Santa Marta car rentals

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Santa Marta car rental information

Pick-up locationSanta Marta
Car typesCompact, Compact SUV, Economy, Intermediate, Intermediate SUV, SUV
Rental locations17
Airport locations10
Popular agenciesAlamo, Enterprise Rent-A-Car

Cheap car rentals in Santa Marta

EconomyC$ 43/day
CompactC$ 48/day
IntermediateC$ 49/day
SUVC$ 93/day
Intermediate SUVC$ 94/day
Compact SUVC$ 95/day
Best rates found by KAYAK users in the past 48 hours.

Top tips for renting a car in Santa Marta

  • 25% of our users found rental cars in Santa Marta for C$ 53 or less
  • Book your rental car in Santa Marta at least 6 days before your trip in order to get a below-average price

FAQs about renting a car in Santa Marta

  • How much does it cost to rent a car in Santa Marta?

    On average a rental car in Santa Marta costs C$ 61 per day.

  • What is the cheapest car rental company in Santa Marta?

    In the past 72 hours, the cheapest rental cars were found at Alamo (C$ 43/day) and Enterprise Rent-A-Car (C$ 45/day). In the last 72 hours the cheapest rental car price was found at Alamo Via Cienaga Troncal Del Caribe 234507 (14 kilometers from city center).

  • Can I rent an automatic car in Santa Marta?

    Yes, automatic cars are available in most car renting companies in Santa Marta. As cars with manual transmission are more common in many countries, you might have to pay an additional charge for renting an automatic car.

  • How much is gas price in Santa Marta?

    The average gas price in Santa Marta is C$ 4.85 per litre over the past 30 days. Filling up a gas tank costs between C$ 58 and C$ 78, depending on the car size.

  • What is the most popular rental car in Santa Marta?

    Mini (Kia Picanto or similar) is the most frequently booked rental car type in Santa Marta.

  • Which car rental companies are at Simon Bolivar airport (SMR)?

    Car rental companies onsite at Simon Bolivar airport include Alamo, Avis and Localiza.

  • Which car rental companies will pick you up at Simon Bolivar airport (SMR)?

    Car rental companies that offer shuttle or pick-up services from Simon Bolivar airport to off-airport locations include Alamo, Avis and Localiza.

  • How can I find car rentals near me in Santa Marta?

    Take a look at our extensive car rental location map to find the best rental cars near you.

  • How much does a Mini car rental cost in Santa Marta?

    A Mini car rental in Santa Marta costs C$ 36 per day, on average.

  • What is the most popular rental car location in Santa Marta?

    In Santa Marta, cars are most frequently rented at Alamo Carrera 4 No 11a 189 Local 4 (4 km from city centre ).

  • How much does it cost to rent a car for a week in Santa Marta?

    On average a rental car in Santa Marta costs C$ 425 per week (C$ 61 per day).

  • How much does it cost to rent a car long term for a month in Santa Marta?

    On average a rental car in Santa Marta costs C$ 1,821 per month (C$ 61 per day).

  • Which car rental companies in Santa Marta have updated their vehicle cleaning and safety policies because of Coronavirus (COVID-19)?

    Some car rental companies in Santa Marta which have updated their car rental health and safety policies due to COVID-19 to make sure vehicles are clean and disinfected include Alamo and Avis

Santa Marta car rental reviews and directory

Localiza

8.4

Very good

2 reviews
Best rated
Cheapest deal

Cleanliness

8.4

Comfort

7.6

Pick-up/Drop-off

8.4

Value for money

8.4

2 locations in Santa Marta

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from C$ 37/day

Locations in Santa Marta

. Calle 24, 03-04, Bella Vista

+57 1 800 0520001

Monday08:00 - 17:00
Tuesday08:00 - 17:00
Wednesday08:00 - 17:00
Thursday08:00 - 17:00
Friday08:00 - 17:00
Saturday08:00 - 17:00
Sunday08:00 - 17:00
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Avenida Aeropuerto Km 80 Lo-11, 012a, Sal. Nacionales

