Book Avis hire cars in Cairns

• Where are the best pick-up locations for Avis hire cars in Cairns?

  If you are flying into Cairns, you can book Avis hire cars at Cairns Airport (CNS). The Avis counter is located in the main terminal, inside Arrivals. Head there to meet with your Avis representative, who will show you to your hire car. If you prefer a more central hire location, you can select an Avis office in the centre of Cairns, or if you're visiting nearby, there's an office in Palm Cove.

• What are the car hire benefits or amenities offered by Avis in Cairns?

  With Avis Cairns, you may choose the vehicle of your choice. You may easily reserve an Avis hire car in Cairns online and select the vehicle of your choice. Car hire experts chose the vehicles in the Cairns Avis fleet to fit the region's tropical climate. You can make changes or modifications to your reservation online or using the Avis mobile app.

• Where are the best places to park an Avis hire car in Cairns?

  In the Cairns city centre, there are many parking solutions, such as multi-storey car parks and on-street and off-street parking. There's free parking in the multi-storey car park belonging to the Cairns Central shopping centre. The centre is located behind the Cairns train station. You may park there for free using a ticketless system for under 3 hours. If you wish to park on the street, there are several options, generally charging a few dollars an hour. Most paid street parking offers free parking after 5:00 or 6:00 pm. Keep an eye out, as these are great options when enjoying an evening in town.

• How much does it cost to hire a car from Avis in Cairns?

  On average a car hire from Avis in Cairns costs $142 per day.

• What is the most popular car hire from Avis in Cairns?

  Small hire cars (MG 3 or similar) are the most frequently booked hire car types from Avis in Cairns.

• How many car hire locations does Avis have in Cairns?

  Avis has 0 hire locations in Cairns. Take a look at our Avis hire location map to find the best car hire near you.

• Does Avis have a car hire location at the airport: Cairns airport (CNS)?

  No (according to our data)

• Does Avis offer shuttle or airport pick-up services from Cairns airport (CNS)?

  Yes

Reviews for Avis in Cairns

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Wonderful

3176

Very Good

1131

Good

126

Okay

734

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99

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4.0

The car was great. The Avis staff in Liberia was very rude. They also charged me a $250 cleaning fee because there was sand in the car that would be easily vacuumed out.Reviewed 22 Jan 2026

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2.0

The customer service at the pickup was not helpful. Told me that if I delivered the car a day before I would be refunded a day and was not like that. I only received a refund of $16. The website didn't show at the top that the car was electric. So I ended up changing the reservation because they didn't show how to charge it. I ended up paying more money. It was a disaster. Very disappointing. The worst service ever.Reviewed 22 Jan 2026

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2.0

They overcharged me by over $500. I’m following up to try and figure out what’s going onReviewed 21 Jan 2026

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4.0

Our pickup was in the back side of a motel with NO signs anywhere that said Avis. Hard to find and had to call Avis representatives to find office. The desk representative was not helpful and not very friendly… didn’t show us where the car was, how to work it, NOTHING.. I give her a zero. The car was nice and the drop off in Tuson was easy to find and the representative was very friendly and helpful.Reviewed 20 Jan 2026

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2.0

I had to wait one hour and fifteen minutes for the car I’d “reserved.” The waiting room was packed with people waiting and only had two chairs, The people working there did the best they could.Reviewed 20 Jan 2026

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2.0

Didn’t get the car I reserved. Got a low clearance minivan instead. Car had a catastrophic tire blowout (poor maintenance?) requiring a tow.Reviewed 20 Jan 2026

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8.0

The car needed maintenance, a tire was low and it was telling me it needs an oil change.Reviewed 20 Jan 2026

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2.0

I reserved 2 vehicles for pickup at 9AM. I arrived (getting off a cruise ship, time limited) shortly after and was informed they did not have the vehicles available on location. They were waiting for the cars to be delivered to the location and it would be "at least an hour and a half". I had a large group and had to scramble to find another agency with an available vehicle (or two) that would work. In the mean time, I finally heard from Avis at 11:13AM that the vehicles had arrived. It was very frustrating (and expensive) to not have the vehicles from my confirmed reservation available when they should have been. Never again will I trust my travel plans to this PR location of Avis.Reviewed 18 Jan 2026

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2.0

They did not have the car I reserved and tried to give me a substantially different car. I had to cancel. Many other customers faced the same situation- left without a car rental. It was the worst car rental experience I have had in more than 18 countries I have visited. There appears to be a collusion among the car rental companies at the Marrakech airport so that people have to find a new rental at a much higher price.Reviewed 18 Jan 2026

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2.0

Despite calling in advance to confirm details of any reason I wouldn’t be able to get vehicle I was told at the location of yet another reason why I wasn’t able to rent a vehicle that could have been mentioned during both calls I made.Reviewed 16 Jan 2026

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2.0

Great vehicle came with bad additude service at pick-up.Reviewed 16 Jan 2026

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10.0

The staff in west palm beach were exceptional. The staff in Roanoke, I felt as if I was talking to a robot. She apparently read from a script with no exception for human emotions or even questions. I was not told of the additional fees charged; ie retrieval fee of 50$. I was unaware there would be an entire days fee for being 7 hours late and feel that should have been prorated . The vehicle was passable even with the broken sensors ; no cruise controls, no being alerted to a vehicle in the blind spot, as well as others. Due to the emotionless “customer service “ in the drop off facility, we will steer clear of Avis in the futureReviewed 7 Jan 2026

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