In the Big Apple, travelers will pay $179 per day for the most affordable car, by far the highest rate among all destinations considered by the survey.
New York City is the most expensive U.S. destination to rent a car over the Christmas holiday, according to a survey conducted by comparison website CheapCarRental.net.
The survey examined car rental rates in 40 popular U.S. destinations over the time period spanning Dec. 23–27, 2018. For each city considered, the rate for the cheapest available rental car was established at the city’s major airport.
In the Big Apple, travelers will pay $179 per day for the most affordable car, by far the highest rate among all destinations considered by the survey. When you compare the Christmas holiday rates to non-holiday winter rates, there’s a price increase of more than 223 percent.
Seattle and New Orleans rank as the second and third most-expensive destinations for car rentals over the holidays, respectively. Travelers will pay $118 per day for the most affordable car rentals in Seattle and $109 per day for the most affordable car rentals in New Orleans. Seattle’s rates are up more than 300 percent for Christmas.
The least expensive destinations according to the survey include Louisville, Orlando and San Antonio, where travelers can find rental cars for around $40 per day.
The following table shows the 10 U.S. destinations with the highest car rental rates over Christmas, along with a comparison against regular prices during the winter months. The rates shown reflect the average daily rate for the cheapest available car during the period spanning Dec. 23–27, 2018. Each respective city's main airport was chosen as the pick-up and drop-off location.
1. New York City $179 (+223%)
2. Seattle $118 (+315%)
3. New Orleans $109 (+84%)
4. Denver $104 (+187%)
5. Honolulu $99 (+157%)
6. Boston $95 (+215%)
7. Pittsburgh $94 (+114%)
8. Minneapolis $87 (+84%)
9. Portland $86 (+118%)
10.Tampa $86 (+186%)
11. San Diego $82 (+194%)
12. Washington DC $81(+105%)
13. Jacksonville $79 (+168%)
14. Albuquerque $78 (+60%)
15. Atlanta $77 (+131%)
16. San Francisco $71(+151%)
17. Kansas City $70 (+49%)
18. Houston $66 (+61%)
19. Dallas $65 (+77%)
20. St Louis 61 (+102%)
21. Indianapolis $61 (+82%)
22. Philadelphia $57 (+17%)
23. Austin $56 (+67%)
24. Charlotte $56(+15%)
25. Los Angeles $55 (+155%)
26. Nashville $55 (+22%)
27. Baltimore $54 (+37%)
28. Cincinnati $53 (+40%)
29. Chicago $52 (+63%)
30. Miami $51 (+118%)
21. Cleveland $50 (+23%)
22. Salt Lake City $50 (+19%)
23. Detroit $49 (+33%)
24. Phoenix $47(+31%)
25. Memphis $47 (+31%)
26. Fort Lauderdale $45 (+101%)
27. Las Vegas $45 (+35%)
28. San Antonio $41 (+33%)
29. Orlando $36 (+33%)
30. Louisville $35 (+7%)
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