Car hire prices at Durban Airport

Durban Airport car hire costs around £31 a day for a Compact car like a Toyota Corolla Quest, £22 for an Economy and £20 for a Mini when you book about a month before an October 2026 trip. An Intermediate, the Toyota Corolla Cross size, costs around £41 a day. Waiting until the last 2 weeks drops the Compact car to £24 a day. Across the year, prices reach their highest in June 2027 at £87 a day for an executive car and drop to £20 in November 2026 for a Mini. The price checker will show what applies to your exact travel dates.

For October 2026 at Durban Airport, hold on until the last 2 weeks before your trip, when a Compact car drops to £24 a day against £31 booked a month ahead. Booking late saves about 33%: across the year, a Compact car costs £40 a day 9 months before your trip compared to £30 a day 2 weeks before. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of our customers book within 14 days of pickup. If you have not booked yet, you have not missed the cheaper window.

Firefly Powered by Hertz is the cheapest company at Durban Airport for a Compact car at £22 a day on average over the last 12 months, but it does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Sixt is the next step up at £23 a day and scores 89/100 from 41 reviews, though its desk wait averages 31 minutes. For a faster collection, Bluu Car Rental costs £37 a day from 637 prices, scores 90/100 and averages an 11-minute wait. All 14 counters sit directly in the terminal, but all 14 take credit cards only.

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.

Bluu Car Rental is the best-reviewed company at Durban Airport, scoring 90/100 from 65 reviews with an average desk wait of 11 minutes. Bluu Car Rental costs £37 a day for a Compact car over the last 12 months, so you pay more than the budget suppliers. Sixt costs £23 a day and scores 89/100, but desk waits average 31 minutes. Firefly Powered by Hertz is the cheapest at £22 a day and does not yet have enough reviews for a score.

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

All 14 desks at Durban Airport require a credit card for the deposit, which ranges from £128 with Avis to £1,755 with Bluu Car Rental. None of the counters accept a debit card for the deposit, so you must bring a credit card in the lead driver's name. The deposit and card rules are displayed beside each vehicle in search results. Extras charged at the desk are listed under each car with their price.

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

All 14 desks at Durban Airport turn down debit cards, leaving you stranded if you do not carry a credit card in the main driver's name. Counter wait times also swing dramatically between suppliers. Hertz and Budget average 3 minutes, but Sixt averages 31 minutes and Avis takes 42 minutes on average. If you land during a busy arrival wave, picking the wrong desk can easily cost you half an hour before you reach your car.

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.

A Compact car like the Toyota Corolla Quest costs around £31 a day at Durban Airport booked a month ahead for October 2026. It seats 5 but holds 2 bags, which suits beach hops along the coast where smaller cars are simpler to park. An Economy car like the Volkswagen Polo Vivo steps down to £22 a day with the same 2-bag boot, while an Intermediate like the Toyota Corolla Cross takes 3 bags at £41 a day. Automatics make up 60% of cars offered but cost £9 more a day than manuals, while electric cars and hybrids are not offered at all.