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Queenstown Airport: the next 14 days

1,813 car hire offers from 18 brands, checked for 3-day hires picked up each day from Sun 8 Nov to Sat 21 Nov. Prices checked 7 Nov 2026 (NZ time).

Typical compact car

$211/day

median over the 14 pick-up days

Cheapest pick-up day

Mon 9 Nov

$178/day typical

Dearest pick-up day

Fri 20 Nov

$251/day typical (+41% on the cheapest)

Top-rated brand

Dollar

9.8/10 from 422 reviews

Market rates by pick-up day

SUVCompact8-seat people carrier
$149$224$300$376$4518 Nov10 Nov12 Nov14 Nov16 Nov18 Nov20 NovSUV, Sun 8 Nov: typical $267/day, cheapest $134SUV, Mon 9 Nov: typical $240/day, cheapest $134SUV, Tue 10 Nov: typical $253/day, cheapest $134SUV, Wed 11 Nov: typical $259/day, cheapest $134SUV, Thu 12 Nov: typical $265/day, cheapest $129SUV, Fri 13 Nov: typical $304/day, cheapest $129SUV, Sat 14 Nov: typical $299/day, cheapest $129SUV, Sun 15 Nov: typical $291/day, cheapest $138SUV, Mon 16 Nov: typical $304/day, cheapest $138SUV, Tue 17 Nov: typical $329/day, cheapest $133SUV, Wed 18 Nov: typical $325/day, cheapest $143SUV, Thu 19 Nov: typical $297/day, cheapest $153SUV, Fri 20 Nov: typical $304/day, cheapest $168SUV, Sat 21 Nov: typical $304/day, cheapest $159Compact, Sun 8 Nov: typical $199/day, cheapest $62Compact, Mon 9 Nov: typical $178/day, cheapest $62Compact, Tue 10 Nov: typical $190/day, cheapest $62Compact, Wed 11 Nov: typical $207/day, cheapest $62Compact, Thu 12 Nov: typical $200/day, cheapest $62Compact, Fri 13 Nov: typical $222/day, cheapest $62Compact, Sat 14 Nov: typical $208/day, cheapest $62Compact, Sun 15 Nov: typical $210/day, cheapest $62Compact, Mon 16 Nov: typical $211/day, cheapest $57Compact, Tue 17 Nov: typical $211/day, cheapest $57Compact, Wed 18 Nov: typical $213/day, cheapest $57Compact, Thu 19 Nov: typical $230/day, cheapest $57Compact, Fri 20 Nov: typical $251/day, cheapest $57Compact, Sat 21 Nov: typical $226/day, cheapest $578-seat people carrier, Sun 8 Nov: typical $325/day, cheapest $1748-seat people carrier, Mon 9 Nov: typical $295/day, cheapest $2358-seat people carrier, Tue 10 Nov: typical $295/day, cheapest $2358-seat people carrier, Wed 11 Nov: typical $389/day, cheapest $2358-seat people carrier, Thu 12 Nov: typical $316/day, cheapest $2358-seat people carrier, Fri 13 Nov: typical $322/day, cheapest $2358-seat people carrier, Sat 14 Nov: typical $341/day, cheapest $2358-seat people carrier, Sun 15 Nov: typical $365/day, cheapest $2358-seat people carrier, Mon 16 Nov: typical $342/day, cheapest $2358-seat people carrier, Tue 17 Nov: typical $342/day, cheapest $2358-seat people carrier, Wed 18 Nov: typical $408/day, cheapest $2358-seat people carrier, Thu 19 Nov: typical $315/day, cheapest $2358-seat people carrier, Fri 20 Nov: typical $417/day, cheapest $2358-seat people carrier, Sat 21 Nov: typical $422/day, cheapest $2358-seat people carrierSUVCompact
Typical (median) daily rate for a 3-day hire picked up at 10am on each day. Hover or tap a day for the cheapest offer too.
Show as a table
Pick-up daySUV
typical / cheapest		Compact
typical / cheapest		8-seat people carrier
typical / cheapest		Economy
typical / cheapest		Pickups
typical / cheapest		12-seat people carrier
typical / cheapest
Sun 8 Nov$267 / $134$199 / $62$325 / $174$160 / $57$269 / $237$318 / $318
Mon 9 Nov$240 / $134$178 / $62$295 / $235$176 / $57$269 / $237$318 / $318
Tue 10 Nov$253 / $134$190 / $62$295 / $235$177 / $57$269 / $237$318 / $318
Wed 11 Nov$259 / $134$207 / $62$389 / $235$176 / $57$269 / $237$318 / $318
Thu 12 Nov$265 / $129$200 / $62$316 / $235$176 / $57$282 / $237$318 / $318
Fri 13 Nov$304 / $129$222 / $62$322 / $235$189 / $57$356 / $260– / –
Sat 14 Nov$299 / $129$208 / $62$341 / $235$202 / $57$356 / $260$365 / $365
Sun 15 Nov$291 / $138$210 / $62$365 / $235$163 / $57$356 / $260$453 / $365
Mon 16 Nov$304 / $138$211 / $57$342 / $235$162 / $53$356 / $260$540 / $339
Tue 17 Nov$329 / $133$211 / $57$342 / $235$176 / $53$356 / $260$339 / $318
Wed 18 Nov$325 / $143$213 / $57$408 / $235$176 / $53$356 / $260$430 / $318
Thu 19 Nov$297 / $153$230 / $57$315 / $235$188 / $53$282 / $260$433 / $318
Fri 20 Nov$304 / $168$251 / $57$417 / $235$185 / $53$356 / $256$437 / $318
Sat 21 Nov$304 / $159$226 / $57$422 / $235$187 / $53$356 / $256$416 / $318

