Cheap Rental Car Kona is Unlikely

Cheap Rental Car Kona is the top search among the internet search engines. But I don't think you're going to find any deals when it comes to Kona rental cars.

All the major rental car agencies are located a short bus ride from the Kona airport terminal. Budget Hertz and Dollar just to name a few are all located right there at the airport.

An independent rental car company named Harper, rents 4wheel drives and motor homes. Their also located right there at the airport. I've rented trucks from them before and they definitley don't come under the "cheap rental car Kona" concept.

This only works if there are 2 or more in your party. One of you gets on the shuttle to the rental car agency and the other person goes and waits for the luggage at baggage claim. Then the person with the luggage's waits out at the curb for the other person to pull up with the rental car to load the luggage.

This beats hauling your luggage on the shuttle to the rental car agency. Not to mention you beat the other 200 people on the plane to the rental cars.

It depends if you're a back roads adventurer or not. If you are, rent a 4 wheel drive. You'll need it for some of the more secluded places on the island. Like Waipio Valley for example. You can not drive a 2 wheel drive car down into the valley. The road is super steep and you need the 4 wheel drive to get back up the road.

Same thing with going to the summit of Mauna Kea, you have to have 4 wheel drive. If you're not into getting off the beaten path, then just rent a car. But don't plan on a cheap car rental Kona.

I see a lot of folks driving around in convertible rental cars, their great in the winter. But I wouldn't be driving around in the summer with the top down, unless of course you have a desire for major sunburn.

There is one rental car place in town, that I don't recall their name, but I've heard some derogatory comments about their service around town. So if you plan to rent a vehicle, I'd stick to one of the major rental car agencies out at the Kona airport. Return from Cheap Rental Car Kona Return from Konafriends