Chicago ORD car rental rules: age, debit, deposit and pickup

O’Hare’s rental-car companies are at the Multi-Modal Facility. The Airport Transit System connects the terminals and the facility.

1. Follow Airport Transit System signs in your terminal.
2. Ride the ATS to the Multi-Modal Facility at 10255 W. Zemke Boulevard.
3. If your reservation is with an off-site company, check its pickup arrangements; the airport identifies bus bay 1 for its listed off-site agencies.

Official ORD airport directions · transport source checked 2026-09-30

Match the branch on your reservation to this airport service. Pickup counter hours, vehicle-return hours and after-hours collection are separate conditions.

These charges and programmes are set by the airport, the state toll agency or state law, not by the rental company. Each line is copied from the official source linked beside it, with the period the source states. Confirm the total on your rental agreement.

• Airport charge

  Customer Facility Charge (CFC): $8 per rental day (year ended 31 December 2025).

  “Customer Facility Charge (CFC) Revenue—The Airport imposed a CFC of $8.00 per contract day on each customer for motor vehicle rentals at the Airport for the year ended December 31, 2025.” — City of Chicago, Chicago O'Hare International Airport Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the year ended 31 December 2025 (filed on MSRB EMMA) ↗

  Checked 2026-10-19 · next review due 2027-01-17

• State toll programme

  I-PASS (also Pay By Plate), run by Illinois Tollway.

  “Customers have 14 days from their initial date of travel to set up our Pay By Plate service to ensure avoiding fines and fees.” — Illinois Tollway, Pay By Plate ↗

  “Pay By Plate from the Illinois Tollway allows customers without an I-PASS Account or E-ZPass transponder to safely and securely pay unpaid tolls.” — Illinois Tollway, Pay By Plate ↗

  Checked 2026-10-19 · next review due 2027-04-17

• State rental charge

  Illinois Automobile Renting Occupation Tax: 5% of the rental (35 ILCS 155/1 to 155/4).

  Local, transit-district and, in Cook County (ORD), Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority taxes can apply on top.

  “The Automobile Renting Occupation Tax rate on automobile rentals is 5 percent (.05).” — Illinois Department of Revenue, Automobile Renting Occupation and Use Taxes ↗

  “Legal References Statutory - 35 ILCS 155/1 to 155/4” — Illinois Department of Revenue, Automobile Renting Occupation and Use Taxes ↗

  Checked 2026-10-19 · next review due 2027-04-17

Each company’s most common reviewed value across covered airports, with the airports that differ.

• Young-driver fee by company
• Age 20 by company
• Debit card by company
• Deposit by company
• Foreign licence by company
• Additional driver by company
• Tolls and one-way by company
• Young-driver fee waivers by company
• Under-25 Fee Index (CSV)

Open a profile for its age, debit, deposit, document and cardholder conditions. Unreviewed entries are research gaps and do not assert a branch's presence.

• Enterprise

  Exact branch not reviewed

• Alamo

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• Avis

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• Budget

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• SIXT

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• Hertz

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• National

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• Dollar

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• Thrifty

  Exact branch not reviewed

1. Confirm the exact collection branch, arrival terminal and pickup time on your reservation.
2. Match your own physical card, age, vehicle and return itinerary to that branch's rules.
3. Bring the original licence and the required passport, IDP or translation. Keep enough available funds for charges still due and the applicable authorization.