How do I rent a car at Mc Carran Airport Las Vegas without having to pay all the airport & other charges, tax?

Posted by admin on February 27th, 2010 and filed under airport rent a car | 5 Comments »

All of the car rental Co’s charge almost $ 100.00 for taxes, surcharges, and other fees. How can I rent a car for ten days without some of these charges?

Renting a car at the airport is absurdly convenient. The new Rent A Car Center has large shuttle buses running constantly to and from the airport. Fill out the online form to join the frequent renter programs like Hertz #1 Club and Thrifty Blue Chip. Even if you do not rent frequently it’s worth joining since it doesn’t cost anything and you get to bypass the line at the counter. I was driving away in a rental car in less than 30 minutes after getting off the plane my last trip there.

There is an extra tax added to airport rentals that you don’t pay if you rent from another location but the tax is not that much. Something like 9%. But you can avoid it by renting your car from a Las Vegas Blvd. car rental agency (most hotels have them in the lobby) and returning the car at the airport on your way home. I’ve done that several times.

5 Responses

  1. Michael M Says:

    you can’t it is part of the process. sorry. like house takes, sewer taxes. everything has a tax. your hotel room has a telephone tax and convention and visitor’s bureau tax and soon there will be a education tax here.
    stinks but reality
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  2. Chip O Says:

    There is no way around it but to rent a car outside the McCarran rent-a-car center. The only problem is that if you rent outside the airport, you are expected to drop off outside the airport to avoid fees. You can rent from some hotels like MGM Grand or Harrah’s
    http://www.lasvegas-how-to.com/rent-a-car.php
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  3. chuckles951 Says:

    Most of those fees also apply on off airport rentals. But really, if you are going to be hanging around the strip, take a cab or shuttle to the hotel and only get a rental car for the 2-3 days you will be doing sightseeing away from the strip.
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  4. UrbanPhotos Says:

    Renting a car at the airport is absurdly convenient. The new Rent A Car Center has large shuttle buses running constantly to and from the airport. Fill out the online form to join the frequent renter programs like Hertz #1 Club and Thrifty Blue Chip. Even if you do not rent frequently it’s worth joining since it doesn’t cost anything and you get to bypass the line at the counter. I was driving away in a rental car in less than 30 minutes after getting off the plane my last trip there.

    There is an extra tax added to airport rentals that you don’t pay if you rent from another location but the tax is not that much. Something like 9%. But you can avoid it by renting your car from a Las Vegas Blvd. car rental agency (most hotels have them in the lobby) and returning the car at the airport on your way home. I’ve done that several times.
    References :
    http://www.mccarran.com/03_carrentals.asp

  5. No longer waiting! Says:

    Absolutelty no way you can rent from the airport without them fees!

    Look to rent on a off base car rental agency. Look em up online at their home website.
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