Chasing Endless Summer: Auckland Domestic Airport car hire for Lunar New Year
The late afternoon sun hits the tarmac at Auckland Domestic Airport, turning the silver fern tails on the parked planes bright white against a deep blue February sky. Travellers walk out of the sliding doors into a warm breeze carrying the smell of hot tarmac and salt air from the nearby Manukau Harbour. Finding a reliable Auckland Domestic Airport car rental is the first step to escaping the city traffic and chasing those long, golden summer evenings down the coast. The ten day Lunar New Year break is the perfect window to load up the car and drive north to the coromandel or south to the lakes.
Holiday demand pushes prices up, but there are still wide gaps between the suppliers. Sixt offers the cheapest rate in the entire lot at $773 for a compact car, while Ezi handles the rest of the market with a massive spread up to $2,862 for a premium SUV. Smart bookers check both ends of this spectrum early to lock in the exact vehicle size they need before the remaining nine vehicles sell out completely.
Most of the available cars in this batch run on hybrid engines, which saves a lot of money on petrol during a ten day road trip around the North Island. You will find plenty of five seat options for couples or small families, but larger groups should move fast because there are only four eight and nine seat vehicles listed. February roads are mostly dry and open, so a standard two wheel drive compact SUV like the Ford Puma will handle the drive to your beachside campsite perfectly well without paying for heavy four wheel drive capabilities you will not use.