Car Rental at Albuquerque Airport from ₪137/day

Toyota Crown

or similar Luxury

₪156/day

Toyota RAV4

or similar SUV

₪147/day

Ford Edge

or similar SUV

₪152/day

Chevrolet Trax

or similar SUV

₪185/day

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KAYAK insights for Albuquerque Airport car rentals

Get relevant, data-driven information to help you rent a car in Albuquerque Airport, including pricing trends, ideal booking times, and more.

How far in advance should you book a rental car in Albuquerque Airport?

You should book your rental car in Albuquerque Airport around 37 days before your trip in order to get a below-average price.

What is the best rental car company in Albuquerque Airport?

Based on ratings and reviews from real users on KAYAK, the best car rental companies in Albuquerque Airport are Ace (7.1, 45 reviews, {2,plural,=1{Dollar review}other{Dollar reviews}}), 7.0, 28 reviews (Budget, {5,plural,=1{6.8, 37 reviews review}other{6.8, 37 reviews reviews}}), and Thrifty (6.7, 25 reviews, {8,plural,=1{{8} review}other{{8} reviews}}).

Ace

Rated 7.1/10

Dollar

Rated 7.0/10

Budget

Rated 6.8/10

Thrifty

Rated 6.7/10

What is the most popular rental car in Albuquerque Airport?

Intermediate rentals (Mazda CX-5 or similar) are the most popular type of vehicle to rent in Albuquerque Airport. Intermediate rentals in Albuquerque Airport cost ₪132/day on average, though some users have found deals as low as ₪127/day.

What is the cheapest month to rent a car in Albuquerque Airport?

The cheapest month to rent a car in Albuquerque Airport is May at an average cost of ₪151/day. October is the most expensive month to rent a car in Albuquerque Airport when prices are ₪234/day on average, which tends to be 333% above the yearly average rental price for Albuquerque Airport.

What rental car company in Albuquerque Airport has the most locations?

Ace, Ace Rent-a-Car, Ace Rental Cars and Advance Car And Truck Rental each operate 1 location in Albuquerque Airport, more than any other rental company.

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For a comfortable and convenient way to explore the area, consider booking a car rental at Albuquerque Airport. While the city does have some public transportation, such as the local bus, driving remains one of the easiest and quickest ways to get where you need to go. By having your own Albuquerque Airport car rental, you can stick to your own schedule and have enough room to comfortably transport cargo, such as a few suitcases.
No matter what your preferences are, there is a model that will work perfectly for your car rental at Albuquerque Airport. If you plan on going on longer road trips throughout the region, or will be traveling with a few other individuals, you may want to reserve an SUV. Those that would like to travel on a budget can opt for an economy or standard vehicle instead. Compact models are handy when you’ll be primarily staying in the city center, as they make it easy to park and weave through narrow streets.
To return your car rental at Albuquerque Airport, simply bring the vehicle to the designated drop-off area that is located at the rental car center. Once you start to approach the airport, you will see that there are signs leading you to the exact area where each company stores its fleet. Depending on the company that you will be renting with, you may have the option of dropping off your vehicle after regular business hours.
Albuquerque is a popular city amongst both business travelers and tourists, so its streets will often be congested. If you don’t want to get stuck driving in traffic, you can choose to pick up and drop off your car rental outside of rush hour, which typically occurs between the hours of 7 and 9 am and 5.30 and 7.30 pm. Some of the streets in the city are known for being particularly busy, and these include roads like Interstates 25 and 40.
Book your rental car at Albuquerque Airport at least 1 day before your trip in order to get a below-average price