Prices as shown to a visitor browsing from New Zealand, including the site's standard cover, before optional extras.

Dates to watch

Events and holidays in the same window that may move demand. Each event's likely effect on airport car hire is scored by Jev, TypeSafe's judgement model.

  1. Fri 13 Nov

    public holiday

    Canterbury Anniversary Day

    Regional: NZ-CAN

    Source

    Holiday: check local demand
  2. Sat 14 Nov

    marathon

    New Zealand Sotheby's International Realty Queenstown Marathon

    Millbrook Resort start, trails to Queenstown

    Marathon, half, 10km and kids' runs; a previous edition drew more than 13,000 registered participants.

    Source

    Jev score pending

Every brand, ranked

Ranked by customer rating, adjusted for how many reviews sit behind it. Price vs market compares each brand's median price with the market median for the same car type and pick-up day. These are advertised prices: very low ones often carry a bigger deposit, excess or fuel policy.

#BrandRating · reviewsPrice vs marketTypical compact/dayDeskAdvantagesDisadvantages
1Dollar9.8 · 422+9%$214Off airport
  • Value for money 9.9
  • Pick-up speed 9.6
  • Cleanliness 9.8
None stand out
2Alamo9.5 · 404in line$193In the terminal
  • Cleanliness 9.8
  • Efficiency 9.8
  • Value for money 9.3
  • Desk in the terminal
None stand out
3Ezi Car Rental9.4 · 2,783+9%$249In the terminal
  • Pick-up speed 9.3
  • Easy to find 9.5
  • Efficiency 9.6
  • Desk in the terminal
None stand out
4Budget9.3 · 1,271+59%$318In the terminal
  • Easy to find 9.4
  • Pick-up speed 9.1
  • Value for money 9.0
  • Desk in the terminal
  • 59% above market
5Hertz9.3 · 503in line$254In the terminal
  • Car condition 9.7
  • Easy to find 9.7
  • Pick-up speed 9.4
  • Desk in the terminal
None stand out
6Snap Rentals8.9 · 2,765-30%$126Shuttle bus
  • 30% below market
  • Efficiency 9.4
None stand out
7Ace Rental Cars (few offers)8.9 · 1,489–$119Shuttle bus
  • Cleanliness 9.4
  • Car condition 9.2
  • Value for money 8.9
  • Easy to find 8.4
  • Available 6 of 14 days
8Thrifty8.9 · 1,222-4%$211In the terminal
  • Pick-up speed 9.0
  • Efficiency 9.4
  • Easy to find 9.2
  • Desk in the terminal
  • Cleanliness 8.6
9Enterprise8.9 · 399+8%$215In the terminal
  • Pick-up speed 9.0
  • Efficiency 9.4
  • Desk in the terminal
  • Car condition 8.4
10Avis8.8 · 307+63%$324In the terminal
  • Desk in the terminal
  • 63% above market
  • Efficiency 8.7
11Sixt8.8 · 538-5%–In the terminal
  • Easy to find 9.4
  • Pick-up speed 8.9
  • Cleanliness 9.3
  • Desk in the terminal
  • Value for money 7.9
  • Efficiency 8.6
12Apex8.6 · 21-10%–car rental centre
  • 10% below market
  • Pick-up speed 8.0
  • Value for money 8.0
  • Car condition 8.5
  • Only 21 reviews
13Autounion8.5 · 119-67%$62Shuttle bus
  • 67% below market
  • Efficiency 8.5
  • Car condition 8.3
  • Drop-off speed 8.8
14Carwiz7.6 · 28-25%–Shuttle bus
  • 25% below market
  • Drop-off speed 7.5
  • Efficiency 7.3
  • Easy to find 7.4
  • Only 28 reviews
15GO Rentals8.4 · 1,256-10%$191outside terminal
  • 10% below market
  • Easy to find 8.2
  • Car condition 8.2
  • Value for money 8.1
16Jucy (few offers)8.3 · 1,172––Shuttle busNone stand out
  • Pick-up speed 7.6
  • Value for money 7.9
  • Drop-off speed 8.6
  • Available 6 of 14 days
17Yesaway7.6 · 179-27%$118Shuttle bus
  • 27% below market
  • Efficiency 7.1
  • Cleanliness 7.2
  • Value for money 7.1
  • Available 6 of 14 days
18Europcar6.8 · 618+10%$218In the terminal
  • Desk in the terminal
  • 10% above market
  • Pick-up speed 5.0
  • Efficiency 5.7
  • Value for money 6.3

