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Last updated on: March 25, 2025
23 Rental Locations
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Follow signs to baggage claim area. Pass customs and proceed to the Alamo counter in the car-rental area. After being serve in the counter, an agent will take you to the shuttle to the Alamo rental facility, where you will obtain your rental agreement and the vehicle.
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+50622427733
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The Hertz counter is located inside the Terminal right after Customs.
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+50640369513
8.5/10 Very good
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+50640023857
8.5/10 Very good
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+506 7214 0094
8.5/10 Very good
200+ ratings, 1 reviews
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Follow signs to baggage claim area. Pass customs and proceed to the Enterprise counter in the car-rental area. After being serve in the counter, an agent will take you to the shuttle to the Enterprise rental facility, where you will obtain your rental agreement and the vehicle.
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+50622427800
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Please go to pick up address according to the GPS.
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+50624422422
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Meet & Greet at Terminal, Free Transfer shuttle to facility / On Desk
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+50624422422
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Flight number mandatory. A representative will meet you in the arrivals hall to show you the shuttle service. If you need help, please contact +506 25233232
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+50640525210
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Follow signs to baggage claim area. Pass customs and proceed to the rental counter in the car-rental area.
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+50624314865
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Follow signs to baggage claim area. Pass customs and proceed to the National counter in the car-rental area. After being serve in the counter, an agent will take you to the shuttle to the National rental facility, where you will obtain your rental agreement and the vehicle.
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+50622427878
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Upon arrival at San José Airport please go to the main Arrivals gate, there our Flexways representative will be waiting for you with a sign with your name on it outside the airport. If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact +54 9 11 5259-9877 (Phone and Whatsapp). Thank you!
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(+1) 3218215141
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Upon arrival at San José Airport please go to the main Arrivals gate, there our Flexways representative will be waiting for you with a sign with your name on it outside the airport. If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact +54 9 11 5259-9877 (Phone and Whatsapp). Thank you!
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(+1) 3218215141
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+50672020536
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Upon arrival at San Jose Airport please go to the main Arrivals gate, there our Flexways representative will be waiting for you with a sign with your name on it outside the airport. If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact +54 9 11 5259-9877 (Phone and Whatsapp). In order to speed up the vehicle pick up process, please complete your information on: https://www.flexways.com/web-checkin.php
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+541152630917 / +5491152599877
8.5/10 Very good
200+ ratings, 1 reviews
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A Shuttle service is provided from San Jose international airport. A U-Save representative will be waiting for the customer outside the main terminal. Please call 506-2430-4648 if you require any assistance.
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+50624304648
8.5/10 Very good
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After pick up the luggage and make customs please walk out of the terminal. Outside the terminal, please look for AmiGO representative who will be waiting for you with a sign with the name of the company: AmiGO. The office is off airport / off terminal, and free shuttle service will transfer you to the rental office located just 5 minutes away from the airport.
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+50624428585
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Branch staff will be waiting for you at the exit of the Airport
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+50670040090
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Branch staff will be waiting at the external arrival gates. You can also call free shuttle service hotline at San Jose Airport (+506 2101 6579). Alternatively, you can reach out branch staff via WhatsApp at (+506 7177 4805).
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+50621016579 / +50683573838
8.5/10 Very good
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Green Motion San Jose Airport is based outside the Terminal at Plaza Mango, Local LC-103, Radial Francisco J. Orlich. Once arrived and after luggage claim go thru customs and leave the building, turn right and continue for 25 meters all the sidewalk down, at the end you will find an uniformed Green Motion Costa Rica host with a board (your name on it). Then, our host will lead you in our shuttle service to our facility. If you require any assistance please call (506) 2542 4860 or Whatsapp - (506)8918 6867
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+50625424860
8.4/10 Very good
200+ ratings, 1 reviews
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Once you arrive at the terminal and go through customs, please proceed to the exit, and look for our representative with a ACE Rent a Car sign. If you cannot find a representative you may call us at our rental station number +(506) 2101 6579 or text us (whatsapp) +(506) 7177 4805 to coordinate the shuttle service.
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+50621016579
8.3/10 Very good
400+ ratings, 1 reviews
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When flight details are not provided, the customer may call upon arrival for free shuttle service available in San Jose Airport at the local number: 506-2430-0629 (San José) at office hours.Every 15 minutes a Shuttle Service is provided from Terminals to the closest facility. Shuttle is branded with Mex Rent A Car. We offer meet and greet service at the airport when exact flight details are provided. Renter will be received at external arrival gates by a Mex Rent A Car representative.
