Minivans car rental in Florida

Our fleet of minivans in Florida runs to five vehicles — Chrysler Voyager, Chrysler Pacifica, Honda Odyssey, Kia Carnival and Toyota Sienna — with seven or eight seats and rental from $75 per day.

Minivans car rental in Florida — 5 seven- and eight-seat models from $75 a day

Minivans with Rent-Trip mean five models, all automatic, all delivered to you. Rates run from $75 to $95 per day, weekly from $450 and monthly from $1,575. Booking goes through a manager, and the agreement is signed in person when the car changes hands.

What the fleet looks like

The Voyager and Pacifica are 3.6 L, 287 hp seven-seaters. Odyssey and Carnival give you eight seats on a 3.5 L engine, 280 and 287 hp. Sienna is the odd one out — a 2.5 L hybrid, 245 hp, all-wheel drive, and the only van here that does not drink petrol the way the others do.

Daily, weekly and monthly rates

Our five minivans run from $75 to $95 per day, with weekly from $450 and monthly from $1,575. A weekly rate equals six daily rates, so a seven-day booking costs less per day than six separate days; the monthly figure follows the same logic at twenty-one days. Pick the Voyager and a week sits at the bottom of that scale — pick the Sienna and you pay for the hybrid and the all-wheel drive. On longer stays the gap between the two ends of the fleet narrows per day, which is worth doing the arithmetic on before you choose.

What the price includes and what is added at payment

• Included: state-minimum liability coverage and a Loss Damage Waiver, both built into the daily rate you see above.
• Added at payment: 6.5% sales tax and the $2/day Florida rental car surcharge, which applies to the first 30 days.
• Tax by county: 7.5% in Osceola, 7% in Seminole and Polk — the rate follows the county where the car is handed over, not where you drive it.
• Deposit: a bank card in the main driver's name is used for the security hold; the amount is set out in the rental agreement.

The car comes clean with a full tank and goes back the same way. Weekly and monthly rates are simply lower per day than the daily rate — no code, no membership, no negotiation. If you want a driver rather than the wheel, that is available by the hour from four hours, and the rate is quoted when booking.

What renting a minivan in Florida costs for a week or a month

Two ends of the line set the spread: the smallest seven-seater opens at $75 a day, the hybrid all-wheel-drive eight-seater closes at $95. Everything between them is a question of how many seats you need and how far you intend to drive.

How the weekly and monthly multipliers work

The arithmetic is fixed and public: a week is charged as six days, a month as twenty-one. That is why a fortnight booked in one go lands well under the same fourteen days paid one at a time, and why the monthly figure on the entry model comes to $1,575. Long stays flatten the difference between the cheapest and the dearest van — the Chrysler Voyager at $75 a day and the Toyota Sienna at $95 sit closer together once the six-day and twenty-one-day multipliers do their work. Travellers who know their dates before they fly tend to lock the whole stretch at once rather than add days as they go.

Where the final bill moves after the headline rate

• Sales tax: 6.5% in Orange County, 7.5% in Osceola, 7% in Seminole and Polk — charged by the county of hand-over, not where you drive it.
• State surcharge: $2 a day for the first 30 days, added at payment.
• Liability and LDW: already inside the daily figure; the waiver's deductible and exclusions are set out in the rental agreement.
• Security hold: taken on a bank card in the main driver's name; the amount is set out in the agreement.

Tax and surcharge are the only two lines that shift the total, and neither hides inside the $75 headline. Because tax follows the county of hand-over, the rate depends on where the car is handed over to you — worth settling before you fix a meeting point, since the difference applies across every day of the booking.

What changes the cost on a longer stay

Mileage inside Florida is unlimited, so a two-week loop down the coast and back adds nothing to the rate. Rental starts from one day, or 24 hours, which suits a short hop as well as a month. Child seats and boosters for under-sixes are arranged when booking, and tolls are re-invoiced as recorded on the terms in the agreement — clients arriving and leaving through MCO can use the free CFX Visitor Toll Pass instead. If you would rather not drive at all, a car with a driver is available by the hour from four hours, quoted when you book.

