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$71/day
$56/day

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Check out the latest trends and booking tips to hire a car in Cairns with confidence.

How far in advance should you book car hire from Avis in Cairns?

To get the best price on car hire from Avis in Cairns, you should book around 15 days before your trip. This could save you approximately 39% compared to booking last minute.

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

On average, hiring a car in Cairns with Avis costs $123 per day. June is the most expensive month to hire from Avis in Cairns, when prices are $131/day on average.

Top tips for hiring a car from Avis in Cairns

  • The city of Cairns is home to numerous Avis offices. Due to its flexible hire regulations, user-friendly reservation system, extensive office network, large selection of brand-new cars, and global 24-hour help, Avis is a well-known car hire company. By working with organisations like Future Forest and The Carbon Neutral Company, Avis is also dedicated to protecting the environment. Together with Avis, these businesses calculate their carbon footprints and look for solutions to offset them.
  • The Avis fleet in Australia has three categories for you to select from: Four Wheel Drives (Group W), Small to Large (Groups A, B, C, D, E, F, L, S, K, H and V) and Signature Series (Groups XD, XE, XG, XK, XS and XW). The second category offers eleven types of vehicles: Full Size, Compact, Economy, Standard, Intermediate, Eco-Friendly, Full-Size Van, Full-Size Wagon, Full-Size SUV, Compact SUV and Intermediate SUV.
  • When you book Avis hire cars in Cairns, you will be offered a Loss Damage Waiver (LDW), also called a standard excess, in your hire. This reduces the customer's liability in the event that the car is damaged, lost or stolen, from the total cost of the hire car to the pre-agreed excess. Additionally, there are two additional coverage choices available: excess reduction or zero excess. The first you may select when you book online and further reduces your excess. The latter is available when picking up your car in person and gives you complete coverage in your hire car, from your tyres to your windscreen. These last two options are capped at 10 days of excess reduction in a 30-day period.
  • There are several locations for Avis hire cars in Cairns. You can select a one-way hire when you book Avis car hire online if you wish. This is great if you prefer to drop off your car at a different branch than the one you picked it up from. Additionally, if you decide to travel further north, there is a branch in Palm Cove. The kind of car and availability depends from one place to another, and there may be a drop-off fee on some rates.
  • 25% of our users found car hire from Avis in Cairns for $56 or less.
  • Medium car hire from Avis in Cairns are around 72% cheaper than other car types, on average.

FAQs about hiring a car from Avis 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 $71 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

Overall rating6.7 OkayBased on 10000 reviews
Cleanliness
7.3
Comfort
7.3
Overall
6.7
Pick-up/Drop-off
6.8
Value for money
6.7

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10.0
I would gladly use them again. Thankyou very much!Reviewed 28 Oct 2026
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2.0
I had booked a car to pick up at a city location- just to come there and get told that there is no car in the lot. Customer service was mediocre friendly when I called to reschedule to another location- where there also was no car- this went on until I rescheduled to pick up at the airport with rates that had gone up…. With having to pay a trip from the city location to the airport I ended up paying 120$ more than originally confirmed. Also, the car was clean on the inside but windows and mirrors were quite dirty…Reviewed 27 Oct 2026
review fromkayak
2.0
First off, they upcharged me over double what the original quote was through your website. Secondly, they didn’t actually have the vehicle when I went to pick it up, and instead, tried to give me a minivan or a truck which would have cost significantly more money. So I went out to the airport because it was the only place still open that likely had a regular midsized car. Then, they failed to email me the estimated bill, and when I called to ask for it, two customer service reps told me that they couldn’t possibly find it because it didn’t exist, which it did. The third rep found it easily and gave me at least some of the information I wanted. I found out they were charging me about 190 dollars a day, for a Nissan Altima. Also, they wanted it back at 6pm due to that being the originally selected pickup/drop-off time, despite the fact that I didn’t actually pick up the vehicle until after 8pm due to their failure to have the vehicle they claimed they had. I took the vehicle back a day early to escape at least a day of their predatorily high pricing. I will never do business with Avis/Budget again, nor will I ever use Kayak again, because it was your website that gave me the original quote that was nowhere near the final quote, and that told me the vehicle was in stock. I will be telling everybody I know to stay away from that company as well as yours, because those inaccuracies cost me hundreds of dollars for absolutely no reason. Perhaps your company should spend a little of that advertising money on fixing your service to the point that it gives accurate quotes and the products from those quotes are actually available.Reviewed 27 Oct 2026
review fromkayak
8.0
A very long line at the Burlington airport. No fault of AVIS staff, who were expeditious, but I still had to stand in line even though I'm an AVIS member and had checked in online the previous day. I thought I'd just be able to pick up the key and get my carReviewed 26 Oct 2026
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2.0
200 people in line at counter and 2 workers. Couldn’t complete my reservation had to go to a different company.Reviewed 26 Oct 2026
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8.0
BestReviewed 25 Oct 2026
review fromkayak
2.0
So, my experience with Avis was horrible. Specifically, when checking in to pick up my rental car, they suddenly indicated that I was not able to rent a car from Avis due to a previous problem. As a customer, I have never failed to pay or live up to my responsibilities, yet they insisted I was basically a persona non grata. This denial caused me significant stress, both financial and scheduling difficulties, as I was forced to rent a another vehicle at significantly increased cost. I am extremely dissatisfied and am currently advising all my contacts never to book in a rental car with kayak or Avis ever! They were the worst.Reviewed 25 Oct 2026
review fromkayak
6.0
I was expecting a little bit larger SUV. I was anticipating a Chevy Blazer, and I got a Chevy Trailblazer, which was smaller. I had two other adults with me, and we had trouble putting our bags into the Trailblazer.Reviewed 23 Oct 2026
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10.0
My experience this last time was good.Reviewed 23 Oct 2026
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8.0
Didn't like the TrailblazerReviewed 22 Oct 2026
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10.0
Insurance from GermanyReviewed 22 Oct 2026
review fromkayak
2.0
Reserved intermediate SUV months in advance. Got there and had to wait an hour before they even had a car. Then, received an extra small suv. So small, my passengers had to hold luggage in their laps. Even worse, manager refused to give us the right size car (there were 4 in the lot), refused to adjust the rate for giving us a smaller car - - indicated, I can adjust rhe rate, but I’ll charge you more because today’s rates are higher - - essentially - we raised prices so you don’t get what we agreed to when the reservation was made. Them their customer service is just as useless. They can’t call the local store, can’t adjust the rate themselves, and are unable to see the inventory at other locations. Literally the only thing they could do was to tell me to drive the wrong car to another location — ofcourse they didn’t know where any other locations were or if any had the vehicle reaerved. Not to mention, the only other location had already closed for the day (it was 6 pm). Never ever rent from Avis or Budget - their associates are as worthless as their company.Reviewed 21 Oct 2026
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