Cheap Car Rental in Mexico
Find your rental car from 215+ providers. We show the real price - no surprises at the counter.
Drive onRight
MotorwayUp to 110 km/h
Alcohol limit0.8 per mille
Min. ageUsually 21+
Most Popular Pickup Points in Mexico
Driving in Mexico - Rules & Tips
🚦 Traffic Rules
- Drive on: Right
- City speed: 50 km/h
- Rural roads: 100 km/h
- Motorway: up to 110 km/h
- Alcohol limit: 0.8 per mille
- Emergency: 911
🪪 Pickup & Requirements
- ID + license: always required
- Deposit: usually required
- Credit card: commonly needed
- Fuel policy: full-to-full is standard
- Tolls/fees: may apply
- Winter: plan for weather conditions
💸 Save Money
- Book 2-4 weeks ahead for the best rates.
- Compare the total price - not just the headline number.
- Choose full-to-full fuel to avoid hidden charges.
- Film the car at pickup. Seriously - it takes 30 seconds.
About Renting a Car in Mexico
Three things that make the biggest difference for price, peace of mind and zero hassle.
Total Price & Terms
Compare excess amounts, fuel policies and what's actually included. A cheap headline rate can turn expensive at the counter if you're not careful.
Insurance
Check what's covered and how high the excess is. The right level of protection often costs less than an unpleasant surprise at drop-off.
Right Pickup Point
Airport, city center or station - pick the location that saves you time. Time is money, especially on holiday.
Find Your Pickup Point
Mexico: the cheapest airports
7-day rental, pick-up 19/10.
| Airport | Suppliers | From |
|---|---|---|
| Tulum International Airport (TQO) TQO | 6 | 62 € |
| Cancun Airport CUN | 18 | 66 € |
| Puerto Vallarta Airport PVR | 11 | 67 € |
| Mérida Airport MID | 15 | 68 € |
| Guadalajara Airport GDL | 17 | 69 € |
| Mexico International Airport MEX | 17 | 74 € |
| Querétaro Airport QRO | 13 | 75 € |
| Chetumal Airport CTM | 9 | 76 € |
Prices for a 7-day rental, collected 19/9, and may have changed.
Airports in Mexico (49)
Cancun Airport (CUN)
30 rental companies
Mexico International Airport (MEX)
22 rental companies
Guadalajara Airport (GDL)
21 rental companies
Mérida Airport (MID)
21 rental companies
Puerto Vallarta Airport (PVR)
19 rental companies
Chihuahua Airport (CUU)
16 rental companies
Querétaro Airport (QRO)
16 rental companies
Tuxtla Gutiérrez Airport (TGZ)
15 rental companies
Culiacán Airport (CUL)
14 rental companies
Toluca Airport (TLC)
13 rental companies
Chetumal Airport (CTM)
12 rental companies
San Luis Potosí International Airport (SLP) (SLP)
12 rental companies
Torreón Airport (TRC)
12 rental companies
Loreto International Airport (LTO)
11 rental companies
Oaxaca Airport (OAX)
11 rental companies
Puebla Airport (PBC)
11 rental companies
Tampico Airport (TAM)
11 rental companies
Villahermosa Airport (VSA)
11 rental companies
Aguascalientes Airport (AGU)
10 rental companies
Ciudad Del Carmen Airport (CME)
10 rental companies
Ciudad Juárez Airport (CJS)
10 rental companies
Mexicali Airport (MXL)
10 rental companies
Puerto Escondido International Airport (PXM)
10 rental companies
Tulum International Airport (TQO) (TQO)
10 rental companies
Veracruz Airport (VER)
10 rental companies
Ciudad Obregón Airport (CEN)
9 rental companies
Ixtapa Airport (ZIH)
9 rental companies
Acapulco de Juárez Airport (ACA)
8 rental companies
Campeche Airport (CPE)
8 rental companies
Colima Airport (CLQ)
8 rental companies
Felipe Angeles International Airport (NLU)
8 rental companies
Reynosa Airport (REX)
7 rental companies
Tapachula Airport (TAP)
7 rental companies
Huatulco Airport (HUX)
6 rental companies
Manzanillo Airport (ZLO)
6 rental companies
Nuevo Laredo Airport (NLD)
6 rental companies
Saltillo Airport (SLW)
6 rental companies
Tepic International Airport (TPQ)
6 rental companies
Zacatecas Airport (ZCL)
6 rental companies
Minatitlán Airport (MTT)
5 rental companies
Playa Del Carmen Airport (PCM) (PCM)
5 rental companies
Morelia Airport (MLM)
4 rental companies
Los Mochis International Airport (LMM)
3 rental companies
Uruapan International Airport (UPN)
3 rental companies
Piedras Negras International Airport (PDS)
2 rental companies
