Thrifty, Los Angeles Airport Car Rental

Address
Pick-up
Drop-off
Opening Hours
Deposit policy
Accepted Cards
E-voucher
Age requirements
Driver's License Requirements
Additional Extras
Cross Border
Cross Islands
Distances to Landmarks

Thrifty - Los Angeles Airport Information, Car Rental Instructions & Policies

Address

5251 WEST 98TH STREET,LOS ANGELES,CA,90045,US

Telephone

+13102583000 / +13104100367

Pick-up Instructions

The Thrifty - Los Angeles Airport car rental location is in terminal

You can walk to the counter of Thrifty - Los Angeles Airport car rental.

Drop-off Instructions

Return instruction is being collected.

Opening Hours

Days of Week	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Opening hours	CLOSED	CLOSED	CLOSED	CLOSED	CLOSED	CLOSED	CLOSED

Deposit policy

Deposits are depending on which car type your rental car falls into, and can be paid with credit cards (pre-authorization)

Representative Car Models	Deposit Amount(approx.)	Business Days Required for Refund
Applicable to all car types，incl. Compact，Suv，Economy，Mini and others. Pack up ^	USD300-5000	30-60

Accepted Cards

Credit cards from the following providers are accepted for rentals at this location: Visa, Master

E-voucher

Yes. E-voucher is accepted. Show the digital voucher on your mobile instead of a print-out is good enough.

Age requirements

20 - 99 years old

Young Driver Fee applies at 20 - 24 years old with charge of USD 25 per day approximately.

Driver's License Requirements

The main driver and any additional drivers must provide a full physical driving licence with no major endorsements. The license should be held for at least 1 year(s).

For foreign renters, you need to bring:

Original driving licence + International Driving Permit (IDP)

Please note that an International Driving Permit (IDP) is only a translation. You must present your original driving licence together with the original IDP at the counter — photocopies or scanned copies are not accepted.

Original Driver's License in Latin/Roman Alphabet

Original Driver's Licenses printed in Latin/Roman alphabet (such as English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, etc.) are acceptable for car rental without the need for an International Driving Permit (IDP). Driver's licenses printed in a non-Roman alphabet (such as Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Cyrillic, etc.) must be accompanied by an International Driving Permit.

Original Japanese Driving Licence + Dealer translation

Translation templates provided by car rental companies, available online for free: https://jp.qeeq.com/tld-topic

Original South Korea Driving License (English version)

An English translation must be provided on the back of the driver's license.

For local renters, you need to bring:

Full driver's license issued in United States

Additional Extras

To be updated

Cross Border

Conditional:

Depending on which countries to bring the rental cars to, policies differ:
Mexico, Canada

A vehicle can be driven across the Canadian border at any time, no matter what location it was rented from. It is recommended to have PERS coverage when using vehicle in cross border rentals for the US and Canada. The renter must have a valid driver's license and rental record to cross the border into Canada. Canadian law does require that everyone entering the country have a passport, so everyone in the vehicle must have the proper identification. If a renter (including a Canadian resident) is driving a U.S. rented (and licensed in the U.S.) vehicle to Canada, it can only be driven across the border for up to 30 days unless an extension is requested from Customs at the time of entry.

Cross Islands

To be updated

Excess

Collision Damage Waiver Excess:

USD 0

Third Party Liability Insurance Excess:

USD 0

Fuel Policy (what does it mean)

To be updated

Distances to Airports | Railway Stations | Hotels | Other Landmarks

Airports

1.9 mi from Los Angeles Airport

21.6 mi from Whiteman Airport

Railway Stations

8.9 mi from Wilshire Normandie (LACMTA Station)

9.2 mi from Wilshire / Western (LACMTA Station)

9.3 mi from Westlake / MacArthur Park (LACMTA Station)

Hotels

0.3 mi from The Westin Los Angeles Airport

0.5 mi from Hilton Los Angeles Airport

0.8 mi from Crowne Plaza Los Angeles - International Airport

Other Landmarks

2.3 mi from Hollywood Park Casino & Racetrack

9.7 mi from Paramount Studios

10.8 mi from Hollywood And Vine

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Map view of Thrifty Store Location

coordinates: 33.9500965 -118.3761308

Guest Reviews

Total points： 8.2 / 10 Very good

Vehicle condition: 7.9
Vehicle cleanliness: 7.6
Spaciousness: 7.4
Counter staff: 6.5
Pick-up location: 7.1
Drop-off location: 7.5
Pick-up time: 10-30 mins
Drop-off time: 0-10 mins