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+50624300629
8.3/10 Very good
600+ ratings, 4 reviews
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Airport Terminal Instructions COUNTER: Located in terminal, right after customs. After contract is ready, customer should walk out of only exit to get Budget shuttle. CARS: Located 2 miles away, about a 5 minute shuttle bus ride. RETURNS: Same pick-up. The shuttle bus will return the customers to the terminal building. AFTER-HOURS RETURNS: Open 24 hours.
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+50624362010
8.3/10 Very good
200+ ratings, 1 reviews
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Airport Terminal Instructions COUNTER: Customers are met in front of the Avis office which is in front of the airport and taken to the main Avis facility during office hours. Customer must return car back to the main facility and then customer will be driven back to the airport.
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+50625095950 / +50622931111
Budget
7.8/10
AVIS
6.8/10
Europcar
8.0/10
ADOBE
10.0/10
Keddy by Europcar
8.5/10
York
7.5/10
EC Rentacar
8.7/10
Enterprise
9.1/10
Alamo
9.1/10
JUMBO
10.0/10
Flexways
8.0/10
MEX
7.7/10
Hertz
10.0/10
PAYLESS
8.8/10
GREEN MOTION
7.2/10
Thrifty
6.7/10
Reviewed: February 21, 2025
El vehículo fue excelente. Como consejo tienen que mejorar el lugar de la lanzadera (el pickup del bus que lleva a la rentadora). Todo lo demás fue con una buena atención por parte de todo el personal
Reviewed: September 18, 2019
Waited almost 2 hours. Car fuel cap didn’t open. Needed service on first day. Piece of crap car.
Reviewed: December 22, 2024
It was a brand new vehicle, but a lot to desire when you demand power from the engine , this specific model lacks power.
Reviewed: January 12, 2023
Avis did not accept third party insurance in Costa Rica. The cost of their required insurance was not advertised anywhere, and doubled the cost of the rental car. Other agencies cost far less for their required insurance.
Reviewed: March 4, 2020
Danilo Jimenez REQUIRED me to buy the "minimum" AVIS additional insurance $275.90 for 9 days despite PROOF of FULL COVERAGE on the Easy Rent Cars voucher with Avis's name and reservation on it. When I resisted- Danilo Jimenez CANCELLED my booking and then announced where were no more cars for rent. Extortion pure.
Reviewed: November 15, 2024
Picking up and dropping off the car was very convenient. The car was a bit old, but this type of car is common in the area.
Reviewed: April 11, 2019
When picking up the car, I wanted to clarify every charge to avoid unknown and unnecessary fees, and I asked the male customer service representative at the counter to speak slower as my English isn't very good. However, this arrogant gentleman clearly lacked the patience to do his job well or was experiencing a bad day, clearly showing impatience and even shouting that he had explained everything multiple times, which was very embarrassing. When we inspected the car's condition and pointed out minor scratches, he showed impatience again. As someone who's rented cars before, I understood that he could have just told me these minor issues didn't matter. Overall, this gentleman left a bad impression of the car rental company and the start of our trip, making us feel even discriminated against. This must be pointed out and deserves a poor rating.
Reviewed: October 22, 2024
Very good, minor scratches from tree branches were not charged in the end.
Reviewed: October 9, 2024
The service was decent, but it's hard to imagine the car having a more basic power and configuration.
Reviewed: April 10, 2019
the broken car was replaced by a bigger and better one. loss of time is recovered.
Reviewed: July 22, 2024
La atención en la oficina de recogida fue desastrosa, incluyendo costos que ya habiamos pagado previamente en la reserva.
Reviewed: March 1, 2024
Great service. The only thing I will mention, they gave us a 7 seater car with a small engine! Being inn Costa Rica where you are surrounded by mountains, going up hills was an effort. They tried to upsell another car to us.
Reviewed: April 30, 2019
Waited over an hour to collect the car, so they need more staff to deal with this. The drop off was very efficient though and staff member very efficient. We got a better car than booked, so that was nice.
Reviewed: December 16, 2022
Car was in good condition. Pick up and drop off very smooth.
