Car hire at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW)

The car rental companies at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport have no rental desks in the terminals. Therefore, you’ll locate them at the Rental Car Campus situated on the airport’s property. Look out for the Ground Transportation signage, which will direct you to board a country bus shuttle to the rental car section along Lucas Drive in the Northeast corner of DTW. Alternatively, you can walk to the rental car shuttle stops situated in the Ground Transportation Centers at the Big Blue Deck and McNamara Terminal Parking Garage of DTW North Terminal. Then proceed to the car rental counter to obtain the rental agreement.

If you’re looking forward to renting a car at DTW, you should consider the most reliable and affordable car brand. In this case, your car of choice should be from the Intermediate Cars, preferably a Hyundai Elantra or Toyota RAV 4. If not, you can try a Chevrolet Spark if you’re traveling with limited resources. All these cars will give you value for your money and time at pocket-friendly rates.

A car rental at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport requires you to present all the following documents in person at the time of car pick-up: a valid, unexpired driver’s license is a must-have if you are from the US, the US Territories, or Canada. If you are a US Armed Forces Member on active duty, you can use your expired home state driver’s license to rent a car. Travelers from other countries must show their country's driver’s license to obtain a car rental. Those bearing licenses in other languages apart from English need to present an International Driver’s Permit (IDP) alongside their valid travel passport to verify their identities.

Car hire companies that offer shuttle or pick-up services from Detroit Metro Airport to off-airport locations include Alamo, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Hertz, National, Payless, and Thrifty.