Wollongong car hires from $39

With wide roads and manageable congestion, full-sized cars are popular in Wollongong. The medium-sized makes provide a gentle drive and are great for cruising around coastal bends, while the spacious cabins and boots let you pack everything you need. Opt for a 4WD if you are thinking of going off-road driving in the Southern Highlands.

Unless indicated otherwise by signage, the default limit in urban areas of Wollongong is 50 km/h. A 40 km/h maximum is enforced between 08:00–09:30 and 14:30-16:00 in school zones. Key arterial roads, including Crown St, increase to 60 km/h and others, such as Memorial Dr, rise to 80 km/h.

Wollongong Central Car Park offers the first 2h for free and is unrestricted after 17:30 on all weekdays except Thursday. Hourly spaces are available at Woolworths Wollongong Car Park for around A$ 3 and have a maximum daily fee of roughly A$ 20.

On average a car hire in Wollongong costs $62 per day.

In the past 72 hours, the cheapest car hires were found at Budget ($39/day), Hertz ($47/day) and Thrifty ($74/day). In the last 72 hours the cheapest hire car price was found at Budget 47 Flinders St 2500 (1 kilometres from the city centre).

The average price of fuel in Wollongong is $6.54 per litre over the past 30 days. Filling up a tank of fuel costs between $78 and $105, depending on the car size.

Compact (Suzuki Swift or similar) is the most frequently booked car hire type in Wollongong.

Car hire companies onsite at Kingsford Smith airport include East Coast Car Rentals, Apex, Europcar, Thrifty, Budget, Sixt, Simba Car Hire, Hertz, Alpha and Enterprise Rent-A-Car.

Car hire companies that offer shuttle or pick-up services from Kingsford Smith airport to off-airport locations include Europcar, Thrifty, Budget, Sixt, Avis, Hertz, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, JUCY, Ace Rental Cars and Alamo.

Take a look at our extensive car hire location map to find the best car hire deals near you.

A Compact car hire in Wollongong costs $52 per day, on average.

A Full Size car hire in Wollongong costs $83 per day, on average.

A Mini car hire in Wollongong costs $65 per day, on average.

In Wollongong, cars are most frequently hired at Budget 47 Flinders St (1 km from city centre ).

On average a car hire in Wollongong costs $433 per week ($62 per day).

On average a car hire in Wollongong costs $1,857 per month ($62 per day).

Most major companies will accept a debit card if it's issued by Visa or Mastercard. You may need to pay a slightly higher security deposit if you use a debit card instead of a credit card. Cash, cheque or other payments usually aren't accepted.

New South Wales drivers can now use digital licences instead of physical ones; however, not all car hire companies currently accept digital driver's licences for pick-ups. Avis, for example, only accepts a digital licence if it is issued by New South Wales, so drivers from other states will need their physical card.