Car rental at Boston Airport

All major highway exits from Boston Logan into downtown or points west/south (I-90 Ted Williams Tunnel, Route 1A Sumner Tunnel) are 100% cashless all-electronic tolls. If you bring your own E-ZPass transponder and mount it properly, you can decline the rental agency's daily toll service fee (often $4.95 to $11.95 per day plus toll costs).

Avoid the gas stations located immediately adjacent to Route 1A right before the airport perimeter, where rates are marked up significantly. Instead, exit onto Route 1A North toward Revere/Saugus, refuel at standard national-brand stations 3 to 4 miles away, and make a quick loop back to the airport via Route 1A South.

Rental fleets at Boston Logan are equipped with Standard All-Season (M+S) tires. Dedicated winter/snow tires are not legally mandated in Massachusetts and are generally unavailable from mainstream rental companies. In severe winter storms, rent an AWD/4WD vehicle.

Most major car rental brands at Boston Logan (Hertz, Avis, Enterprise, National) allow debit cards for pickup only if you present proof of a confirmed return flight departure from Boston Logan matching your name, along with a security deposit hold ranging between $200 and $500.

Driving in downtown Boston features heavy congestion, complex one-way streets, limited parking garages costing upwards of $40 to $70 per day, and aggressive pedestrian traffic. If staying exclusively within downtown Boston or Cambridge, public transit (MBTA) is generally preferred over a rental car.

Yes, travel into Canada is permitted by most major US car rental operators at Boston Logan. However, you must inform the rental counter at pickup so they can generate a Canadian Non-Resident Insurance Card to keep in the vehicle glove compartment alongside your rental agreement.