Choosing a Florida minivan rental for a family trip

The five minivans in our Florida fleet split cleanly into two groups: seven-seat gasoline models and eight-seat models, one of which is a hybrid with all-wheel drive. Seat count and fuel type matter more than badge here — they decide how the luggage fits and how often you stop on a long run.

Seven seats or eight, gasoline or hybrid

Chrysler Voyager and Chrysler Pacifica seat seven; Honda Odyssey, Kia Carnival and Toyota Sienna seat eight, and Sienna is the only hybrid with all-wheel drive. Voyager runs a 3.6 L, 287 hp engine at $75/day, Pacifica the same 3.6 L and 287 hp at $80/day. Odyssey and Carnival both use a 3.5 L unit — 280 hp and 287 hp — at $85/day each. Sienna pairs a 2.5 L, 245 hp hybrid with all-wheel drive at $95/day. All five are automatic with front-wheel drive except Sienna. For a family of eight travelling with luggage, an eight-seat model leaves no spare row — check boot space before booking, because a packed third row and three suitcases rarely fit together.

Pacifica or Sienna — which one to pick

• Chrysler Pacifica: a $80/day gasoline seven-seater with 287 hp — the lower daily rate on short trips around the Orlando area and to the coast.
• Toyota Sienna: a $95/day hybrid eight-seater with all-wheel drive and 245 hp — the pick for long highway days and wet-season driving.
• Honda Odyssey and Kia Carnival: $85/day eight-seaters with 3.5 L gasoline engines, both front-wheel drive, both a middle ground on price.
• Chrysler Voyager: the $75/day entry point, seven seats, 3.6 L gasoline — the cheapest way into the class.
• Seat and fuel first: decide eight seats or hybrid before you compare anything else — those two choices narrow five models to one or two.

The hybrid suits long highway days — fewer fuel stops, and all-wheel drive holds better in a Florida downpour. The gasoline Pacifica keeps the daily rate lower for short trips. In our experience, families flying into MCO and heading straight to a villa take the eight-seaters; those staying closer to the parks and driving short hops take the Voyager or Pacifica. Whichever you choose, weekly from $450 and monthly from $1,575 bring the per-day cost down — a weekly rate equals six daily rates, so a seven-day booking costs less per day than six separate days.

How minivan car rental in Florida works with delivery

Rent-Trip does not run a counter or a shuttle: the minivan comes to the client, and the meeting point is agreed when you book. This section covers how delivery works, what happens at hand-over and how a booking is placed.

We bring the minivan to you

If you land at Orlando International Airport (MCO), the hand-over is arranged for your terminal — the exact spot is agreed when booking, not published in advance. Our driver arrives with the car clean and the tank full, and you return it the same way. with three child seats and four suitcases does not want to walk a garage looking for a bay.

Booking with a manager and signing in person

• Request by WhatsApp or phone: booking is a request to a manager, not an online checkout — there is no reservation form to fill in and no card taken in advance.
• Vehicle and dates confirmed: you name the model and the dates, and the manager confirms what is available in the fleet for that window.
• One-way and out-of-state trips: journeys that finish in another Florida city, or trips to other US states, are agreed when booking, not at hand-over.
• Agreement signed at the car: the rental agreement is signed in person when the minivan is handed over — we inspect the physical licence and witness the signature, as Florida law requires.

Nothing is signed electronically or in advance. Bring the physical driver's licence, your passport if you are visiting from abroad, and a bank card in the main driver's name for the security hold; the amount is set out in the rental agreement. If you need child seats or boosters for children under six, say so when booking rather than at the kerb — that is the one request that regularly delays a hand-over.

Documents and driver eligibility for minivans car rental in Florida

Two things decide whether you drive away in a minivan today: a physical licence card and a bank card in the main driver's name. State law sets the rest, and the rules below are the same whether you collect the car at the start of a two-week holiday or for a single run to the coast.

Which licence and documents you need

Physical driver's licence: a valid licence from your home country is enough to drive here — an International Driving Permit is not required by state law (HB 7059, 2013).

Passport: international visitors show it alongside the licence at hand-over; US residents show their state licence only.

Translation: if your licence is not in English, an IDP or a certified translation is recommended — for police and insurers, nothing more.

Bank card: a card in the main driver's name is used for the security hold; the amount is set out in the rental agreement.

The card, not the app: state law (FS 322.38) requires us to inspect the physical licence and witness the signature, so a digital licence on your phone is not accepted.

Booking channel: a request on WhatsApp or by phone with a manager — there is no online checkout or reservation form.

If your licence is not in English, sort the translation before you fly rather than at hand-over — it is the one item we cannot work around. Rent-Trip inspects the original card and witnesses your signature in person; the agreement is signed at hand-over, never in advance.

Minimum age and adding a second driver

The minimum driver age is 21, and drivers aged 21–24 pay a young-driver fee whose amount is set out in the rental agreement. Some premium classes and passenger vans may require 25 or over — check the agreement before you book, because a seven- or eight-seat minivan sits close to that line depending on the model you choose.

A second driver is added when booking, so tell the manager at the request stage rather than at hand-over. The second driver signs the same agreement in person and shows the same physical licence and passport. Whoever is named drives; anyone not on the agreement is not covered.

One-way rentals within the state and trips to other US states are agreed when booking, not at the counter, and the same applies to child seats and boosters for children under six (FS 316.613). If you arrive and depart through MCO, ask about the free CFX Visitor Toll Pass when you book — it saves the toll re-invoice that otherwise lands on the agreement.

Tolls, mileage and driving a minivan with Minivans car rental in Florida

Every Rent-Trip minivan comes set up for electronic tolling through E-PASS or SunPass, and mileage within the state is unlimited on every booking from one day. Traffic keeps to the right here, and all five of our vans are left-hand-drive US-spec models.

How tolls work on a minivan rental

Tolls on the Florida Turnpike, SR 528, SR 417 and the I-4 Express lanes are recorded electronically and re-invoiced to you as they are logged, on the terms set out in the rental agreement. Clients arriving and departing through MCO can instead pick up the free CFX Visitor Toll Pass, which covers the Central Florida expressways without a transponder in the car. Whichever route you take, keep the toll lane consistent: mixing cash lanes and electronic lanes at the same plaza is what generates most of the paperwork we deal with afterwards. Unpaid tolls, traffic-camera tickets and parking tickets are issued to the car owner and passed on to the renter, so check the plate matches your booking at hand-over.

Mileage, state lines and where the van may go

• Unlimited mileage in Florida: drive as far as you like inside the state for the length of the rental, with no per-mile charge.
• Trips to other US states: agreed when booking, not on the road — tell your manager the route and the dates in advance.
• Prohibited: Mexico, Canada and ferries are not permitted under the rental agreement.
• One-way rentals: returning the van to a different point within Florida is arranged with your manager when booking.
• Toll re-invoicing: amounts are charged as recorded, on the terms set out in the agreement.

Driving a minivan around Orlando and beyond

A seven- or eight-seat van handles the flat Central Florida terrain easily, and the main tourist corridors — I-4, SR 528 and US-192 — are wide, well-signed and built for exactly this kind of traffic. The practical limits are parking height bars and tight hotel garages, where a full-size minivan sits close to the clearance line. In our experience the simplest routine is to park once for the day and use the resort or park shuttles for the short hops. Toll charges on the expressways are recorded electronically and re-invoiced as they are logged, so you never queue for change — the amount simply appears on your final invoice.

Renting minivans in Florida with children on board

Florida law requires a child restraint for every passenger under six, and a minivan is the only class where three rows of seats leave room for two or three of them plus the adults who fit them. On this page we keep five minivans, all automatic, seven or eight seats, from $75 to $95 a day. Child seats and boosters are provided — agreed when booking.

