Cheap Car Hire at Panama City Tocumen Intl Airport

Panama City, Panama - Tocumen Intl (PTY)

9 Dec — 16 Dec

Same drop-off

Panama City, Panama - Tocumen Intl (PTY)

Fri 9/12

Noon

Fri 16/12

Noon

Driver's age:

26-65Other

What is the cheapest time to rent a car at Panama City Tocumen Intl Airport?

January

₹ 1,298

February

₹ 1,461

March

₹ 1,298

April

₹ 1,542

May

₹ 974

June

₹ 892

July

₹ 892

August

₹ 892

September

₹ 811

October

₹ 730

November

₹ 892

December

₹ 1,542

Currently, the cheapest month to rent a car at Panama City Tocumen Intl Airport is October. The most expensive time to rent a car is April. 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 Panama City Tocumen Intl Airport

All major car rental suppliers in Panama City Tocumen Intl Airport

Budget

9.0

Excellent

3 reviews•1 location

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10.0

Excellent|Jun 2021

Staff was friendly and helpful. Limited English but we were able to understand each other.

4.4

Okay|Jan 2017

The road and signs are all in Spanish and the counter personal are not fluent in English. We unfortunateyl got lost and the rental agency tried their best to escort us to our hotel. Driving in Panama however was very dangerous and would not rent a car there ever again.

7.6

Good|Jul 2016

The price was amazing at first, $4 per day and $9 for insurance.

The $9 insurance purchased through kayak was not recognized in Panama by budget and I was forced to buy insurance through Budget as well. The cheapest insurance was $18. It was still a good deal but I felt a little deceived by the price because the obligatory additional insurance was not mentioned as far as I know and the insurance I did by wasn't recognized by budget, so basically a waste of money turning a good deal into an average deal :(

1 out of 1

Dollar

8.2

Excellent

13 reviews•1 location

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6.0

Good|Jun 2022

Demasiado caro el costo del seguro por un carro pequeño.

10.0

Excellent|Nov 2020

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6.8

Good|Mar 2017

I secured rental cost but upon my pickup agent stated in Panama I must purchase their insurance coverage to get the vehicle. Very disappointing not reading or finding the fine print anywhere to sign on to their high cost when my insurance has always covered my car rentals in the US.

4.4

Okay|Mar 2017

Car was nice.

The rental price quadrupled when I went to pick the car up. A bunch of feed not listed on Kayak were added that quadrupled the rate I was quoted.

2.0

Mediocre|Jan 2017

the initial transition was very pleasant

While, having mechanical issues with the car, we still had to pay for it. I don't think. I'd use them again.

3.6

Mediocre|Jan 2017

When we returned the car they noticed a very small chip in the windshield and said I would need to pay for a new windshield. My passenger says he noticed the chip when we drove off. When we picked up the car we watched the inspector go around it. He didn't look at the glass, and the chip is very hard to see from the outside. The visa charge is $600 - $700 above the rental but they have not sent me the detail of charges I requested. They haven't responded to my email. The phone number provided by Dollar corporate is out of service and they didn't pick up at the 800 number on the brochure. Dollar US says it isn't their problem because the Panama agency is independent.

1 out of 5

Alamo

6.2

Good

13 reviews•1 location

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2.0

Mediocre|Jan 2022

Car as ordered not available

7.6

Good|Aug 2020

The staff once in the office were very friendly and efficient

The pick up line was very long. Waited ~60 min outside before seeing an agent The car had sand on the rig like it had just been to a beach.

2.0

Mediocre|Nov 2019

Staff was friendly but reservation is not available when booked the same day. I was quoted a different price on Kayak and at the counter was 15x higher. Total BS

7.2

Good|Sep 2019

Took the midsized SUV. Toyota. For going up in the mountains. Had a gutless engine, smaller than the sedan. Had to put it in 1st and redline the tac to go up paved roads.

