All Active Location Codes

A guide to all global car rental counters

The file linked below contains all 69,192 active car rental counters globally and should be used in conjunction with the Car Search API.

It is now delivered using a JSON file format to match the inventory source system as well as to make partner loading of the file easier.

Location Data

The following data is included in the Car Vendor and Airport Code List:

id – Unique identifier for a car rental counter for a single company.
locationTypeID – Numeric indicator for which type of location referenced.
locationTypeName – Name of the type of location referenced. Options include:
- 1 - Airport
- 2 - Airport Off Terminal
- 3 - Airport On Terminal
- 4 - City Center
- 5 - City Center East
- 6 - City Center West
- 7 - City Center North
- 8 - City Center South
- 9 - Near Hotel
- 10 - Near Port
- 11 - Near Rail
- 12 - Near Resort
locationCode – Four-character alphanumeric value that designates a location where one or more car rental counters (as indicated by the Location IDs) are located.

Location Code values are not unique, as there may be multiple companies renting cars from a single location.

Note that the first character in the code gives a relative indication of the nature of the location. Possible values:
- A – Airport (includes both terminal and off terminal locations)
- T – Terminal (located within the airport terminal complex)
- O – Off Terminal (located outside the airport terminal)
- C – City (located in the city center)
- N – North (located north of the city center)
- S – South (located south of the city center)
- E – East (located east of the city center)
- W – West (located west of the city center)
- H – Hotel (located within a hotel)
- R – Resort (located within a resort)
- P – Port or Ferry Terminal (located within a port or ferry terminal)
- X – Rail (located within a railway station)
airportCode – Three-letter IATA code referencing a specific airport nearest to which the counter is located.
supplierID – The ID number of the Car Rental Supplier (matches supplierName).
supplierName – The name of the Car Rental Supplier (matches supplierID).
shuttleCategoryID – An optional ID to indicate the nature of any shuttle between the airport terminal and rental counter (if available). Maps to shuttleCategoryName.
shuttleCategoryCode – A descriptive name of the kind of shuttle between the airport terminal and rental counter (if available). Maps to shuttleCategoryID.
hoursOfOperation – An optional container indicating facility operating hours:
- dayOfWeek - Day of the week.
- beginTime - The time when the facility opens.
- endTime - The time at which the facility closes.
address – Container for address elements:
- locationName – The name of the location where the counter is located.
- streetAddress – Street address of the counter.
- cityName – Name of the city where the counter is located.
- stateProvinceCode – Code for the state or province where the counter is located.
- stateProvinceName – Name of the state or province where the counter is located.
- postalCode – Postal code for the counter location.
- countryCode – Country code for the counter location.
- countryCode – Country code for the counter location.
- faxNumber – Fax number for the counter location.
latitude – Latitude value for the counter location.
longitude – Longitude value for the counter location.
lastUpdated – System timestamp for last update.

Download Car Vendor and Airport Code List

File	Size
Expedia Global Rental Car Locations JSON File	~5 mb zipped

Example

The first node is for an off-airport location, while the second is for an on-airport location.

