Salt Lake City SLC car rental rules: age, debit, deposit and pickup

Salt Lake City’s rental counters are in the Gateway Center next to the parking garage. The facility is connected to the terminal by bridges from the baggage-claim area.

1. Follow Rental Cars/Gateway Center signs from baggage claim.
2. Use one of the two bridges to the Gateway Center and proceed to your rental company.
3. For an off-site agency, confirm its shuttle arrangements; the airport’s designated off-site rental shuttle area is west of the parking garage.

Official SLC 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, for up to 12 days (current consolidated fee schedule (retrieved 19 October 2026)).

  “Customer Facility Charge (CFC) $8.00 per transaction day Up to and including a maximum of twelve (12) days per rental contract for a vehicle from an On-Airport Rental Car Operator.” — Salt Lake City International Airport, Consolidated Fee Schedule ↗

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

• State toll programme

  Express Pass, run by Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT).

  Utah's Express Pass is used on UDOT express lanes; solo drivers without one should stay in the general lanes.

  “The Express Pass transponder allows solo motorists to use the Express Lanes by paying a toll.” — UDOT, Express Lanes ↗

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

• State rental charge

  Utah motor vehicle rental tax: 2.5% of the rental (Utah Code § 59-12-1201).

  “(2) (a) (i) Except as provided in Subsections (4) and (5), there is imposed a tax of 2.5% on all short- term rentals of motor vehicles.” — Utah Code, section 59-12-1201 (version effective 1 July 2026) ↗

  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

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• 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

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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.