Which seat fits which child

• Rear-facing infant seat: for the youngest passengers, fitted to the second-row anchors; the eight-seat models give the clearest access to the third row with one still installed.
• Forward-facing seat: for toddlers who have outgrown the infant carrier, again on the second-row bench.
• Booster: for older children up to the height the law covers; the third row of an eight-seater takes two boosters side by side.
• No seat, no drive: under six the restraint is mandatory (FS 316.613), so tell us the ages when you book and we load the right seats before hand-over.

Loading a family and its luggage

A seven-seat Voyager or Pacifica carries four adults and three children with the third row up, but the boot behind that row is shallow — two large cases at most. The eight-seat Odyssey, Carnival and Sienna give one more belted place and the same narrow well behind the rearmost bench. Our advice from practice: if you travel with a stroller, a cooler and four suitcases, fold one third-row seat and run seven-up, or take the Sienna and use its deeper floor. A double stroller lies flat in the well of every model we run.

Heat, stops and the drive itself

Central Florida heat is the real constraint on a day out, not distance. A minivan's rear air vents reach the third row, which matters when the cabin has been standing in the sun — the Sienna's hybrid system lets the air conditioning run quietly at a stop, and its all-wheel drive holds better on the wet roads of an afternoon storm. Plan a break every two hours on longer runs, and remember that mileage within Florida is unlimited, so the day's route is your own to set. Parking at the parks is charged per day, and hotels bill parking separately, so an eight-seater's one parking space for the whole group is the practical win.

Before you book

• Ages of every child: tell the manager at booking, so the correct seats are in the car at hand-over.
• Licence and card: the main driver shows a physical licence and a bank card in their own name; the agreement is signed in person.
• Tank and return: the car arrives clean and full and comes back full; mileage within Florida is unlimited.
• Weather clause: if the National Hurricane Center issues a Hurricane Warning for Orange, Osceola or Seminole County, cancellation or rebooking is free.

Weather, cancellations and rental terms

Florida weather shapes a minivan booking more than any other factor on this page. Summer afternoon storms, the June-to-November hurricane season and the state's flat, low-lying terrain all feed into the terms you agree with us before the keys change hands.

Hurricane season and free cancellation

The National Hurricane Center issues a Hurricane Warning for Orange, Osceola or Seminole County — cancellation or rebooking is free, with no fee and no argument. The same applies when either Orlando airport closes: MCO or Sanford. Nobody from our side drives out under a Hurricane Warning, and we do not ask a client to. Outside an active warning, a change of dates is a conversation with the manager who took your booking, not a penalty clause. If your trip falls in that window, keep the booking request open and confirm the hand-over point a day or two before arrival.

Rain, heat and what it means for a minivan

• Afternoon storms: Central Florida rain arrives fast and drains slowly on flat ground — allow extra minutes on I-4 and SR 528 between June and September.
• Full tank rule: the car comes clean with a full tank and is returned full; refuel before the last stretch, not at the airport.
• Tolling setup: every minivan is set up for electronic tolling (E-PASS/SunPass), and tolls are re-invoiced as recorded on the terms in the agreement.
• Tickets and unpaid tolls: camera tickets, unpaid tolls and parking tickets are issued to the car owner and re-invoiced to the renter.
• Child seats: seats and boosters, required for children under six under FS 316.613, are agreed when booking.

Terms worth reading before you sign

The rental agreement is signed in person at hand-over — we inspect the physical licence and witness the signature under FS 322.38. There is no online checkout and no advance signing; booking is a request on WhatsApp or by phone with a manager. State-minimum liability coverage and a Loss Damage Waiver are included in the price, and the waiver's deductible and exclusions sit in the agreement rather than on a website. The security hold is taken on a bank card in the main driver's name, with the amount set out in that same document. Trips to other US states are agreed when booking; Mexico, Canada and ferries are prohibited. Mileage within Florida is unlimited, and rental runs from one day, twenty-four hours.