Where can I find the counters for the car rental agencies at Halifax Airport?

When you enter the Arrivals area of the airport, head out of the terminal, across Bell Boulevard, across Silver Dart Drive, and into the Airport Parkade covered garage. On the Lower Level, you'll find a number of familiar car agencies to choose from, including Alamo/National, Dollar/Thrifty, Avis, Hertz, Enterprise, and Budget. To make the rental process as efficient as possible, you should make a reservation before you arrive at the airport. Search rental cars on KAYAK

Where can I find my rental vehicle and where do I return it?

Halifax Airport makes getting a rental car as easy as possible. Rental cars are parked on the Lower Level of the Airport Parkade, the same area where the rental car companies have their counters situated. When it is time to return your car rental at Halifax International Airport, follow the signs for rental car return when you enter the airport grounds to get back to the Parkade. Search rental cars on KAYAK

Do I need an International Driving Permit in order to get a rental car at Halifax International Airport?

No. Your US driver's license, as long as it is valid and not expired, should be sufficient proof that you legally know how to drive. Most car rental agencies at the Halifax Airport will also require a major credit card in your name and some will require additional photo ID, such as your passport. If you intend to use your own insurance to cover your rental car, make sure that your coverage extends to Canada and find out whether you need to show proof of coverage at the time you pick up your Halifax International Airport car rental. Search rental cars on KAYAK

What is the best rental car company at Halifax Intl airport?

Based on ratings and reviews from real users on KAYAK, the best car rental company at Halifax Intl airport is Budget (8.8, 110 reviews). Search rental cars on KAYAK

Which car rental companies will pick you up at Halifax Intl airport?

Car rental companies that offer shuttle or pick-up services from Halifax Intl airport to off-airport locations include Ace, Alamo, Avis, Budget, Discount Car & Truck Rentals, Dollar, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Hertz, National, and Thrifty. Search rental cars on KAYAK

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Securing a car rental at Halifax International Airport (YHZ), also known as Halifax Stanfield International Airport, is the ideal choice for Halifax. Within the city, driving a Halifax International Airport car rental instead of using public transportation can save you more than 30 minutes of travel time. Driving a rental car is also a convenient way to explore the island of Nova Scotia, from Antigonish in the north to Yarmouth in the south. In a Halifax International Airport car rental, you can also drive to New Brunswick in just about 2 hours and to the world-renowned Prince Edward Island in just under 3 hours. Deciding to book a car rental at Halifax International Airport can help you get the most out of this fascinating corner of the world.
When you are driving a Halifax International Airport car rental, be careful about driving within the speed limit to avoid incurring a hefty fine. In Canada, the speed limit is posted in kilometers. So, if you see a posted speed limit of 50 km, do not slip into habitual thinking and drive at 50 mph, because 50 km is actually about 30 mph, and you would inadvertently be driving 20 miles over the speed limit.
If you need to wait before you can collect your car rental at Halifax International Airport, or if, due to severe weather, you want to wait until you drive away from the airport, you will find several amenities and services at the Halifax Airport that will make your wait-time there both relaxing and constructive. At Halifax Airport, you can find currency exchange, ATMs, charging ports for your phone, facilities for nursing mothers, a play area for kids, restaurants and shops, a non-denominational chapel, and more.
Extended hours of operation among most of the agencies is a benefit of booking a car rental at Halifax International Airport. Most car rental agencies within the city of Halifax tend to close by 6 pm. However, at Halifax Airport, the agencies tend to stay open much later. For example, Enterprise and Alamo stay open until midnight most days, and Avis and Hertz are usually open until 1:30 am. These longer hours are incredibly convenient for travelers who land at night or have their planes delayed.
Book your rental car at Halifax Intl airport at least 2 weeks before your trip in order to get a below-average price

