Car Rentals at the Anchorage International Airport

Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) is Alaska's major air travel hub, located just four miles southwest of downtown Anchorage. Make this your base camp for exploring the eclectic metropolis and the surrounding frontier, and pick up an Anchorage International Airport rent a car before you head out into the wilderness.

This vibrant city is alive year round with culture, adventure, recreation, wildlife, and sightseeing opportunities, ensuring that you'll want to fly into ANC before taking on the rest of the state, and making Anchorage International Airport car rentals the first stop on your great Alaskan Adventure. Renamed in 2000 to honor long-standing US Senator Ted Stevens, it is Alaska Airlines' second largest hub, with the majority of passenger flights to and from Seattle and Fairbanks. Traffic has hovered around the five million passenger mark for the last ten years, peaking in the summer when passenger numbers are twice as high, and when Anchorage International Airport rent a car customers are also out in droves.

A shuttle bus runs every 15 minutes between North and South terminals and to rental car lots. Anchorage International Airport car rentals are provided by Enterprise, Thrifty, Alamo, Avis, Budget, National, Hertz, and Dollar. Nearby in the city of Anchorage, Denali, and Payless as well as a number of independents also offer car rental services. From the Airport, Alaska is connected to the contiguous US (known in Alaska as the Lower 48) and Canada by way of the Alaska Highway. This primary route is paved and meticulously maintained all year. Expect road construction and unavoidable delays in the summer to ensure safe driving year-round.  

Some rental car companies may offer one-way rentals in and out of the state in the shoulders of the tourist season (one-way into the state before summer and one-way out of the state after summer). Check with each agency for details. It is also possible (but expensive) to rent a vehicle one-way from Skagway to Anchorage through Avis, which can be paired with ferry service from Washington to Alaska. If an immigration issue prevents you from entering Canada, you may not enter the lower 48 by car from Alaska. Note that Canadian customs regulations state that Canadian residents may not rent a vehicle in the United States (including Alaska) and drive it into Canada.