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Rental car options at Nelson Airport

The following car rental companies received the highest ratings in Nelson Airport. Compare the ratings and prices of these rental companies with a single search.

  • Ezi-Rent Car Hire

    9.1 (71)
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  • Europcar

    8.5 (9003)
    No rates available
  • Budget

    8.3 (10506)
    No rates available
  • Hertz

    8.2 (7809)
    No rates available
  • Thrifty

    7.9 (6084)
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  • Snap Rentals

    No reviews
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  • GO rentals

    No reviews
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  • Alamo

    8.6 (9543)
    No rates available
  • Right Cars

    No reviews
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  • Moto Car Rental

    No reviews
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  • Routes

    5.8 (8)
    No rates available
  • Keddy By Europcar

    7.8 (4012)
    No rates available
  • FireFly Car Rental

    7.6 (4009)
    No rates available
  • Enterprise

    8.7 (2160)
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  • Apollo Car Rental

    No reviews
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  • National Car Rental

    8.3 (446)
    No rates available
  • Dollar Rent a Car

    7.5 (4765)
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  • Avis

    9.1 (6682)
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Car rental location Nelson Airport

Nelson Airport Guide

Guide

With at least 90 aircraft movements every day, Nelson Airport, is the fourth busiest air terminal in New Zealand. Planes take off and land every four minutes and 30 seconds during scheduled flights.

Airport Facilities

Nelson Airport has around 1.2 million passengers passing through every year. Today the airport is the home base of Air Nelson (Air New Zealand Link), and has scheduled flights to Wellington, Auckland, Paraparaumu and Christchurch.

At the airport passengers will find a cafe, baby changing facilities, disabled facilities, ATM's, luggage trolleys, long and short stay parking, car hire, pick up and drop off zones, taxi stand, cardphones and internet access.

Explore Nelson

By prebooking car hire at Nelson Airport tourists will save having to arrange airport transfers into Nelson city, as their rental vehicle can be collected on arrival to Nelson Airport. With a personal vehicle tourists can enjoy the areas many attractions and all that it has to offer, from tourist attractions, business ventures, historical landmarks and natural resources. Visitors can hop from one destination to another in no time at all.

Sights to visit include; Abel Tasman National Park, Nelson Lakes National Park, Kahurangi National Park, Lake Rotoiti and Rotoroa, Boulder Bank, Christ Church Cathedral and Mount Owen. All of these attractions become much more accessible with car hire. 

Transport

Car hire is the most popular form of transportation in New Zealand. This is mainly due to the countries extraordinary scenery and its easy to drive, quiet, slow roads. Car hire suppliers operating at Nelson Airport are Avis, Budget, NC Rent A Car, Hertz and Thrifty. Book online for the best deals and a far better choice of cars.

Buses do operate between large towns and cities but not always into the countryside, so if there are particular attractions you wish to see that are located far from urban areas we highly advise you book car hire for the duration of your trip.

Practical information

  • Currency
    New Zealand dollar
  • Driving direction
    Left
  • City speed limit
    50 km/h
  • Freeway speed limit
    100 km/h
  • Language
    English, Māori
  • Popular car category
    SUV

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