Summer in the City: Auckland City car rental costs for New Year's
The pohutukawa trees are blazing red and the long twilights over the Waitemata Harbour finally fade around 9 PM. Auckland in late December is all about picking up fresh cherries from the markets, driving out to Piha for a salty afternoon, and seeing the Sky City fireworks light up the Sky Tower. If you are booking car hire in Auckland City for this specific ten day summer stretch, you are looking at the peak of the tourist season with high demand for every available vehicle.
Our data shows only 11 listings remaining for this late December through early January window, with seven vehicle categories already completely sold out. Ezi is the sole supplier with stock left, offering a median price of $1495. The cheapest deal clocks in at $1390 for a Toyota Corolla Hybrid, and smart bookers will lock that in immediately rather than waiting for prices to creep closer to the $1630 top end.
With a family of five or six, you will be looking at the sole seven seater on offer, but ten of the eleven cars are standard five seaters. Hybrids dominate the available fleet, which is brilliant news for your fuel budget when you spend your days crawling through Auckland City traffic or cruising up the motorway to Orewa. Pack light if you grab the Corolla, because boot space gets tight with hard-shell suitcases, and always allow an extra twenty minutes to get through the busy rental car pickup queues before you hit the road.