D.Maceda
Los Angeles
10 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Saturday, May 9, 2026
Like: Free upgrade
Dislike: The car was a bit dirty in the windows
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H.K
Los Angeles
10 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Saturday, May 9, 2026
Like: They offered me upgrade with big discount and I took SUV. Very low mileage car and so comfortable to drive.
Dislike: Exterior was not clean enough.
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S.Tran
Los Angeles
7 /10 Good
Reviewed: Saturday, May 9, 2026
I paid for my car in advance and was under the impression nothing else needed to be paid. Upon collecting the vehicle I was given another invoice which was not clearly explained to me. There was a whole lot of items such as additional insurance which I didn't understand and quite frankly didn't need. The sales person simply gave me the invoice and didn't go through what each item meant. After a 16 flight I wasn't in the right frame of mind. It's quite disappointing to say the least, will not use Thrifty again, they are very dishonest.
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Kat
Los Angeles
10 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Saturday, May 9, 2026
They don’t have the specific car there, but fortunately they have other type of extra cars can provide to us
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J.VYAS
Los Angeles
9.7 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Saturday, May 9, 2026
I wish you call me 1 813 327 2211. My booking was done from India, somehow Alamo refused to give me car on BWI airport on 16 April, later your customer service manager agreed that I rent car from BUDGET company and agree to reimbursement the cost I wrote 10 email but no one care to send money or even a phone call Do you know how difficult to call u On your customer service number no forwarding number 1,2 ,3,4 works This is very disappointing wish management call me
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B.Sarich
Los Angeles
7.7 /10 Good
Reviewed: Saturday, May 9, 2026
We waited for a long time to get the car, which was not the car we reserved. We reserved a mini van and ended up with a SUV with 3rd row seating after waiting for a very long time for a van. There were many other families waiting for a mini van as well but there were none available. We got tired of waiting as our visit was short in LA and we had much to do. We finally agreed to take a SUV just to get out of the Thrifty lot.
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L.Hodgkiss
Los Angeles
6.7 /10 Average
Reviewed: Saturday, May 9, 2026
Terrible service, car hadmt been cleaned. When we returned it I left my tablet in there with valuable photos. I called an hour later and they said they couldn’t find it so one of their employees checking the car will have taken it for themselves I would never use thrifty again.
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Anonymous
Los Angeles
4.3 /10 Average
Reviewed: Saturday, May 9, 2026
Got cheated by staff to by unnecessary insurance. The staff told us we have to buy insurance from them as it is required by the Law even we have shown that we bought our own insurance package at easyrentcars.
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Anonymous
Los Angeles
5.3 /10 Average
Reviewed: Saturday, May 9, 2026
The counter staff lied to our faces, about extra insurances and gas prices and tried to bill an additional $100usd. Useless. Dishonest. Will not use thrifty again.
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C.White
Los Angeles
8.7 /10 Very good
Reviewed: Saturday, May 9, 2026
I could’ve given a perfect 10 rating if it wasn’t for the counter staff at thrifty. He was so pushy in selling us the insurance coverage despite us paying it through easy car rentals, which could’ve resulted to paying twice on insurance. The queue was getting long for the other customers and he still carried in with his upsells.
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Anonymous
Los Angeles
8.7 /10 Very good
Reviewed: Saturday, May 9, 2026
Didn’t seem familiar with easyrentcar and kept insisting that we need buy more vehicle insurance as it didn’t show up in their system.
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P.Fitzgerald
Los Angeles
8.7 /10 Very good
Reviewed: Saturday, May 9, 2026
I have rented cars from Thrifty through Easyrentcars.com twice this year: on both occasions I purchased the Super Insurance Package when making my booking online. When collecting my car on both occasion, the counter staff attempted to sell me LDW Additional insurance. When I explained that I had already purchased additional insurance and that LDW insurance was included in my total rate, they became very persistent in their efforts to convince me that I was underinsured and that I needed to purchase more insurance. On the first occasion the Thrifty representative became quite rude when I continued to refuse to be persuaded to buy insurance that i had already purchased. On the second occasion the Thrifty representative spent a considerable amount of time telling me that I did not understand the situation and that I would be breaking the law by driving the vehicle without first purchasing insurance from him: he kept me waiting at the desk to collect my car for almost 45 minutes although I had all the required documents including proof of all the insurances I had purchased. On both occasions i found the manner of the counter staff rude and intimidating, leaving me a very negative perception of the Thrifty Car Rental experience.
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J.McCrindle
Los Angeles
9.7 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Saturday, May 9, 2026
The car was near new and picking up the rental vehicle was really straight forward, the only thing was the wait in the line to be served as there were a lot of people renting cars.
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Anonymous
Los Angeles
8.7 /10 Very good
Reviewed: Saturday, May 9, 2026
