Car rentals in Mexico are a great way to get around the Riviera Maya Mexico!
Freedom is great, being able to go where you want and when you want. When thinking about renting a car, you have a few different options.
1) Rent a car from the airport
2) Rent a car from your hotel or resort
3) Rent a car in the cheapest way and while sitting in your hotel room
Let’s take a look at these a bit more closely.
If you are flying into Cancun or Cozumel airports, you will have the option to rent a car in Mexico in Cancun Mexico or Cozumel from the airport and drive it to your hotel, resort or destination.
This is a very easy option.
It may take you an extra hour from when you arrive at the airport to when you leave in the car, because it’s Mexico and things take a little longer.
You will pay the most money renting a car this way, but it is very convenient.
You can also rent a car through the resort or hotel you are staying at. Most resorts have the ability to set that up for you at the hotel. Of course, this will be a more expensive option and is comparable in price to renting one at the airport. However, if you just want one for a day to take a day trip somewhere, then it may be the best option for you.
The cheapest and easiest option for transportation in Mexico in the Riviera Maya would be to call a local car rental place in Cancun Mexico and make arrangements with them to take the car to where you are.
Whether it’s your all-inclusive resort, hotel or restaurant.
They’re great for working out the details and you’ll save a ton of money doing this!
So how do you do this, you might ask. Well, since getting a car at the airport is very expensive, make arrangements with your hotel or whoever you booked your hotel with to take the shuttle from the airport to your hotel.
This is how most people get to their hotel and it’s like a well-oiled machine at the airport, so it’s very easy to figure out which shuttle you need to get on.
When you get to your hotel, check in, relax, maybe have a drink or two… then you can call a local Cancun car rental place. You can get your rental car that day or fix it for a few days of your trip.
You’ll get a great deal either way, but the longer you book, the cheaper the price per day.
Things to make sure of are:
1) That they can leave the car and pick it up at your hotel or resort. They are used to this, so don’t think this is a strange request.
2) Get rental car insurance in Mexico or make sure your personal car insurance covers you. Some insurance will cover you up to a certain number of miles in Mexico (if you’re from the US), but you’ll need to insure yourself.
3) Get car insurance! Yes, I said it again because it’s that important. Mexico is different than other countries and you don’t want to end up in trouble because you wrecked the car.
You don’t need anything to stop you from taking your flight home. So pay the few extra dollars.
Curious how much my husband and I paid for a week of car rental in the Riviera Maya Mexico?
