Any advice car rental

[Mz11378]

We will be on the breakaway on 9/7 - 9/14 - when we return we want to drive to the Borgata in A/C - then to Brooklyn for a few days - leaving back to Haiti - JFK on 9/21 - can anybody help with where an affordable - reliable place to rent from may be - my only real idea is to go to JFK after the cruise either with a NCL transfer or a cab - better variety and I imagine cheaper

 

thank you

[wasiii]

We will be on the breakaway on 9/7 - 9/14 - when we return we want to drive to the Borgata in A/C - then to Brooklyn for a few days - leaving back to Haiti - JFK on 9/21 - can anybody help with where an affordable - reliable place to rent from may be - my only real idea is to go to JFK after the cruise either with a NCL transfer or a cab - better variety and I imagine cheaper

 

thank you

 

.....you might want to post this over on the East Coast Deaprtures board. You might get more answers over there.

 

wasiii

[Mz11378]

Thank you I just did that

[garycarla]

Actually, car rental from the airport is often more expensive because they have lots of extra fees.

 

With a few miles of the cruiseport there are many national car rental agencies. go to any online travel site to pick one that works for you.

[bbryan5]

Try Enterprise. There are a couple in Staten Island, NY.

[hominid]

Whenever I rent a car, I typically do one of the "name your price" sites because all rental places have the same cars (ford, chevy, toyota, etc). Often I can find a pre paid price there that's unbelievably cheap. Just last month I rented a Jetta for the weekend (friday-sunday Richmond, VA from the airport) and with taxes, fees and everything, it was $35! I couldn't believe how cheap it was. A cab, one way, was $40. No brainer.

[Sammy Sailor]

I realize car rental in the NY area will probably be more but for my upcoming cruise this February out of Tampa we're going down two days early to tour. I used priceline and bid $17 a day and got it for a compact (Toyota Corolla or similar). When I printed the invoice, it was from National, right at the Tampa airport.

[Kingisacruiser]

I have always found the best prices with National Car rental. You might want to pick up from a location close to the port, to avoid additional fees as stated by a previous poster and return to JFK for convenience. If you do some research, you may find a discount code that you are eligible to use for National Car rental. The codes on the BJs website seem open to the general public and can get you a decent discount.

[Mz11378]

thanks for the tips - used priceline - bid - got a great price - but I will have to go to airport but was more then half price off - it is budget

[JohnIreland]

There is an Avis about 3 blocks from the pier.

 

We picked up there and dropped off at Newark with no surcharge.

[garycarla]

thanks for the tips - used priceline - bid - got a great price - but I will have to go to airport but was more then half price off - it is budget

 

Half price off of what?

 

Compared to airport? Compared to renting downtown?

Add in the taxi to the airport?