Reserve a van rental in Chicago and check availability for the drive to Florida

Four vans, fifteen Florida cities: reserve a van rental in Chicago here. A seven-seat minivan to Pensacola starts at $535 for the whole van, one way, plus Illinois, regional and Chicago rental taxes.

Florida Van Rental Company is a van reservation desk in Chicago, Illinois. One independent rental provider in the Chicago area writes your quote and agreement, checks every driver's license, takes payment and any refundable deposit, and hands over the keys.

A white twelve-passenger van parked at the curb of a Chicago street of brick two-flats under yellowing trees

Fifteen runs, one scale

Chicago to each Florida city, measured on one ruler

Every bar below is the road from Chicago to one Florida city, drawn to the same scale, so the Miami bar really is about half again as long as the Pensacola bar. A tick marks where a drive day ends when the road is split into equal days of under nine and a half hours at the wheel. The figure on the right is the starting rate for a 12-passenger van, one way.

To Pensacola
910 road miles · 2 drive days of about 8½ hours
Night 1: Davidson County, Tennessee
$79512-passenger from Chicago
To Destin
918 road miles · 2 drive days of about 9 hours
Night 1: Davidson County, Tennessee
$79512-passenger from Chicago
To Panama City Beach
918 road miles · 2 drive days of about 9 hours
Night 1: Davidson County, Tennessee
$79512-passenger from Chicago
To Tallahassee
955 road miles · 2 drive days of about 9 hours
Night 1: Williamson County, Tennessee
$82012-passenger from Chicago
To Jacksonville
1,029 road miles · 3 drive days of about 6½ hours
Night 1: Hardin County, Kentucky · Night 2: Clayton County, Georgia
$1,00512-passenger from Chicago
To St. Augustine
1,069 road miles · 3 drive days of about 7 hours
Night 1: Larue County, Kentucky · Night 2: Henry County, Georgia
$1,02512-passenger from Chicago
To Daytona Beach
1,116 road miles · 3 drive days of about 7 hours
Night 1: Hart County, Kentucky · Night 2: Bibb County, Georgia
$1,05012-passenger from Chicago
To Orlando
1,130 road miles · 3 drive days of about 7 hours
Night 1: Hart County, Kentucky · Night 2: Bibb County, Georgia
$1,06012-passenger from Chicago
To Tampa
1,139 road miles · 3 drive days of about 7 hours
Night 1: Barren County, Kentucky · Night 2: Peach County, Georgia
$1,06512-passenger from Chicago
To Sarasota
1,192 road miles · 3 drive days of about 7½ hours
Night 1: Barren County, Kentucky · Night 2: Dooly County, Georgia
$1,09512-passenger from Chicago
To Fort Myers
1,263 road miles · 3 drive days of about 8 hours
Night 1: Monroe County, Kentucky · Night 2: Turner County, Georgia
$1,13012-passenger from Chicago
To West Palm Beach
1,277 road miles · 3 drive days of about 8 hours
Night 1: Monroe County, Kentucky · Night 2: Tift County, Georgia
$1,14012-passenger from Chicago
To Naples
1,297 road miles · 3 drive days of about 8 hours
Night 1: Clay County, Tennessee · Night 2: Cook County, Georgia
$1,15012-passenger from Chicago
To Fort Lauderdale
1,318 road miles · 3 drive days of about 8½ hours
Night 1: Overton County, Tennessee · Night 2: Cook County, Georgia
$1,16012-passenger from Chicago
To Miami
1,344 road miles · 3 drive days of about 8½ hours
Night 1: Overton County, Tennessee · Night 2: Lowndes County, Georgia
$1,17512-passenger from Chicago

Each figure is for the whole van picked up in Chicago and is set to cover every charge the rental provider requires of drivers who meet its standard age, the one-way fee included. The Illinois, regional and City of Chicago rental taxes that apply to that van come on top and are listed line by line in the written quote, beside the mileage allowance and any charge for miles beyond it. The provider confirms the total in writing before you agree.

Road miles and hours are measured by an open routing engine from the Census center point of Chicago to the Census center point of each city, and the nights are placed in their county by the Census map service. Rates for the other three vans are in the table of van rental rates in Chicago.