What are the different documents that I need to have to rent a car at Albuquerque Airport?
If you would like to rent a car from Albuquerque Airport, you will need to have a valid driver’s license that will not expire during your rental period. Even if you do not have a license from the United States, you may still be able to rent a car with either a foreign license or an international license. It is usually best to have your passport on hand, as many companies prefer to keep a photocopy of this document in your file. Depending on the branch, you may also be required to pay for your rental with a major credit card.
Where can I find the car rental center at Albuquerque Airport?
The Sunport Car Rental Center is located at the address of 3400 University SE. To go here, you can grab one of the free shuttle buses that depart from outside of the main terminal and runs every five minutes, 24h a day, seven days a week. As soon as you have finished all of your paperwork, an employee will lead you to where your car is located.
Are there any amenities for customers at the car rental center at Albuquerque Airport?
There are a few general amenities that are offered for all customers, such as access to public restrooms. The rental center is also equipped with outlets that are convenient for keeping your electronic devices charged. If you would like to rest for a few minutes, you can do so in the sitting area while your car is being prepared. Some companies also provide their customers with free water bottles.
Which car rental companies will pick you up at Albuquerque Airport?
Car rental companies that offer shuttle or pick-up services from Albuquerque Airport to off-airport locations include Advantage, Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Europcar, E-Z Rent-A-Car, Hertz, and National.

Ace

7.1

Good

Read 45 reviews

Best rated

Cleanliness

7.4

Comfort

7.9

Pick-up/Drop-off

7.5

Value for money

7.3

One location in Albuquerque Airport

Locations in Albuquerque Airport

3400 University Blvd SE

+1 888 223 3952

Monday	07:00 - 23:30
Tuesday	07:00 - 23:30
Wednesday	07:00 - 23:30
Thursday	07:00 - 23:30
Friday	07:00 - 23:30
Saturday	07:00 - 23:30
Sunday	07:00 - 23:30

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10.0 Wonderful

Anonymous, Jul 2025

Intermediate SUV

Friendly people in the counter. Acces to the vehicles was kind of problem because the access to the parking lot is not easy, specially with luggage. I can’t imagine with a wheelchair.

10.0 Wonderful

Anonymous, Jun 2025

Compact SUV

The car on the outside was dirty with dirt all over.

2.0 Poor

Anonymous, Nov 2024

Full-size

Very aggressive up sales

6.0 Okay

Anonymous, Oct 2024

Economy

Long line at ACE ™️ car rental desk in Albuquerque, New Mexico. On average, there was ONE customer service representative at the desk assisting customers and if we were lucky, the second would help. The vehicle was not in the car located on the damage/receipt that would assist us in finding the car. A few clicks of the door lock, and the car was a couple spots over. I had to take extensive pictures ov dings and scratches because none was noticed on the receipt. (This is not the stress I was hoping for to start out my trip)… The trunk had rocks and small wood pieces where you would normally place luggage… The last time my wife used Ace, she was stranded and the vehicle wouldn’t go into gear. After a couple days they finally replaced it with no apology or anything… she missed the activity she was supposed too arrive for and W/O ANY sorry sir compensatory actions from ACE. It’s almost your FORCED to used a couple of companies that at there because of a lack of staff at the ABQ rental complex.

6.0 Okay

Anonymous, Sept 2024

Intermediate SUV

Very slow service during pickup. Only one person working the counter. One person had to come back to the counter twice, once because change oil light was on in his car and then again when he was given a different car and charged more for an upgrade. Return went smoothly for us however.

8.0 Very good

Anonymous, Sept 2024

Compact

Great but be careful to take pixtiures of any problems with the car even if documented previously

Dollar

7.0

Good

Read 28 reviews

Cleanliness

7.7

Comfort

7.3

Pick-up/Drop-off

6.6

Value for money

6.9

One location in Albuquerque Airport

Locations in Albuquerque Airport

3400 University Blvd Se

+1 866 434 2226

Monday	07:00 - 23:30
Tuesday	07:00 - 23:30
Wednesday	07:00 - 23:30
Thursday	07:00 - 23:30
Friday	07:00 - 23:30
Saturday	07:00 - 23:30
Sunday	07:00 - 23:30

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10.0 Wonderful

Anonymous, Feb 2025

Standard SUV

They were great. Easy checking in. Good car. Easy checking out.

