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Airport Pickup & Delivery · San Antonio

Land in Military City. The Vehicle Is Already Here.

Send your flight number with the booking. We track the arrival, you walk out of the terminal to your keys — no shuttle, no counter queue. Returns work the same way.

Where we meet you
San Antonio International Airport (SAT)
What we need
Your flight number, on the booking
Open
8:00 AM to 6:00 PM, seven days

What This Actually Is

The Slow Part of Landing Is Getting the Car

Renting at an airport normally means solving a second transport problem before you get to the first one. We take that out — you send your flight details with the booking, and the vehicle is waiting when you clear the terminal.

  • UsuallyA shuttle bus to an off-site rental centre

    HereThe vehicle is at the airport. The first thing you do after baggage claim is drive.

  • UsuallyA counter queue behind four earlier flights

    HereThere is no counter. The paperwork is a signature at the vehicle.

  • UsuallyPickup instructions you have to decode

    HereYou are told where to walk, and it reaches you on landing.

It is our vehicle delivery with a terminal in place of an address. San Antonio International Airport (SAT) is where nearly all of it happens, and most of those arrivals head straight out to the places we serve.

An airport terminal seen from outside, with a curved glass walkway running above the pickup roadway.

Airports We Meet You At

One Airport We Run On, Two We Will Come To

San Antonio International is the one this business was built around. Ask about the other two when you book and you get a straight yes or no.

  • Where we run

    San Antonio International Airport (SAT)

    Both terminals. Send your flight number and the vehicle is here when you clear the building — not a shuttle ride away.

    Terminal ATerminal BThe airport this business was built around.
  • On request

    Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)

    Flying into Austin because the fare worked out better? Tell us at booking and the meet-up is quoted with the rest.

    Arranged per booking, so ask early — particularly for a late arrival.
  • On request

    Stinson Municipal Airport (SSF)

    For private and charter arrivals. Stinson has no scheduled airline service, so this is the general-aviation option.

    Send a tail number and your operator instead of a flight number.
Rows of parked cars inside an airport car park, under a sign pointing the way to the terminal.

Three ways a hand-over happens

Which one you get depends on the airport, the hour and how you are travelling. We agree it when you book and send you the exact point before you land.

Kerbside at arrivals
You walk out to the pickup lane and we are standing at the vehicle. Quickest when the flight is on time.
In the parking area
We put it in a space and meet you at it. Better with a family, checked bags, or car seats to fit.
Just off the airport
A short hop to a point outside the airport. This is what covers an arrival outside normal hours.

The standing meet point at SAT

Pending confirmation

No single fixed spot is published yet, because the right one moves with the hour. Until it is settled, the point is agreed on your booking and confirmed before you land.

Not flying in?

The same hand-over works to a home, a hotel or a workplace anywhere we serve.

How vehicle delivery works →The full service area →

How the Meet-Up Works

From Wheels Down to Driving Out

Arriving and handing back are the same four moves in opposite order. The third is the one people actually worry about, so it gets its own answer.

Which part of the trip do you want to see?

Who Books These

Five Arrivals That Should Not End at a Counter

Four of these are military travel and the fifth is everybody else. What they share is a trip where a vehicle is not optional and the airport is where it starts.

A vehicle parked on the verge of an open road at sunset.
  1. PCS in, with no vehicle yet

    Your household goods are on one truck and your car is on another. That gap is measured in weeks.

  2. TDY on a window that keeps moving

    Orders shift and return dates slide. A rental that ends when you actually leave is worth more.

  3. Family flying in for a ceremony

    Graduation and retirement weekends fill this city. Four people and their bags need one vehicle.

  4. Contractors and business travel

    A week of site visits across the city, terms you can see up front, and a receipt that makes sense.

  5. Anything longer than a few days

    Past a couple of days the fares add up, and a vehicle outside at two in the morning is worth something.

What We Need From You

Two Lists, and the Order Matters

One is filled in a week out from your sofa. The other has to be in your hand when you walk out of the terminal.

