Book · Santa Cruz
Pick what matters most to you and we’ll point you to the rental site that fits, with your place and dates filled in where it can. You see the prices, and book, on their site.
Pick up to three, most important first.
Our pick
Compares 600+ suppliers at airports and in town.
Opens EconomyBookings on Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC): choose your dates there.
Search cars on EconomyBookingsPrices for your dates on EconomyBookings.
Compares hundreds of rental companies, big brands and local ones, in one search.
Search carsRents from local companies, often with no deposit or no credit card needed.
Search carsPartner links: you book and pay on the partner’s site, never here. We may earn a commission, at no extra cost to you. The order comes from what you pick above.
Each site scores on how well it covers Santa Cruz and on what you said matters most, first pick counting most. The sites we send people to in Santa Cruz:
No car hire site shares live prices with us, so any price here would be a guess. Instead we point you to the site that fits what you care about, where you see real prices for your dates and book with them.
It depends on what matters most to you. With nothing picked we start with EconomyBookings: compares 600+ suppliers at airports and in town. Pick what matters to you above and the order changes to fit.
Yes: choose SJC airport above. Rental desks and shuttles at the airport are listed on each site, with opening hours; if you land late, check the desk is open when you arrive.
Most companies need a credit card in the main driver's name for the deposit. Each site shows the deposit and the cards it takes before you pay.
Most companies charge drivers under 25 a daily young-driver fee, some rent only from 21, and a few have an upper age limit. Each site shows the fee and limits for every car before you book.
No. You book and pay on the rental site. The links are partner links: we may earn a commission, at no extra cost to you.