Summer road trips start with Auckland International Airport car hire
The bitumen outside the arrivals hall shimmers with classic late December heat, and the pohutukawa trees are blazing red right on cue. Families crowd the sliding doors with boogie boards and overstuffed backpacks, all chasing that long summer break stretching from Christmas straight through the first weeks of January. Securing your Auckland International Airport car rental right now is the single best move you can make before the holiday rush swallows up the best vehicles on the lot.
A standard two-week booking over this period runs a median of $3,543.62, and cheap rental cars Auckland International Airport are definitely still up for grabs if you know where to look. Ezi sits at the top of the value chart with an average of $3,130.19 across their fleet, making them the clear winner for holiday budgets. Hertz holds the absolute lowest price on the board at $1,639.49 for a specialized commercial vehicle, but GO Rentals steps in with the best standard deal through their Mystery Car special at $2,114.
The entire fleet skews heavily toward five-seat standard petrol vehicles, which is exactly what you want for smooth highway touring down to the Coromandel or up to Northland. If you are hauling camping gear for a dozen nights, consider jumping up to an Intermediate SUV like the Mitsubishi Outlander from Budget for $3,429.14 to get that extra cargo space. Booking an early morning pickup before the sun gets too hot will save you from standing in the longest queue of the year outside the depot doors.