Cheap Car Hire at Columbia Metropolitan Airport

Columbia, SC, United States - Metropolitan (CAE)

4 Dec — 11 Dec

Same drop-off

Columbia, SC, United States - Metropolitan (CAE)

Sun 4/12

Noon

Sun 11/12

Noon

Driver's age:

26-65Other

What is the cheapest time to rent a car at Columbia Metropolitan Airport?

January

₹ 6,447

February

₹ 6,691

March

₹ 7,099

April

₹ 7,018

May

₹ 6,855

June

₹ 6,936

July

₹ 7,018

August

₹ 6,936

September

₹ 6,365

October

₹ 7,099

November

₹ 7,263

December

₹ 7,263

Currently, the cheapest month to rent a car at Columbia Metropolitan Airport is September. The most expensive time to rent a car is November. 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.

Top rental agencies in Columbia Metropolitan Airport

All major car rental suppliers in Columbia Metropolitan Airport

Alamo

9.2

Excellent

56 reviews•1 location

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Recent reviews

10.0

Excellent|May 2022

Pick up and drop off was great. Staff was super friendly and courteous.

10.0

Excellent|May 2022

We wanted a midsized SUV and Alamo in Columbia, South Carolina had lots to choose from. We ended up getting a Ford Edge with only 4 miles on it. Could not have been more satisfied!

8.0

Excellent|Apr 2022

Price of rental was high due to Masters week, otherwise, everything else was very good.

10.0

Excellent|Sep 2021

All of the Alamo staff was friendly, caring, and efficient. The choice of cars in the category I rented from was outstanding. I highly recommend Alamo at CAE!

7.6

Good|Nov 2020

Staff was effective, friendly, helpful and attentive to our needs. Car was great!

Interior and exterior could have been cleaner.

9.6

Excellent|Aug 2020

Smooth pick up and drop off

Automatic back hitch didn’t work so convenience was loss, but overall good car.

1 out of 19

Dollar

6.7

Good

35 reviews•1 location

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2.0

Mediocre|Oct 2021

The customer service at pick up time. It was like I was bothering them and they had something else to do. Not very helpful.

7.9

Good|Jul 2021

Communication was great. Only had very large pick up trucks left. Would have liked a smaller car but overall experience was very good.

8.0

Excellent|Oct 2020

The cleanliness of the car and the make and model!

2.0

Mediocre|Jul 2020

Absolutely nothing about this experience was good.

When reserving a specific class of vehicle, try having that type of vehicle available. Completely ruined a trip that I planned a month in advance. I needed a pick up truck, reserved a pick up truck. After calling 10-15 times, to verify the availability, I was able to get someone on the phone. Unfortunately they were not at all helpful, but they did mention that a truck would be due back in on Tuesday.

2.0

Mediocre|Jun 2020

We made the reservation online through kayak. Decided to drive well out of our way to pick up from dollar bc the price was much less. Once we arrived, they racked on $95 bc it was a one way trip! This should have been calculated when making our reservation for what was clearly a one way reservation. Explained this to Dollar rep and they could care less. We were so upset... wasted lots of time and money. Will never rent from dollar or use kayak again.

10.0

Excellent|May 2020

Friendly staff, clean car, easy access - no wait.

1 out of 12

Hertz

6.2

Good

35 reviews•1 location

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2.0

Mediocre|Sep 2022

Avoid this Hertz. Countless reviews of poor service, vehicles unavailable, and I experienced it for myself. I booked a 7 passenger vehicle for 24 hours through your website in the morning around 8 am for a noon pickup. When I arrived, the attendant said there were no such vehicles available. That's fine, I understand if you don't have one. HOWEVER, why not call me once you saw the reservation come in and let me know you would not be able to supply a vehicle to meet my request??? It would have saved everyone so much time. On top of that, the attendant said they did have a 7 passenger SUV available but it was luxury class so it would cost an additional $150. If it were my business, I would have comped the "additional charge" and let the customer take the "luxury" SUV but that just makes too much sense. Poor experience all around, I will not use Kayak for renting cars like this in the future.

