Wondering if Sixt one-way car rentals can get you from A to B? Depending on where you’re starting and where you’re heading, you might be able to benefit from Sixt Rent a Car’s recent expansion in the U.S. as the firm redistributes its fleet to brand new locations.
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Sixt typically used to charge an added fee for a one-way trip. Picking up and dropping off at different locations almost always made a car rental significantly more expensive due to a drop-off fee. But as the brand expands into about half of all states, the one-way fee has been eliminated in most cases.
Sixt Rent a Car’s New Locations
In 2020, Sixt acquired over 10 airport car rental branches in the U.S. from Advantage Rent a Car’s bankruptcy. This was a big deal because Sixt took over five new airport concessions at Boston (BOS), Houston (IAH) and three airports serving the greater New York City area (JFK, LGA and EWR). This significantly expanded Sixt’s presence into the Northeast.
Then the company opened four new airport locations and 13 downtown branches in the U.S. during the 2023 financial year and the first part of 2024. Sixt recently opened branches at Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC), William P. Hobby Airport in Houston (HOU), Milwaukee International Airport (MKE), Kansas City International Airport (MCI) and Tucson International Airport (TU.S.). It also opened new city locations in Washington, D.C. and Portland, Oregon.
Sixt has a particular focus on the New York City area, with plans to grow its footprint at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) in early 2025. It also added new locations in Jersey City, Times Square and Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
Sixt’s One-Way Car Rentals
Sixt one-way car rentals used to incur a drop-off fee, which could vary significantly based on factors such as the distance traveled, drop-off locations and time of year.
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Now the company has relaxed these restrictions on cross-state rentals, making it a better option for a regional and one-way road trips than in the past. When Sixt had a smaller footprint, it put strict restrictions on driving its fleet across state lines for round-trip rentals. It would only allow drivers to stay within a certain geographic area, which changed by state. This required renters to take a careful look at their itinerary to avoid paying big fines.
Now, Sixt has a less restrictive policy—though renters should be aware that some key restrictions are still in place. While the fine print states that vehicles rented at “most” Sixt locations can be driven without issue throughout the 48 contiguous states, beware of an exception in New England. Renters picking up vehicles at Sixt’s locations in Springfield, Massachusetts and West Haven, Connecticut must stay within Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont. “Travel to other states will be subject to additional charges,” Sixt warns.
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