Renting a car

Due to the Corona pandemic, rental car prices for North America exploded. Compared to previous years, prices were more than two to three times as high. This was also the case when we booked a car for Canada in the fall of 2021. We found the cheapest price via ADAC through Hertz. When picking up the car at the airport in Montreal, a standard SUV for 23 days would cost a little over 1500€. Other SUVs were not offered. Alamo and the other rental companies were more than twice as expensive in comparison. 

By the tip of a friend we then became aware that the prices at the stations in the city are often much cheaper than at the airport. This we had never considered for practical reasons, because it is quite convenient to walk straight from the plane to the rental car and drive off immediately. When looking for the stations of Hertz in the city, we quickly found that the prices were much cheaper. For example, a midsize SUV for 23 days cost only 750€. This is not a real bargain compared to previous years, but still an acceptable price. The small disadvantage is actually only that you have to somehow get to the station in the city. However, even a cab ride is worth it if the price difference is as great as in our case. 

At the station in Montreal where we picked up the car there was no Choiceline. We were assigned the car. Since all cars in the parking lot were already rented, we would not have been able to exchange the car. In the end we got a Kia Sorento which is a standard SUV. We were very happy with it.