What are the driving conditions like in North Carolina?

When it comes to car rental in North Carolina, you’ll find that driving conditions are optimal, with major highways linking big cities like Greensboro, Charlotte and the state capital, Raleigh. All main routes, known as interstate highways, run through the state and connect popular areas, such as the I-74, I-77, I-85 and I-95. Due to the modern infrastructure of the state roads, you won’t have trouble with the physical condition of the roads during the summer months; however, snowy and icy conditions are typical in this region during the winter. So, make sure to check with your car hire company that your vehicle is equipped with all the necessary accessories to deal with these conditions. We recommend hiring an SUV or pick-up truck for those winter drives through the country.

What laws should I be aware of when driving in North Carolina?

It's very important to be aware of the local driving laws when it comes to car rental in North Carolina, as they will likely differ to those in the UK. Firstly, all vehicles are left-hand drive, drive on the right side of the road and adhere to national speed limits, while in the United States, speed limits depend on which state you are driving in. Seatbelts must be worn by the driver and all passengers by law; failure to abide by this law may result in a fine for the driver and for each passenger. Drivers who fail to properly secure any children under the age of eight in a child seat could be liable to a fine and two points on their licence. Be mindful that drink driving laws are very strict, and you cannot drive with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08% or more, with the minimum penalty being a fine, so it’s best not to take this chance when you hire a car in North Carolina.

What documents do I need to hire a car in North Carolina?

When booking a car hire in North Carolina, you’ll need to provide a valid driving licence, be at least 21 years of age and present a valid form of identification, such as a passport, while major credit cards are also normally required for payment.

Is it worthwhile to book a rental car in North Carolina?

If you’re looking to tour around the region with ease, then car rental in North Carolina is the way to go, as you don’t want to be relying on trains, especially if you want to see the state’s picturesque countryside. Though train prices are competitive, you can find some great deals for cheap car hire in this region. Most train services go through the main cities, but smaller towns and country villages aren’t accessible unless you arrange car hire. From the beaches of the Outer Banks on the east coast to the multicoloured forest hills and mountains of Great Smoky Mountains National Park in the west, a road trip has never been so appropriate. With the Blue Ridge Parkway route, famously nicknamed ‘America’s favourite drive’, being a beautifully scenic course, you won’t be disappointed driving around these parts, especially after finding cheap car rental through momondo.

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Volkswagen Golf

or similar Compact

Up to 4 passengers

£23/day

13 Jul - 20 Jul

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Vauxhall Astra

or similar Intermediate

Up to 5 passengers

£23/day

28 May - 11 Jun

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Vauxhall Crossland

or similar Compact SUV

Up to 4 passengers

5-door vehicles

£24/day

13 Jul - 20 Jul

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Citroen C3

or similar Compact

Up to 4 passengers

£24/day

7 May - 28 May

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Skoda Superb

or similar Standard

Up to 5 passengers

£27/day

7 May - 28 May

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Opel Insignia

or similar Full-size

Up to 5 passengers

£29/day

7 May - 28 May

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Renault Captur

or similar Compact SUV

Up to 4 passengers

£30/day

7 May - 28 May

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Toyota Aygo

or similar Economy

Up to 2 passengers

£30/day

1 May - 23 May

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Peugeot 3008

or similar Intermediate SUV

Up to 5 passengers

£30/day

14 May - 29 May

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	Small cars	£37 - £54
	All Car Types	£45 - £82

The average price of a small car hire in North Carolina is £45. The cheapest time to hire a small car in North Carolina is in March. The price is 20% lower than the rest of the year at just £37 per day. A small car rental is typically 18% less expensive than the average rental car in North Carolina. The average price of a car hire in North Carolina can vary based on a number of factors including supply, popularity of the vehicle, and how far out you book your car hire. Below are the best prices for North Carolina small car hire found on momondo in the past week.

The average price of a medium car hire in North Carolina is £56. The cheapest time to hire a medium car in North Carolina is in February. The price is 32% lower than the rest of the year at just £39 per day. A medium car rental is typically 2% more expensive than the average rental car in North Carolina. The average price of a car hire in North Carolina can vary based on a number of factors including supply, popularity of the vehicle, and how far out you book your car hire. Below are the best prices for North Carolina medium car hire found on momondo in the past week.

The average price of a large car hire in North Carolina is £57. The cheapest time to hire a large car in North Carolina is in January. The price is 25% lower than the rest of the year at just £43 per day. A large car rental is typically 2% more expensive than the average rental car in North Carolina. The average price of a car hire in North Carolina can vary based on a number of factors including supply, popularity of the vehicle, and how far out you book your car hire. Below are the best prices for North Carolina large car hire found on momondo in the past week.