Goes on the booking

Before you fly

  • Your flight number

    Airline, number and date. Without it a booking is only a pickup time, and a pickup time cannot move.

  • Which airport, and which way

    Arriving, departing, or both. A return leg is arranged with the booking, not at the end.

  • The class you want

    You reserve a class, not a car. Tell us the trip — people and bags — and we narrow it for you.

  • A card in the driver’s name

    Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover, debit included. It has to belong to whoever drives.

On you at the meet point

When you land

  • A valid driver’s licence

    For the driver, at the hand-over. Minimum age 21, with 18 to 20 accepted on a direct booking.

  • The deposit card

    From $250 on credit or a $300 minimum on debit, released 3 to 7 business days after return.

  • Your insurance position

    Many personal policies extend to a rental and some cards carry it. Worth confirming before you fly.

  • Three things, and you are gone

    The walk-round, the fuel level, and a signature. That is the entire hand-over.

The exact terms live in one place

Age tiers, deposits, cards, mileage, fuel and cancellation live on the requirements page rather than being summarised differently on five service pages. If something on your booking sits close to a line, ask before you fly rather than at the meet point.

Rental requirements and policies →

Fees, Timing and Reach

What It Costs and What It Depends On

What the meet-up adds, how late you can ask, and how far we will take it. Here is what is settled and what is still being confirmed.

01 · The fee

Quoted while you book, never after

How it is worked out
A delivery fee applies when we bring the vehicle to you rather than you collecting it. It is based on distance and the pickup time, and quoted while you book.
What that buys you
The figure you agree to is the figure you pay. Nothing appears at the meet point that was not on the screen.

An airport charge of its own

Pending confirmation

Whether meeting a flight is priced differently from any other delivery has not been settled. Rather than claim there is no surcharge, we say nothing in either direction — and quote you the full figure before you commit.

02 · The timing

Earlier is better, and late is arranged

Our hours
Pickup and return run 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM, seven days a week. A request inside those hours gets an answer inside them.
Landing outside them
After-hours pickup and return are by prior arrangement, at no extra charge. A red-eye is normal here — it just has to be on the booking rather than a surprise on the night.

The cutoff for a same-day arrival

Pending confirmation

No single hour is true every day — it moves with the class and with how far the vehicle travels. Give us the flight and you get a straight yes or no.

03 · The reach

Where we will take it from the terminal

Routine
Anywhere across San Antonio and out to the JBSA community. SAT straight to one of the three installations is our most ordinary trip.
Past that
It turns on the address and the hour rather than a line on a map. Tell us where you are going and you get a straight answer while you book.

A published limit

Pending confirmation

No boundary has been set and we would rather not invent one. A long run is a question worth asking rather than one to answer for yourself.

If the flight is cancelled rather than delayed

A delay moves your booking and costs nothing — we are watching the arrival. A cancellation is the one thing with a clock on it:

Full refund
48 hours or more before pickup
Partial refund
24 to 48 hours before pickup
No refund
Under 24 hours, including same day

Booking for today →The full terms →

Pick the Class

Every Class Meets Flights

No class is held back from airport pickup. What decides it at an arrivals kerb is not seats — it is bags. Five adults and five suitcases is a different vehicle from five adults.

Four suitcases packed into the open back of an estate car.
View the full fleet →

Why Rent With Us

Built in Military City, for the People Who Land Here

San Antonio moves service members and their families through that terminal every week of the year, and this company is run by people who have been on the arriving end of it.

Who we rent to

  • Army
  • Navy
  • Air Force
  • Marine Corps
  • Space Force
  • Coast Guard

Active duty, Guard, Reserve, retired, and the families who move with them. Civilians too.

  • Military owned and operated

    Run by people who served, in the city that answers to Military City. It is why an arrival is planned around your flight rather than our opening hours.

  • All six branches, and the families

    Military travel is the ordinary case here, not a niche we accommodate. The families moving with it count as much as the orders.

  • The JBSA community

    We serve the community at Lackland, Randolph and Fort Sam Houston and agree the hand-over point when you book. SAT to any of the three is our most ordinary trip.