2.0

Mediocre|Aug 2019

They have different rules in Panama then they charge you a whole different amount on the rental

It would have been better if your website wouldn’t false advertise the rental terms and conditions

6.8

Good|Jun 2019

There was hidden cost not disclosed to us when we reserved the car online. We were only made aware of this hidden cost (mandatory insurance) when we picked up the car at the airport. The price to rent the car more than doubled the price we were quoted at the time we reserved it online.

1 out of 5

National

6.1

Good

4 reviews•1 location

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2.0

Mediocre|Jan 2022

worst service ever

7.2

Good|Feb 2020

The pickup/drop off could not have been any closer to the business, it was great.

Upfront pricing would have been appreciated. The price you get quoted is GREAT...come to find out it is not the case at all. It is actually 3/4 times more expensive (normal price for US rental). The quote is only for the car BUT you have to get insurance, from Panama (no third party insurance companies outside of country are accepted). So, what started off as a $81 total price for 5 days turned into a $240 price tag AND I had to cancel the third party insurance I purchased (still waiting for my reimbursement).

2.0

Mediocre|Jun 2019

I was overcharged on the liability insurance, the disclosures on CarRentals.com the partner stated "PLI wo purchase of CDW- 12.00 USD Per Day" but I was charged 16 per day, I asked to be given the rate I was promised but they kindly refused, contract No 5044014

4.4

Okay|Apr 2019

I was deceived by the price of the rental and was assured by national that there were no hidden costs. I enended up paying 300 dollars in hidden costs once I got to my destination.

1 out of 2

Avis

4.2

Okay

7 reviews•1 location

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4.0

Okay|Apr 2019

They refused the type of car that we had booked. Then tried to oversell the insurance - told us that the insurance we bought did not meet "mandatory" requirements. And finally proceeded to charge a $10,000.00 deposit on our credit card!

Honesty would be helpful.

4.8

Okay|Apr 2019

Staff nice.

Had no idea I would need a 10000 deposit if I used my own insurance coverage- giving a company jn a foreign country 10k wasn’t going to happen so we ended up buying the local insurance which doubled the cost I had planned to use- a huge shocker!!!

2.4

Mediocre|Mar 2019

Staff at the drop of was friendly.

I made a reservation for a 7 passengers vehicle and they didn't have it, they wanted me to take a 4 passengers instead. Finally they ended giving me an old, dirty and not in the best of shape minivan. They told me that I have to call them if I want to ensure to get the right vehicle.

2.0

Mediocre|Mar 2019

Your cars in panama or un rentable the two insurance fees are very high and they reluctantly wanted to honor the reservation the USA and requested a hold on my AMX card for $10,000.00 just because I have my own insurance coverage you may need to address that problem sometimes people do not Compla

4.4

Okay|Feb 2019

Mediocre

The car you show in the reservation doesn't have in Panama.They give to me smallest car and refuse to honored the real size of rent for upgrade. Is my first and the last time I will rent with AVIS.

8.0

Excellent|Jan 2017

Great customer service at the counter and outside at the rental parking lot.

The first couple of parking stalls in Line 1 are difficult to get out of. Would recommend backing the cars in if possible. Panapass toll didn't work on part of the Panama/colon expressway toll. Luckily there was no traffic behind and was able to move over to toll agent booth.

1 out of 3

Ace

4.0

Okay

13 reviews•1 location

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3.6

Mediocre|Jun 2018

The personnel were nice and somewhat helpful

1.They didn't have the car I rented 2. They upcharged me for getting the car I rented. 3. The vehicle we rented had in excess of 50kmiles, was in poor mechanical condition, tires way beyond safe4. Looked like it had been in a war zone..5. A friend rented a similar car from Thrifty, with 12k miles, they replaced a tire prior to renting, the insurance was 200$ less for more time. 6. Today when I went to return the car, they said I was a day late and wanted me to pay an additional day.

