Ushuaia Car Rental

All additional drivers must meet all rental requirements.

Additional drivers must appear at the rental counter with the primary renter.

Additional drivers must sign the rental agreement.

An additional daily fee may apply for any Additional Drivers. 

The additional driver can only be added to the contract at the pick up location.

Minimum age to rent a vehicle is 21 and maximum is 75. Rental rates may be higher for renters and additional drivers under the age of 25 

According to the Federal Administration of Public Revenue, a government agency of Argentina, there has been an amendment to the Argentina cross border policy which allows temporary admission of leased vehicles from Argentina to Chile within the framework of the binational technical meetings, it was agreed to adopt a single form for the output and temporary admission of rented vehicles, and the recording of such events in a centralized database and information exchange via Internet between the two customs, due to this change, please see below for the following process.

Unrestricted driving within Argentina. A customer can also cross border into the bordering state of Chile, Uruguay and Brazil. Due to customs regulations, vehciles are not allowed to cross into Paraguay or Bolivia.                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 If customer wishes to cross border into Chile, a permit can which is valid into Chile only be issued in the amount of 80.00 USD plus tax and airport fee. Customer must request cross border pass at the time of reservation, and must present a passport at the time of arrival. The cross border pass can only be issued by non-airport locations and if customer is renting at the airport, they must go to the nearest non-airport location to complete paperwork. The non-airport rental station will submit the request through an online process which can take up to 48 hours to receive the permit. The formal request form cannot be submitted before the customer signs the contract and customer must be present before transaction begins. From Region 1, customer can take any vehicle, however in Region 2, customer can take any vehicle except Economy and Compact vehicles across the border into Chile.

If a customer wishes to cross border into Uruguay and Brazil, a permit can be issued in the amount of 80.00 USD plus tax and airport fee. This permit is separate from the permit for Chile and it can also take up to 48 hours to receive the permit.

A copy of renters passport and drivers license.
No one way rentals are allowed between countries.
Roadside Assistance may be provided at an additional charge when traveling outside of Argentina.
Off-road driving is not allowed.

All one way rentals must be booked in advance and are subject to availability. One way charges apply and are payable at time of rental. One way charges cannot be prepaid.

As a customer, you have a choice as to how you would like to pay for fuel.

Option 1- We Refill

This option allows the renter to pay National at the end of the rental for gas used but not replaced. Price per gallon will be higher than local fuel prices. A 40% surcharge will apply.

Option 2- You Refill

This option allows the renter to return the vehicle with a full tank of gas to avoid extra fuel charges.

A passport in addition to a credit card, with available credit and in the renters name, must be presented. The signature on the back must match the name imprinted on the card. In addition, if the renter has an online transaction, the number and name printed on the card presented by renter must match the name and number stored for the online transaction.

Credit Cards Honored, American Express, MasterCard, VISA, Diners Club, Discover.

An authorization on the credit card will be taken on all rentals and may range from 1995.00 – 3420.00 USD depending on car class. This authorization amount may be toed toward damages of vehicles, late charges or citations incurred during rental of vehicle.

1995.00 USD for Economy to Compact
2280.00 USD for Midsize to Full-size
3420.00 USD for Premium and above

Debit or check cards are considered to be any non-credit card American Express, MasterCard, VISA, Diners Club, Discover logo. Debit or Check cards are not accepted at this location.

Cash is accepted as final payment but customer must still pre-authorize with valid credit card.

Must meet the locations minimum age requirements.

Present a valid drivers license from country of origin or international drivers license.

Present a major credit card in renters name at the time of rental.