Car hire at Wellington Airport

Driver's age: 26-65

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Most popular car type

Intermediate

Top tips for hiring a car at Wellington airport

  • Some car hire agencies at Wellington Rongotai Airport (WLG) are strategically located within the terminal, making it convenient for your arrival. For instance, Ezi Car Rental Wellington Airport is well situated in the terminal. All the companies' kiosks are located within the terminal, making it convenient, especially if you have luggage. You can access baby seats and booster seats at the agency when travelling with kids. Thrifty Car Rental is also located within Wellington Airport, making it easy and quick to pick up or drop off your car.
  • Ensure you go through some of the road rules before your depart Wellington Airport with the hired car. For instance, you should note that the speed limit in most Wellington streets is 30 km/h, but you can go to 50 km/h on the main roads. Both the driver and all passengers must always have their seat belts on and child restraints are necessary for younger kids. Using a mobile phone while driving and driving under the influence of alcohol are punishable crimes in Wellington.
  • The minimum age requirement for car hire at Wellington Airport is usually 21, with a possible charge for younger drivers. The driver should provide a valid driving licence accompanied by an international driving permit if the licence is not in the Roman alphabet. If there is an additional driver, they should meet the same requirements as the main driver. You are also required to present a credit card bearing the driver's name, card number and signature.
  • Car hire at Wellington Airport also has you covered if you are an environmental conservationist. As an environmentalist, you will have a choice to select a fuel-efficient car brand like the Toyota Rav4. This vehicle has lower fuel consumption than other petrol cars, which means less environmental impact.
  • Book your car hire at Wellington airport at least 2 weeks before your trip in order to get a below-average price

FAQs about hiring a car at Wellington airport

  • What should I consider when returning a car to Wellington Airport?

    Contact your hire company if you wish to drop your car earlier than expected. In that case, you will not receive any refund for the unused days. You also need to contact the hire company if you plan on dropping the car later. You will need to purchase additional insurance coverage, as the signed agreement will not cover the extra days. There is also a fuel policy that you should adhere to. For example, if you picked up the car with a full tank, you are expected to return it in the same condition. Failure to do this may result in you being charged an amount to refill the fuel.

  • What brands of cars can I choose from for Wellington Airport car hire?

    Car hire at Wellington Airport will ensure you have a selection of cars to choose from, including luxury cars, convertible cars, economy cars, SUVs and people carriers. Consider the luxury cars like Chrysler 300 if you want to get to your final destination in a comfortable and executive manner. Consider the people carrier group of cars like the Ford Focus Estate if you're in Wellington for a family holiday. This type of car has lots of space for both people and luggage. The convertible vehicles are great if you wish to enjoy Wellington's breeze during your drives.

  • What are the benefits of hiring a car at Wellington Airport?

    Car hire at Wellington Airport will put you in a convenient and flexible position to travel and explore the region. These significant attractions include the Cable Car Museum, Wellington Museum and Pukeahu National War Memorial Park. The booking process is also easy, making it convenient. You will also enjoy a discounted price by booking online. In the event of a breakdown, you can access help from the all-hours car hire assistance.  

  • Which car hire companies will pick you up at Wellington airport?

    Car hire companies that offer shuttle or pick-up services from Wellington airport to off-airport locations include Ace Rental Cars, AeroDrive, Alamo, Avis, Budget, Economy Rent a Car, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Europcar, EZI, and Firefly.

Wellington Airport car rental reviews and directory

 
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Avis

10,0

Wonderful

Cleanliness

10.0

Comfort

10.0

Pick-up/Drop-off

10.0

Value for money

8.6

One location in Wellington Airport

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Locations in Wellington Airport

Terminal Building

Monday07:00 - 23:59
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Budget

10,0

Wonderful

Read 1 review

Cleanliness

10.0

Comfort

10.0

Pick-up/Drop-off

7.0

Value for money

10.0

One location in Wellington Airport

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Locations in Wellington Airport

Stewart Duff Dr

Monday07:00 - 23:59
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EZI

10,0

Wonderful

Read 1 review

Cleanliness

10.0

Comfort

10.0

Pick-up/Drop-off

10.0

Value for money

10.0

One location in Wellington Airport

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Freight Drive

+64 4 473 1165

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10,0 Wonderful

Anonymous, Jan 2025

Standard SUV

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Great service and a nice car at a good rate.

