{"id":126624,"date":"2025-02-04T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-04T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/?p=126624"},"modified":"2026-04-08T14:09:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T14:09:08","slug":"car-rental-promotion-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/news\/southwest-rapid-rewards\/car-rental-promotion\/","title":{"rendered":"Southwest Car Rental Promotions: Up to 35% Off and 2,400 Bonus Points"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>This promotion has ended; please review <a href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/news\/loyalty-program-promotions\/\">current\/active promotions<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Car rentals are yet another way for travelers to earn bonus Rapid Rewards points. Southwest partners with six car rental companies and has different promotions with each. Through January 2026, Rapid Rewards members can save up to 35% and earn up to 2,400 points on rentals. Here are the details of these promotions.<\/p>\n<div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"toc_light_blue no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Page Contents<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#Southwest_Car_Rental_Promotions\">Southwest Car Rental Promotions<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#Up_to_35_off_and_2400_points_on_Avis_rentals\">Up to 35% off and 2,400 points on Avis rentals<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Up_to_10_off_and_1200_points_on_Payless_rentals\">Up to 10% off and 1,200 points on Payless rentals<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#General_Terms_and_Conditions_for_Southwest_Car_Rental_Promotions\">General Terms and Conditions for Southwest Car Rental Promotions<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Our_Take\">Our Take<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<h2><span id=\"Southwest_Car_Rental_Promotions\">Southwest Car Rental Promotions<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Southwest partners with several rental car companies, including Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Hertz, National, Payless, and Thrifty. Occasionally, like right now, Southwest will offer a promotion with one (or multiple) of these brands.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Up_to_35_off_and_2400_points_on_Avis_rentals\">Up to 35% off and 2,400 points on Avis rentals<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Through <strong>January 31, 2026<\/strong>, Rapid Rewards members can earn up to 35% off and up to 2,400 bonus points with Avis rentals. This offer is valid at participating airport Avis rental locations in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p><img data-aspectratio=\"748\/204\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-153041 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Southwest-Avis-Promotion.jpg\" alt=\"Southwest Avis Promotion\" width=\"748\" height=\"204\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Southwest-Avis-Promotion.jpg 1034w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Southwest-Avis-Promotion-300x82.jpg 300w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Southwest-Avis-Promotion-1024x279.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Southwest-Avis-Promotion-768x209.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 748px) 100vw, 748px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Members will earn 600 points on rentals of one to two days, 1,200 points on rentals of three to six days, and 2,400 bonus points on rentals of seven days or longer. Use AWD number <strong>K024798<\/strong>\u00a0to get up to a 35% discount and coupon code <strong>MUAA042<\/strong>\u00a0to earn 600 to 2,400 bonus points.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key terms<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Book and complete an Avis car rental through the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.southwest.com\/html\/rapidrewards\/promotions\/avis-1800-points-35-off.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Avis portal<\/a> before <strong>January 31, 2026<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Earn 600 points on rentals of 1\u20132 days.<\/li>\n<li>Earn 1,200 points for 3\u20136-day rentals.<\/li>\n<li>Get 2,400 bonus points on 7+ day rentals.<\/li>\n<li>Use AWD number <b>K024798 <\/b>for\u00a0the discount and coupon code <strong>MUAA042<\/strong>\u00a0for the bonus points.<\/li>\n<li>A frequent flyer surcharge of up to $1 per day may apply.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span id=\"Up_to_10_off_and_1200_points_on_Payless_rentals\">Up to 10% off and 1,200 points on Payless rentals<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Members who prefer to rent with Payless can save up to 10% and earn up to 1,200 bonus points through <strong>January 31, 2025<\/strong>. Rentals of one to four days earn 600 bonus points, while rentals of five or more days earn 1,200 bonus points. Valid at participating airport rental locations in the U.S. and Canada. Be sure to use the coupon code <strong>MUAP005<\/strong> to earn bonus points and the PDN number <strong>A060913<\/strong> to save 10% on your rental.<\/p>\n<p><img data-aspectratio=\"750\/207\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-153035 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Southwest-Payless-Promotion.jpg\" alt=\"Southwest Payless Promotion\" width=\"750\" height=\"207\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Southwest-Payless-Promotion.jpg 1033w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Southwest-Payless-Promotion-300x83.jpg 300w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Southwest-Payless-Promotion-1024x283.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Southwest-Payless-Promotion-768x212.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Key terms<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Book and complete a Payless car rental through the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.southwest.com\/html\/rapidrewards\/promotions\/payless-1200-points.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Payless portal<\/a> before <strong>January 31, 2026<\/strong>,\u00a0and save up to 10%.<\/li>\n<li>Use coupon code <strong>MUAP005<\/strong><b>\u00a0<\/b>for the points and PDN number <strong>A060913 <\/strong>for the discount.<\/li>\n<li>Earn 600 points on rentals of 1\u20134 days.<\/li>\n<li>Earn 1,200 points for 5+ day rentals.<\/li>\n<li>Valid at participating airport locations in the U.S. and Canada.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span id=\"General_Terms_and_Conditions_for_Southwest_Car_Rental_Promotions\">General Terms and Conditions for Southwest Car Rental Promotions<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Allow up to eight weeks for the bonus points to appear in your account.<\/li>\n<li>Only valid at participating locations in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, depending on the car rental company.<\/li>\n<li>The savings of up to 30% apply to Budget leisure weekly and weekend rates, applicable only to the time and mileage charges on the rental.<\/li>\n<li>Holiday and other blackout periods may apply.<\/li>\n<li>There is an additional charge of $1 per day when renting with Budget and Avis.<\/li>\n<li>A frequent flyer surcharge of up to $1 per day may apply.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span id=\"Our_Take\">Our Take<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>These aren't bad promotions if you're looking to earn some more Rapid Rewards points. And there's a long runway to take advantage of these promotions, too, as they run through January 31, 2026. Just be sure to use the applicable codes to unlock both the discount and the bonus points.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Car rentals are yet another way for Southwest Rapid Rewards members to earn extra points. Southwest partners with several car rental companies and has different promotions with a couple of them. Through January 2026, Rapid Rewards members can save up to 35% and earn up to 2,400 points on rentals. 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