The average price of a SUV hire in North Carolina is £57. The cheapest time to hire a SUV in North Carolina is in February. The price is 29% lower than the rest of the year at just £41 per day. A SUV rental is typically 2% more expensive than the average rental car in North Carolina. The average price of a car hire in North Carolina can vary based on a number of factors including supply, popularity of the vehicle, and how far out you book your car hire. Below are the best prices for North Carolina SUV hire found on momondo in the past week.

The average price of a van hire in North Carolina is £63. The cheapest time to hire a van in North Carolina is in November. The price is 56% lower than the rest of the year at just £28 per day. A van rental is typically 12% more expensive than the average rental car in North Carolina. The average price of a car hire in North Carolina can vary based on a number of factors including supply, popularity of the vehicle, and how far out you book your car hire. Below are the best prices for North Carolina van hire found on momondo in the past week.

The average price of a pickup truck hire in North Carolina is £32. The cheapest time to hire a pickup truck in North Carolina is in March. The price is 15% lower than the rest of the year at just £37 per day. A pickup truck rental is typically 43% less expensive than the average rental car in North Carolina. The average price of a car hire in North Carolina can vary based on a number of factors including supply, popularity of the vehicle, and how far out you book your car hire.

The average price of a luxury car hire in North Carolina is £56. The cheapest time to hire a luxury car in North Carolina is in February. The price is 30% lower than the rest of the year at just £40 per day. A luxury car rental is typically 2% more expensive than the average rental car in North Carolina. The average price of a car hire in North Carolina can vary based on a number of factors including supply, popularity of the vehicle, and how far out you book your car hire. Below are the best prices for North Carolina luxury car hire found on momondo in the past week.

The average price of a convertible hire in North Carolina is £89. The cheapest time to hire a convertible in North Carolina is in December. The price is 68% lower than the rest of the year at just £29 per day. A convertible rental is typically 38% more expensive than the average rental car in North Carolina. The average price of a car hire in North Carolina can vary based on a number of factors including supply, popularity of the vehicle, and how far out you book your car hire.

Volkswagen Golf

or similar Compact

Up to 4 passengers

£23/day

13 Jul - 20 Jul

See offer

Kia Cee'd

or similar Compact

Up to 4 passengers

£24/day

7 May - 28 May

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Kia Picanto

or similar Economy

Up to 2 passengers

£30/day

1 May - 23 May

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Car hire insight and trends in North Carolina

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What is the best car hire company in North Carolina?

The best car hire company in North Carolina is Alamo. This is based on an average momondo customer rating of 8.1/10 from 229 reviews. If you are planning a trip to North Carolina, you will be able to find Alamo at 4 locations in the region, such as in the city of Greensboro.

What is the most popular type of car to hire in North Carolina?

The most popular type of cars to hire in North Carolina are SUV cars. This type of car costs £58 per day on average. 36% of users prefer to hire SUV cars in North Carolina due to price, availability, and their planned activities.

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Alamo

8.1

Very Good

298 reviews•4 locations

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10.0

Wonderful|Sept 2023

Alamos customer service had a very bad language barrier! Customer service in store was great

8.0

Very Good|Sept 2023

Good

2.0

Poor|Jun 2023

The fact that they don’t recognize chime as a suitable bank or form of credit currency is beyond me. Money is money, guess they don’t like it, less business for them.

10.0

Wonderful|Mar 2023

fast curtious service. agent was fast & great

10.0

Wonderful|Feb 2023

Great pleasure to deal with. Fast and helpful. Absolute pleasure. Much better then Budget and Avis. I would go back again every time.

10.0

Wonderful|Oct 2022

Having a choice to pick the type of car that is available at time of rental like National Ececutive or Emerald Aisle.

1 out of 100

Enterprise Rent-A-Car

7.2

Good

439 reviews•70 locations

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2.0

Poor|Feb 2024

I didn't like that when I got there I couldn't get the car I needed so desperately to get to my family's funeral because I dint have a credit card and yet it never said anything about that when I reserved it! Luckily I found else where!

2.0

Poor|Aug 2023

They listed cars for rent that they did not have. And the manager of the store was extremely rude about it

2.0

Poor|Aug 2023

The transaction itself was fine but I reserved a luxury car that wasn’t available and was given a standard car. I’ve called in and emailed, still no response from enterprise.

8.0

Very Good|Aug 2023

Everything

10.0

Wonderful|Aug 2023

Everything was good, great customer service.

