Car rental in San Francisco

The San Francisco area is full of exciting opportunities, many of which can only be fully appreciated with the freedom of your own car rental. Arrange your car rental with British Airways and explore the natural and man-made beauty spots of San Francisco at your leisure.

Explore the San Francisco area with a car rental

A car rental holiday in San Francisco has something for everyone, from wine tourism in the Napa and Sonoma Valleys, roughly an hour from the city by car, to the springs of Calistoga, home to the world famous geyser Old Faithful.

Drive across San Francisco's iconic Golden Gate Bridge to Marin County, home of relaxed bohemian town Sausalito which offers numerous boutiques and art galleries for visitors to enjoy. You can also drive your car rental along the scenic route of Highway 1, the coastal road that runs from San Francisco in both directions along the Pacific coast.

Nature lovers can travel north to Laguna Point in MacKerricher State Park with a car rental, an excellent site for seal watching, while more marine life can be explored in the Gerstle Cove Marine Reserve. A slightly longer journey that is guaranteed to be worth the drive in your rental car is Yosemite National Park, offering picturesque vistas and wildlife within four hours of San Francisco that is also a popular destination for ski holidays in the winter months.

Travel south from San Francisco with your car rental and you can find equally breathtaking sights, such as the seaside city of Santa Cruz. With its stunning boardwalk and fairground rides, Santa Cruz is the perfect destination for family holidays out of San Francisco.

What to expect from your San Francisco car rental

At British Airways, we operate in partnership with Avis to offer you the highest quality car rentals. All our car rentals include mandatory third party liability insurance*, unlimited mileage, collision damage waiver (excess applies), theft protection (excess applies), taxes and airport surcharges*. If you want to reduce excess payments, you can pay for Super Collision Damage Waiver when you collect your car.

With us, it's easy to arrange your car rental and hotel at the same time as your flights to San Francisco.Also ideal if you're heading to San Francisco to enjoy a ski holiday, you can plan and book your entire trip at BA.com/ski.

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(* for North American residents we offer Exclusive car rental plans in North America, details of which can be viewed in relevant search results).