Poza Rica Airport (PAZ)
2 rental companies
Cabo San Lucas Airport (CSL) (CSL)
1 rental company
Lazaro Cardenas Airport (LZC)
1 rental company
Matamoros General Servando Canales International Airport (MAM)
1 rental company
City & Station Locations (166)
Playa Del Carmen Center
City Center · 15 companies
Mexico City Center
City Center · 12 companies
Guadalajara Center
City Center · 11 companies
Mérida Hotel Fiesta Americana
City Center · 11 companies
Cabo San Lucas Center
City Center · 10 companies
Mazatlán Center
City Center · 10 companies
Loreto Center
City Center · 9 companies
Mexicali Center
City Center · 9 companies
Querétaro Center
City Center · 9 companies
Aguascalientes Center
City Center · 8 companies
Chihuahua Center
City Center · 8 companies
Monterrey Center
City Center · 8 companies
Puebla Center
City Center · 8 companies
San Luis Potosí Center
City Center · 8 companies
Cancun Capilla Ecumenica
City Center · 7 companies
Cancun Hotel Zone
City Center · 7 companies
Mexico Patriotismo
City Center · 7 companies
Saltillo Center
City Center · 7 companies
Cancun La Isla Shopping Village
City Center · 6 companies
Cancun Walmart
City Center · 6 companies
Ciudad Juárez Center
City Center · 6 companies
Mexico Paseo de la Reforma
City Center · 6 companies
Mexico Polanco
City Center · 6 companies
Mexico Santa Fe
City Center · 6 companies
Oaxaca Center
City Center · 6 companies
Playa Del Carmen Tucan Hotel
City Center · 6 companies
San José del Cabo Center
City Center · 6 companies
San Luis Potosí Holiday Inn
City Center · 6 companies
Cuernavaca Center
City Center · 5 companies
Culiacán Center
City Center · 5 companies
Hermosillo Center
City Center · 5 companies
Leon Center
City Center · 5 companies
Monterrey Fashion Drive
City Center · 5 companies
Toluca Center
City Center · 5 companies
Cancun Center
City Center · 4 companies
Cancun Plaza Las Americas
City Center · 4 companies
Cancun ZH Kukulkan
City Center · 4 companies
Ciudad Del Carmen Center
City Center · 4 companies
Ciudad Obregón Center
City Center · 4 companies
Durango Center
City Center · 4 companies
Monterrey Hotel Sheraton
City Center · 4 companies
Monterrey San Pedro Garza Garcia
City Center · 4 companies
Pachuca Center
City Center · 4 companies
Puerto Vallarta Center
City Center · 4 companies
Tapachula Center
City Center · 4 companies
Tijuana Center
City Center · 4 companies
Aguascalientes North
City Center · 3 companies
Campeche Center
City Center · 3 companies
Cancun Hotel Viva
City Center · 3 companies
Cancun Puerto Juarez
City Center · 3 companies
Cancun Secrets Playa Mujeres Golf & Spa Resort
City Center · 3 companies
Coatzacoalcos Center
City Center · 3 companies
Ensenada Center
City Center · 3 companies
Guadalajara Hotel Camino Real
City Center · 3 companies
Guadalajara Italia Providencia
City Center · 3 companies
Huatulco Center
City Center · 3 companies
Leon Los Paraisos
City Center · 3 companies
Los Cabos Center
City Center · 3 companies
Mazatlán Hotel Riu Emerald Bay
City Center · 3 companies
Mérida Teya
City Center · 3 companies
All other pickup locations (106)
- Cabo San Lucas Paraiso Escondido · Cabo Villas Beach Resort & Spa
- Cancun Airport Area · Cancun Flamingo Plaza Hotel · Cancun Main Office · Cancun Alfredo V. Bonfil · Cancun East · Cancun El Rey · Cancun Grand Palladium Select Costa Mujeres · Cancun Royal Plaza Mall · Cancun Villa del Palmar · Sandos Cancun Luxury Experience Resort
- Chetumal Center · Chetumal Fiesta Inn Hotel
- Chihuahua Plaza del Sol · Chihuahua Zona Centro
- Ciudad Juárez C. Rio Bravo · Ciudad Juárez iStay Hotel
- Coatz-Minatitlan Center
- Colima Center
- Corral del Risco East
- Cozumel Hotel Allegro
- Culiacán Desarrollo Urbano Tres Rios
- Guadalajara Av Ninos · Guadalajara Chapalita · Guadalajara Colon Industrial · Guadalajara Expo · Guadalajara Lázaro Cárdenas · Guadalajara Plaza Expo Hotel · Guadalajara Cd del Sol
- Irapuato Lazaro Cardenas
- Ixtapa Center
- La Danzante Center
- La Paz Zona Central · La Paz Zona Comercial
- Leon Plaza Puerta Bajio
- Los Cabos Hotel Bonito Rose · Los Cabos Puerto Logistico
- Los Mochis Center
- Manzanillo Center
- Matamaros Center
