Car Rental Deals in New Zealand & Abroad
Current Deals in New Zealand & abroad:
The Easiest Way to find the best car hire deal in NZ:
Use a search site that collates the cheapest deals from each of the big car hire firms such as Avis, Hertz, Budget etc.:
Compares prices for different size cars for a number of different car hire firms for the dates you select including last minute.
Offers deals in New Zealand & Australia!
A new service that has appeared is CarRenter. We haven't heard much about this service as yet but maybe free to try.
Motorhome Rental Deals in New Zealand:
Apollo Motorhomes
Motorhome & Car Rental in NZ & OZ.
They often have one way rental relocation deals from $1/day in Australia & NZ! These are mainly in the summer but can be year round depending on demand, check the above link!
FindaCamper compare prices and facilities in one website but doesn't necessarily have all the companies so it is worth checking out the above links as well to compare prices:
Prepaid Car Rental
For Prepaid car rental service where more likely to save money for car rental in New Zealand or abroad.
Compare prices at:
RELOCATION Deals & Specials in New Zealand
Note these are often only available for the summer months and so the links may not work over winter!
You can get a FREE or very cheap one way relocations of cars if you're prepared to relocate a car over a few days. You often only have pay for the fuel & if travelling from South to North Island you can often get the ferry thrown in for free! These free or very cheap relocations are usually only available from South to North (ie Christchurch to Auckland for example) Hence why I was saying its best to fly into Christchurch & out of Auckland if possible as you save on costs!
The following offer free relocations of cars or motorhomes:
Free Car Relocations with Thrifty Car Rental NZ A number of relocations available throughout North & South Island
Book 0800 73 7070 Quote"Relo"
Free Car Relocations with Budget NZClick on relocation specials on this webpage.
You can:
a) Pick up a vehicle from Queenstown or Christchurch and drop it off at Blenheim, Picton or Nelson within three days.
OR
b) Pick up a vehicle from Wellington and drop it off in Rotorua, Hamilton or Auckland within three days.
$10/day Car Relocations with Avis NZTravel from Christchurch to Picton, Nelson or Blenheim OR Wellington to Auckland for just $10 per day!
This also includes standard motor vehicle insurance, GST, and 900 kilometres for each Island.
Renters can combine these two deals to travel from Christchurch to Auckland over 6 days.
$19/day Car Relocations with Omega Allow relocations between Christchurch to Queenstown, Picton & Wellington to Auckland. But Maximum 2 days relocation & $19/day hire, which seems a bit steep!
Car Rental Companies Big car hire firms:
Rental car agency in OZ
A new way of renting in Australia is DriveMyRental. This allows you to rent a car from the owner directly backed by comprehensive insurance. Check it out below as it may save you quite a bit in car rental costs.
Or Budget in OZ: