Pickup spot
Level 5 (baggage claim), Island 4: east doors 505–513, west doors 504–512
Updated November 2026
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How to get to your rental car
Ride to
Your company's lot on airport property, along E 78th Ave, on its free courtesy shuttle
Then
Pick up the car at the lot; return it there and ride the shuttle back to the terminal
DEN has no walkable consolidated rental-car centre. Taxis are at Island 1 and rideshare at Island 5.
- Alamo
- Avis
- Budget
- Dollar
- Enterprise
- Fox
- Hertz
- National
- Payless
- Sixt
- Thrifty
Each with its own shuttle from Island 4.
Staying the night first?
Hotel shuttles run to the terminal (Island 3), not to the rental lots.
Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center
6700 North Gaylord Rockies Boulevard, Aurora, CO 80019
3.5 mi to the rental lots (straight line)
See prices & bookHyatt House Denver Airport
18741 East 71st Avenue, Denver, CO 80249
4.3 mi to the rental lots (straight line)
See prices & bookDays Inn & Suites by Wyndham Denver International Airport
7030 Tower Road, Denver, CO 80249
4.3 mi to the rental lots (straight line)
See prices & bookHoliday Inn Express & Suites Denver Airport
6910 Tower Road, Denver, CO 80249
4.3 mi to the rental lots (straight line)
See prices & bookQuestions
Where are the rental cars at Denver airport?
On airport property, in each company's lot along E 78th Ave. Courtesy shuttles leave from Level 5, Island 4 (east doors 505–513, west doors 504–512). There is no walkable rental-car centre.
Which car rental companies are at DEN?
- Alamo
- Avis
- Budget
- Dollar
- Enterprise
- Fox
- Hertz
- National
- Payless
- Sixt
- Thrifty
Where do I return my rental car at Denver airport?
Return the car at your company's lot, then ride that company's shuttle back to the terminal.
Is car rental in the terminal at DEN?
No. There are no rental counters you can walk to from the terminal. Each company runs a courtesy shuttle from Level 5, Island 4.