Where can I find the counters for the car rental agencies at Halifax Airport?
When you enter the Arrivals area of the airport, head out of the terminal, across Bell Boulevard, across Silver Dart Drive, and into the Airport Parkade covered garage. On the Lower Level, you'll find a number of familiar car agencies to choose from, including Alamo/National, Dollar/Thrifty, Avis, Hertz, Enterprise, and Budget. To make the rental process as efficient as possible, you should make a reservation before you arrive at the airport.
Where can I find my rental vehicle and where do I return it?
Halifax Airport makes getting a rental car as easy as possible. Rental cars are parked on the Lower Level of the Airport Parkade, the same area where the rental car companies have their counters situated. When it is time to return your car rental at Halifax International Airport, follow the signs for rental car return when you enter the airport grounds to get back to the Parkade.
Do I need an International Driving Permit in order to get a rental car at Halifax International Airport?
No. Your US driver's license, as long as it is valid and not expired, should be sufficient proof that you legally know how to drive. Most car rental agencies at the Halifax Airport will also require a major credit card in your name and some will require additional photo ID, such as your passport. If you intend to use your own insurance to cover your rental car, make sure that your coverage extends to Canada and find out whether you need to show proof of coverage at the time you pick up your Halifax International Airport car rental.
What is the best rental car company at Halifax Intl airport?
Based on ratings and reviews from real users on KAYAK, the best car rental company at Halifax Intl airport is Budget (8.8, 110 reviews).
Which car rental companies will pick you up at Halifax Intl airport?
Car rental companies that offer shuttle or pick-up services from Halifax Intl airport to off-airport locations include Ace, Alamo, Avis, Budget, Discount Car & Truck Rentals, Dollar, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Hertz, National, and Thrifty.

Budget

8.8

Very good

Read 62 reviews

Best rated

Cleanliness

9.1

Comfort

9.0

Pick-up/Drop-off

9.0

Value for money

7.9

One location in Halifax Intl Airport

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747 Bell Boulevard

+1 902 492 7553

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4.0 Mediocre

Vic, Sep 2024

Intermediate SUV

Poor. They charged me for an extra day despite returning the car under grace period. Falsified return time stamp to show I was more than an hour late for return.

10.0 Wonderful

Rich, Aug 2024

Intermediate SUV

Vincent, the rental agent at Nova Scotia's Stanfield Airport, stayed open to accomodate flights arriving late due to weather related delays. Although it was 2:00am, Vincent was friendly, cheerful, and professionally expedited everyone's rental. Vincent made many weary travelers leave with smiles on their faces. Thank you Vincent!

10.0 Wonderful

Tracy, Jul 2024

Pickup truck

Great pick up, easy return, truck was in excellent mechanical shape. We always get friendly service at the counter.

10.0 Wonderful

Will, Jul 2024

Luxury

Excellent all around. Very friendly at pickup and drop off. Finally got the chance to drive a Tesla and it was so much fun. Plan your trip accordingly though as limited supercharging stations in Nova Scotia depending on where you are going.

10.0 Wonderful

Anonymous, Oct 2023

Premium

Excellent. Car was clean, service agent was very friendly, and it was a smooth experience.

10.0 Wonderful

Anonymous, Oct 2023

Full-size

Easy access & departure. Great car.

Avis

8.7

Very good

Read 22 reviews

Cleanliness

8.9

Comfort

8.9

Pick-up/Drop-off

9.1

Value for money

7.8

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747 Bell Boulevard

+1 902 429 0963

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10.0 Wonderful

Anonymous, Aug 2024

Supplier choice

Expensive but the car was nice

10.0 Wonderful

Sara, Aug 2024

Supplier choice

It was perfect. Easy and comfortable very fast and nice costumer service

10.0 Wonderful

Anonymous, Oct 2023

Intermediate SUV

Pick up was great -- staff at the Halifax airport desk were friendly and quick. Drop off was the easiest and fastest we've ever experienced in 30 years of travel. And the staff member who checked us in was very personable and polite. Will absolutely use Avis again for our next trip. Thanks for the great service!