1 out of 1

EZU Car Rental

10,0

Wonderful

Cleanliness

10.0

Comfort

10.0

Pick-up/Drop-off

10.0

Value for money

10.0

One location in Wellington Airport

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Locations in Wellington Airport

Stewart Duff Drive, Rongotai, Wellington 6244

+64 210 833 0996

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Yesaway

10,0

Wonderful

Read 3 reviews

Cleanliness

9.5

Comfort

9.5

Pick-up/Drop-off

10.0

Value for money

10.0

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Locations in Wellington Airport

146 Hobart Street, Miramar, Wellington

+64 800 800 338

Monday09:00 - 17:00
Tuesday09:00 - 17:00
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10,0 Wonderful

Anonymous, Nov 2024

Economy

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Lovely staff, very straightforward rental with a quick and easy pick up. Also came with a ride to and from the airport which was great. Would definitely use this service again :)

1 out of 1

Apex

9,6

Wonderful

Read 8 reviews
Best rated

Cleanliness

9.6

Comfort

9.2

Pick-up/Drop-off

9.6

Value for money

9.4

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363 Broadway, Mirimar

+64 4388 6581

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10,0 Wonderful

Anonymous, Nov 2024

Compact SUV

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I found the APEX office relatively easily and is not far from the terminal. Staff were very friendly and when I raised an issue they attended and responded immediately to rectify. It felt like a personal service and this is a great NZ trait which I’m grateful for the company and staff who are keen to embed in their working practices. Thank You…

10,0 Wonderful

Anonymous, Oct 2024

Compact SUV

KAYAK
The car was clean and tidy and very economical. We have no complaints at all.

8,0 Very Good

Anonymous, Jun 2024

Intermediate

KAYAK
Rates were good, easy to book.

10,0 Wonderful

Anonymous, Oct 2023

Compact

KAYAK
Very happy with the overall service and experience. Only problem was car sat nav needs updating as did not recognise new interchange on Transmission Gully Motorway and sent me the wrong way.

10,0 Wonderful

Jenni, Apr 2023

Compact

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It was an easy, hassle-free experience. Great location next to Wellington Airport. It was more expensive than I would have liked.

1 out of 3

Thrifty

8,5

Very Good

Read 3 reviews

Cleanliness

8.5

Comfort

8.5

Pick-up/Drop-off

9.5

Value for money

8.5

2 locations in Wellington Airport

Locations in Wellington Airport

Stewart Duff Dr, Miramar

+64 800 737 070

Monday07:00 - 23:59
Tuesday07:00 - 23:59
Wednesday07:00 - 23:59
Thursday07:00 - 23:59
Friday07:00 - 23:59
Saturday07:30 - 21:30
Sunday07:30 - 21:30

Wellington Ap

+64 4 388 9494

Monday07:30 - 21:30
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Saturday08:00 - 16:00
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10,0 Wonderful

Anonymous, Aug 2024

Standard SUV

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A map of the exact collection and return locations would have been very helpful!

4,0 Mediocre

Anonymous, Mar 2024

SUV

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Car was fine, but we were very disappointed that the car didn’t come with some type of navigation system, every other car we have hired in the past 5 years all have come with one.

Dollar

8,5

Very Good

Read 2 reviews

Cleanliness

10.0

Comfort

10.0

Pick-up/Drop-off

10.0

Value for money

7.5

One location in Wellington Airport

Locations in Wellington Airport

Stewart Duff Dr, Miramar

+64 800 243 789

Monday07:00 - 23:59
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4,0 Mediocre

Anonymous, May 2024

SUV

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Hidden costs and no mention anywhere in t&c about excess being $5900 which meant we had to buy insurance with dollar (ours only covered $5k excess). Ended up costing more than 2x “total”.

Ace Rental Cars

8,4

Very Good

Read 4 reviews

Cleanliness

9.6

Comfort

8.0

Pick-up/Drop-off

7.2

Value for money

8.0

2 locations in Wellington Airport

Locations in Wellington Airport

38-44, Hania Street

+64 800 502 277

Monday07:30 - 21:30
Tuesday07:30 - 21:30
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Thursday07:30 - 21:30
Friday07:30 - 21:30
Saturday08:00 - 16:00
Sunday08:00 - 16:00

Freight Drive

+64 4 471 1176

Monday07:00 - 23:59
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10,0 Wonderful

Anonymous, Mar 2025

Compact

KAYAK
Easy service good reliable transport

2,0 Poor

Anonymous, Feb 2024

Intermediate SUV

KAYAK
As a 1st time user with Ace left me disappointed 😞 from time of making the booking through to picking up vehicle which had the window screen replaced the day of pickup with tape on the window to be told "keep it there for an hour then you can pull it off" most disconcerting to having to drive away and lucky no rain to have to use the windscreen wipers!!! Also asked for some compensation but didn't get any

10,0 Wonderful

Anonymous, Mar 2023

Compact

KAYAK
Great little car and rental experience...very economical Corolla and comfortable and drove well.. bit of confusion between it getting 'checked-in' at the airport with Hertz not informing Ace we had dropped off at appointed time forcing Ace to contact us a few days after wondering where car was...all in all a positive experience!!