+57 1 800 0520001

Monday06:00 - 22:00
Tuesday06:00 - 22:00
Wednesday06:00 - 22:00
Thursday06:00 - 22:00
Friday06:00 - 22:00
Saturday06:00 - 22:00
Sunday06:00 - 22:00
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Avis

6.4

Cleanliness

7.0

Comfort

6.0

Pick-up/Drop-off

6.0

Value for money

7.0

2 locations in Santa Marta

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from C$ 83/day

Locations in Santa Marta

Calle 14 No 4-25 Local 2a

Monday08:00 - 17:00
Tuesday08:00 - 17:00
Wednesday08:00 - 17:00
Thursday08:00 - 17:00
Friday08:00 - 17:00
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Simon Bolivar Intl Apo

+57 1 6291722

Monday08:00 - 17:00
Tuesday08:00 - 17:00
Wednesday08:00 - 17:00
Thursday08:00 - 17:00
Friday08:00 - 17:00
Saturday08:00 - 17:00
Sunday09:00 - 14:00
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3.2 Poor

Feb. 2019

KAYAK

Pros:

The car broke after 2 hours of use. Left indicator didnt work, drivers dook didnt look. We rang up and the team was unhelpful - we had to make an arranged time to change the car, miles from where we were! A nightmare, basically. Never using Avis again. + Service at collection was slow, rude, rubbish

Cons:

Everything

4.0 Mediocre

Jun. 2018

KAYAK

Pros:

How easy it was to arrange for the online rental. We will try to avoid using Avis again. They need to streamline the checkout process.

Cons:

Twice we rented Avis Cars in International Airports in Colombia. What a mistake Santa Marta & Bogota- very long check out process, especially when compared to our Colombian experience with Localiza Santa Marta - The Nissan March car we were given was substandard to other rental cars that we have had. (After market radio, lots of dings, missing hubcap, made a squeaky noise- we feared it might break down. Santa Marta - At check out we had to defend that it was being returned exactly as we received it. Apparently there were traffic cones missing.- Bogota -1 hr. 45 min. time period between checking in at reservation time at the Avis Counter and actually driving the car from the lot Bogota - tacky paint, and no wet paint signs, at the Avis counter. I got paint on my shirt sleeve. Bogota - Bad check-int instructions were given at Check-out, so it made check out longer and more complicated.

6.0 Okay

Feb. 2018

KAYAK

Pros:

The employees were amiable

Cons:

the difficulty in getting to rental company from airport. trying to coordinate the drop-off with no airport Avis office there being up charged for the rental

4.8 Mediocre

Dec. 2017

KAYAK

Cons:

There is no AVIS station at the Santa Marta Airport. I had to drive to the city to pick up my car. No explanation, no word of excuse. The dropoff was set to be the airport. The AVIS employee showed up with 1 hour delay.

4.8 Mediocre

Aug. 2017

KAYAK

Cons:

I booked the car through kayak, when we came to pick it up the adress given was wrong and the Avis shop was not in santa Marta but in rodadero, 30 min away. when we came to Pick it up they said we had to call first to confirm the car and didn't have a car for us. I had a booking confirmation via email and no way of knowing that we had to call as well to confirm. After about 45 min discussion they all of a sudden had a car but only if we could bring it back the next morning at 10am. The car was fine to drive during the day but at night the shaded windows were so dark that you could barely see the road, I was very scared driving like that. Also the control panel (where you see how fast u drive) was so blinding that I had to cover it with a book to be able to drive.

2.0 Poor

Aug. 2017

KAYAK

Cons:

The car was a wreck with big scratches all over and it was lacking features which are now common on most cars even the cheapest. We thought about returning it several times but since it still took us from point A to point B, we preferred spending our time discovering the country instead. However, the drop-off was a nightmare. The employee at Santa Marta came up with new (tiny) scratches in the most random places and made us call the Cartagena office to explain it wasn't our fault. They said they will review all pictures of the car to determine whether it was caused by us with no apologies for the inconvenience. This whole thing took close to an hour, making us rush for our plane. We had substantially better service with Localiza for our rental between Bogota and Medellin, even though they are not international players. Avoid Avis.

