Car Rentals in Alaska

From the icy waters of Prudhoe Bay, to the world-renowned fishing of Bristol Bay, Alaska has everything to offer and more. While flying in pond hoppers is the easiest way to travel around Alaska, it certainly isn’t the most cost effective. Alaska car rentals are a great way to travel if you plan on traveling in Southern Alaska. But you should know that there are vast stretches of roadway with nothing for miles, including gas and supplies such as water. It is imperative that you travel prepared for the worst, including being stranded overnight on a dark stretch of highway.

It should be noted that there are destinations, such as Katmai National Park, that are considered to be only accessible by plane. This means that though you can land and obtain an Alaska car rental in King Salmon, the gateway town to Katmai, there are no roads that will lead you out of town. This is especially important for people who are planning to start their Alaskan road trip in an isolated destination. Check local maps to ensure that you can safely drive out of the town that you land in. Alaska rent a car companies such as Alamo, National, Avis, Thrifty, Payless, Budget, Hertz, Dollar, and Enterprise rent cars in just about any major Alaskan town with connecting highways. Like most major companies in Alaska and with offices in Anchorage, car rental companies will also accept reservations for towns any other part of the state.

In some instances, it is possible to rent a car in one city and drop it off in another. If you obtained a rental car in Anchorage, then traveled to the Denali National Park, you could drop your Alaska rent a car off in Fairbanks. The number of vehicles available at any given location can get quite limited, so you will be best off to have reservations, especially during the busy fishing and traveling months of July and August. The same regulations are applicable to renting vehicles Alaska as they are most other states, except most agencies will charge an additional $15 per day for renters under 25 years of age. Government employees over the age of 18 traveling on government orders to Alaska may rent from most companies without any surcharges. Motor home rentals are also available from several rental agencies.

It is not recommended that you book your Alaska car rentals between the months of October through April. Conditions during winter months make roadways unsafe for travel, and most agencies do not rent chains for tires due to state regulations and damages that can occur to vehicles.