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KAYAK’s top tips for renting a car in Jackson

  • Jackson is not only the capital of Mississippi but also one of the state’s most populated cities. Many travelers come to Jackson, Mississippi for either leisure or business, and a Jackson car rental will give you the luxury of attending your business meetings and sightseeing at your own pace rather than figuring out which of the city’s limited bus routes will get you where you want to go or spending extra money and time on rideshares. Be sure to check out historic sites that were at the epicenter of the nation’s human rights movement, like the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum, the Medgar Evers House, Freedom Corner, and the Greyhound Bus Station Freedom Trail Marker. With a car, you can take a road trip outside of the city limits to the Bienville National Forest 50 miles away, the Delta National Forest 75 miles away, or nearby to the Ross R Barnett Reservoir 22 miles away.
  • Pick up your Jackson rental car directly from Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport (JAN) to save time and money. Most car rental companies are located on-site at the Car Rental Center in Terminal Level 1 across from the baggage claim. Some additional companies offer complimentary shuttle services, which you can catch directly outside the main terminal doors. Look for a brown sign indicating the Rental Car Shuttles. Then you can drive your car rental in Jackson 6 miles into Downtown Jackson.
  • Because Jackson is a large city, particularly when it comes to manufacturing, the highways around Jackson can get busy. The major highways in Jackson, Mississippi include Interstate 55, Interstate 20, Interstate 220, US 51, US 49, and US 80. Although the winter season is quite temperate, the city roads are frequented by several potholes, so please drive your car rental in Jackson with caution and a close eye to the road.
  • Snow is rare in Jackson, nonetheless, be sure that you practice safe driving in snowy or icy conditions by not slamming your brakes and driving below the speed limit. The morning rush hour is between 7am and 8am. During rush hour, the Interstate 55 South towards Byram tends to get the most backed up. Keep these rush hour times in mind when returning your car to catch a flight, and allow for more time to arrive in case of traffic.
  • Book your rental car in Jackson at least 1 day before your trip in order to get a below-average price

Jackson car rental experiences: the best tips from KAYAK users

Insights shared by verified travelers who rented a car in Jackson 
ScherolynAug 2024
Quick pick up and return; safe, dependable car
Verified travelerSep 2023
Call the Budget office to ensure they actually have car availability
Verified travelerOct 2023
Pick up your vehicle before noon. Preferably, 8-9 am.
Verified travelerAug 2023
Make your reservation directly with the rental car company so you know that you are getting a rental car actually at the airport itself.
LatishaJul 2023
Make sure to have a major credit card.

FAQs about renting a car in Jackson

  • What type of car is recommended for driving in Jackson?

    We recommend a compact car for traveling around Jackson, Mississippi as it will give you better gas mileage, make it easier to park, and still give you all the comfort you need for your travels. If you are traveling on business or want to drive in style, a luxury car might be a preferred option.

  • What’s the speed limit in Jackson?

    In Mississippi, a maximum speed limit of 70mph is allowed on its main highways. Within the city limits, the speed limit is generally 45mph. Within Jackson, traffic cameras are not used to monitor traffic signals or speeding. However, Jackson police officers or Mississippi highway patrol officers can often be found around the Pearl River Bridge monitoring for speeding drivers.

  • Where are the best places to park in Jackson?

    Downtown Jackson, Mississippi has paid parking meters. Rates are $1 per hour, costing $3 after 2h and then $4 for the third hour. Outside of the downtown area, parking is generally free and easy to find. Thus, an alternative option is to utilize the free parking at the Union Station and then take one of the nine fixed bus routes around town from there.

  • How much is gas price in Jackson?

    The average gas price in Jackson is 13.06 ﷼ per gallon over the past 30 days. Filling up a gas tank costs between 157 ﷼ and 209 ﷼, depending on the car size.

  • What is the most popular rental car in Jackson?

    Compact (Kia Soul or similar) is the most frequently booked rental car type in Jackson.

  • How can I find car rentals near me in Jackson?