10.0 Wonderful

Anonymous, Jul 2024

Full-size SUV

Smooth dealing

10.0 Wonderful

Gary, Jun 2023

Intermediate

Everything

8.0 Very good

Anonymous, May 2023

Compact SUV

Nothing, vehicle was new, no issues

Alamo

8.9

Very good

Read 16 reviews

Cleanliness

9.2

Comfort

8.6

Pick-up/Drop-off

8.8

Value for money

8.2

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747 Bell Blvd

+1 902 873 3159

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10.0 Wonderful

Anonymous, Mar 2024

Pickup truck

Rosie was great

2.0 Poor

Anonymous, Nov 2023

Economy

You booked the car in Enfield N.S. instilled of Boston,Massachusetts where I needed it.Had to go with another car rental when I got to Boston Airport.

10.0 Wonderful

Anonymous, Nov 2023

Intermediate SUV

All good. Great service at pickup and at drop off. Thank you!

8.8 Very good

David, Feb 2020

Pros:

Service

Cons:

Nothing

8.0 Very good

Helen, Aug 2023

Intermediate

It doubles the rental price to drop at another location and I wish it had been cheaper. But I did appreciate the convenience.

8.0 Very good

Anonymous, Jul 2023

Intermediate

Counter and drop off people were very good

National

8.8

Very good

Read 3 reviews

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9.3

Comfort

9.3

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9.1

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8.2

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747 Bell Blvd

+1 902 873 3505

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8.0 Very good

Anonymous, Oct 2023

Compact

Pick was easy. Didn’t like that you charged 2.25 a litre for gas. An extra .25 per litre would have been lots

10.0 Wonderful

Anonymous, Aug 2022

Broken glasses holder - was noted after we pointed it out to agent.

2.0 Poor

Anonymous, Dec 2021

There was an extra $138 charged to my Visa. The experience of brining the car back was quite lovely, the clerk was very friendly and nice but she did not say a word about any extra expenses being put on my bill, she simply handed me a triple folded receipt and said have a great holiday season. The next day when I pulled the receipt out of my purse I saw the total charged to my account. Needless to say, I will NOT be using them again.

Enterprise Rent-A-Car

7.8

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7.8

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7.8

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8.4

Value for money

7.5

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747 Bell Blvd

+1 902 873 4700

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10.0 Wonderful

borkrowe, Oct 2024

Premium SUV

Everyone was wonderful! Vehicle perfect!

10.0 Wonderful

Anonymous, Oct 2024

Full-size SUV

Great company! Nice vehicles! Excellent customer service! Will do business again!

10.0 Wonderful

Anonymous, Aug 2024

Compact SUV

good service and comfortable car to drive. There could have been more signs at Charlottetown airport to guide customers where to drop off vehicle.

8.0 Very good

Rina, Oct 2022

I had no problem changing cars. The first one that I got had problem with slow leak in one of the tires. Later when I had to extend the rental period due to rescheduled flights (by the airline), I had to call more than 3 times because no-one answered those calls and no agent returned my calls despite leaving a message and my phone number. Once I got through to an agent, I had no problem.

2.0 Poor

Anonymous, Oct 2022

Had to cancel because of hurricane.

10.0 Wonderful

Anonymous, Oct 2022

Easy pick up and drop off, car was clean and an upgrade at no additional cost. Great value too!

Thrifty

7.8

Good

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Cleanliness

7.5

Comfort

7.8

Pick-up/Drop-off

8.0

Value for money

7.0

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747 Bell Blvd

+1 877 283 0898

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6.0 Okay

Anonymous, Sep 2020

Pros:

it was cancelled due to C-19

8.8 Very good

Anonymous, Mar 2020

Pros:

Staff excellent, car was good

Cons:

Price, very high price for returning to another city when in this day and age rentals are so fluid same company owns all locations!

2.0 Poor

Anonymous, Mar 2020

Pros:

No , ended up getting another rental car from another company

Cons:

Better and helpful customer service

8.8 Very good

Anonymous, Feb 2020

Pros:

Yes the staff was helpful and polite. Most notably the return was exceptionally quick and easy.

