DAL Rental Cars: Shuttles, Companies and Return Tips

Numerous rental companies operate at Love Field. Each has a counter in the hallway leading to baggage claim, so you can start your paperwork before you collect your bags.

The cars are not at the terminal. Shuttles pick up and drop off customers on the transportation lower level, and each company runs its own.

Head to the lower level ground transportation area. The airport also lists rental shuttles on the lower level of transportation.

• Avis: from baggage claim, exit the main entrance to the transportation island. The Avis courtesy bus stops there at regular intervals. Avis lists the trip as about 1 mile and roughly 8 minutes.
• National: after baggage claim, follow the signs to the Rental Car shuttle buses, go down the ramp and turn left at the curb to the pick up area. National says the shuttle runs every 5 to 7 minutes.
• Enterprise: from baggage claim, follow the signs to the rental car shuttle buses, then go down the ramp to the curb. Enterprise says the shuttle runs every 5 to 7 minutes, daily from 4 AM until the last flight of the evening.
• Hertz: Hertz says to go to the rental car shuttle pick-up area on the lower level, where its courtesy shuttle runs about every 5 to 10 minutes.
• Alamo: go to the Alamo counter near baggage claim for your agreement and keys. Alamo's page does not name a shuttle stop.

• Avis: 7020 Cedar Springs Rd, Dallas, TX 75235. Phone 214-357-1711. Hours listed as 6:00 AM to 12:00 AM daily.
• Alamo: 7366 Cedar Springs Rd, Dallas, TX 75235. Phone 833-635-0435.
• National: 7366 Cedar Springs Rd, Dallas, TX 75235. Phone 833-635-0434.
• Enterprise: 7366 Cedar Springs Rd, Dallas, TX 75235. Phone 833-635-0436. Hours listed as 6:00 AM to 11:59 PM daily.
• Hertz: 7212 Cedar Springs Rd, Dallas, TX 75235. Phone 214-350-7071. Hertz's pages show different counter hours by day and by listing, so call before you rely on a late or early pickup.

The airport says numerous companies operate here but does not name them. For any other brand, read your confirmation for its Love Field address and phone.

National says its shuttle runs daily from 4 AM until the last flight of the evening, and Enterprise gives the same. Alamo says after-hours shuttle service to the airport begins at 4:00 AM. All three describe a drop box for keys for returns after hours. Enterprise lists office hours of 6:00 AM to 11:59 PM.

Avis says the vehicle must be returned during office hours, which it lists as 6:00 AM to 12:00 AM. If your flight is earlier or later, ask your company about after-hours returns before you book.

Follow the airport's rental car return signs to your company's lot, then ride its shuttle back to the terminal. Avis tells walk-up renters to follow those signs to the Avis lot.

Allow extra time for the shuttle on top of the 90 minutes the airport recommends before departure.

Peer to peer car sharing is listed by the airport, with Turo named. The airport groups Turo pickups with app-based rides at the valet pavilion and Garage C Level 1. Confirm the exact handoff spot with your Turo host.

The airport's rental car page lists no fee schedule. Your booking confirmation shows the airport fees and taxes for your rental, so read it before you pay.

Love Field sits at Mockingbird Lane and Herb Kelleher Way. The airport says it is seven miles from downtown and close to I-35, the Dallas North Tollway and US-75. From the Tollway or US-75, exit Mockingbird Lane and go west. From I-35, exit Mockingbird Lane and go east.