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Enterprise Rent a Car review

Updated September 30, 2026 · NomadCue Editorial Team · Facts checked September 30, 2026

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Our verdict

Enterprise Rent a Car is a car rental specialist, founded in 1957 and based in the United States, and it suits travelers who need a vehicle for a single leg of a trip rather than a whole holiday. It scores 8.9 overall here, with trust at 9.8.

Key facts

Best for
A rental car for part of a trip, from a company whose range is car rental only.
Products
Car-rental↗
Headquarters
United States↗
Founded
1957↗
Official website
enterprise.com

Facts checked September 30, 2026, 1 source

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Clear scope: the product list is car rental, so the rate, the vehicle and the rental terms all sit in the same booking.
  • Depth over breadth: in the car rental category the product share is 100%, and in the wider get there group it is 32.9%.
  • Trading history: the company dates from 1957 and is based in the United States.
  • Trust at 9.8 outruns the offer part at 8.5, which matters for a booking with a large upfront cost.

Cons

  • Car rental only, so the vehicle cannot be bundled with a flight, hotel or transfer the way flights, hotels and tours can be.
  • Intrepid Travel sells packages, tours and cruise, so a car hire can sit inside a full trip there rather than standing alone.
  • Čedok covers flights, packages and tours, giving travelers on ski or rail led holidays a range built around those legs.
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Who it suits

  • Travelers who want a rental car for part of a trip and prefer a range of car rental kept deliberately tight.
  • Anyone putting weight on a long trading history, with the company operating since 1957.
  • Groups booking a large upfront cost who read trust closely, since the trust part of the score reaches 9.8.

Who should look elsewhere

  • Travelers who want a single booking covering flights, hotels and the car: Emirates spans flights, hotels and tours.
  • Small group tour travelers, who will find packages, tours, cruise, rail, flights and visa help under Intrepid Travel's packages, tours and cruise.
  • Ski and rail holidaymakers, who can shop those legs directly with Čedok's flights, packages and tours.

The company behind it

Enterprise Rent a Car has rented cars since 1957 and keeps its headquarters in the United States. A business that has traded for that length from a single home market is a different proposition from a broker that passes a booking along, and it is the sort of operator a group leader can approach when a vehicle needs swapping part way through a trip. The company is a specialist rather than a general travel group, which narrows the questions worth asking. Rate, deposit, vehicle class and the terms attached to the rental desk matter more here than the extras that come with a packaged holiday, and the length of the trading record is the clearest available signal for how a large, non returnable cost is handled when plans shift. Buyers who want flights, hotels or tours in the same basket will find them with another company.

How Enterprise Rent a Car compares

Frequently asked questions

What does Enterprise Rent a Car actually sell?+

The product list is car rental, and nothing beyond it. A booking here covers a vehicle and the terms attached to that rental, with no flight, hotel or tour pulled into the same basket. Bundled travel sits elsewhere: Emirates spans flights, hotels and tours.

How long has Enterprise Rent a Car been trading?+

The company has been in the car rental business since 1957, a long record in a business where contracts and vehicle condition are often settled in person at a counter. Buyers placing a large cash outlay can put some weight on that, together with a trust score of 9.8.

Where is the company based, and does that matter for the booking?+

Headquarters sit in the United States, so the operational base is in the United States. Branch pickup points are a separate question from the home base, and a traveler crossing borders should check where a vehicle can be collected and returned before paying.

Can a flight or hotel be added to a car hire from Enterprise Rent a Car?+

Not through this company, whose range is car rental. Emirates is the closest comparison, since its products span flights, hotels and tours, so a flight, a hotel and a vehicle can share one booking. Intrepid Travel takes a different route, with packages, tours and cruise.

How does Enterprise Rent a Car score against the other names here?+

The overall score here is 8.9, split into offer 8.5 and trust 9.8. Trust carries the larger share, which suits a specialist that stays in its lane rather than a company spreading itself across many booking types.

Is car rental a large category on the site?+

Car rental is the anchor product in its own listing, where the category share is 100% and 102 brands sit in that category. The wider get there group places car rental at 32.9%, next to hotels, flights and transfers.

Who is this suited to?+

Groups and families who want a vehicle for a defined stretch of a road trip, and who would rather deal with a specialist running since 1957 than a general travel group. Travelers booking flights and hotels in the same basket are better served by Emirates with flights, hotels and tours.

Does this suit a ski or rail holiday?+

Not much, since the range is car rental. The products list at Čedok, flights, packages and tours, is built around ski and rail legs, and Intrepid Travel leans on packages and tours through packages, tours and cruise, so those trips are served elsewhere. A car hire is the add on rather than the base.

Sources

Compiled from 1 source page, checked September 30, 2026. We did not open an account.

Not confirmed yet: Booking fees.

Enterprise Rent a Car

Enterprise Rent a Car

A rental car for part of a trip, from a company whose range is car rental only.

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