  • Straightforward pricing

    Terms before you book, not at a counter with your bags on the floor. Nothing appears at the hand-over that was not on the screen.

  • Real people answering

    Someone local who can make a decision about your rental. Worth most at eleven at night when a connection has gone.

  • Ready when you get there

    Clean, fuelled and waiting at the meet point rather than being brought round while you stand with your bags.

The Other Four

Most arrivals combine two — a pickup at the terminal and a longer booking, or a same-day change of plan midweek.

All rental services →
  • Same-Day Rentals

    Plans changed this morning. Tell us what you need and we will work to get you moving today.

  • Vehicle Delivery

    We bring the vehicle to you anywhere we serve in the San Antonio area.

  • Long-Term & Weekly Rentals

    For PCS gaps, extended TDY, and stretches when you need a vehicle longer than a few days.

  • Young Driver Rentals

    We rent to younger drivers. Check the requirements for the terms that apply to your age group.

Where we go once you are moving

The city, Bexar County and the JBSA community at Lackland, Randolph and Fort Sam Houston.

See the service area →

Everything else you might ask

Requirements, deposits, insurance and returns, answered in one place.

Read the FAQ →

Straight Answers

Seven Questions People Ask Before Booking an Arrival

Four have a complete answer today. Three say exactly what they depend on, which is the honest version while those details are confirmed.

All FAQs →

My flight is delayed. Do I need to rebook the vehicle?

No. Your flight number is on the booking so a delay is our problem rather than yours — we are watching the arrival, and the meet-up moves with it. Message us if you can, but nothing breaks if you cannot get a signal. Tell us about a diversion as soon as you know, because a different airport changes what is possible. A delayed flight is not a cancellation, so talk to us rather than cancelling.

Do you meet me at baggage claim or at the kerb?

You get the exact meeting point sent to you on landing, so you are reading it before you stand up. Depending on the airport, the hour and how you are travelling, that is the pickup lane outside arrivals, a space in the parking area, or a point just off the airport. We agree which one when you book and confirm it before you land, so you are never walking out of a terminal wondering where to go.

What if I land late at night, or outside your normal hours?

It is arranged rather than refused. Standard pickup and return hours are 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM, seven days a week, and anything outside that is by prior arrangement at no extra charge. What matters is telling us the arrival time when you book rather than on the night — a late landing we know about in advance is straightforward. Red-eyes and delayed connections are normal here.

How do I return the vehicle before an early flight?

The same way in reverse, arranged with the booking rather than at the end of the rental. Give us your departure time when you book, we agree the drop point in advance, and you hand over the keys and walk into the terminal — no lot to find, no key box in the dark. Bring it back at the fuel level it left at. Our hours are 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM seven days a week, and an earlier departure is by prior arrangement at no extra charge.

What do I need to have on me at the airport?

A valid driver’s licence for whoever is driving, and the card the booking is in. We take Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover, debit included, and it has to be in the driver’s name. A deposit hold applies — from $250 on credit or a $300 minimum on debit — released 3 to 7 business days after the vehicle comes back. Minimum age is 21, with 18 to 20 accepted on a direct booking.

Is there an extra charge for meeting me at the airport?

A delivery fee applies whenever we bring the vehicle to you rather than you collecting it, worked out from the distance and the pickup time. We quote it while you are booking, in the same quote as everything else, so the figure you agree to is the figure you pay. If collecting from us works out better for your trip, we will say so.

Can someone else in my party collect the vehicle?

Ask when you book rather than at the meet point. Whoever drives needs to be on the booking with a valid licence, and the card has to be in the driver’s name — so a spouse or colleague collecting for you is a matter of getting them onto the agreement in advance, not something to sort out at the kerb. Our requirements page sets out who has to be named.

Send Us the Flight

Book it before you fly

Give us the airport, the flight number and how long you need it. You get the class, the meeting point and the full cost back before anything is final.

Book now →Contact us →

Airports

  • SAT
  • AUS
  • SSF
Open
8:00 AM to 6:00 PM, seven days
Late arrival
Arranged, not refused
Delayed flight
We are already watching it