10.0

Wonderful|Aug 2023

It was easy and agent was very nice. I hate that a second driver is so expensive and that they hold money with a debit card

1 out of 147

Enterprise Rent-A-Car Locations in North Carolina

Thrifty

6.9

Okay

208 reviews•6 locations

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10.0

Wonderful|Jul 2023

Prompt service, good car

2.0

Poor|Sept 2022

Showed up and was told same day rental was null and void, never received rental car. This is a scam.

2.0

Poor|Aug 2022

Made reservation over 24 hours in advance. Adjusted pick up time by 30 minutes the day we were to pick up the car. Because there was a change to the reservation, they said they could not honor a same-day reservation, despite the fact I made the original reservation the day before. If not for a helpful human at Enterprise, my fiance and I would have been stranded. Will be avoiding Thrifty at all costs and would advise you to do the same.

2.0

Poor|Aug 2022

Do not allow same day rentals! Make sure you book at least a day in advance

6.0

Okay|Jul 2022

The vehicle was dirty and only 1 choice to get.

2.0

Poor|Feb 2022

When I got to the rental counter, I was told that there were no cars available. When I said that I had a reservation, it didn't matter because they had no cars available. What could have been better is if I knew there would be no cars available at the time I made the reservation.

1 out of 70

Dollar

6.9

Okay

357 reviews•5 locations

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4.0

Mediocre|Jan 2024

Dollar rental has a policy where they do a credit check just for a rental, I’ve rented plenty of vehicles before from rental places and was never asked to do a credit check. This policy needs to be updated on third-party sites as well to inform customers in the future.

10.0

Wonderful|Sept 2023

Dollar was fantastic! We did not have any issues with the company!

2.0

Poor|Jul 2023

Horrible. I rented a car online, went to pick it up and was told NO we don’t have any cars available. Why does the website allow you to book them if you can’t honor it? Horrible customer service and experience

2.0

Poor|Jul 2023

They did not honor the reservation. They said they would not accept it. Very frustrating and very poor customer service.

6.0

Okay|Jul 2023

My car was actively breaking down as I turned it in

4.0

Mediocre|Jul 2023

Only one counter person and took 5 min per customer. Eventually a second counter person came and provided a QRC to make check in faster (don’t know why the first attendant do this) Finally got to the front and the online check in that I just completed was not in their system. Ugh

1 out of 119

Hertz

6.1

Okay

687 reviews•37 locations

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6.0

Okay|Sept 2023

It took the staff at least 30 minutes to find a car that they deemed convenient to rent me. I made a reservation a couple days in advance for a one-way rental. They seemed surprised when I arrived right on time for may reservation and went through their entire inventory to find a car they were willing to give me for the one-way trip. It was very annoying and took entirely too long, especially since I had a reservation that specified it was a one-way rental.

2.0

Poor|Aug 2023

Please refer to Hertz Customer Care Case # 19206313 I have filed a complaint about the location and it was not resolved to my satisfaction. I will never rent from Hertz again

2.0

Poor|Aug 2023

Car was not available, no substitutes were available.

2.0

Poor|Aug 2023

Company had no car available

10.0

Wonderful|Aug 2023

Easy

10.0

Wonderful|Aug 2023

good.

1 out of 229

Hertz Locations in North Carolina

Budget

6.0

Okay

532 reviews•22 locations

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10.0

Wonderful|Sept 2023

It was a very comfortable ride. The van had good pick up when needed and overall I was pleased with it. I would recommend some type of step or running board along the entrance on the side because some of my family, who are 55 to 70, had issues stepping up and stepping down so far out of the van. A stepstool, even, would’ve been great.

2.0

Poor|Sept 2023

It was awful

10.0

Wonderful|Sept 2023

Perfect

2.0

Poor|Aug 2023

The lady was so rude and I couldn’t use a chime card to purchase

2.0

Poor|Aug 2023

I went to pick up at the appointed time and place- There were no cars available. Miserable service

2.0

Poor|Aug 2023

vehicle reserved not on hand necessitating unnecessary wait for a car. car class reserved not available at pickup. staff within rental check in unhelpful

1 out of 178

Budget Locations in North Carolina

Avis

5.6

Fair

221 reviews•22 locations

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2.0

Poor|Aug 2023

Absolutely horrible. They put greed over honoring a contract and almost completely ruined a trip for my scout group so they could make More money for the vehicle

2.0

Poor|Aug 2023

After confirming reservation and express check in we received an email hours before we were to pick up the vehicles saying they did not have our vehicles and wouldn’t have them u til the 7th. After calling we were told that the Charlotte airport Avis had one we could rent for $6000 over $5000 over our reservation price. After arguing for several hours about them not honoring the agreement we were told we could go to Charlotte to get the vehicle at the agreed upon prices. When we arrived there we were told we only had 1. The. We were told we had to go to we had to go to the concord location because they did i fact have 1. After 5 hours of lies, runaround, arguing, and demanding they honor the contract we had the vehicles needed for our trip.

