 | | Exploring Florida: Renting a Car in St Petersburg | | | The major car rental companies servicing the St Petersburg region are Alamo, Avis, Budget, Enterprise and Hertz all operating conveniently out of St Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport, with a host of additional pick-up and drop-off locations in and around the city center. America is made for driving the open road, and the beauty of a securing a vehicle with a major car rental company in the US is the ease and convenience of being able to drop it off at a multitude of local and interstate drop-off points. Ace, Easy, Payless and Practical car rentals all operate around St Petersburg, offering extremely competitive rates for their range of economy, mid size, full size and SUV vehicles.
Car rental rates in St Petersburg generally begin at around $40US per day. Larger companies offer generous rates on weekly deals, which usually start at around $US300-350 per week for a basic two-door compact vehicle, scaling up slightly more with the larger range of vehicle.
Most rental companies in St Petersburg require that all drivers be over the age of $25 at the time of rental, with full US license of International Driving permit. As is customary, a credit card will be required to secure bookings and deposits, and some may request a passport or ID card additionally. | | | | | | |  | | Compare Cheap Car Rentals Deals | | |