Cons:

More counter help. The customer in front of me asked EVERY question imaginable and some that were unimaginable and then of course the attendant was trying to up sell. Sorry but the last thing you want to do after a long day of traveling is to wait in line unnecessarily. Once they got done our transaction went smoothly and we were on our way.

8.0 Very good

Lindy, Dec 2019

Pros:

Helpful staff, efficient, quick pick up and drop off.

6.0 Okay

Anonymous, May 2023

Standard SUV

Car was dirty when I picked it up (inside and out), but I did get a good rate on it

Dollar

7.6

Good

Read 8 reviews

Cleanliness

8.3

Comfort

8.3

Pick-up/Drop-off

7.8

Value for money

8.3

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747 Bell Blvd

+1 866 434 2226

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2.0 Poor

Anonymous, Oct 2024

Premium

I changed the pick up time within the same day but staff at Dollar Halifax would not honor the rate. Eventually - few days later, a manger was able to correct the rate to the original price

10.0 Wonderful

Richard, Jul 2024

Economy

My car rental with Dollar in Halifax, NS went smoothly.

2.0 Poor

Anonymous, Mar 2020

Cons:

I tried to cancel because could not travel because of -andemic. No luck. so a complete waste of money

10.0 Wonderful

Anonymous, Dec 2019

Pros:

Very friendly, very easy

10.0 Wonderful

Pam, Mar 2024

Standard SUV

Car was more than u expected. However when I booked the car They took the price of car of my card right away.That was great. But then just before my trip they took more than I was told abd now they want 300 more when I picked up car. That was so not good business. BC I don't think I would rent from them again

10.0 Wonderful

Anonymous, Apr 2023

Intermediate SUV

The speed of service was excellent . The car was great and the price was right. Great experience

Hertz

7.4

Good

Read 15 reviews

Cleanliness

7.9

Comfort

8.2

Pick-up/Drop-off

7.3

Value for money

6.9

One location in Halifax Intl Airport

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747 Bell Blvd

+1 902 873 3700

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8.0 Very good

Anonymous, Oct 2024

Intermediate SUV

The Bronco was excellent to drive The pick up was very good & easy The personnel that received my car at return could have better personal skills and be friendlier

10.0 Wonderful

Ben, Aug 2024

Intermediate SUV

Easy pickup and drop off. The Ford Escape was in good shape, ran a little rough, and we ran out of washer fluid.

8.0 Very good

Dave, Mar 2020

Pros:

Yes

Cons:

The advertised price was $32 per day - no mention of insurance. When I collected the car I paid over $80. Insurance alone was $42. These hidden charges are bad. $80 per day for a car is excessive.

2.0 Poor

Anonymous, Oct 2024

Intermediate SUV

very poor customer service at rental counter. He had no manners would not take the time to explain rules and regulations . i felt like he treated us like nobody’s and then got upset when we had a different insurance plan purchase, that we purchase on line .He just rushed us out . Has first time car rental customer it was my worst experience would not take the time for nothing . Will not deal with Hertz again thank you

10.0 Wonderful

Anonymous, Sep 2022

Car rentals always end up costing more than the initial quote. It would be helpful to provide all additional options/charges up front. Having said that the staff at pick-up and return were very friendly; we got an upgrade, and the car was spotlessly clean. Would definitely book again. The clincher was rushing back to the car when I realized I’d lost my wallet when we got to the check-in area at departures….to hear the attendant we’d dropped the car off with saying “hear she is” and returning my wallet (with ID needed for travel) with a smile!

10.0 Wonderful

Anonymous, Sep 2022

Just didn't know where to drop off keys at 5.30 a.m. at the airport. Had to go into the terminal to ask. First time dropping a car so early. But found it. A sign would have been nice. Or maybe I missed it. 🤔

Payless

6.8

Okay

One location in Halifax Intl Airport

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747 Bell Bloulevard

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6.3

Okay

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