Thrifty Car Rental at Chicago OHare International Airport

Chicago O’Hare International Airport is one of the largest and busiest airports in terms of passenger numbers and aircraft movements in the United States and in the world. It is located fairly nearby to the Chicago Loop, although not as nearby to the city as the Chicago Midway Airport. Chicago O’Hare is known by its code of ORD, and by a few names, which include Chicago International Airport, the O’Hare Field and the O’Hare Airport. Ground transport options are available, however, many passengers rent a car from the Chicago O’Hare International Airport car hire companies, such as Thrifty. Thrifty is well known around the world for their innovative car rental services, and their friendly and professional assistance.

The Chicago O’Hare Airport consists of several large terminal buildings, each with their own concourses and a variety of facilities. The terminals are referred to as Terminal 1, Terminal 2, Terminal 3 and Terminal 5, which is the international terminal. All these buildings are connected by the Airport Transit System, an efficient people mover, travelling on 2.7 miles of track. The Chicago O’Hare International Airport car rental companies are found nearby the baggage reclaim areas of Terminals 1, 2 and 3, on the lower level, and are quite easily accessed from all sections of the airport. There are also courtesy telephones available for passengers to contact their car rental company, and sometimes free shuttle services are offered to collect passengers from their terminal. The car hire companies of the airport are open twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.

Thrifty’s vehicles are considered to be in good mechanical condition, and are only of the latest model. Customers will also find a variety of vehicles for hire, all divided into various car categories. Thrifty does not hire vehicles by their specific make and model, but by their category. All vehicles in a category are similar in size and characteristics, but may differ slightly according to their manufacture. The vehicles hired in the United States are mostly of automatic transmissions, although sometimes a manual vehicle can be requested. Smaller cars are usually available with cheaper rental rates, such as those found in the Economy, Compact and Midsize categories, similar to the Chevrolet Aveo, Ford Focus and Dodge Avenger. They have room for four or five passengers and a few luggage items.

Slightly larger sedan models are found in the Standard, Fullsize, Premium and Luxury categories, and even larger cars can be hired from the SUV and Minivan categories. In the first categories mentioned, the Ford Fusion, Chevrolet Impala, Ford Crown Victoria and Buick Lucerne are example vehicles. The Luxury and Premium cars are ideal for more prestigious occasions. The Ford Escape is a Midsize SUV, the Jeep Grand Cherokee is a Standard SUV, the Chevrolet Tahoe is a Fullsize SUV and the Chevrolet Suburban is a Premium SUV, seating up to seven people. Vans for seven people include the Dodge Caravan, and Thrifty’s largest vehicle is the Ford E350, ideal for more than seven passengers.

Thrifty Chicago O’Hare International Airport offers their customers a variety of car hire services, including their Wild Car Program, their Blue Chip membership, corporate accounts and the Multi-Month Rental Program. The Wild Car Program is ideal for customers who are looking for a Midsize or larger vehicle, yet would still like to pay an affordable car rental rate. When a customer selects ‘Wild Car’ as their car class, they will not know which car they will be driving, but it is guaranteed to be a vehicle with at least five seatbelts and room for two or more luggage items. It will also cost lower than usual Midsize vehicle rates. When you arrive at Chicago O’Hare Airport, Thrifty will select the vehicle for your rental. Occasional and frequent renters can become Blue Chip members, and enjoy priority counter service, and even earn free rental days with Thrifty’s Blue Chip Rewards Program, while business renters who need a car for up to eleven months can make enquiries regarding Thrifty’s Multi-Month Rental Program.

A rented car from Chicago O’Hare Airport is recommended to be reserved in advance, along with all equipment needed for the vehicle, such as child seats, satellite navigation systems and luggage racks. These items will cost a few extra dollars per day of hire, or per rental, but are often worth the additional expense. Small child seats for infants and toddlers are available, as well as larger car seats (booster seats) for older children. Thrifty hand controls for disabled drivers are another device possible to hire from Chicago O’Hare International Airport. Hand controls operate the brake and accelerator pedals of certain automatic vehicles, and may include a steering wheel knob. They are also free of charge, but will require an advanced booking.

Most vehicles available from Thrifty can be arranged as a Thrifty one way hire, allowing the customer to return the vehicle to a location other than Chicago O’Hare International Airport. One way hire services appeal to customers who are leaving from a different airport location, or to those who are travelling more extensively and who will not be driving back to Chicago. In general, one way hires may be returned to any Thrifty car rental location in the United States, however, special arrangements may need to be made should the vehicle need to be driven across the border, into Canada.

Thrifty, Chicago O’Hare International Airport, is the ideal choice of car rental company for leisure and business purposes, and their cars can easily be hired online.

Address:
Chicago O’Hare Airport
3901 N Mannheim Road
Chicago, IL United States

Telephone Number: (877)283-0898