Alamo Car Rental at Chicago OHare International Airport

Chicago O’Hare International Airport is found in the north-western most corner of Chicago, Illinois, and approximately 17 miles from the Chicago Loop. It is particularly nearby the areas of Elk Grove Village, Bensenville, Franklin Park and Schiller Park, and is accessible by a number of nearby highways. The airport is referred to by its code of ORD, and as the Chicago International Airport, the O’Hare Field, the Chicago Airport or simply as O’Hare. It is a well equipped airport, with facilities that include car rental companies, such as Alamo Chicago O’Hare International Airport. Alamo is a wise choice for leisure car rentals, and offer their airport clients a wide range of vehicles for hire and competitive car hire rates.

The airport of Chicago O’Hare is large, actually rated as the third largest in the world in terms of passenger traffic, behind Beijing Airport and the Atlanta Hartsfield Airport. It handles over 60 million passengers per annum, and currently consists of four terminals and nine concourses. The terminals are numbered 1, 2, 3 and 5, and the concourses are indicated by letters. Terminal 1 is a hub for United Airlines, Terminal 3 is the hub for American Airlines, Terminal 2 is used by US Airways and Delta Air Lines and Terminal 5 is known as the international terminal, and all international flights will arrive here, except for flights from airports with US border pre-clearance facilities. Arriving passengers will find the Chicago O’Hare International Airport car hire companies on the lower level of the airport complex, nearby the baggage reclaim areas of Terminals 1, 2 and 3. Alamo is open at this rental location 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Passengers who are arriving at the International Terminal, or Terminal 5, can call the rental counters of Alamo by courtesy telephones located on the lower level of this building. Sometimes the car hire companies even offer free shuttles to collect passengers from designated points of the terminals. Passengers who need to transfer from one terminal to another can use the ATS, or the Airport Transit System. This is a modern people mover system that is used by thousands of passengers every day. It also provides transport to the remote car parks of the airport, while the car hire companies have shuttles which travel to the location of their rented vehicles.

Alamo has a large variety of vehicles available for their customers, all arranged into a number of vehicle categories. Alamo’s cars are ideal for all occasions, including city driving and journeys of longer distances. Passengers who require a rental with a lower price should choose from the Economy, Compact or Midsize category, with cars such as the Chevrolet Aveo, Nissan Versa and Toyota Corolla. Larger cars are little more expensive, and may be similar to the Ford Fusion, Chevrolet Impala, Toyota Avalon, Lincoln MKS and Cadillac DTS. Some of these cars are also Premium and Luxury vehicles, ideal for more prestigious occasions.

The Chicago O’Hare International Airport car rental companies offer many vehicles of a larger size as well, and SUVs to suit any customers’ needs. The Dodge Grand Caravan is a Minivan for seven, while the Toyota Sienna is ideal for eight passengers. There is even a Passenger Van suitable for fifteen passengers that can be hired from Alamo, similar to the Chevrolet Express. The categories of SUVs available from Alamo include Midsize SUV, Standard SUV, SUV Hybrid, Fullsize SUV, Premium SUV and Luxury SUV. They include vehicles similar to the Ford Escape, Jeep Grand Cherokee, Chevrolet Tahoe, Chevrolet Suburban, Lincoln MKX and Lincoln Navigator. Many of Alamo’s vehicles have cruise control, air conditioning, power locks/windows, power mirrors, CD players and automatic transmissions. Additional vehicles hired include the Jeep Wrangler, Hummer H3, Chevrolet Colorado, Chevrolet Silverado, Dodge Journey and GMC Acadia.

Hired cars should be returned to Chicago O’Hare Airport unless an Alamo one way hire has been arranged. This service allows the rented car to be returned to a different rental location, and can be convenient for some drivers travelling from Chicago O’Hare International Airport. One way hires may be free of charge, but may also be more expensive. Their price will mainly depend on the length of the rental and the return location chosen for the vehicle. Cross-border rentals may also be available from Alamo, allowing drivers to travel into the country of Canada. However, the vehicle may need to be returned to the United States. Various fuel options are available from the car rental companies of Chicago O’Hare Airport. Customers may be able to purchase fuel upfront, and then return the vehicle ‘as empty as possible’, or will not purchase fuel, and then simply return the vehicle with a full tank of fuel. Vehicles always begin the rental period with a full tank.

Alamo hand controls for disabled drivers, as well as other items of equipment, such as child seats, satellite navigation systems and luggage racks can be requested from Chicago O’Hare International Airport. Hand controls are a device that operates the brake and accelerator pedals of certain kinds of automatic vehicles, and are free of charge. However, they do usually require an advanced reservation. Alamo child seats and booster seats, as well as any other item required, are best reserved in advance as well, in order to ensure their availability.

Passengers of Chicago O’Hare International Airport can contact Alamo for more car hire information.

Address:
Chicago O’Hare Airport/Shuttle (ORDT71)
560 Bessie Coleman Drive
Chicago, IL 60666
US

Telephone Numbers:
(888)826-6893 ext: MAIN
(773)694-4640 ext: LOCAL

Fax Number: (773)694-0074