Sydney Airport – Best Independent Car Hire Companies
The great thing about going with an off-site independent company is you will immediately save 16% off your car hire which is Sydney Airport’s fixed Premium Location Fee. After much sifting, these few companies came out tops and are definitely worth checking out:
All findings are based on regular non-peak rates. You might want to note school holiday periods in NSW.
East Coast Car Rentals Go To Site
Offers cheapest car – Compact manual hatch. Great value on Intermediate, SUV, Vans. Unlimited km’s
East Coast Car Rentals has recently started serving Sydney’s airport and offers one of the better value propositions particularly since all rentals come with unlimited km’s. Their Compact manual 2-door Toyota Yaris is likely the cheapest car you’ll find from anywhere. You can also rent Intermediate, Family cars, SUVs and Vans.
The standard liability on cars is A$3000 that can be reduced to A$200 for A$13.20/day, or for A$11/day for rentals over a week. This is the cheapest reduction waiver rate you can find amongst car hire companies. Their depot is just outside the airport so you’ll just have to make a quick call once you’ve landed and they’ll arrange for a shuttle bus to collect you.
Airport Rent-A-Car Go To Site
Good value on Compact Automatics and Family Sedans. Look out for discounts. 200km/day
Value can be found on compact to family cars like the Toyota Corolla hatchback and Corolla and Camry sedans. This website requires just bit of scrolling down to get to what’s important but beyond that, the booking form itself is simple. Certain months have further 10% discounts. Includes 200km/day (A$0.25/extra km) and A$2750 collision damage liability (A$16/day reduces to $550). Located 5 minutes off-site but offers free transfers to/from the airport.
Discount Car Rental Go To Site
Offers cheap 100km/day Economy Hatchbacks. Value on Compact Autos, Family Sedans. 250km/day
It may not be the prettiest site but you’ll find low rates on the cheapest Toyota hatchback (for metro-use with 100km included only) and competitive rates on the mid-sized Toyota Corolla Sedan and family-sized Toyota Camry. To counter the potential inconvenience of being off-site, they offer a free customer pick-up and return service to the airport. Rates are inclusive of 250km/day for all other larger vehicles and A$2750 collision damage liability that can be dropped to A$550 for A$16/day (compare that to the Big Boys’ A$24-26.40/day).
East Coast are great – I use them here on the Gold Coast and when we were in Sydney at Easter we hired a car for a week from them. Consistently the best prices and the cars I have hired have always been good. White but good! I think it is quirky how all their cars are white – but that doesn’t detract from the fact that they are a really good option.