10.0 Wonderful

Anonymous, Jul 2024

Intermediate

Great experience - arrived early and was able to pick up my car. Pick up process was fast and easy. Car was clean.

8.0 Very good

Anonymous, Jul 2024

Full-size SUV

Wish charges were more clear , other than that was good

4.0 Mediocre

Anonymous, Dec 2023

Compact SUV

Charged for fuel despite returning with full tank and have pics to prove!

2.0 Poor

Anonymous, Oct 2023

Compact SUV

I waited in line for over one hour and the line did not move... I ended up using another rental agency and forfeiting my deposit. I am NOT a satisfied customer !

8.0 Very good

MA, Oct 2023

Intermediate SUV

they gave me a toyota corolla cross instead of a rav4. At first I was disappointed, but it turned out to be great. Perfect for my trip. Line to get the car was long and it took 30-40 minutes because there were only two agents. car was a little dirty on the exterior. Kind of looked like water spots, but was a bit sticky. easy return, but could be more clear that you return it to the Hertz area.

Budget

6.8

Okay

Read 37 reviews

Cleanliness

7.0

Comfort

7.4

Pick-up/Drop-off

6.8

Value for money

6.6

One location in Albuquerque Airport

Locations in Albuquerque Airport

3400 University Boulevard Se

+1 505 764 3560

Monday	07:00 - 23:30
Tuesday	07:00 - 23:30
Wednesday	07:00 - 23:30
Thursday	07:00 - 23:30
Friday	07:00 - 23:30
Saturday	07:00 - 23:30
Sunday	07:00 - 23:30

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6.0 Okay

Robbie, Jul 2025

Intermediate SUV

Be prepared to wait in line for Budget in ABQ -- there's usually a single staffer working the counter for three rental companies. We were 5th in line when we got there on this past trip and it took about an hour to get our car. Now the price can't be beat and once you have your car all is good; you just need to be prepared for what you're walking into

6.0 Okay

Anonymous, Jan 2025

Intermediate SUV

they changed the car make at the pick up-theone I got was a trimmed version and the 4motion was missing the rotary dial to engage in snow mode-and the manual in the glove compartment was for a different model wurth such a dial, so no use of it-without snow mode we had to cancel some plans

8.0 Very good

Anonymous, Oct 2024

Intermediate SUV

Inside of windshield was filthy, had to clean it myself

10.0 Wonderful

Anonymous, Aug 2024

Compact

Top-notch customer service! The best part of our experience was the outstanding customer care we received from Christina. She was kind, helpful, patient, and very accommodating ,to our situation.. She is the reason we will use Budget again. Thank you, Christina!

8.0 Very good

Anonymous, May 2024

Intermediate SUV

The Chrysler Pacifica had lots of pet hair (cat or dog), dirt, debri, & etc. It would have been better for me as a customer, to have been clean. At least vacuumed to get the pet hair up/out/gone.

8.0 Very good

Anonymous, May 2024

Intermediate SUV

Great folks. Unfortunately car had minor issues-Bluetooth intermittently malfunctioning, button on rear passenger seat came apart and window control of front passenger door came apart easily

Thrifty

6.7

Okay

Read 25 reviews

Cleanliness

7.1

Comfort

7.2

Pick-up/Drop-off

6.6

Value for money

6.7

One location in Albuquerque Airport

Locations in Albuquerque Airport

3400 University Blvd Se

+1 877 283 0898

Monday	07:00 - 23:30
Tuesday	07:00 - 23:30
Wednesday	07:00 - 23:30
Thursday	07:00 - 23:30
Friday	07:00 - 23:30
Saturday	07:00 - 23:30
Sunday	07:00 - 23:30

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2.0 Poor

Anonymous, Sept 2024

Compact SUV

We booked thrifty via a third party so we could pay in advance and when we arrived there were so many people there to pick up a car that we were put on a wait list, only to find out they ended up running out of cars (lucky we had gone to a different place to see if we could get one, although we paid over double what the original rental from Thrifty was meant to be). The employees at Thrifty Albuquerque were apologetic and tried to help, but said there was nothing they could do because the third party companies reserve cars without knowing the amount of inventory available. Whether this is a Thrifty problem, or a problem with the rental car business (esp 3rd party) overall, I’m not sure but it shouldn’t be this way and I’ve never had this problem before, so there should be some oversight for car reservations - especially those that have been prepaid as we are now having to fight with the third party (Qeek) to get our money back.

