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Downtown, Halifax car hires in 2026
Get helpful information to start your search for the perfect car hire in Downtown. The average price data is based on the last 12 months and was last updated on 10 September 2026.
Get relevant, data-driven information to help you hire a car in Downtown, including pricing trends, ideal booking times, and more.
How far in advance should I hire a car in Downtown?
For the best savings on car hire in Downtown, make your reservation 7 days before pickup. The average price then is just R705/day – about 1 117% less than the yearly average.
What is the cheapest car hire company in Downtown?
Thrifty is currently the cheapest car hire company in Downtown with deals as low as R32,25/day found in the past two weeks. Budget is another inexpensive option with rates as low as R33,82/day.
What is the best car rental company in Downtown?
Based on Cheapflights user feedback, the highest-rated car hire company in Downtown is Budget (rated 9.0/10 with 36 reviews). National (rated 10.0/10) is also highly rated by our users.
Budget
9.0
National
10.0
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
8.9
Avis
8.8
What is the cheapest month to hire a car in Downtown?
Planning to hire a car in Downtown? January is the cheapest month, costing about R513 per day. In contrast, July is the most expensive, with an average daily rate of R1 762. Monthly average car hire prices are listed below. Remember, prices can change based on when you book, the type of car, and availability.
January
R513
February
R513
March
R625
April
R609
May
R817
June
R1 458
July
R1 762
August
R1 650
September
R1 137
October
R817
November
R593
December
R625
Which car hire company has the most locations in Downtown?
In Downtown, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Avis, and Budget have 2 locations, more than any other car hire company in the area.
It could not have been better, I was slightly nervous as never having used kayak or budget before for car hire, but everything from pick up to drop off was easy, and went considerably smoothly, even adding a couple of extra days to the duration of the hire
Very compact car, energy efficency, very easy to drive. Staff are excellent, helpful and professional. It just very expensive to rent a car with insurance and gas added together for just one day.
10,0
Wonderful|Jul 2023
The car was extremely comfortable and light on petrol
8,0
Very Good|Jul 2023
Picking up and dropping off the car was a little time-consuming and involved a lot of waiting around. Aside from that, I had no issues whatsoever. The car was clean, comfortable, and in good condition, staff were friendly and polite, and there were no problems.
8,0
Very Good|Jul 2023
We found the staff very friendly and accommodating our needs. The location is great - right in Halifax downtown core. The only problem is the Avis rental system which, as a standard solution, cancels your existing reservation if you are late for pickup. Even though we’ve informed the staff that our flight is late and we cannot pickup the car before the rental office is closed the system requested to cancel the contract and open a new one, if cars are available…. We were just lucky that the Manger helped us to rectify it but we could not extend our rental for another day (that we lost due to late arrival). Overall great experience dealing with Management!!!
10,0
Wonderful|Sept 2022
My experience with my car rental was overall excellent. In particular, the staff person was very efficient, friendly, and he multi-tasked smoothly. These attributes were especially noticeable as it was very busy and the storm, Fiona, was just receding. Than you for the car and for the service.
Horrible price Horrible conditions Bring your own insurance??? You don’t accept international drivers licenses???? Please look at the standards from your local competition and make improvements.
10,0
Wonderful|Jul 2022
Just not the type of car I usually drive but not necessarily bad- just different
10,0
Wonderful|Jul 2022
Very helpful front desk. Clean vehicle.
6,0
Okay|Jun 2022
My experience with KAYAK was excellent. I ended up cancelling the vehicle I had rented, so I can not comment on the rental experience. Thank you.
8,0
Very Good|Apr 2022
There was an extremely long line of customers waiting to get their cars with only 2 employees working, one of whom was being monitored which slowed her down immensely. The process was made longer due to the questionable requirement of the agent to try to upgrade you to a more expensive car and then to buy extra car insurance. Maybe if you cannot staff adequately you could forgo the extra sales efforts? Or maybe the lady standing there watching could fire up a terminal and get some travelers on their way?
8,0
Very Good|Mar 2022
Very accommodating, had no issue at all except at check in, the clerk wanted me to sign the inspection slip of the car without actually going out to inspect the car before leaving.. maybe he was new and that’s ok bc I just advised that we should go look before signing anything..
Car was more than u expected. However when I booked the car They took the price of car of my card right away.That was great. But then just before my trip they took more than I was told abd now they want 300 more when I picked up car. That was so not good business. BC I don't think I would rent from them again
I thought the staff was nice, but the hotel let someone block my way out so I had to sit for 10 minutes before I could leave because someone went shopping and had to load all the bags while a hotel staff member blocked the driveway and the shopper blocked the fire lane. Also, would not have rented here if I knew I was getting a charger. They said it was the only “small car” they had. A charger isn’t a small car, it takes up a full lane and the hood is so large it reflects sunlight into the drivers eyes and is blinding. Won’t rent here again unless they have actual small cars available.
10,0
Wonderful|Oct 2022
Superb service from booking in to drop off; wonderful people.
1 out of 7
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Downtown Car hire FAQs
Find answers to frequently asked questions about car hires in Downtown, including policies, requirements, and more. FAQs were last updated on 10 September 2026.
Can I rent a car for a month at Downtown?
Typically, how long you can hire a car for depends on the inventory of the supplier. For Downtown however, it is certainly possible to rent a car for an entire month.
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