Thrifty, San Francisco International Airport Car Rental

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Store Location
Pickup
Return
Opening Hours
Deposit
Accepted Cards
E-voucher
Age requirements
Driver's License Requirements
Additional Extras
Cross Border
Cross Islands
Distances to Landmarks

Ford Focus
Compact
US$ 63/day
Rent a car
- Collision damage waiver & TP
- Third party liability
Chevrolet Spark
Economy
US$ 64/day
Rent a car
- Collision damage waiver & TP
- Third party liability
Ford Fiesta
Economy
US$ 64/day
Rent a car
- Theft Waiver
Mazda 3
Compact
US$ 64/day
Rent a car
- Collision damage waiver & TP
- Third party liability
Buick Encore
Small SUV
US$ 64/day
Rent a car
- Theft Waiver
Toyota Corolla
Compact
US$ 64/day
Rent a car
- Theft Waiver
Volkswagen Jetta
Standard
US$ 65/day
Rent a car
- Collision damage waiver & TP
- Third party liability
- Chevrolet Malibu
  US$ 65/day
- Mitsubishi Mirage
  US$ 66/day
- Ford Fusion
  US$ 66/day
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- Thrifty San Francisco Airport(SFO) Chevrolet Cruze Rental
  US$ 67/day
- Thrifty San Francisco Airport(SFO) Chevrolet Cruze Rental
  US$ 67/day
- Thrifty San Francisco Airport(SFO) Kia Optima Rental
  US$ 68/day
- Thrifty San Francisco Airport(SFO) Nissan Rogue Rental
  US$ 68/day
- Thrifty San Francisco Airport(SFO) Ford Escape Rental
  US$ 68/day
- Thrifty San Francisco Airport(SFO) Buick Regal Rental
  US$ 70/day
- Thrifty San Francisco Airport(SFO) Chevrolet Impala Rental
  US$ 70/day
- Thrifty San Francisco Airport(SFO) Hyundai Accent Rental
  US$ 72/day
- Thrifty San Francisco Airport(SFO) Hyundai Accent Rental
  US$ 72/day
- Thrifty San Francisco Airport(SFO) Chevrolet Spark Rental
  US$ 72/day
- Thrifty San Francisco Airport(SFO) Ford Taurus Rental
  US$ 73/day
- Thrifty San Francisco Airport(SFO) Nissan Sentra Rental
  US$ 73/day
- Thrifty San Francisco Airport(SFO) Nissan Altima Rental
  US$ 74/day
- Thrifty San Francisco Airport(SFO) Nissan Versa Rental
  US$ 75/day
- Thrifty San Francisco Airport(SFO) Toyota RAV4 Rental
  US$ 78/day
- Thrifty San Francisco Airport(SFO) Dodge Ram 1500 Rental
  US$ 79/day
- Thrifty San Francisco Airport(SFO) Chevrolet Equinox Rental
  US$ 79/day
- Thrifty San Francisco Airport(SFO) Hyundai Santa Fe Rental
  US$ 80/day
- Thrifty San Francisco Airport(SFO) Jeep Compass Rental
  US$ 82/day
- Thrifty San Francisco Airport(SFO) Chevrolet Silverado Rental
  US$ 82/day
- Thrifty San Francisco Airport(SFO) Kia Sorento Rental
  US$ 82/day
- Thrifty San Francisco Airport(SFO) Chrysler 300 Rental
  US$ 83/day
- Thrifty San Francisco Airport(SFO) Buick Lacrosse Rental
  US$ 84/day
- Thrifty San Francisco Airport(SFO) Nissan Pathfinder Rental
  US$ 91/day
- Thrifty San Francisco Airport(SFO) Nissan Pathfinder Rental
  US$ 95/day
- Thrifty San Francisco Airport(SFO) Land Rover Discovery Rental
  US$ 107/day
- Thrifty San Francisco Airport(SFO) Chrysler Pacifica Rental
  US$ 141/day

Thrifty - San Francisco International Airport Information, Car Rental Instructions & Policies

Store Location

780 MCDONNELL RD

Telephone

8772830898

Pickup from Branch or Car Park & After Hours Pickup

The Thrifty - San Francisco International Airport car rental location is in terminal

Take the light rail Blue Line at the airport and get off at the Car Rental Center , you will see the car rental hall and the car rental counter are gathered here.

Return to the Store, Car Park or Key Box & After Hours Return

Usually, you can see the sign of "Rental Car Return" alongside the road. Follow the instructions and drive your car to designated parking lot and drop off your car.

