Book Budget car hires at San José Juan Santamaria Intl Airport
Same drop-off
Driver's age: 25-65
Car Rental Deals
Budget car hire prices at San José Juan Santamaria Intl Airport
Toyota Yaris
or similar Small2
2
4-5
£22/day
Toyota Corolla
or similar Small4
2
4-5
£26/day
Toyota RAV4
or similar Medium5
3
2/4
£28/day
Toyota Rush
or similar SUV2
2
4-5
£25/day
Toyota Fortuner
or similar SUV5
2
4-5
£54/day
Toyota Hilux
or similar Pickup truck5
3
2/4
£65/day
Audi Q3
or similar SUV5
5
4-5
£49/day
Toyota Raize
or similar SUV5
3
4-5
£25/day
Subaru Crosstrek
or similar SUV4
2
4-5
£26/day
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How far in advance should you book car hire from Budget at San José Juan Santamaria Intl Airport?
Based on Budget hire prices found by KAYAK users over the last 12 months.
To get the best price on car hire from Budget at San José Juan Santamaria Intl Airport, you should book around 85 days before your trip. This could save you approximately 64% compared to booking last minute.
How much does it cost to hire a car from Budget at San José Juan Santamaria Intl Airport per month?
Average daily car hire prices based on Budget cars at San José Juan Santamaria Intl Airport searched on KAYAK in the last 12 months.
On average, car hire from Budget at San José Juan Santamaria Intl Airport costs £20 per day. March is the most expensive month to hire from Budget at San José Juan Santamaria Intl Airport, when prices are £42/day on average.
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Reviews
Overall ratingBased on 26 reviews
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Recent reviews
Traveller rating
8.0
I’ve read mixed reviews about car rentals in Costa Rica with some people having poor experiences, but that wasn’t my experience. I had a little trouble finding the shuttle at the airport and I didn’t like having to put a $3k deposit down to avoid adding 3rd party insurance, but otherwise things went smoothly. My car was clean and solid, and I didn’t have any delays or issues. Would rent again.Reviewed 18 Mar 2026
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4.0
Forced to upgrade when we arrived 30 minutes early because apparently original car wasn’t ready yet. Had dents on all sides. Bought extra insurance from kayak/priceline from email soliciting it. Budget didn’t accept that and forced us to put a $3000 deposit or buy their insurance after we already bought insurance through the booking company. Very rude staff. Car was 4 time than quoted rate. Charged us $130 for 1/4 tank of gas. Terrible experience.Reviewed 19 Feb 2026
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10.0
Easy process, shuttle to and from airport was easy and convenient.Reviewed 10 Jan 2026
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2.0
Although it was advertised as in terminal, it really is not. Only thing they do at the terminal is checking the reservation and you are shuttled to other location. Waited 15 minutes for the shuttle. Also it's almost been a week and I still haven't got my deposit back.Reviewed 25 Mar 2025
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2.0
Personnel at San Jose office was rude! He was upselling the car insurance which I told him isn’t necessary as we have coverage through Chase Sapphire Reserve which is the credit card I used to book reservations. He was unhappy that we declined the insurance and was very rude from then on. It was a real sad first impression of Costa Rica citizens.Reviewed 11 Jun 2024
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4.0
Only real thing I liked was how close it was to the airport and there being a shuttle. Otherwise, the first challenge was the insurance up sale. I purchased insurance during booking but then still had to purchase more insurance upon arrival. The first car I rented had such a small engine we had to return it. Then the second SUV was quite dirty and we could not connect the phone to it and while figuring that out the battery died. So, on the spot they had to replace the battery. Grateful they did then but imagine if we had drove off into the 4 hours drive ahead of us without a new battery? Basically, super mediocre if not sub par service.Reviewed 14 Jun 2023
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2.0
Be prepared to be taken advantage of. No matter if you have extremely good insurance through your credit card company these guys will try their absolute hardest to force the company insurance on you for an extra $40 a day. Windshield got cracked by a rock on the road and they took $1100 out of the $3000 deposit, $1100 to replace a windshield?? Get real. To top it all off they charged me $120 American to fill half the tank upon return. It’s standard practice with rental agencies to have an increased gas fee if they have to fill it upon return. But this is on a different level, not to mention I know this guy was just making up numbers in his head as I was able to haggle the price down to $120. He also insisted I pay him in USD with no explanation and eventually took payment in colones. Sketchy business practices at this establishment, beware.Reviewed 30 Oct 2022
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Budget car hires near San José Juan Santamaria Intl Airport
Juan Santa Maria Intl Apo
Address
Juan Santa Maria Intl ApoHours
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Phone
+506 2436 2010Address
300 West Of Apo Holiday InnPhone
+506 2436 2010Address
3km From Intl ApoHours
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