Darwin car rentals from $30/day

On average a rental car in Darwin costs $62 per day. But prices differ between operators and you can save money through a price comparison of car rental deals from different agencies. The cheapest price for a car rental in Darwin found in the last 2 weeks is $50.

Yes, automatic cars are available in most car renting companies in Darwin. As cars with manual transmission are more common in many countries, you might have to pay an additional charge for renting an automatic car.

Car rental companies onsite at Darwin airport include Bargain Car Rentals, East Coast Car Rentals and Hertz.

Car rental companies that offer shuttle or pick-up services from Darwin airport to off-airport locations include Thrifty, Bargain Car Rentals, and Hertz.

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A Full Size car rental in Darwin costs $131 per day, on average.

An Intermediate car rental in Darwin costs $76 per day, on average.

A Compact car rental in Darwin costs $63 per day, on average.

Most car rental providers in Darwin offer insurance but the level of protection can differ substantially. If you're unsure whether to get extra protection for your car rental in Darwin, check out KAYAK's car rental insurance guide.

KAYAK has deals for you to compare from 27 car rental agencies in Darwin.

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KAYAK searches thousands of car rental agencies to provide you with offers from all car rental agencies operating in Darwin so that you can compare car rental rates, reviews and pick-up and drop-off locations to find the best deal for you.

While SUVs and four-wheel drives are not necessary for driving in Darwin and throughout Northern Territory, they do make good car rentals in Darwin. You can load up and SUV with equipment for outdoor recreation and bountiful picnic supplies, and Darwin has myriad opportunities and settings for both. You can also fill up the back of your SUV as you collect souvenirs throughout town. In an SUV, you can more easily handle unsealed roads, which are roads of dirt and or gravel, which can be common outside of the city.

For those driving car rentals in Darwin, you will find maximum speed limits in the city of 81 mph, but keep in mind that this will be posted as 130 km/hr. You will find this speed on some sections of Victoria, Stuart, Barkly, and Arnhem highways. Most of the city streets have a speed limit of 31 mph, which is posted as 50 km/h.

If you need to park Darwin car rentals overnight, free overnight parking is allowed in open-air parking lots daily from 5 pm to 8 am. In downtown Darwin, there is inexpensive all-day parking in the Chinatown Car Park, the Westlane Car Park, State Square Car Park, and Wood/Daly Car Park. Metered street parking is usually free after 5 pm, and before that expect to pay an hourly rate.