Drop Charge Rates | Oahu One-Way Rates | Maui One-Way Rates | Big Island One-Way Rates | Kauai One-Way Rates
A drop charge or drop fee is imposed by a car rental company when you pick up a rental car from one location and return it to a different location than where you had originally picked it up. Sometimes a the charge is called a one-way fee. Some companies charge a drop fee going one way but not the other way. But most of the time there will be a charge no matter which direction you're going.
For the same direction, you might find that one car rental company will have a one way fee and others may not. Sometimes drop charges vary during the month at the larger metropolitan area airport locations due to them needing more or fewer vehicles at that particular location. At times there will be no charge at all if a car rental company needs cars at the location you're traveling to. But a week or a month later, there will be a charge. It is most common for the car rental agencies to allow dropping off a rental car between larger cities and most commonly between their airport locations. On the mainland USA, if you're taking the rental car a long distance and dropping it off in another state, the rate or drop off cost can be quite extreme. Drop fees may vary from no charge at all to many hundreds of dollars, even as high as $1,000, depending on the USA location.
The one-way car rental drop charge ratesin Hawaii range from free (no charge) to as much as $85 one way. As far as getting the drop fee eliminated or reduced in Hawaii when you rent from Hawaii Car Rentals, I would say it's not possible. We've all heard of the saying, "Not valid with any other offers." Well, that certainly applies to Hawaii Car Rentals because of our already reduced rates and bonuses are as low as the car rental companies we represent allow us to discount.
It is unlikely you'll be able to avoid a one way drop charge in Hawaii if you're reserving from locations that have a fee. It doesn't hurt to try asking though, but it's more likely you'll be able to avoid the fee from the mainland US rental car companies. Some people say that once you make your reservation, you can call the car company and try to negotiate the fee down or try to have it eliminated altogether.
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Oahu One-Way Rates |
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HNL to Non-airport | - | - | - | *$30 | - | - |
Non-airport to Non-airport | - | - | - | *$30 | - | - |
Non-airport to HNL | - | - | - | *$50 | - | |
HNL to HN6 (Hyatt Waikiki) | - | $15 | - | - | - | |
HN6 (Hyatt Waikiki) to HNL | - | $50 | - | - | - | |
HNL to Waikiki | - | - | $40 | - | $40 | |
Waikiki to HNL | - | - | $40 | - | $40 | |
Maui One-Way Rates |
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OGG to JHM | $40 | $40 | $40 | - | - | |
JHM to OGG | $60 | $60 | $40 | - | - | |
OGG to K2H (Kihei) | $40 | - | - | - | - | |
K2H (Kihei) to OGG | $60 | - | - | - | - | |
K2H (Kihei) to JHM | $60 | - | - | - | - | |
WL8 (Fairmont Kea Lani) to OGG | $60 | - | - | - | - | |
WL8 (Fairmont Kea Lani) to JHM | $40 | - | - | - | - | |
OGG to OG1 (Wailea) | - | $40 | - | - | - | |
OG1 (Wailea) to OGG | - | $60 | - | - | - | |
JHM to OG1 (Wailea) | - | $40 | - | - | - | |
OG1 (Wailea) to JHM | - | $40 | - | - | - | |
OGG to Maui non-airport | - | - | - | *$50 | - | |
Non-airport to Non-airport | - | - | - | *$50 | - | |
Maui non-airport to OGG | - | - | - | *$75 | - | |
Big Island One-Way Rates |
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KOA (Kona) to ITO (Hilo) | Free | Free | $65 | *$75 | $65 | |
KOA to King Kam. Hotel | - | - | $35 | - | $25 | |
KOA to Fairmont Orchid | - | - | $50 | - | - | |
ITO (Hilo) to KOA (Kona) | $75 | $75 | $85 | *$75 | $75 | $85 |
ITO (Hilo) to King Kam. Hotel | - | - | $75 | - | $65 | |
ITO (Hilo) to Fairmont Orchid | - | - | $50 | - | - | |
King Kam. Hotel to KOA | - | - | $50 | - | $25 | |
King Kam. Hotel to ITO | - | - | $75 | - | $65 | |
King Kam. Hotel to Fairmont Orchid | - | - | $75 | - | - | |
Fairmont Orchid to KOA | - | - | $75 | - | - | |
Fairmont Orchid to ITO | - | - | $75 | - | - | |
Fairmont Orchid to King Kam. Hotel | - | - | $75 | - | - | |
Kauai One-Way Rates |
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LIH (Lihue) to HPV (Princeville) | $45 | - | - | - | - | |
HPV (Princeville) to LIH (Lihue) | $45 | - | - | - | - | |
LIH (Lihue) to K3H (Hyatt Poipu) | Free | - | - | - | - | |
K3H (Hyatt Poipu) to LIH (Lihue) | Free | - | - | - | - | |
LIH (Lihue) to (Sheraton Poipu) | - | - | $50 | - | - | |
Sheraton Poipu to LIH (Lihue) | - | - | $50 | - | - | |
Even though the Enterprise website says it does not allow one-way or is sold out between some Hawaii locations, it really does allow it at some locations. Keep in mind that Non-airport in town location one way rates tend to be MUCH higher than from airport to airport - sometimes $200 vs $75. For the location where Enterprise says sold out or unavailable, please call your desired pickup location to see if it's okay to return your rental car to your desired drop off destination location. Be sure to get the person's name you speak to. If the agent says it's okay, then you have two options on making a reservation: