Alamo Rental Car Discounts & Coupons

LAST UPDATE: 6/19/13

Looking for an Alamo car rental coupon or Alamo discount? On this page I’ve compiled Alamo rental car discounts, codes and coupons that can potentially save you a hundred dollars or more on a one-week Alamo car rental!

To see codes and coupons for other rental car companies, plus general advice about renting a car, click here.

Alamo is the “official” rental car company for Disney. If you buy a vacation package from Disney that includes a rental car, it will be an Alamo car.

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Locations for Disney World, Disneyland and Aulani

Walt Disney World (Orlando, Florida)

Alamo is located on property at the Orlando airport (MCO). You can just walk right out to the garage to pick up your car.

Alamo also has locations on the Walt Disney World property at the Car Care Center, Dolphin Hotel near Disney’s BoardWalk, Shades of Green (military only) and Buena Vista Palace near Downtown Disney.

Disneyland (Anaheim, California)

Alamo is located on airport property in Orange County, CA (SNA).

Alamo has a regular shuttle at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

Alamo also has a location at Disneyland (California), in Downtown Disney near the AMC movie theater.

Disney’s Aulani Resort (Oahu, Hawaii)

Alamo is located off property at the Honolulu airport (HNL). You’ll take a shuttle ride to the rental car lot.

Alamo has a location at Aulani (location code is HNLR72).

Avoiding the Counter

Many MouseSavers.com readers have reported extremely long lines at the Alamo counter, especially in Orlando, because it is the official rental car company for Walt Disney World. Try the strategies below.

Online Check-in and Self-Service Kiosks

Alamo allows you to bypass the rental counter if you check in at the self-service kiosks or online.

Alamo Insiders Program

Save more on car rentals to spend more on fun. Join Alamo Insiders for free and save 10% or more on every car rental!

I recommend joining the FREE Alamo Insiders program before your trip. If you don’t use the kiosks or online check-in for some reason, it may reduce your time in line, and it has other benefits:

Thanks to Paul W and Julie P for info.

Additional Drivers

With Alamo, all additional drivers will pay a daily fee of approximately $10 per day unless they are traveling with relatives who are members of Alamo Insiders or have a Corporate Contract Agreement.

Alamo Insiders members in the United States are allowed to have the following additional drivers without a fee:

Corporate Contracts in the United States are allowed the following additional drivers at no charge:

All other additional authorized driver situations are subject to a daily charge. The additional driver can only be added to the contract at the pick up location.

Alamo Discounts, Codes and Coupons

Alamo is unusual among rental car companies in allowing you to “stack” multiple discounts when you book online. It offers discounts associated with Corporate/Membership IDs and coupons. Learn how to combine these discounts by clicking here.

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Discounted Orlando Rentals Through Undercover Tourist

I’ve been recommending Undercover Tourist for years. This totally reliable ticket broker offers excellent prices on its easy-to-navigate site, as well as special discounts exclusively for MouseSavers Newsletter readers. Undercover Tourist is contracted, licensed, and officially authorized by Walt Disney World and other attractions (including Universal Orlando, SeaWorld and the major dinner shows) to sell discounted tickets that are new and genuine.

Undercover Tourist now offers fantastic deals on Alamo car rentals along with your ticket purchase!

Their rates are usually even lower than Alamo’s Prepay and Save rates. So if you plan to buy tickets for your Disney World, Universal Orlando and/or SeaWorld Orlando vacation, be sure to price out Alamo rates on the Undercover Tourist site as well.

  • Click here to visit Undercover Tourist and check their great Alamo rentals packaged with attraction tickets. (Rental car option appears in the cart after you add at least one ticket.)

Prepay and Save

Get an extra 10% off the lowest rates when you book your rental at Alamo.com and prepay in full. A cancellation fee is charged to your credit card if you cancel a prepaid reservation. 24-hour advance reservation required.

Personally I don’t ever use this option, because it locks you into a rate, making it expensive to change if you find a better rate later. And I almost always find a better rate later! Prepay and Save is probably best used for very last-minute reservations.

Additionally, MouseSavers.com reader Lisa R points out that “if you use the pre-pay option with Alamo, it may negate member benefits (Costco, etc), such as unlimited miles, free additional driver, etc. I used Costco’s corporate ID to get a great base rate with Alamo. When I added the pre-pay code, it lowered the total but the ‘One Free Additional Driver’ benefit disappeared from the confirmation page. I called Alamo and they said that the pre-pay option voided the free driver benefit from Costco. Given that additional drivers costs an average of $10 PER DAY, it may not be worth it to go with the pre-pay option.”

Last Minute Rentals

If you are departing in the next week or so, it’s worthwhile to check Alamo’s Last Minute Specials page to see if your destination is on sale. If you choose this option it will insert the ID# IG, so you won’t be able to use any of the other IDs below. However, you can add a coupon code if you qualify for one.

IDs, Corporate IDs and Membership IDs

Alamo ID numbers are numbers issued to various businesses and organizations that offer a standard discount to their employees/members. Alamo has many Contract IDs out there, some of which will give you a discount of up to 20% (5%-10% is more usual). Some of the Alamo IDs that are worth trying out are listed below.

To use these IDs, first try the provided link, which may fill in the ID code. If not, go to the Alamo website and click on the red Reservations button. Enter your location, date and time, and type an ID into the appropriate ID box. (Note that some IDs will only work in the ID/Corporate ID box, and some will only work in the Membership ID box. It’s not always clear which is which, so if an ID isn’t working, try the other box.)

Be sure to try your dates first using no ID so that you know what the base rate would be, and then try any IDs below for which you qualify, to see if that gives you a better discount. Occasionally the best rate is the plain old “web rate” without any codes at all.

Important note: Alamo‘s site displays ID discounts in Step 3 of the reservation, as a line item. Be sure to continue the reservation process to Step 3 for each ID you try, in order to see the discount amount that will be applied, if any.

For even more savings, an ID can sometimes be combined with a coupon. Click here to learn how to combine them.

IDs Open to Anyone

IDs That Require Membership

IDs for use by Alamo Insiders only (free to join):

Other membership-related IDs:

Alamo Coupons

Alamo‘s coupons for “weekly” rentals generally apply only if you stay for at least 5 days, which must include a Saturday night. Alamo’s “weekend” coupons usually apply only if you stay over a Friday and Saturday for less than 3 or 4 days. If your rental is doesn’t fall into those categories and you can’t use a coupon, be sure to try out various IDs in order to get a good base rate.

Most coupons issued by Alamo are electronic and do not require a physical coupon. Some other coupons listed below will require a printout or paper coupon. Be sure to take it with you when renting the car. Most coupons will list a specific ID to be used along with the coupon code, but dozens of readers report using their coupons with IDs other than the ones specified.

To use these coupon codes, first try the provided link, which may fill in the coupon code. If not, go to the Alamo website and click on the red Reservations button. Enter your location, date and time, and type a coupon code into the Coupon Code box.

Important note: Alamo‘s site displays coupon discounts in Step 3 of the reservation, as a line item. Be sure to continue the reservation process to Step 3 for each coupon you try, in order to see the discount amount that will be applied, if any.

For even more savings, a coupon code can sometimes be combined with an ID. Click here to learn how to combine them.

Alamo Coupons Open to Anyone

Alamo Coupons Requiring Membership

Coupons for use by Alamo Insiders only (free to join):

Other membership-related coupons:

Here’s how to combine the Alamo discounts:

  1. Go to the Alamo website. In the yellow booking window in the upper left, click on the link that says “More Options click here.”
  2. Type in your location, date, time and car type information.
  3. If you are a Alamo Insiders member, enter your Member ID and last name in the provided spaces.
  4. Type an ID number in the correct space. (An ID# may already be in that space. You may want to try other ID#s because some give better discounts than others.)
  5. Type ONE coupon code (if available) in the Coupon Code space.

You should receive up to two discounts — the ID# and Coupon discounts.

Most coupons will list a specific ID# to be used along with the coupon code, but dozens of readers report using their coupons with ID#s other than the ones specified. I myself have successfully combined discounts from different sources (such as a coupon code from an airline frequent flyer program and an ID# from AAA) dozens of times without any problems.

Be aware that codes are subject to capacity controls. If too many other people have already reserved cars during the time you’re traveling, you may not be able to use your codes.

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