Opening Hours

Days of Week	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Opening hours	00:00 -23:59	00:00 -23:59	00:00 -23:59	00:00 -23:59	00:00 -23:59	00:00 -23:59	00:00 -23:59

Deposit

Deposits are depending on which car type your rental car falls into, and can be paid with credit cards (pre-authorization)

Representative Car Models	Deposit Amount(approx.)	Business Days Required for Refund
Applicable to all car types，incl. Compact，Suv，Economy，Mini and others. Pack up ^	USD300-5000	30-60

Accepted Cards

Credit cards issued by the following companies qualify a car rental from this store: Visa, Master

E-voucher

Yes. E-voucher is accepted. Show the digital voucher on your mobile instead of a print-out is good enough.

Age requirements

20 - 99 years old

Young Driver Fee applies at 20 - 24 years old with charge of USD 29 per day approximately.

Driver's License Requirements

The main driver and any additional drivers will need to provide a physical full driver's license in their name with no major endorsements. The license should be held for at least 1-2 year(s).

For foreign renters, you need to bring:

Original Driver's License + International Driving Permit

Please note that the IDP(International Driving Permit) is only a translation and you must bring your original driver’s license with you.

Original Driver's License + Official embassy translation in English

Please note that your English translation should be authorized by the embassy.

For local renters, you need to bring:

Full driver's license issued in United States

This option applies to drivers with local driving licenses, please present your local license at the counter.

Additional Extras

Extras Prices

Additional driver fee

Note that all drivers must provide their valid documentation.

USD 13/day

GPS rental

Provided by the local stores. Usually, interface and voice are of the local language.

USD 16.99/day

Infant car seat rental

Recommended for children weighing under 20 lbs /9kg (birth to approx. 1-12 months)

USD 13.99/day

capped at USD 91

Child car seat rental

Recommended for children weighing 20-40 lbs /9-18kg (approx. 1 - 3 years)‌

USD 13.99/day

capped at USD 98

Child booster seat rental

Recommended for children weighing 40-80 lbs /18-36 kg

USD 13.99/day

capped at USD 91

Tire chains rental

Prices and inventory depend on local stores.

USD 18/day

Cross Border

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Depending on which countries to bring the rental cars to, policies differ:
Mexico, Canada

A vehicle can be driven across the Canadian border at any time, no matter what location it was rented from. It is recommended to have PERS coverage when using vehicle in cross border rentals for the US and Canada. The renter must have a valid driver\'s license and rental record to cross the border into Canada. Canadian law does require that everyone entering the country have a passport, so everyone in the vehicle must have the proper identification. If a renter (including a Canadian resident) is driving a U.S. rented (and licensed in the U.S.) vehicle to Canada, it can only be driven across the border for up to 30 days unless an extension is requested from Customs at the time of entry.

Cross Islands

To be updated

Excess

To be updated

Fuel Policy (what does it mean)

Full to Full

Free Tank

Distances to Airports | Railway Stations | Hotels | Other Landmarks

Airports

0.7 mi from San Francisco Airport

Railway Stations

1.3 mi from Caltrain - Millbrae Station

Hotels

11.1 mi from Americania Hotel

11.2 mi from Yotel San Francisco

11.4 mi from Rodeway Inn Civic Center

Other Landmarks

10.2 mi from Mission Dolores

11.2 mi from San Francisco City Hall

12 mi from InterContinental Mark Hopkins San Francisco

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Map view of Thrifty Store Location

coordinates: 37.618888 -122.39166

Location Images

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The Airport Light Rail

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Return Sign

Thrifty-San Francisco International Airport-29781-store

The Rental Desk

Guest Reviews

Total points： 8.7 / 10 Very good

Vehicle condition: 9.1
Vehicle cleanliness: 9.2
Spaciousness: 8.6
Counter staff: 7.5
Pick-up location: 9.2
Drop-off location: 8.8
Pick-up time: 10-30 mins
Drop-off time: 0-10 mins