2.0

Mediocre|Aug 2022

I was stranded in Columbia, SC after my flight was unexpectedly diverted from Atlanta. The only option for a one way rental was Hertz at the airport. The economy car they gave me so I could drive back home to FL cost me nearly $500 for one day! Worst of all, the AC didn’t work properly. I was forced to drive 9 hours with the AC not working properly in near record heat!

10.0

Excellent|Nov 2021

Price could have been better.

2.0

Mediocre|Nov 2021

Customer service was terrible. I’m still getting calls saying the vehicle wasn’t returned, when it was returned almost 2 weeks ago.

6.0

Good|Oct 2021

Everyone is strapped for cars these days. Luckily Hertz had a car for me (had a reservation via Kayak). Others coming to the counter late at night were not so lucky. The lot was thin. I reserved a sedan, e.g. Chevy Malibu but received a GMC Acadia. Way too much car, but can't be to picky these days. No agent in the return lot, had to take keys to counter, but it was quick.

1.9

Horrible|Sep 2021

Hertz employee named Victoria was extremely rude

1 out of 12

Enterprise

8.9

Excellent

16 reviews•1 location

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10.0

Excellent|Nov 2022

Pick-up at West Columbia airport was excellent! Drop-off in Knoxville/Alcoa was poor. Charged for 2 days even though I only has the car for about 20 HOURS. Refund given for 2d day BUT not for unknown extra charges on days 1 or 2; about $10.00 overcharged after the refund. Contacted Enterprise but rep was unable to do the simple math for the full refund ("our system won't allow me to correct the amount).

10.0

Excellent|Oct 2022

Car at terminal, and the speed getting us on the road could not have been better:-) Staff - both counter and maintenance/car cleaner, were very friendly and professional. Very happy with the service we received. Thank you, Enterprise Columbia SC

2.0

Mediocre|Jun 2022

Customer service line was mediocre. I ended up leaving the car and going with another company.

10.0

Excellent|Nov 2021

Everything was perfect. I had a great experience overall!

8.8

Excellent|Aug 2019

Disappointed that the location was closed. Just a drop off to a key suppository. Ho hum.

Open location during daytime.

8.0

Excellent|Dec 2018

On line reservation easy, price was OK. The overall staff were very friendly and helpful. The car was clean and what I had reserved.

I had to drive to the airport to pick up the car instead of a oneway rental as I have done in the past. This time they were charging a $75 drop off fee which was something new. Rental went from forty something dollars to over one hundred and twenty plus!!!

1 out of 6

Avis

7.4

Good

9 reviews•1 location

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2.0

Mediocre|Aug 2022

They wouldn’t let me use my debit card so I couldn’t get a car and paid 50.00 for a cab there

8.0

Excellent|Jun 2022

All went well.

8.0

Excellent|Apr 2022

The drop off in Charleston was like a treasure hunt. It was inside am old mall with no signs on the outside

1.9

Horrible|Sep 2021

I liked nothing. Everything was terrible. Had Everything set up online. Had the money on hand. But because I didn't have a credit card we were told they wouldn't rent to us and offered no help. They stranded 4 people on the opposite side of the country due to this. Don't allow someone to book something and then back out the day of when it is too late.

3.9

Mediocre|Aug 2021

Pickup & drop off at CAE airport was easy & convenient. My rental car smelled like cigarettes. Also, the cost of the vehicle for the week was too high & higher than the original rate I was quoted.

10.0

Excellent|May 2021

Nice car. Attentive staff.

1 out of 3

Budget

6.4

Good

6 reviews•1 location

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5.2

Okay|Nov 2018

Return instructions non-existent: Found garage but inside no kiosk or personnel or clear instruction how to proceed. Ended up having to go to counter in terminal. Then they tried to charge me too much.

2.0

Mediocre|Oct 2018

Absolutely nothing.

I was apparently an hour late and it cost me twice as much as I was quoted. I learned that budget has independent centers. It was horrendous. I will never choose Budget again. Don’t do it people, they are not kind nor helpful. There are lots of other options.