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

  • How much does a Compact car rental cost in Jackson?

    A Compact car rental in Jackson costs 269 ﷼ per day, on average.

Jackson car rental reviews and directory 
All ratings and reviews are collected from KAYAK users with a verified car rental booking. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.

Enterprise Rent-A-Car

Cleanliness

7.5

Comfort

7.3

Pick-up/Drop-off

7.2

Value for money

6.4

4 locations in Jackson

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Locations in Jackson

10 Airstream Drive

+1 601 346 9114

Monday08:00 - 17:00
Tuesday08:00 - 17:00
Wednesday08:00 - 17:00
Thursday08:00 - 17:00
Friday08:00 - 17:00
Saturday09:00 - 12:00
Sunday00:00 - 00:00

1010 South State Street

+1 601 948 0062

Monday08:00 - 17:00
Tuesday08:00 - 17:00
Wednesday08:00 - 17:00
Thursday08:00 - 17:00
Friday08:00 - 17:00
Saturday09:00 - 12:00
Sunday00:00 - 00:00

151 Hanger Drive

+1 601 420 3142

Monday07:00 - 22:30
Tuesday07:00 - 22:30
Wednesday07:00 - 22:30
Thursday07:00 - 22:30
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Saturday07:00 - 22:30
Sunday07:00 - 22:30

5355 I 55 North Frontage Road

+1 601 981 4446

Monday08:00 - 17:00
Tuesday08:00 - 17:00
Wednesday08:00 - 17:00
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Friday08:00 - 17:00
Saturday09:00 - 12:00
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10.0 Wonderful

Anonymous, Apr 2024

Luxury

KAYAK
Staff was divine. Very caring and made sure I loved the car

10.0 Wonderful

Leopold, Jan 2024

Compact

KAYAK
Staff was great

6.0 Okay

Anonymous, Apr 2021

KAYAK

Pros:

Good car. Pleasant staff.

Cons:

Pick up process was slower than expected. Car had stale smoke smell which wasn’t obvious when we picked it up because they had drowned it in a sickening sweet air freshener. Soon as that wore off, the smoke smell was there.

10.0 Wonderful

Felicia, Jan 2021

KAYAK

Pros:

The staff was awesome. Raechel but I think she used Rae was outstanding. She provided outstanding customer service.

Cons:

I was charged a lot of fees in the back end and the costs was over $100 more than quoted on Kayak

8.8 Very good

Don, Jul 2020

KAYAK

Pros:

yes

5.6 Fair

isam, Jun 2020

KAYAK

Cons:

I think the rate was a bit off the limit

1 out of 5

Avis

Cleanliness

6.7

Comfort

7.0

Pick-up/Drop-off

6.7

Value for money

6.7

3 locations in Jackson

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1001 East County Line Road

+1 769 777 4001

Monday08:00 - 17:00
Tuesday08:00 - 17:00
Wednesday08:00 - 17:00
Thursday08:00 - 17:00
Friday08:00 - 17:00
Saturday09:00 - 12:00
Sunday09:00 - 12:00

137 Hangar Drive

+1 601 939 5882

Monday06:00 - 23:30
Tuesday06:00 - 23:30
Wednesday06:00 - 23:30
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Friday06:00 - 23:30
Saturday07:00 - 22:30
Sunday07:00 - 22:30

4450 Highway 80 West

+1 601 922 4823

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2.0 Poor

Anonymous, Feb 2021

KAYAK

Pros:

They no showed. So nothing

Cons:

Anything. They not only no showed they charged my credit card $50. Which doesn’t even make sense since the rental total was $110 for a single day

10.0 Wonderful

Anonymous, Mar 2020

KAYAK

Cons:

There always seems to be some confusion between Kayak and the actual rental company. Better communication would rock!

2.0 Poor

Anonymous, Jul 2023

Economy

KAYAK
I got charged more than double from what I was told. The car was dirty and smelled terrible. I got the car to take my grandmother out for he 90th birthday and she was disappointed to have to put up with the smell.

