Car rental prices at Durban Airport

For November 2026 at Durban Airport, budget around $36 a day for a Compact car, the Toyota Corolla Quest size, booked around a month before your trip. An Economy car, such as a Volkswagen Polo Vivo, averages $28 a day, while an Intermediate car, such as a Toyota Corolla Cross, averages $50 at the same lead time. In the last 2 weeks, a Compact car averages $37 a day, $1 more a day. Use the price checker to compare your quote with prices for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at Durban Airport, book around a month before your trip: a Compact car averages $36 a day then, against $37 in the last 2 weeks, so waiting makes little difference. Across the year, Compact cars average $53 a day around 9 months before your trip from 1,783 prices, against $40 around 2 weeks before from 1,666 prices, so the averages favour booking later. Across the 395 airports covered by our sites, 65% of our customers book within a month of pickup, so you need not treat a long lead time as essential.

Firefly Powered by Hertz is the cheapest company at Durban Airport for a Compact car over the last 12 months, averaging $29 a day, but does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Sixt averages $30 a day for a Compact car over the last 12 months, $1 more a day, and scores 95/100 from 38 recent reviews, so compare Sixt before choosing solely on price. You need a credit card at all 12 checked desks; changing companies among those desks will not make a debit card acceptable.

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 recent reviews with an average desk wait of 3 minutes, so consider Sixt if you want review evidence and a short wait. Sixt is also close to the cheapest: a Compact car averages $30 a day over the last 12 months, against $29 with Firefly Powered by Hertz for the same class and period. Firefly Powered by Hertz does not yet have enough reviews for a score, so its lower price comes without a review score to guide your choice.

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

At Durban Airport, typical deposits range from $169 with Avis to $1,914 with Budget, and all 12 checked desks require a credit card, so you cannot rely on a debit card. If you only have a debit card, filter for debit-card acceptance before comparing prices rather than choosing a car you cannot collect. Check the deposit and card rule beside each car to make sure your card can cover the hold. 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.

At Durban Airport, watch out for credit-card-only deposits and desk waits, because all 12 checked desks refuse debit cards and the wait can affect your plans after landing. Check your available credit before booking: Budget typically holds $1,914, compared with $169 at Avis. If you have a tight schedule, allow for Green Motion's average 18-minute desk wait, compared with 3 minutes at Sixt.

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.

At Durban Airport, choose an Economy car such as a Volkswagen Polo Vivo for easier parking if you have up to 5 people but only 2 bags; November 2026 averages $28 a day around a month before pickup. Step down to a Mini car such as a Toyota Agya at $21 a day for November 2026 at that lead time only if 4 seats and room for 1 bag are enough. For more luggage, an Intermediate car such as a Toyota Corolla Cross averages $50 a day at the same lead time for November 2026; it seats 5 but takes only 3 bags, so check luggage before booking a full car. 61% of cars offered are automatic, so filter for one if you prefer it; across all batches, automatic Compact cars average $52 a day against $40 for manual Compact cars, or $12 more a day. No electric or hybrid cars are offered, so do not plan on hiring one.