2.0

Poor|Jul 2023

Poor. So disgutisting the drop off service. I never rent a car with Avis Again. I had to payed $800 more for “closing the contract” without any reason

2.0

Poor|Jul 2023

Person arriving to pick-up lane next to us was told "That vehicle is no longer available. The reservation was for 1:00 p.m., it is 4:30 p.m. We have no other cars available today" No apology, no sympathy, just an offer of picking up a car the next day. If that sounds insane because airports have delayed arrivals all the time, it is; that is NOT Avis policy. But since now I know that this could happen to me, I sure won't ever rent from Avis again

6.0

Okay|Jul 2023

Vehicle could have been cleaner inside..crumbs,screen blurry. Not very friendly.

10.0

Wonderful|Jul 2023

No issues. Very helpful staff.

1 out of 74

Avis Locations in North Carolina

Ace

4.2

Mediocre

32 reviews•3 locations

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2.0

Poor|Apr 2023

I made a reservation over a month in advance and they didn’t have any cars when I got there. Also their location is far away from the airport. This may have been kayaks fault but both were very poor.

10.0

Wonderful|Sept 2022

The car had a musty smell and had a tear in the carpet, but the staff is ALWAYS friendly and I have always had great experiences with them.

4.0

Mediocre|Aug 2022

Well the vehicle was okay for my travels. I returned it on a Sunday, they were closed but I parked it and put the keys in the Dropbox. I received a call the next day Monday asking me 'If I wanted to extend my rental'?. I stated I had Already Returned the vehicle, they said ' maybe the girl rented it out again. My thing is, Don't they Check-in the Cars?! I never received an invoice or any call back or Anything...Not Cute, not at all, not one but. Kelly Johnson

6.0

Okay|Aug 2022

+ got an upgrade (small SUV instead of eco) + Easy drop off - pick up took 1 hour and 20 minutes; total chaos - got a stinky smoker car

2.0

Poor|May 2022

Customer service is terrible. Hidden fees. Was told I’d get my deposit back but haven’t.

10.0

Wonderful|May 2022

It was a good flawless process

1 out of 11

Car hire in North Carolina

Learn everything there is to know about hiring a car in North Carolina so you can be properly prepared for your next trip

How long do people hire a car for when staying in North Carolina?

3 days is the most popular length of time momondo users will hire a car for in North Carolina. Hiring a car for 3 days will cost £47/day on average. If you decide to stay and rent a car in North Carolina for 1 week then prices will be around £279. Many of our users also tend to opt for weekend rentals, which cost £92 in total on average. If it's a longer road trip you're after, you can also hire a car for one month in North Carolina, at a total average cost of £1,639.

When did momondo last update prices for cars in North Carolina?

Prices for cars in North Carolina were last updated today.

How many operators does momondo search for cars in North Carolina?

As of April 2024, there are 204 operators available to choose from for cars in North Carolina.

How old do you have to be to hire a car in North Carolina?

Among different countries, including North Carolina, the minimum age for drivers varies. In numerous EU countries, drivers must be 18 years old. To hire a car overseas, you'll generally need to be at least 21, and if you're under 25, a young driver surcharge may be imposed. It's recommended that you review the policy of the rental company you're considering before booking.

What documentation or ID do you need to rent a car in North Carolina?

To rent a car in North Carolina, all drivers must present a valid full driving license. If the license is written in a language other than the language of the country of rental, an International Driving Permit may be required to avoid the risk of potential fines. If you're renting a car abroad, you may also need to provide evidence of your return travel and accommodation information during your stay. We always recommend that you verify with the specific rental company you're booking with.

Why use momondo?

Why should I use momondo to book a car hire in North Carolina?

Using momondo to book a car hire in North Carolina could save you time and money. momondo searches thousands of car hire websites and locations to provide you with a wide selection of options and cars to choose from.

How does momondo help me find the best car hire deal in North Carolina?

Filtering is how momondo helps you find a great car hire in North Carolina. Narrow your search using price and map features as well as filtering by fuel or mileage policies amongst many other filters available.