8.0 Very good

Anonymous, Oct 2022

KAYAK
No frills. No thrills.

10.0 Wonderful

Anonymous, Jul 2021

KAYAK
The staff was friendly on both sides, the car was in great shape and the pricing was better than the other vendors. Not much more to ask for!

1 out of 2

Payless

Cleanliness

9.3

Comfort

8.6

Pick-up/Drop-off

6.0

Value for money

8.6

One location in Jackson

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100 International Dr

+1 601 939 2708

Monday08:00 - 17:00
Tuesday08:00 - 17:00
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Thursday08:00 - 17:00
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8.0 Very good

Anonymous, Apr 2021

KAYAK

Pros:

Easy pickup / dropoff

Cons:

Rental car companies need to get more cars!

9.2 Wonderful

Anonymous, Dec 2019

KAYAK

Cons:

I had to go inside for the drop off return. I would have preferred curbside service.

4.0 Mediocre

Anonymous, Oct 2022

KAYAK
Loved our mini van. Lady at counter sweet. Men at drop off very nice. The only negative is that we had to wait 1.5 hrs after a tired 10:00 pm flight in a line! Only one lady working the Budget/Avis/Payless counter! They need a kiosk in Jackson cuz others complained this has happened before.

1 out of 1

Budget

Cleanliness

7.0

Comfort

7.0

Pick-up/Drop-off

7.0

Value for money

6.8

3 locations in Jackson

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1001 E County Line Road

+1 769 777 4004

Monday08:00 - 17:00
Tuesday08:00 - 17:00
Wednesday08:00 - 17:00
Thursday08:00 - 17:00
Friday08:00 - 17:00
Saturday09:00 - 12:00
Sunday09:00 - 12:00

137 Hangar Drive

+1 601 932 2126

Monday06:00 - 23:30
Tuesday06:00 - 23:30
Wednesday06:00 - 23:30
Thursday06:00 - 23:30
Friday06:00 - 23:30
Saturday07:00 - 22:30
Sunday07:00 - 22:30

4450 Highway 80 West

+1 601 923 9504

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2.0 Poor

Anonymous, Jul 2024

Intermediate

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The car smelled so bad like cigarettes. I drove with the windows down a lot of the time. I also had a tire that was leaking air and I had to pay at a gas station to fill it up. It went from 38 psi to 23 psi in about 9 hours.

10.0 Wonderful

Anonymous, Jun 2024

Full-size SUV

KAYAK
Very fast and easy process

2.0 Poor

Anonymous, May 2024

Luxury

KAYAK
First and foremost when I arrived there, they did not have the car that I reserved and instead of try to accommodate me, they tried to give me a minivan. It was for my son’s eighth grade ball. I reserved a Tesla or something similar but a minivan to accommodate me. No no apology was given or anything I never reserve or rent from them again.

2.0 Poor

Anonymous, Oct 2023

Pickup truck

KAYAK
This was the worst experience I’ve experienced with Avis/Budget. I normally book through the app but decided to use a 3rd party app. The truck was dirty and when asked for it to be cleaned, it was agin returned dirty after waiting 30 minutes. That’s an additional 30 minutes to the wait to get the truck. The truck had a broken taillight, dents & scratches all over it and broken light on the side mirror. When I cleaned the steering wheel with my wipes, they were literally brown with dirt.

10.0 Wonderful

Patrick, Feb 2021

KAYAK

Cons:

No check-in outdoors. Would have made rental experience 5-star! Still overall, great experience.

3.6 Poor

Andrew, Dec 2019

KAYAK

Cons:

Staff in Jackson never answered the phone. We were getting in at 11:15PM and it said the booth closed at 11. Call all day to confirm and no one picked up. When we returned the car, we were charged double the price of what we rented it for. Horrible experience.

