Cheap Car Rentals in Sydney

Sydney, NSW, Australia

3 Feb — 10 Feb

Same drop-off

Fri 3/2

Noon

Fri 10/2

Noon

Driver's age:

26-65Other

Sydney Car Rentals in 2023

Most popular company	EUROPCAR
Price of gas per litre	26,951 ₫
Average price per day	66 ₫
Cheapest price per day	66 ₫

What is the cheapest time to rent a car in Sydney?

January

1,335,833 ₫

February

1,101,476 ₫

March

1,335,833 ₫

April

1,663,932 ₫

May

1,382,704 ₫

June

1,312,397 ₫

July

1,335,833 ₫

August

1,242,090 ₫

September

1,312,397 ₫

October

1,242,090 ₫

November

1,265,526 ₫

December

1,617,061 ₫

Currently, the cheapest month to rent a car in Sydney is February. The most expensive time to rent a car is April. The cheapest prices for each month are shown above, but prices will vary based on availability, how far out you book your rental car, and of course, car type.

Popular Car Types in Sydney

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There are currently 114 rental locations operating in Sydney spread across 35 car rental agencies. In the past week, the cheapest car type to rent in Sydney is Small at 45 ₫ a day. Below are all the 2 car types available for renting in the area, along with estimated starting prices:

SUV

125 ₫+

Small

45 ₫+

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	Small Cars	1,034,098 ₫ - 1,845,793 ₫
	All Car Types	1,074,994 ₫ - 2,649,402 ₫

To rent a Small car in Sydney, Australia, you would pay an average price of 798,864 ₫/day. October is the cheapest month to rent a Small car in Sydney, Australia (~1,034,098 ₫/day), while the most expensive month to rent that same car type is January (~1,845,793 ₫/day). In fact, October is about 0% cheaper than prices during the rest of the year to book a Small rental for Sydney. When comparing with other car types available for rental in Sydney, renting a Small car saves you 46% in costs. Please note that average prices are based on historical data and can vary depending on how early you book, availability for your travel dates, and vehicle popularity. Here are the best Sydney Small rental prices found by Cheapflights users in the past 7 days:

Volkswagen Polo45 ₫/day

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Top rental agencies in Sydney

All major car rental suppliers in Sydney

Budget

8.5

Very good

16 reviews•5 locations

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10.0

Wonderful|Dec 2022

Wonderful guys thanks for the great price and great experience, loved that I could drop the car off at the airport too at no extra cost. Please getting such great car hire deals in Australia as I travel there very often. Thank you! Sincerely Daniel Fabiano

5.9

Fair|Oct 2021

Extra charges added the the rate not disclosed

10.0

Wonderful|Apr 2020

Staff was very helpful. Car handled well are served our needs. Drop off was extremely easy.

8.0

Very good|Jan 2020

It was very straight forward and the staff was friendly and helpful

7.2

Good|Apr 2019

The staff was very kind and friendly.

I wanna return the car in the night.

10.0

Wonderful|Jan 2019

Pick up was quick, drop off was easier. The insurance through kayak is much more bang for buck, budget even told us this. Their rate was 50 a day and kayaks was 72 for the 9 days. Was a good piece of mind becasue with 1600 miles you never know what can happen

1 out of 6

Enterprise

8.0

Very good

1 review•4 locations

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Hertz

7.5

Good

10 reviews•5 locations

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10.0

Wonderful|Nov 2022

Staff were very helpful

8.0

Very good|Oct 2022

Liked the location, disgruntled at the drop off location when the sign pointed to the garage door that did not open when the car approached. No instruction was given about needing to contact the office on arrival to obtain entry to the parking garage.

5.6

Fair|Dec 2019

Great car except for seat belt problem and fact that Hertz forgot to install car seat that we requested in writing and verbally

So we had to return to pick-up location for car seat. Then when we removed car seat to adjust straps for our four year old we could not get he seat belt to ratchet and lock properly to secure car seat, so we had to return to pick-up location a second time(!) for a service person to help with their tricks for getting this seatbelt to work! Basically it cost us two full hours before leaving on a busy holiday weekend.

3.6

Poor|Jan 2018

Waiting time at pickup was incredibly long - have never seen that before. 2 hour wait to pick up!

8.4

Very good|Aug 2017

The pickup/dropoff went well, especially the help when we returned the car. Car was very comfortable, clean, drove well, and we had no problems.

