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Last updated on: April 24, 2025
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The Rental Car Center is located directly across from Terminal B. Terminal B passengers can walk across Airport Drive at the crosswalks from baggage claim to reach the Rental Car Center. Terminal A passengersmay take any Airport blue shuttle bus to or from the Rental Car Center.
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4089996561 / (877) 283-0898
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Shuttle Bus Instructions COUNTER: TERMINAL B (Alaska, Horizon & Southwest): Follow signs to the baggage claim area. Exit outside & cross the street to the rental car center. TERMINAL A (all other airlines): Follow signs for the Rental Car Shuttle on the ground level. Exit on the departures side of the terminal & locate the rental car shuttle stop. If you need to claim luggage, continue across the street into the baggage claim area and then return to the shuttle stop. The common rental car shuttle will arrive & take you to the rental car center. CARS: Located outside of the car rental facility. RETURNS: Same as pick-up. AFTER-HOURS RETURNS: Not available.
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+14082867850 / +14082750346
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If you are at Terminal A, please go to the shuttle bus pick-up area and take the shuttle bus to the car rental center. If you are at Terminal B, please take the luggage and leave the building and cross the road to the rental car center.
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+14089996561
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If you are at Terminal A, please go to the shuttle bus pick-up area and take the shuttle bus to the car rental center. If you are at Terminal B, please take the luggage and leave the building and cross the road to the rental car center.
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+14089386000
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Customers arriving by flight into Terminal A should exit baggage claim and take the common Rental Car Shuttle Bus to the common Rental Car Facility.Customers arriving by flight into Terminal B should exit baggage claim and cross the road to the common Rental Car Facility on the first floor. The common Rental Car Shuttle Bus makes stops approximately every 10 minutes. Shuttle wait times may vary. During periods of high demand, like Summer and Holidays, wait times may be longer.
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+14087092950
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PROCEED TO CURB SIDE OUTSIDE OF THE BAGGAGE CLAIM FOR SHUTTLE PICK UP. . SELF-SERVICE KIOSKS AT THIS LOCATION CAN MAKE YOUR RENTAL TRANSACTION QUICK AND EASY.
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+18338135264
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+14085909935
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Upon arrival, please proceed to the National Car Rental counter. From terminal B, walk across from baggage claim to the rental car facility. From terminal A, take the rental car shuttle to the rental car facility. Please proceed to the first floor to the National counter to obtain your rental agreement and vehicle keys.
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+18443708304
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Shuttle Bus Instructions AIRLINE PASSENGERS: TERMINAL B (Alaska, Horizon & Southwest): Follow signs to the baggage claim area. Exit outside & cross the street to the rental car center. TERMINAL A (all other airlines): Follow signs for the Rental Car Shuttle on the ground level. Exit on the departures side of the terminal & locate the rental car shuttle stop. If you need to claim luggage, continue across the street into the baggage claim area and then return to the shuttle stop. The common rental car shuttle will arrive & take you to the rental car center. TIME allowed for bus ride: 8 minutes Local renters go to car lot. WALK-UP RENTERS Follow airport signs for Rental Car Return. They will lead to the common rental car center. Parking is available on the ground level only.
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+14089932224 / +14082750346
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+16263717777
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+14087092950
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Terminal A From Terminal A, proceed to the Shuttle Bus pick-up area; take the shuttle to the rental car facility. Terminal B From Terminal B, walk across from baggage claim to the rental car facility. Upon arrival to the rental car facility, please proceed to the Alamo counter located on the 1st floor and obtain your rental agreement. After you have received you rental agreement, proceed to the elevators and go to the 6th floor of the rental car facility, where the Alamo vehicle pick up is located. You will be met by an Alamo representative who will direct you to your vehicle.
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+18443708303
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Arriving into Terminal A
Customers arriving by flight into Terminal A should exit baggage claim and take the common Rental Car Shuttle Bus to the common Rental Car Facility.
The common Rental Car Shuttle Bus makes stops approximately every 10 minutes. Shuttle wait times may vary. During periods of high demand, like Summer and Holidays, wait times will be longer.
Arriving into Terminal B
Customers arriving by flight into Terminal B should exit baggage claim and cross the road to the common Rental Car Facility on the first floor.