1 out of 6

Alamo

Cleanliness

7.0

Comfort

7.1

Pick-up/Drop-off

6.7

Value for money

6.5

One location in Jackson

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Locations in Jackson

143 S Hangar Dr

+1 844 370 9795

Monday07:00 - 22:30
Tuesday07:00 - 22:30
Wednesday07:00 - 22:30
Thursday07:00 - 22:30
Friday07:00 - 22:30
Saturday07:00 - 22:30
Sunday07:00 - 22:30

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10.0 Wonderful

Anonymous, Mar 2024

Full-size

KAYAK
I dont think my experience could have been any better

6.0 Okay

Anonymous, Jan 2021

KAYAK

Cons:

Only issue was that the car reserved was not available, and the only ones available were minivans. Everything else was fine

2.0 Poor

Anonymous, Apr 2023

Full-size

KAYAK
They told me they were out of cars even though I had three reservation.

2.0 Poor

Anonymous, Mar 2022

KAYAK
I had limited time because of flight delays and an event I was trying to make. The one aspect I was hoping was not going to be an issue was picking up a car. I get to the booth and they inform me that even tho I had a reservation, there were no cars and I had to come back the next day. By that time all the other car rental companies had closed and I had to take a $50 taxi ride to make my event in time and then another $50 taxi ride the next day to pick up my reservation.

10.0 Wonderful

Anonymous, Jul 2021

KAYAK
Incredible pleasant ladies that I dealt with, and the pick-up and drop-off processes were each uncomplicated and quick. I will definitely use this Alamo location again.

1 out of 2

Hertz

Cleanliness

6.1

Comfort

5.9

Pick-up/Drop-off

5.3

Value for money

5.4

4 locations in Jackson

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100 International Drive

+1 601 939 5312

Monday07:00 - 22:30
Tuesday07:00 - 22:30
Wednesday07:00 - 22:30
Thursday07:00 - 22:30
Friday07:00 - 22:30
Saturday08:00 - 17:00
Sunday08:00 - 17:00

235 West Capitol Street

Monday00:00 - 00:00
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4157a Robinson Road

+1 601 922 3327

Monday08:00 - 17:00
Tuesday08:00 - 17:00
Wednesday08:00 - 17:00
Thursday08:00 - 17:00
Friday08:00 - 17:00

Jackson Intl Airport

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8.0 Very good

Anonymous, Jun 2024

Supplier choice

KAYAK
Great

2.0 Poor

Anonymous, Feb 2024

Minivan

KAYAK
Hertz cancelled the rental and said there were no vehicles available. Kayak, you need to get you process better and more accurate.

2.0 Poor

William, Apr 2021

KAYAK

Pros:

Never got a car, so nothing to like.

Cons:

I was sent to a pick up location that had been closed for years. Had to travel 10 miles to another location, then told I wasn’t in their system so no car available. Thank goodness Budget was right next door.

10.0 Wonderful

Anonymous, Sep 2020

KAYAK

Pros:

First time customer. No wait and no long paper work to fill out.

Cons:

More Variety to choose from.

2.0 Poor

Anonymous, Dec 2019

KAYAK

Cons:

I had to cancel my trip because the rental location was didn’t exist and I had to spend more money on Uber back and forth to hotel and car rental places.

10.0 Wonderful

Shawn, Jul 2022

KAYAK
The desk attendant was fantastic.

1 out of 4

National

7.3

Good

Best rated

One location in Jackson

Locations in Jackson

143 S Hangar Dr

+1 844 370 9794

Monday07:00 - 22:30
Tuesday07:00 - 22:30
Wednesday07:00 - 22:30
Thursday07:00 - 22:30
Friday07:00 - 22:30
Saturday07:00 - 22:30
Sunday07:00 - 22:30

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Easirent

4.6

Mediocre

One location in Jackson

Locations in Jackson

Jackson-Evers International Airport

Opening times not available

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U-Save

4.6

Mediocre

One location in Jackson

Locations in Jackson

5454 I-55 North Suite C

+1 601 957 8728

Opening times not available

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Sunnycars

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One location in Jackson

Locations in Jackson

143 South Hangar Drive

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74 travelers who rented a car in Jackson gave the car agency they used an average rating of 4.7

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