Great car, better than I asked. It was quite dirty (car wash broken apparently), I gave back even dirtier. Great service, The got some dollars without explanation at the end of the process, fine by me as it wasn't much.
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Anonymous
Los Angeles
9.3 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Saturday, May 9, 2026
Car was great and what we needed. Happy with the service. Shuttle bus to LAX was regular and prompt.
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Tim
Los Angeles
8 /10 Very good
Reviewed: Saturday, May 9, 2026
Up sell of prepaid fuel on drop off was way more expensive than doing it myself. They told it its at a cheaper price per gallon when i got the car to do that.
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Karolis
Los Angeles
9.7 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Saturday, May 9, 2026
Everything was fine
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Anonymous
Los Angeles
9 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Saturday, May 9, 2026
Needed more staff at pick-up location but when we got to the counter staff were very nice.
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R.Maupin
Los Angeles
10 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Saturday, May 9, 2026
I was changed to Budget but they were great and they gave me an upgrade
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Anonymous
Los Angeles
6.3 /10 Average
Reviewed: Saturday, May 9, 2026
Didn’t have a van so gave me a pickup or told me to drive to another location that might have a van at 11pm after a 12hr flight. Made our house move very difficult.
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R.Clapton
Los Angeles
9.3 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Saturday, May 9, 2026
Best price for LAX. No pushy sales tactics, no problems at drop off, all very smooth and professional. Got to choose any economy or compact car I wanted.
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J.Hall
Los Angeles
8 /10 Very good
Reviewed: Saturday, May 9, 2026
Thrifty’s LAC office is closed due to covid. They didn’t say so on the reservation. Thrifty had a sign that said they were closed, but didn’t tell me I needed to go to Hertz to pick up the car. Better communication would be helpful!
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D.Tay
Los Angeles
8 /10 Very good
Reviewed: Saturday, May 9, 2026
I prepaid for the tank of gas & was told that it would be prorated. I returned the car with more than half tank but was billed for the full tank...
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I.Ch
Los Angeles
10 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Saturday, May 9, 2026
Very good
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L.Duggan
Los Angeles
6.7 /10 Average
Reviewed: Saturday, May 9, 2026
No car was available upon arrival. This was after spending 1 hour in a line upon entering the building before the transaction was even processed. Then a further 1 hour before a car was made available. Next to zero of communications from any staff on duty. Never again!!!
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Richard Elliott
Los Angeles
9.7 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Saturday, May 9, 2026
Trying to change the booking time took some resolving but we got there. The car had lots of scratches all around, which is fine but please indicate them rather than asking me to do it! The car was fantastic highly recommended exceeded my expectations
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Anonymous
Los Angeles
10 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Saturday, May 9, 2026
thank youu all was perfect
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d.gilmore
Los Angeles
9.7 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Saturday, May 9, 2026
all good
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g.konig
Los Angeles
8.7 /10 Very good
Reviewed: Saturday, May 9, 2026
The left mirror made noise as it was a broken mirror and not fixed.
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Anonymous
Los Angeles
10 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Saturday, May 9, 2026
Courteous staff, new vehicle
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Kkeles
Los Angeles
3.7 /10 Poor
Reviewed: Saturday, May 9, 2026
The officer was totally confusing. We received multiple tickets. When you add them all up it was $1000+ but she kept insisting us we will be charged around $150 in the end. Later on she said $250 - it was a complete mess. We noticed scratches and damages in the car and when we asked for another car she said "just take a photo of the damages and you should be fine" what does that even mean? Terrible service.
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N.Pinan Gomez
Los Angeles
7.7 /10 Good
Reviewed: Saturday, May 9, 2026
MAL, no lo recomiendo. Me hicieron un cobro adicional de 119 dolares por 9 galones de gasolina, y yo deje el tanque lleno. Tengo el video de la entrega del vehículo. Adjunto foto
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Willie Haggai
Los Angeles
6 /10 Average
Reviewed: Saturday, May 9, 2026
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Valerie Stilwell
Los Angeles
10 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Saturday, May 9, 2026
Very good
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Delia Jonathan
Los Angeles
8 /10 Very good
Reviewed: Saturday, May 9, 2026
They might try to upsell additional chargeable items. The instructions during pickup were unclear, there were not many staff members, and the service attitude was not very friendly.
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Anonymous
Los Angeles
7 /10 Good
Reviewed: Saturday, May 9, 2026
Pick up was horrible with a 1.5 hour wait. Drop off was just the opposite with nearly no wait, including the convenient shuttle bus.
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R.Slade
Los Angeles
7 /10 Good
Reviewed: Saturday, May 9, 2026
The car was not ready when we arrived and we had to wait about half an hour, this is not good with a timed booking pick up.
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