...
{
        "id": 131074,
        "locationTypeID": 4,
        "locationTypeName": "City Center",
        "locationCode": "C996",
        "airportCode": "CDT",
        "supplierID": 1055,
        "supplierName": "Thrifty EU",
        "shuttleCategoryID": 3,
        "shuttleCategoryCode": "ShuttleToCar",
        "hoursOfOperation": [
          {
            "dayOfWeek": "MONDAY",
            "beginTime": "08:00:00",
            "endTime": "14:00:59"
          },
          {
            "dayOfWeek": "MONDAY",
            "beginTime": "15:00:00",
            "endTime": "18:00:59"
          },
          {
            "dayOfWeek": "TUESDAY",
            "beginTime": "08:00:00",
            "endTime": "14:00:59"
          },
          {
            "dayOfWeek": "TUESDAY",
            "beginTime": "15:00:00",
            "endTime": "18:00:59"
          },
          {
            "dayOfWeek": "WEDNESDAY",
            "beginTime": "08:00:00",
            "endTime": "14:00:59"
          },
          {
            "dayOfWeek": "WEDNESDAY",
            "beginTime": "15:00:00",
            "endTime": "18:00:59"
          },
          {
            "dayOfWeek": "THURSDAY",
            "beginTime": "08:00:00",
            "endTime": "14:00:59"
          },
          {
            "dayOfWeek": "THURSDAY",
            "beginTime": "15:00:00",
            "endTime": "18:00:59"
          },
          {
            "dayOfWeek": "FRIDAY",
            "beginTime": "08:00:00",
            "endTime": "14:00:59"
          },
          {
            "dayOfWeek": "FRIDAY",
            "beginTime": "15:00:00",
            "endTime": "18:00:59"
          }
        ],
        "address": {
          "locationName": "Castellon Downtown",
          "streetAddress": "Calle Aranda 36",
          "cityName": "Castellon",
          "countryCode": "ESP"
        },
        "latitude": 39.980940,
        "longitude": -0.076160,
        "lastUpdated": 1621543380000
      },
{
        "id": 17,
        "locationTypeID": 3,
        "locationTypeName": "Airport On Terminal",
        "locationCode": "T071",
        "airportCode": "ANC",
        "supplierID": 6,
        "supplierName": "Alamo Rent A Car",
        "shuttleCategoryID": 1,
        "shuttleCategoryCode": "NoShuttle",
        "deliveryBool": false,
        "collectionBool": false,
        "hoursOfOperation": [
          {
            "dayOfWeek": "SUNDAY",
            "beginTime": "00:00:00",
            "endTime": "02:30:59"
          },
          {
            "dayOfWeek": "SUNDAY",
            "beginTime": "05:30:00",
            "endTime": "23:59:59"
          },
          {
            "dayOfWeek": "MONDAY",
            "beginTime": "00:00:00",
            "endTime": "02:30:59"
          },
          {
            "dayOfWeek": "MONDAY",
            "beginTime": "05:30:00",
            "endTime": "23:59:59"
          },
          {
            "dayOfWeek": "TUESDAY",
            "beginTime": "00:00:00",
            "endTime": "02:30:59"
          },
          {
            "dayOfWeek": "TUESDAY",
            "beginTime": "05:30:00",
            "endTime": "23:59:59"
          },
          {
            "dayOfWeek": "WEDNESDAY",
            "beginTime": "00:00:00",
            "endTime": "02:30:59"
          },
          {
            "dayOfWeek": "WEDNESDAY",
            "beginTime": "05:30:00",
            "endTime": "23:59:59"
          },
          {
            "dayOfWeek": "THURSDAY",
            "beginTime": "00:00:00",
            "endTime": "02:30:59"
          },
          {
            "dayOfWeek": "THURSDAY",
            "beginTime": "05:30:00",
            "endTime": "23:59:59"
          },
          {
            "dayOfWeek": "FRIDAY",
            "beginTime": "00:00:00",
            "endTime": "02:30:59"
          },
          {
            "dayOfWeek": "FRIDAY",
            "beginTime": "05:30:00",
            "endTime": "23:59:59"
          },
          {
            "dayOfWeek": "SATURDAY",
            "beginTime": "00:00:00",
            "endTime": "02:30:59"
          },
          {
            "dayOfWeek": "SATURDAY",
            "beginTime": "05:30:00",
            "endTime": "23:59:59"
          }
        ],
        "address": {
          "locationName": "Anchorage Intl Airport",
          "streetAddress": "5000 W International Airport Rd",
          "cityName": "Anchorage",
          "stateProvinceCode": "AK",
          "stateProvinceName": "Alaska",
          "postalCode": "99502",
          "countryCode": "USA"
        },
        "latitude": 61.173400,
        "longitude": -149.981600,
        "lastUpdated": 1647454920000
      },
   ...