1 out of 4

National

2.0

Cleanliness

10.0

Comfort

10.0

Pick-up/Drop-off

2.0

Value for money

2.0

2 locations in Santa Marta

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Locations in Santa Marta

Carrera 4 No 11a 189 Local 4

+57 301 7560308

Monday07:30 - 17:30
Tuesday07:30 - 17:30
Wednesday07:30 - 17:30
Thursday07:30 - 17:30
Friday07:30 - 17:30
Saturday08:00 - 17:00
Sunday00:00 - 00:00
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Simon Bolivar Intl Airport

+57 301 7560308

Monday07:30 - 17:30
Tuesday07:30 - 17:30
Wednesday07:30 - 17:30
Thursday07:30 - 17:30
Friday07:30 - 17:30
Saturday08:00 - 17:00
Sunday00:00 - 00:00
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2.0 Poor

Jan. 2022

KAYAK
This was the worse experience.. I will never use Kayak again. I rented a car from National in Santa Marta; Colombia. What they did not tell me is Santa Marta has restrictions based on the last digit of the license plate so I could not drive the car on the third day I was there which was the day I had to return the car to airport. And they had only one car so I had to come back a day early and use taxis on final day.

1 out of 1

Hertz

6.7

Okay

No reviews available

One location in Santa Marta

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Locations in Santa Marta

Calle 24, #4-15

+57 350 7439106

Monday08:00 - 17:00
Tuesday08:00 - 17:00
Wednesday08:00 - 17:00
Thursday08:00 - 17:00
Friday08:00 - 17:00
Saturday08:00 - 17:00
Sunday08:00 - 17:00
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Royal Rent-A-Car

2.6

Poor

No reviews available

One location in Santa Marta

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Simón Bolívar International Airport

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Confort Rent A Car

2.0

Poor

No reviews available

One location in Santa Marta

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Entrega a domicilio por acordar

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Renta facil

2.0

Poor

No reviews available

One location in Santa Marta

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Simón Bolívar International Airport

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Alamo

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Most popular

2 locations in Santa Marta

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from C$ 40/day

Locations in Santa Marta

Carrera 4 No 11a 189 Local 4

+57 301 7560308

Monday07:30 - 17:30
Tuesday07:30 - 17:30
Wednesday07:30 - 17:30
Thursday07:30 - 17:30
Friday07:30 - 17:30
Saturday08:00 - 17:00
Sunday00:00 - 00:00
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Via Cienaga Troncal Del Caribe

+57 301 7560308

Monday07:30 - 17:30
Tuesday07:30 - 17:30
Wednesday07:30 - 17:30
Thursday07:30 - 17:30
Friday07:30 - 17:30
Saturday08:00 - 17:00
Sunday00:00 - 00:00
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Enterprise Rent-A-Car

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2 locations in Santa Marta

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Carrera 4 No 11a-189 Local 4

+57 301 7560308

Monday07:30 - 17:30
Tuesday07:30 - 17:30
Wednesday07:30 - 17:30
Thursday07:30 - 17:30
Friday07:30 - 17:30
Saturday08:00 - 17:00
Sunday00:00 - 00:00
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Simon Bolivar Intl Airport

+57 301 7560308

Monday07:30 - 17:30
Tuesday07:30 - 17:30
Wednesday07:30 - 17:30
Thursday07:30 - 17:30
Friday07:30 - 17:30
Saturday08:00 - 17:00
Sunday00:00 - 00:00
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Sunnycars

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2 locations in Santa Marta

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Carrera 4A NO 11 - A -189

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Via Sienagatronical del Caribe

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FlexWays

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One location in Santa Marta

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Locations in Santa Marta

Cl. 41 #31-17, Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia

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16 travellers who rented a car in Santa Marta gave the car agency they used an average rating of 6.1

Car rental locations in or near Santa Marta

Good to know

Most popular agency

Alamo

Most popular car type

Mini

Average price

C$ 61/day

Good deal

C$ 53/day

When to book a rental car in Santa Marta

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