2.8

Mediocre|May 2018

Ease of access, in-terminal pick-up and drop-offli

Limited locations, limited and old fleet. Arrived to the terminal and was “upgraded” to a larger vehicle, but the car was not clean, the AC couldn’t be regulated, not even turned off, windshield wipers did not function, oh did I mention the car was 5 years old and a gas guzzler? Tried to find a location to change the car but there were only 3 locations, one of them I went to twice, the first time the only clerk working had left home early and the second time the clerk didn’t show up to work. In the end I was able to have the car changed but it’s just too much of a struggle to just get a descent vehicle from the start. Will not use this company again.

2.0

Mediocre|Oct 2017

nothing

everything,the attention,the waiting for nothing everything is so bad.

9.6

Excellent|Jul 2017

Francia remembered me from 3 months ago. She is better than frequent member plan. Hassle free no headache, better than the other companies, she provided a car with sufficient room for all my 6 suitcases.

Nothing

2.0

Mediocre|Jul 2017

Nothing

Did not get car with Ace!

7.2

Good|Jun 2017

Counter is indoors, the guy that checked out our vehicle was really nice. They did have a wifi hotspot for $10/day.

It took quite a while to check out the vehicle and to turn it back in. Instead of the $5/day online, the cost was $28/day with taxes and required insurance. I expected that it would be more, but it's hard to compare prices with other rental agencies.

1 out of 5

Enterprise

3.9

Mediocre

2 reviews•1 location

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1.9

Horrible|Jul 2021

Réservation non conforme et annulée à l’arrivée par le prestataire

6.0

Good|May 2021

Professional Staff. Car was ready on arrival. Easy pick up and drop off. Clean vehicle.

Mechanical issues with vehicle. For some bizarre reason the outside of the windshield remained fogged up on humid and rainy days. Always had to have the windshield wipers on. Electrical issues with the infotainment center and fuel gage. After fill up gage would show about 85% full, after driving through about a quarter tank of gas the gauge would show full. 25% markup on tolls using the E-pass. Wanted to charge me Collision Insurance, but I declined because I was covered by my credit card, so they applied a different insurance that costs the same.

1 out of 1

Hertz

3.7

Mediocre

3 reviews•1 location

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2.0

Mediocre|Dec 2019

They did not have a single car to honor my reservation

Synchronize the Kayak reservations with the internal system. So that they don’t offer for lease what they don’t have

5.6

Okay|Dec 2019

The mendetory insurance was added at the airport and we not listed when we reserved the car. We ended up paying +100%

2.0

Mediocre|Jan 2017

Kayak quoted 130 dollars, when I got to hertz the charge was over 500 dollars. I was in Panama as a volunteer translator for a small ngo, I was going to pick up the rental, buyback once the price hike occurred, I told the ngo that they would have to pay for the rental. They agreed. If the difference was fifty/sixty dollars, no problem, but the difference in price was over 400 dollars. Very upset and disappointed in that

1 out of 1

Car Rental FAQs

Which car rental providers are at Panama City Tocumen Intl Airport?

There are 10 car rental providers located at Panama City Tocumen Intl Airport. The following companies can be found near the Panama City Tocumen Intl Airport car rental counter:
Budget (9.0)
Dollar (8.2)
Alamo (6.2)
National (6.1)
Thrifty (5.1)
Avis (4.2)
Ace (4.0)
Enterprise (3.9)
Hertz (3.7)
Economy Rent a Car (2.0)

Which car rental company is considered to be the best at Panama City Tocumen Intl Airport?

Taking our users’ ratings and reviews into consideration, Budget (7.8 rating), Dollar (7.6 rating) and National (6.4 rating) seem to be the best car hire companies at Panama City Tocumen Intl Airport.

How far in advance should I hire a car at Panama City Tocumen Intl Airport for the best price?

Hiring your favourite car model can become more difficult the closer you are to your desired travel date. It’s ideal to book early to have that peace of mind. An early booking can save you up to 12% at Panama City Tocumen Intl Airport - we recommend booking at least 12days in advance.

Can I rent a car for a month at Panama City Tocumen Intl Airport?

The length of time you can book a rental for is subject to the inventory of the supplier. When renting a vehicle from Panama City Tocumen Intl Airport it should be possible to rent a car for a whole month if needed.