Telephone
+14087092950 / +18558494205
Thrifty
8.6/10
Budget
7.9/10
AVIS
8.6/10
Dollar
8.2/10
Alamo
9.1/10
Europcar
10.0/10
FOX RENT A CAR
7.2/10
Hertz
8.8/10
ACE
7.4/10
National
5.0/10
Reviewed: March 4, 2025
I have always liked Thrifty; their service is efficient and enthusiastic.
Reviewed: October 26, 2024
Overall satisfactory, but there aren't many good car options. Since there was no Camry available, I chose the Malibu, which was fine for city driving.
Reviewed: October 11, 2024
Satisfied! They provided a free upgrade to a better car model.
Reviewed: January 1, 2025
The efficiency at SJC airport is really too slow! Make sure to leave at least 3 hours. The staff has a good attitude though.
Reviewed: June 16, 2020
Hidden insurance fees were not disclosed by the staff. They concealed this from customers. The customer service was unhelpful, making me suspicious they might be colluding for profit. I will not use their services again.
Reviewed: October 24, 2024
Dollar doesn't pressure you to upgrade your car. Last time at San Francisco Airport, Thrifty kept suggesting I pay extra to upgrade to a Kia sedan because the staff thought the car I rented was too small to fit all the luggage and passengers. In reality, it fit just fine.
Reviewed: February 25, 2024
I used it to take the California driving test. The additional fee is slightly higher than Thrifty, but they all use Hertz cars.
Reviewed: December 11, 2024
Very satisfied, the car pickup process was very convenient.
Reviewed: December 8, 2024
Right from the start of rental it was indicating need of engine oil change. The indicator on engine oil efficiency was showing 0%.
Reviewed: August 22, 2024
There was a very long line at the rental counter that moved very slowly.
Reviewed: February 5, 2020
The overall experience was great. However, I was overcharged $40! I didn't realize this until I got home and looked at my receipt. How do I retrieve the money that I was overcharged? I paid $83 at the time of booking, but was charged an additional $40 on top of that.
Reviewed: November 21, 2019
Car was very dirty. Also, they did not have the car I requested, and gave me a larger one which used a lot more gas. I emailed their customer service and never received a response.
Reviewed: October 22, 2019
Of all the rental places fox is by far the least user friendly. There are no counters to return car at San Jose airport. You return it to the parking garage and they walk up to you. Good thing is cars are usually upgraded but the cars I have had are pretty beat up and they do a poor job of cleaning them.
Reviewed: November 19, 2021
Dirtiest car ever rented in my entire life. There was a big sign on the hertz counter stating that the cars are all sanitized. However my car was filled with dust and crumbs and sticky i dont know what. Worst...
Reviewed: June 1, 2019
Excellent car condition. Car model was a good one too. Overall experience with the car that we had was great. Except their pre-fill fuel policy, where I end up keeping about $50 fuel while returning, experience with Hertz was good.
Reviewed: January 7, 2019
No Jeep available, they gave me a Qashqai. Not reliable.
Reviewed: March 3, 2019
Need to run contineous shuttles from airport to pickup location Or set a counter at airprt
Reviewed: October 18, 2016
The experience was mediocre. They only offered three types of cars: Kia, Hyundai, and Ford, all small SUVs.
It takes up 41% of all car rentals. Top selected car types are: Small, SUV, and Large.
* Based on all bookings from San Jose Airport (SJC) for the last 30 days.
Lowest rental rates at the San Jose Airport (SJC) is USD 46.57 on average, and can go up to USD 82.54 at the busiest . Use this conclusion to schedule your trip to your best interest.
In contrast, Saturday is the least busy day.
More bookings mean more time spent on queueing up at the counter. Prepare yourself if it is going to take you a long time to pick up from the San Jose Airport (SJC).
* Based on the scheduled pickup time of all bookings from San Jose Airport (SJC).
Most customers book a rental car from San Jose Airport(SJC) for 3 days, showing a short-term journey is popular.
One-way car rentals take up nearly 14% of the total bookings at San Jose Airport (SJC).Out of it, besides Las Vegas, other top destinations : San Diego, San Francisco.
On average, Full Protection costs USD 43.84 per day for SUV, USD 56.21 for Small and USD 82.96 for Large.
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No.1 Source Country
Customers from Israel choose San Jose Airport(SJC) the most as the start point of both their business and leisure journeys.
Quite a Planner
United States renters like to plan much more ahead, they usually make the online booking 27 days before pickup from the San Jose Airport (SJC).
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