- Mérida Center · Mérida Airport Area · Mérida San Ramon
- Bosques de las Lomas · Mexico Alameda Central · Mexico Antara Shopping Center · Mexico Camino Real Polanco Hotel · Mexico Ciudad Satelite · Mexico Hotel Camino Real Santa Fe · Mexico La Florida · Mexico Walmart Taxquena · Mexico Acoxpa Shopping Centre · Mexico Penon de los Banos · Mexico Portales · Mexico City Ciudad Satelite · Mexico City Juarez · Mexico City South · Mexico Interlomas
- Monterrey Nuevo Sur · Monterrey San Nicolas de los Garza · Monterrey Sheraton Ambassador
- Morelia Center
- Nayarit Dreams Bahia Mita Hotel
- Nuevo Laredo Center
- Nuevo Nayarit Pvr Paradise Plaza · Nuevo Nayarit Sayulita
- Playa del Carmen Fiesta Inn Hotel · Playa Del Carmen Playacar · Playa Del Carmen Bus Station · Playa Del Carmen Plaza Paraiso · Playa del Carmen San Miguelito
- Poza Rica Center
- Puebla Animas · Puebla Pino Suarez · Puebla Angelopolis · Puebla Tlaxcalancingo
- Puerto Escondito Playa Zicatela
- Puerto Morelos Center
- Puerto Vallarta Marriot Hotel
- Reynosa Center
- San José del Cabo Azul Resort · San José del Cabo Zona Hotelera · Hilton Los Cabos Hotel · Posada Real Los Cabos Hotel · San José del Cabo Coral Baja Hotel · San José del Cabo Hotel Palmas De Cortez
- Santiago de Querétaro Center
- Sayulita Center
- Center
- Tecomán Center
- Tijuana Camino Real
- Francisco I Madero · Toluca Santa Ana Tlapaltitlan
- Torreón Center
- Tulum Centro · Tulum Akumal · Tulum Akumal Sunscape Beach Resorts & Spa
- Tuxtla Gutiérrez Center · Tuxtla Gutiérrez Fiesta Hotel · Tuxtla Gutiérrez Teran
- Veracruz Center
- Villahermosa Center · Villahermosa Hotel Viva
- Zacatecas Center
- Zapopan Center
Frequently Asked Questions - About Renting a Car in Mexico
What do I need to rent a car in Mexico?+
A valid driver's license and photo ID are always required. Most providers also ask for a credit card in the driver's name for the security deposit. Check age requirements and payment terms before you book.
Can I rent without a credit card?+
Some providers accept debit cards, but it's not guaranteed. Many require a credit card for the deposit. Filter by payment options when comparing, and always double-check the fine print.
What does 'full-to-full' fuel policy mean?+
You collect the car with a full tank and return it full. This is typically the simplest and most cost-effective option - and it avoids fuel surcharges at drop-off.
How does insurance and excess work?+
Basic insurance (CDW) is usually included, but the excess - the amount you'd pay in case of damage - can be high. Compare what's covered, especially for glass, tires and underbody damage.
Can I pick up in one city and return in another?+
Yes - one-way rentals are widely available. An extra fee often applies, so always check the total cost before booking.
What's the cancellation policy?+
It depends on the provider and booking type. Many offer free cancellation up to 48 hours before pickup. Always confirm the terms in your booking confirmation.
Read Our Guides
Practical advice that saves money and avoids trouble at the rental counter.
First Time RentingA fast start - without the mistakes.
Insurance GuideCDW, excess and what actually applies.
Credit Card & DepositDon't get caught off guard at the desk.
Avoid Hidden FeesCommon traps - and how to dodge them.
Pickup Checklist10 checks that prevent disputes later.
Save Money on RentalsTiming, terms and smart choices.
More to Consider When Renting in Mexico
✈️ Airport vs City Pickup
Airport desks often have more providers and longer hours. City locations can be more convenient if you're staying centrally - but parking costs add up. Compare both options before deciding.
❄️ Winter Driving
Weather in Mexico can change fast. Make sure the car has appropriate tires for the season and check what roadside assistance is included. On longer trips, pay extra attention to insurance cover.
↔️ One-Way Rentals
Picking up in one city and dropping off in another can work brilliantly - but it may cost extra. Check the "one-way fee" before confirming so there are no surprises on the bill.
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