Four vans

Seats or cargo: choose the van before the city

A silver minivan with its sliding door open on a garage pad, suitcases and folded beach chairs beside it

Seven seats, sliding doors

Two sliding doors, three rows, room for a family's bags if the third row stays up.

from $535

A white high-roof twelve-passenger van parked alone beside a Chicago park

Twelve seats, four rows

Four rows of seats; on some vans the back bench comes out for luggage, and the quote says which.

from $795

The open rear doors of a long white passenger van, duffel bags and a cooler packed behind the last bench

Fifteen seats, long body

The long body. Fifteen seats, or fewer people and a full load of gear behind them.

from $880

A white high-roof cargo van in a Chicago alley with its rear doors open on an empty bay

Two seats, stand-up bay

Two seats and a bay you can stand in, for bikes, instruments or sports gear going south.

from $670

Each figure is the lowest one-way starting rate of that van from Chicago, to the nearest Florida city on the list, before the Illinois, regional and City of Chicago rental taxes that apply; the provider confirms the total in writing before you agree.

An empty interstate curving through autumn hills and limestone cuts in Kentucky, one white van far ahead — Day one on most of the Atlantic and Gulf runs ends in the hills of Kentucky.

From request to keys

Four steps between the form and the driver's seat

You send dates, van and city. By the form at any hour, or by phone in desk hours.
The desk asks the provider. One provider, one question: is this van free on these dates, and what is the one-way price?
The desk writes back. Before the next desk day closes: the provider's written quote (total, any refundable deposit, mileage allowance, drop-off address, change terms), or where the request stands if the provider is still checking.
You collect the van. At the provider's lot in the Chicago area, where you sign its agreement; any payment goes to the provider, never to the desk.

Counted in, and added by the provider

Counted in every figure above

The van for the number of drive days shown on that run
The one-way fee, figured from the road miles of the run
Every charge the rental provider requires of drivers who meet its standard age

Added on the quote, line by line

Illinois, regional and City of Chicago rental taxes
Any charge for miles beyond the allowance in the quote
Extras you ask for, extra days or a later drop-off

The provider's written quote states the final total before you agree. No add-on from the desk is ever tacked onto that total.

Reserve a van: request form

Which way does the van go?

One way to Florida Round trip, back to Chicago Still choosing

Which van?needed to reply

Minivan, 7 Van, 12 Van, 15 Cargo van

Pick a van and a Florida city to see the starting rate the desk works from.

Florida cityLeave empty for a round trip in Chicago.

How many people rideDrivers included; cargo van: 2. Each driver shows a current license at pickup, and the rental provider sets the minimum driver age.

Pickup dateneeded to reply

Return dateOne way: the day you hand the van over in Florida.

Your nameneeded to reply

Emailneeded to reply

Phone, if you want a call

How the desk should answer

Anything the provider should knowPickup hour, bulky items, roof box. Please leave out license and card details.

I have read the terms for reservation requests and the privacy notice.

Sending the form costs nothing and commits you to nothing. Before the next desk day closes the desk writes back with the provider's written quote, with the available dates if yours are taken, or with where the request stands if the provider is still checking. Prefer a voice? Call +1 (312) 642-5073 weekdays 8 to 6 or Saturdays 9 to 3 Central.

Pages that go deeper

one-way van rental from Chicago to Florida: all fifteen runs on one scale, with the nights marked
one-way van rental from Chicago to Orlando: Jacksonville down to Miami, with Orlando inland
van rental from Chicago to Tampa: Tampa, Sarasota, Fort Myers and Naples
van rental from Chicago to Destin: Pensacola, Destin, Panama City Beach, Tallahassee
round-trip van rental in Chicago: a day, a weekend or a week, back to the same lot
passenger van rental in Chicago: four vans side by side, seats and luggage
book a van rental in Chicago: the full request form
van rental reservation desk in Chicago: who answers and how a request travels

Before the quote: five renter questions

Who owns the van I drive?

An independent Chicago rental provider. The desk sends your request to that provider, and the provider's name is printed on the written quote before you agree to anything. Your contract for the van itself is with the provider, on the terms it sends you.

Is the desk ever paid by the renter?

No, never. This site collects no payment and never requests a card. All payment and any refundable deposit are taken by the rental provider at the time and on the terms its written quote states.

Is a deposit taken when I collect the van?

The rental provider states any refundable deposit in its written quote, with how and when it is returned. The desk asks for that figure before you commit, so it is never a surprise when you collect the van.

What age must each driver be?

The rental provider's age rule applies and is printed on the quote. The starting rates on this site are for drivers who meet the provider's standard age; tell the desk the age of every driver in the notes and the quote states what applies to each.

Is mileage included on the drive south?

The mileage allowance is part of the provider's written quote. On one-way rentals to Florida the desk asks for an allowance that covers the road miles shown on this site plus a margin for detours; if a quote caps the miles below that, the desk tells you before you agree. Tolls on the road are billed under the provider's own terms, stated on the quote.

The full list of twelve: van rental questions from Chicago renters.