10.0

Excellent|Apr 2018

Quick check out Very clean car Good handling car Quick check in

Nothing

8.4

Excellent|Sep 2017

Expense

8.0

Excellent|Sep 2016

i think the car needed some transmission work.

8.0

Excellent|Apr 2016

The first car I was assigned had a low air in the tire light on and I had to go back to the desk to change cars. And two days into the rental, the same thing happened to the car that I was driving. I filled the tire at the gas station, but that should be taken care of before renting the car

1 out of 2

Thrifty

5.7

Okay

12 reviews•1 location

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2.0

Mediocre|Jul 2019

NOT AT ALL! I couldnt even get my rental car after waiting in line to be helped for an hour!

everything. ill be more detailed directly with you, but i will NEVER use Thrifty again

6.0

Good|Mar 2018

Wasn't informed of the extra fees for roadside have never rented from a car rental company that doesn't include roadside for their vehicles, and also had to pay for a better upgrade class all because the class I reserved wasn't available!

10.0

Excellent|Mar 2018

It was cheap and service was good.

I had to go to the rental counter to return the car keys when dropping off.

8.0

Excellent|Mar 2018

Exactly as expected. The price quoted on the website was exactly what I paid. The car worked fine, was clean and the drop off was hassle free.

I didn't know that there would not be an attendant to check me out when I returned the car to the parking space. Luckily, an attendant from a competitor told me there was nobody to check the car and that I should take a picture of the mileage and gas meter so I could show it to the counter attendant at the rental desk who would do the final paperwork.

2.0

Mediocre|Feb 2018

The only positive I can say about Thrifty is that the lady working the counter really did try her best to find me a car.

We rented a minivan for a church trip online through Kayak a few days before our departure. When we arrived to the rental company (passengers and all luggage in tow), the Thrifty employee informed me that the car we'd rented was not available, nor were any other minivans. She said that since you don't pay when you reserve, the reservation is not binding. All she had to offer me was a 15-passenger van, which is not covered by our church insurance policy. I was unfortunately unable to rent from Thrifty and had to find a van from another rental company at the very last second, or we would have been unable to go on our trip. I would not recommend this company to anyone.

2.0

Mediocre|Jan 2018

It is hard to list anything they performed well.

Their staff is extremely rude. They didn't have the car we reserved. They said it wasn't available and offered us an upgrade for additional cost. We declined their offer. Suddenly, the attendant, whom happens to be the manager, found the car we reserved and indicated it wasn't cleaned because the cleaning staff have left for the day. She informed us that she will get someone to clean the car and to meet them in the lot. We waited for 10 minutes in the cold weather and nobody met us there. We came back in and the manager made us wait another 10-12 minutes while she took care of one customer. Finally, when it was our turn, she wondered why we came back. The car was handed to us extremely filthy. The manager was rude about the whole situation the entire time and never apologized. Never rent from Thrifty or Dollar period at the CAE location.

1 out of 4

Sunnycars

2 locations

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Car Rental FAQs

Which car rental providers are at Columbia Metropolitan Airport?

There are 7 car rental providers located at Columbia Metropolitan Airport. The following companies can be found near the Columbia Metropolitan Airport car rental counter:
Alamo (9.2)
Enterprise (8.9)
Avis (7.4)
Dollar (6.7)
Budget (6.4)
Hertz (6.2)
Thrifty (5.7)

Which car rental company is considered to be the best at Columbia Metropolitan Airport?

Taking our users’ ratings and reviews into consideration, Hertz (6.2 rating), Enterprise (5.0 rating) and Ace (4.4 rating) seem to be the best car hire companies at Columbia Metropolitan Airport.

How much does it cost to hire a car at Columbia Metropolitan Airport for a week from Enterprise?

Hiring a car at Columbia Metropolitan Airport for a week can be a great option for travel. Enterprise, the most popular car hire company for this area, offers hire cars for around ₹ 25,741/week on average.

Can I rent a car for a month at Columbia Metropolitan Airport?

Typically, how long you can rent a car for depends on the inventory of the supplier. For Columbia Metropolitan Airport however, it is certainly possible to rent a car for an entire month.