FAQ Queenstown Airport

Our Queenstown branch is conveniently located right on the Queenstown Airport property. Once you’ve landed, all you need to do is walk from the terminal to our branch which is approximately 50m which should take you less than one minute.

Our branch hours at the Queenstown branch are:
8am - 5pm Monday to Sunday
If you need to pick up or drop off your vehicle outside these hours, there is an after-hours service which will allow you to do so! Once you’ve confirmed your booking, we’ll email you instructions on how to pick up and drop off your car outside of our branch hours.

Unfortunately, we do not offer a shuttle service from Queenstown Airport to the branch, though our branch is conveniently located just a 1 minute walk from the terminal, meaning you’ll get there in no time.
If you do require special assistance getting from the airport to the branch or vice versa, please call us at the branch at least 24 hours in advance from arriving at the airport, and the team will do their best to accommodate your situation.

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We sure do. We can arrange one-way car hires to and from all our locations including Queenstown Airport. There are a couple things you’ll have to consider - we do have minimum hire periods in place, and one-way hires are dependent on the time of year and your direction of travel. On occasion, we will make allowances if we need vehicles in other branches. Make sure you keep an eye on our rental car relocation deals for all the latest rental car relocation deals.

Unfortunately, we do not offer drop-offs or pick-ups from hotels in and around Queenstown. If you are unable to organise transport to or from our branch, or need special assistance, you can call us at the branch and the team will do their best to accommodate your situation.

We offer after-hours services at all of our branches excluding Auckland City. Once you’ve confirmed your booking, we’ll email through some instructions. If you’re returning to our Queenstown Airport branch, we prefer you return during business hours where possible, however parking and key drops are available in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Nelson, Queenstown, and Dunedin.

You’re one step closer to exploring NZ with us. When you come to collect your hire car at our Queenstown Airport branch, you’ll need a valid driver’s licence and a credit or debit card for security. A credit card is mandatory if you have selected our Basic insurance option. It must have your name printed on it for verification and the card must be valid until the drop-off date.

For most people flying into Queenstown Airport, a stay in Queenstown for a few days is usually part of the itinerary. Good news for you - downtown Queenstown is only a short drive from the airport and should take you around 25-30 minutes depending on traffic. Getting around Queenstown is a breeze but if you need some help when you set off, make sure you speak to our super-friendly team who will be more than happy to point you in the right direction. If you are heading out to explore the South Island once you arrive at Queenstown Airport, we’ve got some handy maps available in all our rental cars or you can also hire a GPS to help you get around.

If you’re planning a trip up the mountain, we can help you get sorted with snow chains available for hire from our Queenstown Airport branch. We’ll even show you how to fit them, so that you’re all ready to go. Some of our mountain roads can be a bit of a challenge so we advise anyone planning on heading to the ski fields in one of our rental cars to add on the snow chains. Some roads, especially around Queenstown, have compulsory snow chain usage in place. If you’re planning on taking those routes, it’s best to plan ahead and add them to your booking.

To help you get winter ready, we have ski racks available for hire from our Queenstown Airport branch, to help you get winter-ready. These racks can only be fitted to specific vehicles, you’ll know if you’ve selected a compatible vehicle if you see the option to hire the racks appear in the ‘Extras’ section of our booking process.

Located in the lower South Island, it’s perhaps no surprise that the most popular rental cars from our Queenstown Airport branch come from our 4x4 range and include the Toyota Rav4 and Mitsubishi Pajero Sport. For shorter term hires, the Toyota Corolla is always a popular vehicle here in New Zealand and the Tesla Model 3 and Tesla Model Y are proving to be a popular rental car from all our branches.

If you are hiring a car in Queenstown, there are a number of great options within a short driving distance from downtown. Some of the most popular destinations include the Christchurch, Wanaka, Dunedin, Milford Sound, and Te Anau. Find out more about the most popular holiday destinations from Queenstown.