Car Rental - El Paso

 

Rent a car in El Paso, Texas to explore The Sun City and Lone Star State. It’s a place of high-rise hotels that overlook the Franklin Mountains and far reaches of Mexico, and where food and art display a fascinating fusion of influences.

An El Paso rental car lets you travel up to Scenic Drive, to experience both these amazing views. While you can travel through the epic Franklin Mountains State Park, along the Woodrow Bean Transmountain Drive to experience nature up-close.

Pick up your car rental at El Paso International Airport, seven miles north-east, and explore the city or neighboring states. Albuquerque, New Mexico is less than four hours north, while Tucson, Arizona is four and a half hours west.

Our El Paso rental car collection features sun-chasing cabriolets, powerful sports cars and sleek sedans ideal for business car rental, so you’ll find the perfect vehicle for your journey. Reserve your El Paso car rental with Hertz today.

El Paso Locations

A Quick Guide to El Paso

Franklin Mountains State Park

Franklin Mountains State Park

Tom Mays Park Access Road, El Paso, TX 79930

Otherworldly desert trails stretch for more than 100 miles here, with hiking and mountain biking routes that are popular with outdoor adventurers. There’s also designated rock climbing in McKelligon Canyon. The park can get busy, so pre-purchase your day pass online to guarantee entry and parking for your El Paso rental car.

El Paso Zoo

El Paso Zoo

4001 Paisano Drive, El Paso, TX 79905

Discover exotic animals from Africa, the Americas and Asia, just a 10-minute drive from downtown. Say hello to the zebras, lions, siamangs and American alligators who call this facility home. Enjoy free parking for your El Paso rental car during opening hours.

Chamizal National Memorial

Chamizal National Memorial

800 San Marcial Street, El Paso, TX 79905

More than just a tranquil park, Chamizal is a celebration of the diverse cultures of this region. There is a 500-seat theater and an outdoor amphitheater, plus the Nuestra Herencia mural, which commemorates the settlement of the Chamizal boundary dispute. There is a secured and well-lit parking lot for up to 162 vehicles, plus five accessible parking spaces, so you can leave your holiday car rental while you explore.

Hotel Paso Del Norte

10 Sheldon Court, El Paso, TX 79901

This hotel’s prominent stained-glass ceiling crowns the building, which opened on Thanksgiving Day 1912. It’s the soul of downtown El Paso and features over 300 rooms, an on-site fitness center and a modern spa and yoga studio. Choose from daily or overnight self-parking or valet parking for your El Paso rental car when you book.

The Plaza Hotel Pioneer Park

106 West Mills Avenue, El Paso, TX 79901

Dressed up in 1930s glamor, this boutique hotel has luxurious lounges and a prominent place on El Paso’s skyline. Each room comes equipped with a desk, so it’s fantastic accommodation for business travelers. Valet parking is available with 24/7 in/out privileges, so you can access your El Paso rental car any time you need it.

Stanton House El Paso

209 North Stanton Street, El Paso, TX 79901

Airy and elegant, Stanton House has suites featuring marble bathrooms and statement artwork from local and international creatives. There are meeting spaces for executive receptions and dining, plus a vast shared lounge. Overnight or daily parking charges apply for your El Paso rental car.

L&J Cafe

3622 Missouri Avenue, El Paso, TX 79903

Some of El Paso’s best Mexican food can be found at L&J Cafe, a family-run restaurant which has magnetized crowds since 1927. Dishes are the epitome of Tex-Mex, combining pico de gallo and refried beans, with burgers and steak.

Café Central

109 North Oregon Street, El Paso, TX 79901

Café Central offers eclectic fine dining with a Southern accent. Choose from indoor seating in the luxe lounge or refined dining room or enjoy the great outdoors in the courtyard. Open for lunch, dinner and Saturday brunch. Start your weekend in style with caviar devilled eggs or butter-poached lobster tail. Or enjoy a chilled seafood platter for up to six people in the evening, followed by prime ribeye or honey Long Island duck for the main event.

Cattleman’s Steakhouse

3450 Fabens Carlsbad Road, Fabens, TX 79838

Set on a 32,000-acre working ranch, 40 minutes outside El Paso, this cowboy-style chophouse serves 12-ounce steaks, delicious seafood and barbeque appetizers. There’s also family entertainment, a children’s zoo, maze and plenty of buffalo to spy.

El Paso Museum of Art

1 Arts Festival Plaza, El Paso, TX 79901

One of Downtown El Paso’s premier attractions, this art museum showcases abstract art, Mexican works and pre-Columbian creations. No on-site parking, but there are multiple Downtown parking garages in close range for your El Paso car rental.

El Paso Holocaust Museum

715 Oregon Street, El Paso, TX 79902

Founded by Holocaust survivor Henry Kellen in 1994, this center paints a picture of history’s darkest moments. Events and study sessions are fully bilingual. You’ll find free parking for your El Paso rental car directly adjacent to the museum, on the corner of Yandell Drive and El Paso Street.

Driving In and Around El Paso

  • Fast Spot Valet Parking (79925) has spaces for up to 400 vehicles and is close to car rental at El Paso International Airport (79925) and Region 19 Education Services Center (79925).
  • With over 850 spaces, Mills Plaza Garage (79901) is near the El Paso Museum of Art (79901) and the El Paso Convention and Performing Art Center (79901).
  • Street parking can be found throughout El Paso, with over 1,700 spaces available. Pay by mobile app, card or coins.
  • Interstate 10 (I-10) runs through downtown El Paso, heading east to San Antonio and traveling north to New Mexico.
  • Texas State Highway Loop 375 (TX-375) circles El Paso’s suburban districts, travelling from Speaking Rock Entertainment Center (79907) to Franklin Mountains State Park (79930).

Evening rush hour, between 3pm and 6pm, tends to be busier than the morning traffic in El Paso.

 

How to Get From Car Rental in El Paso to Albuquerque

By rental car from El Paso, it takes around four hours to reach Albuquerque.

Use North Campbell Street to turn left onto Yandell Drive.

Take the middle two lanes to join I-10 West and cross into New Mexico.

Stay right at the fork to take I-25 North for approximately three hours. Drive into Albuquerque using exit 244 A.

 

How to Get From El Paso Car Rental to Tucson

Driving from El Paso to Tucson can take about four and a half hours in your rental car.

  • Exit the city on I-10 West and enter New Mexico.
  • Stay left at the fork to remain on I-10 West for over 300 miles.
  • Use the right lane to take exit 258.
  • Merge onto South Freeway, then turn right onto West Congress Street to arrive.