Alamo

8,4

Very Good

Read 3 reviews

Cleanliness

9.2

Comfort

8.8

Pick-up/Drop-off

8.4

Value for money

8.4

One location in Wellington Airport

Locations in Wellington Airport

Stewart Duff Drive Rongotai

+64 4 380 8914

Monday08:00 - 16:00
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10,0 Wonderful

Anonymous, Aug 2024

Supplier choice

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Friendly staff at Wellington airport, no line, easy and fast process of pick-up and drop-off

Hertz

8,0

Very Good

Read 2 reviews

Cleanliness

8.4

Comfort

8.4

Pick-up/Drop-off

8.4

Value for money

8.4

One location in Wellington Airport

Locations in Wellington Airport

Stewart Duff Dr, Miramar

+64 4 388 7070

Monday07:00 - 23:59
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10,0 Wonderful

Anonymous, Jan 2024

Intermediate SUV

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Now my favorite rental company (just had a terrible service with the competition next to it)

Bargain Rental Cars

7,0

Good

Read 2 reviews

Cleanliness

7.0

Comfort

7.0

Pick-up/Drop-off

7.0

Value for money

7.0

One location in Wellington Airport

Locations in Wellington Airport

Wellington Airport - 17a Shelly Bay Road, Miramar, Wellington

+64 21 688 814

Monday08:00 - 16:00
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8,0 Very Good

Belinda, Feb 2025

Economy

KAYAK
Helpful staff, prompt pick up and drop off between airport and depot. Older car but it was cheap and no trouble. Drama free experience, just needs a little extra time for the short transfer.

6,0 Okay

Anonymous, Aug 2022

KAYAK
Radio did not work and was travelong

Mode Car & Camper Rentals

7,0

Good

Read 10 reviews

Cleanliness

7.4

Comfort

7.2

Pick-up/Drop-off

8.1

Value for money

7.2

One location in Wellington Airport

Locations in Wellington Airport

Stewart Duff Dr

+64 4237 9970

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6,0 Okay

Anonymous, Feb 2025

SUV

KAYAK
Car was not clean from outside when collecting

6,0 Okay

Anonymous, Dec 2024

Economy

KAYAK
Pick up person was not very welcoming. Nice enough but not engaging. No, how was your flight, welcome to Wellington, here for long etc.

8,0 Very Good

Janet, Nov 2024

Intermediate

KAYAK
Everything went well, we will use them again.

4,0 Mediocre

Anonymous, May 2024

Compact

KAYAK
The car war far too old - over 160,000 kms - and the battery struggled to get the started motor to 'turn-over'

10,0 Wonderful

Carol, Mar 2024

Economy

KAYAK
Less emails after booking as different Web names was Confusing to a senior Staff service very good

2,0 Poor

Kate, Feb 2024

Compact

KAYAK
Unimpressive Broken usb connection in car so I couldn’t charge phone Average customer service No warning about bond hold of $1200 or $600 until I arrived to collect car, and the extra fee applied Not cheap, incredibly over priced Inflexible Rude lady waving and demanding when I returned vehicle Would not deal with the company again, terrible experience

Europcar

6,4

Okay

Read 4 reviews

Cleanliness

7.2

Comfort

7.6

Pick-up/Drop-off

7.2

Value for money

7.2

One location in Wellington Airport

Locations in Wellington Airport

Terminal Building

+64 4 380 6617

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Sixt

6,4

Okay

Read 3 reviews

Cleanliness

7.6

Comfort

7.6

Pick-up/Drop-off

7.6

Value for money

7.6

One location in Wellington Airport

Locations in Wellington Airport

Stewart Duff Drive

+64 4 555 0523

Monday07:30 - 21:30
Tuesday07:30 - 21:30
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Thursday07:30 - 21:30
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2,0 Poor

Fergus, Jul 2022

KAYAK
Had to cancel due to COVID, took three days hire as a deposit, at 3 weeks notice. It was part of their condition (buried in the fine print)….

