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 San Jose Airport (SJO).

* Based on the scheduled pickup time of all bookings from San Jose Airport (SJO).

The Best Daily Rental Rate Happens on a 29-day Rental

Most customers book a rental car from San Jose Airport(SJO) for 8 days, showing a long-term journey is quite a choice if you ride from San Jose Airport(SJO)! Besides, you can get as lowest as an average of 7.82 per day.

Liberia is the No.1 Destination in One-way Car Rentals When Picking up from San Jose

One-way car rentals take up nearly 7% of the total bookings at San Jose Airport (SJO).Out of it, besides Liberia, other top destinations : San Jose, Jaco.

39.34% of the Guests Choose No Insurance Package at San Jose Airport(SJO)

On average, No Insurance Package costs USD 53.82 per day for SUV, USD 41.46 for Small and USD 44.82 for Large.

Do You Know?

  • No.1 Source Country

    Customers from Italy choose San Jose Airport(SJO) the most as the start point of both their business and leisure journeys.

  • Bigger is Better

    Renters from Mexico prefer more spacious car models like and Hyundai H1.

  • Quite a Planner

    India renters like to plan much more ahead, they usually make the online booking 84 days before pickup from the San Jose Airport (SJO).

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