Car hire prices at Durban Airport

For November 2026 at Durban Airport, a Compact such as a Toyota Corolla Quest averages £27 a day when you book around a month before your trip, giving you a benchmark for your quote. An Economy car such as a Volkswagen Polo Vivo averages £21 a day, while a Mini such as a Toyota Agya averages £16. In the last 2 weeks before pickup, the Compact car averages £28 a day, £1 more than around a month before. Use the price checker to compare your quote for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at Durban Airport, book a Compact car around a month before your trip at £27 a day on average, because the last 2 weeks cost £28 a day. Across the year, Compact cars averaged £40 a day around 9 months before your trip from 1,783 prices, against £30 around 2 weeks before from 1,666 prices, so compare prices before committing far ahead. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers book within a month of pickup, so booking close to your trip is common.

Firefly Powered by Hertz is the cheapest company at Durban Airport for a Compact car over the last 12 months, averaging £22 a day, but it does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Over the same 12 months, Sixt averages £23 a day for a Compact car, £1 more than Firefly Powered by Hertz, and scores 95/100 from 38 reviews in the last 5 months. If you choose Sixt for that small price difference, its desk is at the airport and requires a credit card.

The cheapest company can cost you a longer queue or a bigger deposit, so check the review score and desk wait beside each car in the results before you book.

Sixt is the best-reviewed company at Durban Airport, scoring 95/100 from 38 reviews in the last 5 months with an average desk wait of 3 minutes, making it worth checking before you choose on price alone. Sixt also averages £23 a day for a Compact car over the last 12 months, just £1 more than the cheapest company, Firefly Powered by Hertz, at £22. Firefly Powered by Hertz does not yet have enough reviews for a score, so choose Sixt if a published review score matters to you.

Review scores are CarTrawler customers' own, from the last five months; the score and the desk wait sit beside each car in the results.

You need a credit card at all 12 checked Durban Airport desks, with typical deposits ranging from £128 at Avis to £1,447 at Budget; none accepts a debit card. If you need to use a debit card, filter for it before comparing prices rather than assuming your booking will be accepted at the desk. Check the deposit and card rule beside each car against your available credit limit. Extras charged at the desk are listed under each car with their prices.

If you bring your own child seat, check your airline's rules first: most carry one free, some charge.

At Durban Airport, watch out for credit-card-only deposits and desk waits: all 12 checked desks require a credit card, so a debit card will not get you through pickup. Check your available credit before booking: Budget typically holds £1,447, while Avis holds £128. If you have a tight schedule after landing, allow for Green Motion's average 18-minute desk wait rather than Sixt's 3 minutes.

Fuel is full tank out, full tank back on 100% of prices at Durban Airport, so there is no fuel charge to be surprised by.

For up to 5 people with cases, pick a Compact at Durban Airport, the Toyota Corolla Quest or Volkswagen T-Cross size at about £27 a day in November 2026. It seats 5 but takes 2 bags, so a full car means soft bags on laps. A couple can save a little with a Mini, a Toyota Agya, at £16 a day, though it takes 1 bag. An Intermediate, the Toyota Corolla Cross size, takes 3 bags and is £38 a day. 61% of hire cars at Durban Airport are automatic, at £39 a day against £30 for a manual, so tick automatic when you search rather than assuming. No electric or hybrid cars are on offer at Durban Airport.