S.Ng
San Francisco
9.6 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Thursday, April 25, 2024
Like: Service staff was friendly and helpful
Dislike: Waiting time at SF airport car pick up was too long
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R.HINOJOSA
San Francisco
10 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Thursday, April 25, 2024
Like: Good Price, Good car
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Q.Wang
San Francisco
9.7 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Thursday, April 25, 2024
Thrifty didn’t have a hybrid car when I came for pick up. They offered a full size car. I don’t want to wait any longer due to long flight plus time zone difference. The receipt shows a few dollars more than the reservation. I am okay with it. The car is in good condition and very clean. However, when I returned the car, I got a receipt that charged double the reservation amount. The per day rate went up to $45 instead of $30 at reservation. I was in rush catching up the flight, that had no time to argue with Thrift. Very annoyed.
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s.temel
San Francisco
7.7 /10 Good
Reviewed: Thursday, April 25, 2024
In the first check in point staff promised me to upgrade a larger car but although I waited about an hour the garage people couldn’t get are promised car but they gave me the same category SUV. Simply they made me wait an hour but didn’t keep the promised car size
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Anonymous
San Francisco
10 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Thursday, April 25, 2024
Every thing was simple and efficient, nice work by staff.
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Ern
San Francisco
9.7 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Thursday, April 25, 2024
There was no proper queuing system at the Thrifty shuttle pick up point. We had 8 pieces of luggage (inc car seat and pram) and it was impossible for us to get on the shuttle bus that takes us from the Thrifty drop off office to LAX. The buses that came were either full or people have no consideration that we arrived first. We ended up having to call UberXL.
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Anonymous
San Francisco
8 /10 Very good
Reviewed: Thursday, April 25, 2024
Was very expensive for the short time we had it is my only complaint
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J.Munoz
San Francisco
7.7 /10 Good
Reviewed: Thursday, April 25, 2024
The car was good, but I am waiting for the refund, I didnt receive the whole deposit 200 , only 122
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D.Salin
San Francisco
7.3 /10 Good
Reviewed: Thursday, April 25, 2024
Car poorly maintained... Blew tire, Old oil, low oil, smelled of smoke, no acceleration... lousy car maintenance.
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A.Patel
San Francisco
6.7 /10 Average
Reviewed: Thursday, April 25, 2024
The person at the counter insisted that I had to purchase a full tank of gas, and that it was part of the promotion of getting a Ford Fusion. Easyrentcars did not state that and it was not required, but when I told the staff person I would fill up myself, he insisted that he would have to give me a different car. I kept the Ford Fusion and signed the contract with the added cost of a full tank of gas. Then when I went to get the car at the garage, I asked them about the promotion that required me to purchase the gas, and they were totally dumbfounded. They redid the contract without the gas, but still ended up charging almost $20 more then the price quoted by Easyrentcars.com. i had them re-do the price when I returned it, but the whole process was an attempt by Thrifty to not honor the price that was quoted.
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Patmax
San Francisco
8.3 /10 Very good
Reviewed: Thursday, April 25, 2024
L’employé m’a embrouillé avec son histoire d’assurance et au final je n’ai pas payé le prix prévu initialement sur votre site. C’est inadmissible comme méthode. Sinon le véhicule était très bien, pas celui prévu au départ mais son équivalent.
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T.Hodson
San Francisco
9.7 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Thursday, April 25, 2024
Excellent car and staff.
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Anonymous
San Francisco
10 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Thursday, April 25, 2024
I needed to extend the rental by a day and when I called in the first agent told me it would triple my rate. I declined as I still had to confirm I needed it and when I called back in they were able to honor the original promo price. Seems a little scammy to me or uninformed agents. Other than that I got a great deal on the car and it was a nice vehicle.
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Anonymous
San Francisco
9.7 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Thursday, April 25, 2024
全般的に満足です。ただ、pick up の際、手続き後に口頭で別のフロアで名前が呼ばれるとのことでしたが、その場で書類をなにも貰わなかったため、待たされた際に手続きが正常に行われているか心配で、配車スタッフに進行状況を尋ねる必要がありました。結局、問題ありませんでしたが。
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Anonymous
San Francisco
8.7 /10 Very good
Reviewed: Thursday, April 25, 2024
Thrifty and Dollar are now the same company so you have to wait double the length of time. They didnt have a mustang as requested so had to then come back to collect this another day.
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Anonymous
San Francisco
8.3 /10 Very good
Reviewed: Thursday, April 25, 2024
The category of car booked was not available and had to pay extra
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IWS
San Francisco
8.3 /10 Very good
Reviewed: Thursday, April 25, 2024
現地の天気が良く、せっかくならばコンパーチブルで走った方が気持ちいいですよ！と進められ、ちょっと高くなりましたが、せっかくなのでとアップグレードをしました。結果的にめちゃくちゃ快適で、せっかくアメリカ来たのだから、オープンカーでアメリカの太陽と風を感じて走れて楽しかったです。
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Adam Tseng
San Francisco
8.3 /10 Very good
Reviewed: Thursday, April 25, 2024
Thrifty overbooked their rental cars, which caused we waited more 2 hours. The staff solicited me to raise cost to upgrade car & get car soon, otherwise there will be 2 more hours waiting. I provided my phone number to get their notice. After 2 hours waiting by the counter, they did not inform me the car was ready until I approached asked the staff, then he said my car was ready....
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