Canberra Airport car rentals guide

Avis rents cars from a counter at the front of the Canberra Airport terminal, with the vehicle lot a short walk behind the office. The range covers everyday cars, vans, trucks and utes, electric vehicles and the Signature Series luxury line, and one-way hires are offered between selected locations. Keys can be returned after hours through a drop box.

• After-hours return
• Additional driver
• Young drivers
• Trucks
• Vans
• Luxury cars
• Electric cars
• One-way rentals
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Address

Terminal Building, 54 Nomad Dr, Canberra Airport ACT 2609

Directions

Counter just outside the main terminal entrance on the ground floor; the cars are a short walk behind the office.

Budget operates from the Canberra Airport terminal, with its counter at the main entrance and the car lot directly behind the office. It offers a fleet that includes people movers, vans and electric vehicles, one-way rentals between most Budget locations, and child seats added at booking. A key drop box at the office accepts returns outside staffed times.

• After-hours return
• Young drivers
• Vans
• Electric cars
• One-way rentals
• Child seats

Address

Terminal Building, Canberra Airport ACT 2609

Directions

Counter just outside the main terminal entrance on the ground floor; the cars are a short distance behind the office. Follow signs for car rental returns; the car park is off George Tyson Drive.

Europcar has a rental desk at Canberra Airport, serving arriving travellers with a range of cars and the option of vans and trucks through the wider Australian network. Booking extras include child equipment, GPS navigation and an additional driver. The desk sits inside the terminal building, so renters can collect a vehicle straight after retrieving their luggage.

• After-hours return
• Vans
• Trucks

Address

Terminal Building, Canberra Airport ACT 2609

Directions

Desk inside the terminal building, directly opposite the luggage claim area; follow the car rental signs.

Hertz rents vehicles at Canberra Airport, about ten minutes by road from the city centre. Renters can choose from its Green Traveler, Fun and Prestige collections and add GPS navigation or rear-facing, front-facing and booster child seats. Protection options include Super Cover, Maximum Cover and Accident Excess Reduction, which can be selected when booking.

• Child seats
• GPS

Address

Pialligo Avenue, Canberra Airport ACT 2609

Directions

Located at the airport on Pialligo Avenue; the airport is about a ten-minute drive from the city.

Redspot Car Rentals has a branch at Canberra Airport on Terminal Avenue, with a fleet that includes hybrid models and an eight-seat people mover. Baby, child and booster seats can be hired, additional drivers added, and one-way hire arranged with the Canberra team. Licence and payment details can be uploaded online before arrival, and a secure drop box takes keys after hours.

• After-hours return
• Additional driver
• Young drivers
• Hybrids
• One-way rentals
• Child seats

Address

Terminal Avenue, Canberra Airport ACT 2609

Directions

Follow the signs for car rental returns and park in a designated Redspot bay; if no team member is there to greet you, take the key to the desk.

Sixt operates a branch at Canberra Airport directly outside the terminal, offering passenger cars alongside truck hire from the same airport location. Drivers collecting a vehicle by road can follow the car rental signs on Pialligo Avenue..

• After-hours return
• Trucks
• Vans
• Luxury cars
• Electric cars

Address

Terminal Building, Canberra Airport ACT 2609

Directions

Branch directly outside the terminal; when driving, follow the car rental signs on Pialligo Avenue.

Thrifty has a counter on the ground floor of the Canberra Airport terminal building, with a range of hatchbacks, sedans, SUVs and minivans. Roadside assistance comes with every vehicle. Customers are asked to give their flight number when booking so the car is ready on arrival, and keys can be left in a drop box at the counter when returning outside staffed times.

• After-hours return

Address

Pialligo Avenue, Pialligo ACT 2609

Directions

Ground floor of the Terminal Building: leave through the main front door after collecting luggage, and the rental counters are on the left, with Thrifty at the end of the building.