Late Sunlight and Wellington Airport Car Hire Secrets
The late afternoon sun hits the tarmac at Wellington Airport, catching the Cook Strait swell as the February winds drop to a gentle breeze. Families are rolling out the terminal doors with their bags, eager to squeeze every last drop out of the summer holidays before the season turns. If you are standing at the kerb waiting for your Wellington Airport car rental in the second week of February, you are in for seven days of brilliant daylight and perfectly warm driving weather.
Sorting out your wheels for a week-long trip requires a sharp eye, because the spread between the cheapest and most expensive listings right now is a massive $1973. Sixt is offering an unbeatable flat rate of $593 for the whole week, but GO Rentals and Hertz push their averages right up past the $1580 mark. Smart bookers head straight for the budget aisles where an Intermediate SUV sits comfortably around $745.
Most of the available fleet offers five seats, which is plenty of room for a couple of mates or a small family with a few surfboards thrown in the back. You will see a good mix of standard petrol and hybrid cars out there, which is perfect for cruising around the Miramar peninsula or tackling the winding roads over to the Wairarapa. Grab your keys, adjust your mirrors, and get an early start to skip the afternoon rush hour around the Mount Victoria tunnel.