2.0 Poor

Anonymous, Jul 2024

Supplier choice

Bait and switch with their “managers special” (dealer chooses car).

6.0 Okay

Mahesh, May 2021

Pros:

Great mileage on car.

Cons:

Hard sell on upsells.

2.0 Poor

Rick, May 2021

Cons:

Had to cancel the rental, with a lot of hassle because the rental counter was not open late enough. Staff to change rental was not helpful. not able to contact the local desk directly, which was a pain!!! will not be renting with you again

8.0 Very good

Anonymous, Mar 2021

Pros:

staff very friendly and helpful, made the process very quick and didn't waste any time.

Cons:

the only major issue was that one of the tires of the car was severely underpressurized, and I noticed this several hours into my trip - had I not taken care of it myself, the trip could have been held up by a flat or even worse an accident could have occurred.

8.0 Very good

Tim, Nov 2020

Pros:

Staff was friendly and helpful.

Cons:

Staff doesn't need to upsell so hard! The size I reserved was fine. I didn't need a bigger car!

Hertz

6.1

Okay

Read 35 reviews

Cleanliness

7.4

Comfort

7.2

Pick-up/Drop-off

6.0

Value for money

5.9

One location in Albuquerque Airport

Locations in Albuquerque Airport

3400 University Se

+1 505 842 4235

Monday	06:00 - 23:59
Tuesday	06:00 - 23:59
Wednesday	06:00 - 23:59
Thursday	06:00 - 23:59
Friday	06:00 - 23:59
Saturday	06:00 - 23:59
Sunday	06:00 - 23:59

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2.0 Poor

Anonymous, Oct 2024

Intermediate SUV

Hertz lied, we went all the way to the airport to pick up our confirmed rental and they would not honor the confirmation! They told us that even though we made a reservation and had a confirmation number they had rented our car to someone else so they were out of cars.

10.0 Wonderful

Anonymous, Dec 2021

The reservation process, pickup, and drop off were very easy. Everyone was friendly.

2.0 Poor

Anonymous, Dec 2021

We cancelled the car rental and have NOT received our $$ back

4.0 Mediocre

Randy, Dec 2021

Car was prepaid, yet I still had to wait 30 minutes in line in order to get the automobile. Then there was rather intense pressure to pre-pay fuel, buy more insurance, and the like--just so Hertz can generate more money.

2.0 Poor

Jeremy, Apr 2021

Pros:

Drop off was easy.

Cons:

Be ready for a wait at the pick-up counter (1-hr) and have to listen to their up-sell 20 times for each person in front of you. Car had a slow tire leak which required filling up every couple days.

4.0 Mediocre

Steve, Apr 2021

Pros:

Car was fine

Cons:

I rented a Managers Special. I assumed, since it was a car rental, that it would be a car. I was given a choice between a pickup truck or a Ford Expedition. I had to pay to obtain a car. I feel that is false advertising.

Payless

5.9

Fair

Read 29 reviews

Cleanliness

7.0

Comfort

7.2

Pick-up/Drop-off

5.7

Value for money

5.9

One location in Albuquerque Airport

Locations in Albuquerque Airport

3400 University Boulevard Se

+1 505 247 6705

Monday	07:00 - 23:30
Tuesday	07:00 - 23:30
Wednesday	07:00 - 23:30
Thursday	07:00 - 23:30
Friday	07:00 - 23:30
Saturday	07:00 - 23:30
Sunday	07:00 - 23:30