When we picked up the car, I asked for a map - especially of how to get to the motorway in Sydney. Was told they didn't have any maps. We used our cell gps, but when you go through tunnels service gets dropped (duh) making it a bit stressful about what turn might be next. I was surprised (frustrated) that even a city map was not available in paper form (come on, Hertz!). Next problem was discovered when we got home and I was paying my credit card bills. When my reservation was made, Hertz charged my credit card one day rental costs. But the system never reflected this when renting or returning the car, so I was charged the full amount when dropped off. This is NOT the fault of the return agent, but the Hertz system. I have since sent an email to Hertz and 2 days later still no reply. If this gets resolved, then my rating might go up - but if it takes more work on my part to get resolved, then rating may actually go down. Also, I thought the charge to drop off at a different city was a bit steep - especially since it seemed like more than twice the actual rental cost.

7.6

Good|Jul 2017

value

the return place is not easy to find, i spend nearly 1 hour for finding the place to return my car and also the traffic there

1 out of 4

Thrifty

7.4

Good

16 reviews•8 locations

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2.0

Poor|Apr 2022

I was given no booking, not told where to pick up the vehicle, or where the office was. no reply to any emails and I had to hire a car from another company. I now have to some how get my money back.

8.0

Very good|Jan 2022

Deb at service desk is helpful and provide great services. Car is in good condition but needed some cleaning though.

10.0

Wonderful|Nov 2021

Fantastic service from the Sydney team at pick up

6.0

Okay|Jan 2020

The class of vehicle i booked was not available, yet I was charged the full amount BEFORE being informed that the full size SUV was not available. When I wanted to compare other options and cost, I was told to wait (with a 1 year old baby, after a 14 he flight) and ignored for an hour. Staff was short, rude and not interested in providing information. When I offered to return the nexr day to collect the class of vehicle I booked, that was also declined. I eventually got a smaller car, that forced me to change my family holiday plans, required the use of a second vehicle for 5 days.

I should've received the car I booked, or provided with alternatives. I use Thrifty aften (4 times a year, for about 3 months in total) but will reconsider my options in future

10.0

Wonderful|Jan 2020

The staff member we dealt with at Sydney Airport could not have been better. She was helpful, knowledgeable and extremely friendly. Well done Thrifty for employing the nicest staff!!

The whole process was flawless, great service.

10.0

Wonderful|Nov 2019

Very helpful staff,

1 out of 6

Firefly

7.4

Good

4 reviews•4 locations

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10.0

Wonderful|Apr 2019

You pick up the car at Hertz.... though it is not obvious from any of the booking materials.

Tell us that the car is picked up at Hertz

4.4

Mediocre|Nov 2018

Aside from the car itself nothing! Terrible service, would NOT recommend!

The service is terrible. Don't bother booking with these people. Not worth my time giving this anymore energy.

4.0

Mediocre|Aug 2018

I like the car provided during this service.

Personnel attending is not friendly at all. Misleading information was given, 2 of them said i will have $100 back upon return, only to find out during return that there is No deposit to return as it wasn't place in the written contract.

10.0

Wonderful|Nov 2017

Nice.Easy.Go! The car which i rented is clean,comfortable & Smooth. Good maintainance! I will definitely come back again to Firefly for a rent. Thank You!

1 out of 2

Ace Rental Cars

7.4

Good

3 reviews•2 locations

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10.0

Wonderful|Oct 2022

Site was a little farther away from the airport. Transfer to Ace was difficult to find.

2.0

Poor|Aug 2022

Booked a “mystery compact car” and they tried to give me an 8x seater people mover. Then charged me an additional fee to actually get a compact car Wrong instructions on airport collection came through in the email vs on the phone as I had to call up 3x. Staff on the phone were abrupt and rude Staff at counter said it wasn’t their problem the car had been advertised as “compact” when it wasn’t Driver who collected us from airport couldn’t lift bags or help in any way Just wouldn’t recommend, scam. Spend more money, at a known hire company at the airport, much easier and you actually know what you’re getting.

10.0

Wonderful|Jul 2022

The friendly staff were excellent. The presentation of the office and the bathroom was a bit untidy.