How each brand scores, by part of the hire

BrandCleanlinessPick-up speedDrop-off speedCar conditionEfficiencyEasy to findValue for money
Airport average9.08.69.38.89.18.98.6
Dollar9.8 (above average) ▲9.6 (above average) ▲10.0 (above average) ▲9.6 (above average) ▲9.8 (above average) ▲9.6 (above average) ▲9.9 (above average) ▲
Alamo9.8 (above average) ▲9.3 (above average) ▲9.8 (above average) ▲9.5 (above average) ▲9.8 (above average) ▲9.2 (above average) ▲9.3 (above average) ▲
Ezi Car Rental9.3 (above average) ▲9.3 (above average) ▲9.8 (above average) ▲9.2 (above average) ▲9.6 (above average) ▲9.5 (above average) ▲9.1 (above average) ▲
Budget9.4 (above average) ▲9.1 (above average) ▲9.59.2 (above average) ▲9.39.4 (above average) ▲9.0 (above average) ▲
Hertz9.4 (above average) ▲9.4 (above average) ▲9.6 (above average) ▲9.7 (above average) ▲9.4 (above average) ▲9.7 (above average) ▲8.3
Snap Rentals8.98.49.38.69.4 (above average) ▲8.78.8
Ace Rental Cars9.4 (above average) ▲8.39.19.2 (above average) ▲8.98.4 (below average) ▼8.9 (above average) ▲
Thrifty8.6 (below average) ▼9.0 (above average) ▲9.58.79.4 (above average) ▲9.2 (above average) ▲8.3
Enterprise9.09.0 (above average) ▲9.48.4 (below average) ▼9.4 (above average) ▲8.88.4
Avis9.08.69.39.08.7 (below average) ▼8.78.7
Sixt9.3 (above average) ▲8.9 (above average) ▲9.08.98.6 (below average) ▼9.4 (above average) ▲7.9 (below average) ▼
Apex9.18.0 (below average) ▼9.38.5 (below average) ▼8.88.68.0 (below average) ▼
Autounion8.88.2 (below average) ▼8.8 (below average) ▼8.3 (below average) ▼8.5 (below average) ▼8.5 (below average) ▼8.4
Carwiz7.8 (below average) ▼7.4 (below average) ▼7.5 (below average) ▼7.9 (below average) ▼7.3 (below average) ▼7.4 (below average) ▼7.9 (below average) ▼
GO Rentals8.6 (below average) ▼8.48.8 (below average) ▼8.2 (below average) ▼8.6 (below average) ▼8.2 (below average) ▼8.1 (below average) ▼
Jucy8.5 (below average) ▼7.6 (below average) ▼8.6 (below average) ▼8.78.7 (below average) ▼8.3 (below average) ▼7.9 (below average) ▼
Yesaway7.2 (below average) ▼8.1 (below average) ▼8.4 (below average) ▼7.7 (below average) ▼7.1 (below average) ▼7.6 (below average) ▼7.1 (below average) ▼
Europcar7.8 (below average) ▼5.0 (below average) ▼7.8 (below average) ▼7.4 (below average) ▼5.7 (below average) ▼7.2 (below average) ▼6.3 (below average) ▼

Scores out of 10 from customer reviews shown on rentalcars.com, weighted by review count across each brand's desks for this airport. ▲ at least 0.3 above the airport average, ▼ at least 0.3 below.

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  • Rates: public search results on rentalcars.com for Queenstown Airport, one search per pick-up day, 3-day hire, driver aged 30, up to 500 offers per search as the site returns them. Daily rate = total price ÷ 3. These are advertised prices, not what customers end up paying.
  • Ratings: the customer review scores rentalcars.com shows for each desk, weighted by review count. The rank shrinks small review counts towards the airport average, so 30 glowing reviews don't outrank 3,000 good ones.
  • Advantages and disadvantages: any part of the hire scoring at least 0.3 above or below the airport average, prices at least 10% below or above market, and desk location.
  • Events: confirmed from official or reputable sources for these dates; scored for likely car hire lift by Jev (TypeSafe). Holidays from Nager.Date and OpenHolidays.
  • Not affiliated with rentalcars.com, Booking.com or any brand listed. Full method.
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