ALAJUELA, COSTA RICA

Car rental insurance options in Costa Rica.


  1. CDW: (Basic Insurance)
  2. TPL (Third Party Liability Insurance)
  3. SLI (Supplemental Liability Insurance)
  4. Supplemental Insurance with Zero Deductible
  5. Restrictions on Supplemental Insurance with Zero Deductible
  6. Credit Card Insurance

CDW: (Basic Insurance)

Collision Damage Insurance, which covers collision, theft of the vehicle and roll over

(C.D.W) cost $3 per day and has deductibles from USD$1000.00 to USD$2,000.00

TPL (Third Party Liability Insurance)

This insurance is mandatory and has a cost of $18 daily and EXEMPTS the renter or additional driver authorized in the rental contract, having a collision and causing damages to other people's property.

In case of damages to third parties, the Instituto Nacional de Seguros indicates that the deductible amount as stipulated in the clauses is calculated in 20 % of the total damages caused to other people's property.

SLI (Supplemental Liability Insurance)

This insurance is mandatory and has a cost from $10 to $15 per day and will respond to third party accident claims that result from bodily injury, including death.

FCI: (Full Cover Insurance) Supplemental Insurance with Zero Deductible

Supplemental Insurance with zero deductible.

This insurance has an additional cost from $15.00 to $22.00 per day depends of the vehicle type, besides the mandatory insurance.

This only applies to reservations made with a minimum rental period of seven days or longer and a minimum age of 25.

Restrictions on Supplemental Insurance with Zero Deductible

- Loss of keys, tools, detachable radio front panel.

- Accidents or damages caused to the car due to careless driving, traffic infractions, driving under the influence of alcohol or other drugs, along areas inaccessible to cars (rivers, beaches, swamps, or similar places); the car being driven by someone who is not authorized under the Rental - Contract terms; it does not cover assistance or travel expenses in case of damaged tires, lost keys, discharged batteries for leaving the lights on, car change in case of accident, towing or rescue expenses.

- THEFT of the vehicle is not cover on the ZERO DEDUCTIBLE.

- ZERO DEDUCTIBLE does not cover 20% of damages caused to other people's property.

Credit Card Insurance

In order to decline our CDW / LDW and use your rental insurance program from your credit card please bring a letter from your bank as a proof of the coverage and details. In this case your security deposit would be higher and with the same credit card having the coverage.

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* Pickups/dropoffs before 6:00 A.M and after 10:30 P.M. may incur in additional charges.

Make sure to read our Rental Policies

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  • Wifi, GPS or child/booster seat rental during your reservation process.

  • Cellphone rental

    Rate: $10 per day

  • GPS rental

    Rate: $5 per day

  • Child seat rental

    Rate: $2 per day

  • Images shown above are for illustration purposes only, Wifi, GPS and child/booster seats may vary in appearance.

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