1 out of 1

Sixt

6.3

Okay

17 reviews•4 locations

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10.0

Wonderful|Oct 2022

Awasome

10.0

Wonderful|Sep 2022

Great car, abit pricey to add on another day but other than that it was awesome, from customer service through to phone contact changing drop off location an hour before drop off with no extra charge. Our rental was meant to go back Saturday 3pm but I wasn't able to take it back at that time, so I asked if I could take it back today and they said yes if I drop it off before 11am they won't charge me. I would highly recommend SIXT car rentals to everyone 👍👍👍👍

10.0

Wonderful|Jun 2022

Thank you great service great drive and easy to use

2.0

Poor|Jun 2022

The price was reasonable. I don't believe that people travelling long distances should be given an EV, 9hr trip turned into 20hr trip, Cars do not hold charge long enough, from Sydney to Melbourne had to re-charge car 9 times and takes 1 hour to charge

10.0

Wonderful|Feb 2022

Excellent service

6.0

Okay|Feb 2022

Was charged a while extra days hire for being less than an hour late without being told and having been unable to get through by phone 5 times in advance to give advance notice I was slightly delayed by traffic and finding a filling station to refuel.

1 out of 6

Europcar

6.1

Okay

12 reviews•6 locations

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2.0

Poor|Nov 2021

Bad customer service

10.0

Wonderful|Aug 2022

Super easy collection and drop off. We expected more hidden costs, but there was just the price of insurance to pay which was reasonable.

2.0

Poor|May 2022

The confirmation email had NO details as to which car company I was to use or any contact means apart from downloading some unknown app which I would not feel included to trust. When I got to the airport and saw no details and no means to contact I set up a disputed charge with my cc company. Not sure how you are doing business with this 3rd party that set up the booking.

2.0

Poor|Feb 2022

Shocking customer service. I was advised I could drop off at a different location. Went to drop of off and was advised I would be charged nearly a daily rate to drop off there. It was then to late to drop it to the original location and was therefor changed an extra day. The extra daily rate what’s then more than 30% of the original rate. It took over 1 hour to drop the car off. A complete waste of time and money. The staff at the sydney city need some serious training. Avoid at all cost.

4.0

Mediocre|Dec 2022

Hidden fees. Extra $$$ deposit that wasn’t mentioned. Friendly until I questioned these.

10.0

Wonderful|May 2019

Very quick dropoff

1 out of 4

Best Sydney Car Rental Deals Found

Volkswagen Polo45 ₫/day

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Toyota Innova125 ₫/day

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Toyota Innova132 ₫/day

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Car Rental FAQs

What is the cheapest rental car found in Sydney?

In the past two weeks, Cheapflights users have found many deals under 1,540,192 ₫/day when booking a rental car in Sydney. The best deal a user found was for 1,539,020 ₫/day from Europcar, booked on Dec. 4.

What car rental company is typically the cheapest in Sydney?

According to our data, users have found the cheapest deals when booking a rental car in Sydney from the following companies over the past two weeks: Apex (1,064,448 ₫/day), JUCY (1,189,829 ₫/day), and East Coast Car Rentals (1,401,219 ₫/day).

Which car rental company is considered to be the best in Sydney?

Taking our users’ ratings and reviews into consideration, Apex (9.5 rating), Budget (8.5 rating) and Enterprise (8.0 rating) seem to be the best rental car companies in Sydney.

What are gas prices like in Sydney?

The average gas price in Sydney is 26,951 ₫/liter over the past month, costing you anywhere between 1,212,796 ₫ and 1,751,816 ₫ to fill up a car’s gas tank.

How much does it cost to rent a car in Sydney for a week from Europcar?

From Europcar you can rent a car in Sydney from about 10,781,345 ₫ per week on average.

How far in advance should I rent a car in Sydney for the best price?

Booking in advance not only ensures a better chance of getting your vehicle of choice, it can save you up to 7% on your car rental. For a below average price in Sydney, Cheapflights recommends booking your car rental at least 90 days in advance.

Can I rent a car for a month in Sydney?

Yes, renting a vehicle in Sydney for a month is certainly possible.

How much is a car rental in Sydney for a weekend?

The average price for a weekend car rental in Sydney is 0 ₫. Renting a Economy is your cheapest option if you’re looking to save money on your weekend car rental in Sydney. For the month of February, Cheapflights users have found rental cars in Sydney for as low as 0 ₫/day.