JUCY

8,2

Very Good

2 locations in Wellington Airport

Locations in Wellington Airport

13, Jean Batten Street

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5 Ropa Lane

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Snap Rentals

8,2

Very Good

One location in Wellington Airport

Locations in Wellington Airport

19 Shelly Bay Road, Miramar, Wellington

+64 800 288 699

Monday08:00 - 16:00
Tuesday08:00 - 16:00
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keddy by Europcar

8,0

Very Good

One location in Wellington Airport

Locations in Wellington Airport

Terminal Building

+64 4380 6617

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Routes Car & Truck Rentals

4,0

Mediocre

2 locations in Wellington Airport

Locations in Wellington Airport

25 Shelly Bay Road, Maupuia

+64 4213 8938

Monday00:00 - 23:59
Tuesday00:00 - 23:59
Wednesday00:00 - 23:59
Thursday00:00 - 23:59
Friday00:00 - 23:59
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Terminal Building

+64 4 380 6617

Monday07:30 - 21:30
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Bargain Car Rentals

7,9

Good

One location in Wellington Airport

Locations in Wellington Airport

Wellington Airport

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GREEN MOTION

4,2

Mediocre

One location in Wellington Airport

Locations in Wellington Airport

19 Shelly Bay Road,Beachlands,2018,New Zealand,Wellington,NZ-WGN,2018,NZ

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Ace

No score available yet

One location in Wellington Airport

Locations in Wellington Airport

38/44 Hania Street, Mount Victoria

644 4711176

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AeroDrive

No score available yet

One location in Wellington Airport

Locations in Wellington Airport

Stewart Duff Dr

+64 9666 5113

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Apollo Car Rentals

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One location in Wellington Airport

Locations in Wellington Airport

Wellington Airport

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Autorent Car Rental

No score available yet

One location in Wellington Airport

Locations in Wellington Airport

Wellington Airport WLG

+64 4 471 1176

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Economy Rent a Car

No score available yet

One location in Wellington Airport

Locations in Wellington Airport

3 Rex Street, Miramar, Wellington

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Enterprise Rent-A-Car

No score available yet

One location in Wellington Airport

Locations in Wellington Airport

Stewart Duff Drive

+64 4 380 8914

Monday08:00 - 16:00
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Firefly

No score available yet

One location in Wellington Airport

Locations in Wellington Airport

Wellington Apt

+64 4388 7070

Monday06:00 - 23:5900:00 - 23:59
Tuesday00:00 - 23:5906:00 - 23:59
Wednesday06:00 - 23:5900:00 - 23:59
Thursday06:00 - 23:5900:00 - 23:59
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GO Rent A Car

No score available yet

One location in Wellington Airport

Locations in Wellington Airport

Wellington airport

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Go Rental Car Hire

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One location in Wellington Airport

Locations in Wellington Airport

Wellington Airport

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Go Rentals

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One location in Wellington Airport

Locations in Wellington Airport

Wellington Airport

+64 508 246 584

Monday08:00 - 16:00
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Moto Car Rental

No score available yet

One location in Wellington Airport

Locations in Wellington Airport

Rental Car Kiosk, Terminal Building Stewart Duff Drive, Rongotai Wellington Airport, Wellington 6022

+64 800 656 564

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National

No score available yet

One location in Wellington Airport

Locations in Wellington Airport

Stewart Duff Drive Rongotai

+64 4 380 8914

Monday08:00 - 16:00
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NU Car

No score available yet

One location in Wellington Airport

Locations in Wellington Airport

76 Tauhinu Rd. ,Miramar

+64 800 736 835

Monday06:00 - 23:59
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Scotties

No score available yet

One location in Wellington Airport

Locations in Wellington Airport

Rongotai Airport

0800-736825 - or 09-3033912

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Shouqi

No score available yet

One location in Wellington Airport

Locations in Wellington Airport

Terminal Building

+86 10 6064 1387

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Sunnycars

No score available yet

One location in Wellington Airport

Locations in Wellington Airport

Stewart Duff Drive

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VIPCars Recommendation

No score available yet

One location in Wellington Airport

Locations in Wellington Airport

Stewart Duff Dr, Rongotai, Wellington , New Zealand

+64 9 280 6251

Monday00:00 - 23:59
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68 travellers who hired a car in Wellington Airport gave the car agency they used an average rating of 4.5

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