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Priceline Car Rentals: How to Save on Your Next Trip

Mary Elizabeth Hammond

By: Mary Elizabeth Hammond

If the last few years have taught us anything, it’s that it's more important than ever to plan ahead on travel bookings, especially car rentals. One easy way to do so is by booking through Priceline , where you can get a reliable rental car at an affordable price. Groupon Coupons has the skinny on all the benefits of using Priceline car rentals and how to save up to 40% on your next booking. ( Hot Tip: Be sure to check out our collection of Priceline coupons !)

Priceline VIP Reward Member Perks

Priceline VIP is a free rewards program that automatically gets you savings on car rentals. You’ll get up to 10% off right off the bat; after that, the more you book the more you save. Completing two trips unlocks the VIP Blue tier, where your rental car savings go up to 15%. After completing five trips (or signing up for Priceline Rewards Visa Card), you become a VIP Gold member and can save up to 20% on car rentals. Sign up for a VIP Rewards Membership here .

Bundle and Save on Priceline Car Rentals

When you bundle a car rental booking with a hotel or flight on Priceline, you can save 10%-40% more than you would by booking each separately (most bundled savings fall into the 20% range). Below is an example of a car rental and hotel booking in downtown Chicago. When searching on Priceline’s site, select the Bundle and Save option to take advantage of these savings.

Priceline Car Rentals | Pay Now & Save

Another way to save on Priceline car rentals is to pay when you book. You can filter your search results by selecting Pay Now in the search bar. This will bring up all the car models with Pay Now savings. On a recent search, we saved $21 when we selected Pay Now vs. Pay Later.

Priceline Car Rental Express Deals

Express Deals is a Priceline tool that can be used for hotels, flights, and car rentals. The only catch is that you won’t know the exact car model or rental car brand until after you’ve booked-but you are guaranteed it will be from one of the listed brands. Once you’ve booked, you’ll be able to see the exact car model and rental car brand. Find this tool by looking for the blue Express Deal tag in the upper left corner.

Priceline Best Price Guarantee

Book with confidence knowing Priceline has your back with its Best Price Guarantee . If you find a better deal within 24 hours of booking, Priceline will refund the difference. Make sure you contact them within 24 hours of booking to get a claim going. It gets even better for VIP Members who booked an Express Deal-if you find a lower price (up to midnight before your travel), Priceline will refund 200% of the difference. (Not a VIP Member? It’s free to sign up!)

Free Cancellation

Priceline’s cancellation policy varies depending on the car rental company you booked . However, you can select “Free Cancellation” in the search bar to bring up all bookings that have this feature. This may bump up the price a bit, but you won’t get hit with cancellation fees later. It should be noted that there are no refunds or changes available for Express Deals.

Find even more ways to save on all of your Priceline bookings in our Priceline Savings Guide .