Punta Arenas car hire

Punta Arenas is typified by smaller, narrower streets due to its small population. It is recommended that drivers stick to smaller vehicles such as sedans, compacts, small 4WD SUVs, and Jeeps if you plan on heading out into rural areas. Smaller cars will have a much easier time finding streetside parking spaces large enough for them in the city and they will have an easier time navigating the city streets and country roads.

Roads in the city typically have speed limits of 60 km/h (38 mph), but on occasion lower speed limits of 50 km/h (31 mph) are also seen. On rural roads and outside of built-up areas, the speed limit is usually set to 100 km/h (62 mph), while on major highways the speed limit goes up to 120 km/h (75 mph).

Parking is fairly available in Punta Arenas and, for the most part, drivers can count on on-street parallel parking to meet most of their parking needs. There are not many parking garages in the city but there are some private parking lots, and most businesses will have their own private parking available for customers and clients.

The average price of fuel in Punta Arenas is R92,85 per litre over the past 30 days. Filling up a tank of fuel costs between R1 114 and R1 485, depending on the car size.

Compact (Class Compact SUV or similar) is the most frequently booked car hire type in Punta Arenas.

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A Compact car hire in Punta Arenas costs R1 324 per day, on average.

An Intermediate car hire in Punta Arenas costs R897 per day, on average.

An Economy car hire in Punta Arenas costs R986 per day, on average.