Last Updated on August 22, 2026 by Elizabeth
Want to shave minutes off your pick-up time with Alamo Rent a Car? Check in online before you arrive, and skip the counter with Alamo online check-in.
Alamo offers online check in, which lets you skip the counter. After filling out a brief online form with a few details—usually name, birthdate, and driver’s license information—you can go straight to your car and get on the road faster.
Alamo Online Check In
Online check in at Alamo Rent a Car is available at dozens of airports in the United States. You start by entering your name, confirmation number and driver’s license information. As part of the check-in process, you’ll also need to confirm your insurance options, agree to the Rental Agreement Terms & Conditions and enter a valid credit card. Alamo says no rental charge is made to the card during online Skip the Counter setup, although local deposit and authorization requirements may apply. Here are the requirements:
- Reservation must be at a rental location that offers “Skip the Counter.”
- Your rental reservation cannot exceed 30 days.
- Reservation must made at least 24 hours in advance.
- Your rental car cannot include certain add-ons that need to be added to vehicle (i.e. mobility devices, etc.).
- Reservation cannot be prepaid or direct billed to a third party. When you book through AutoSlash, be sure to reserve the “Pay Later” rate if you want to check in online.
- You must use a major credit card, not a debit card.
- The name on the reservation must match the name on the credit card.
- Additional local deposit requirements may apply.
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Other Car Rental Express Services
Several other major rental companies offer express-pickup services that can reduce or eliminate time at the rental counter. The exact process varies by company and location, and some services require membership in the company’s loyalty program.
Avis QuickPass
For Avis Preferred members, Avis QuickPass allows Preferred members to skip the counter and go straight to their cars, and the brand also has Avis PreCheck for non-Preferred customers.
Budget Fastbreak
Budget’s loyalty rewards program, called Budget Fastbreak, is primarily an express service available at many major airports. Once you are signed up, you proceed directly to the lot, choose your own car, drive to the exit gate, and show your license. Budget terms these “Fastbreak Choice” locations.
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Dollar Express
Dollar Rent a Car also has an expedited pick-up service called Dollar Express, which is designed to speed pickup. You load your information into your profile before you arrive, so all you have to do is sign the already-completed paperwork and go.
Hertz Ultimate Choice and Hertz Fast Lane
Part of the Hertz Gold+ Rewards loyalty rewards program, Hertz Ultimate Choice lets you choose your own car rather than the rental agent assigning you a specific vehicle. Instead, you get to choose your car from an entire row of vehicles. So not only do you get to skip the long line at the rental counter, you also get to pick from a special selection of vehicles just for Gold+ members.
Even better, the Hertz Fast Lane Powered by CLEAR service uses your biometric profile to fast forward the rental car process.
National Emerald Club
One of the best loyalty programs around, National Emerald Club also lets members bypass the rental counter and select your own vehicle from the Emerald Aisle at many airports when you book a midsize car.
Sixt Express
The Sixt Rent a Car Rewards program offers three levels: Express, Gold and Platinum. Even the lowest level of membership allows you to store customer details and payment information to speed check-in, with minimal waiting time. That’s the theory, anyway.
Thrifty Blue Chip
Thrifty offers an expedited pick-up service called Blue Chip that is nearly identical to the express service offered by its sister company, Dollar Rent a Car, and also promises to get you on your way.
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