Reviewed: November 2, 2021
Couldn't have had a better experience with Alamo in our trip to Costa Rica. We had the car for the whole month of October, 2021. It all went flawlessly! We extended the initial reservation for extra 10 days and Alamo provided us with very reasonable and easy options to do so. Definitely recommend them!
Reviewed: January 10, 2020
On arrival the staff was very helpful in providing all the information required, from upgrades to legal information. There was no hidden surprises and when dropping off the car the staff made sure it was an easy process, which took minutes and made sure we were taken back to the airport with transportation provided. Excellent service!
Reviewed: February 3, 2023
Wendy who was the staff member was excellent. She took me through the whole process of picking up the car and was very clear, her English was superb! She was kind enough to help me with directions through the Waze satnav app, which she set and explained. The experience on our return was just as good and prompt. I can thoroughly recommend Jumbo hire.
Reviewed: January 5, 2023
Had to get extra insurance when we got there even if I paid for full cover on the website already , not happy about that
Reviewed: April 19, 2022
El auto está en condiciones demasiado malas, no debería alquilarse, asientos manchados, innumerables rayones, golpes, paneles plásticos dañados, además lo entregaron tan sucio que tuvimos nosotros que limpiarlo, aspirarlo y desinfectarlo
Reviewed: October 21, 2019
It's okay, not as good as last time, there's been a decline. Service enthusiasm increased after giving a tip.
Reviewed: March 31, 2020
Staff very efficient and helpful. Transferred immediately from airport to rental office. Vehicle exactly as requested.
Reviewed: March 8, 2020
When we arrived at payless San Jose Costa Rica we hade to pay for another insurance even if we already took one at the booking. The reprensentant at Payless said that this insurance did not worth nothing. So for 3 week rental it cost us around 2700$ Can. We consider that it was a robbery. It starts the vacations very bad.
Reviewed: May 20, 2019
I thought Lenny was incredibly helpful and he made the whole process extremely easy. Thank you!!
Reviewed: May 1, 2019
The counter staff was very slow on pick up. Really frustrating when we wanted to get on the road. It took about an hour.
Reviewed: February 24, 2016
I gave them 40 USD for gas, yet they still charged 76 USD to my credit card. This is fraud and cheating the customer! I strongly advise against renting from GREEN MOTION due to their undisclosed fees and lack of transparency. The staff is dishonest; we paid cash for gas but were charged again on our credit card, which is fraudulent.
Reviewed: July 27, 2019
Agent a Thrifty nous a obligé à prendre une assurance locale alors que nous avions déjà pris la meilleure assurance sur le site. Nous avons discuté avec lui presque 2 heures, il ne nous a pas laissé le choix et nous avons dû payer 265$ sup pr l assurance! Moteur de voiture très poussif, manque de nervosité et de dynamisme. Pas de climatisation à l arrière pour les enfants. A l arrière 2 ceintures de sécurité seulement, donc 2 enfants partageaient la même ceinture!!
It takes up 68% of all car rentals. Top selected car types are: SUV, Small, and Van.
* Based on all bookings from San Jose Airport (SJO) for the last 30 days.
Lowest rental rates at the San Jose Airport (SJO) is USD 15.07 on average, and can go up to USD 79.91 at the busiest December. Use this conclusion to schedule your trip to your best interest.
In contrast, Wednesday is the least busy day.
More bookings mean more time spent on queueing up at the counter. Prepare yourself if it is going to take you a long time to pick up from the San Jose Airport (SJO).
* Based on the scheduled pickup time of all bookings from San Jose Airport (SJO).
Most customers book a rental car from San Jose Airport(SJO) for 7 days, showing a medium length of rental period is more favored.
One-way car rentals take up nearly 11% of the total bookings at San Jose Airport (SJO).Out of it, besides Liberia, other top destinations : San Jose, Puerto Viejo.
On average, No Insurance Package costs USD 41.18 per day for SUV, USD 35.67 for Small and USD 66 for Pickup Truck.
Do You Know?
No.1 Source Country
Customers from Israel choose San Jose Airport(SJO) the most as the start point of both their business and leisure journeys.
Bigger is Better
Renters from Israel prefer more spacious car models like and Hyundai Staria.
Quite a Planner
Israel renters like to plan much more ahead, they usually make the online booking 234 days before pickup from the San Jose Airport (SJO).
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