AVIS, Cairns Airport Car hire

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Opening Hours
Deposit
Accepted Cards
E-voucher
Age requirements
Driver's License Requirements
Additional Extras
Cross Border
Cross Islands
Distances to Landmarks

AVIS - Cairns Airport Information, Car hire Instructions & Policies

Address

Terminal Building, Cairns Nth Qld, 4870, AUSTRALIA

Telephone

+611363330740359979

Pick-up Instructions

The AVIS - Cairns Airport car hire location is in terminal

You can walk to the counter of AVIS - Cairns Airport car hire.

Local Office Directions COUNTER: Located in the T2 Domestic terminal. The International desk is currently closed, customers should proceed to the domestic terminal. CARS: Across the road from the Domestic terminal, 50m from terminal. RETURNS: Follow signs for car rental returns Domestic: Take the slip road on the right of Mick Borzi Drive. International: Take the slip road on the right of Beaufort St. AFTER HOURS RETURNS: Available during airport hours only. Drop box located at the Avis counter in the terminal.

Drop-off Instructions

Opening Hours

Days of Week	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Opening hours	07:00 -23:59	07:00 -23:59	07:00 -23:59	07:00 -23:59	07:00 -23:59	07:00 -23:59	07:00 -23:59

Deposit

Deposits are depending on which car type your rental car falls into, and can be paid with credit cards (pre-authorization)

Representative Car Models	Deposit Amount(approx.)	Business Days Required for Refund
Applicable to all car types，incl. Compact，Suv，Economy，Mini and others. Pack up ^	USD300-5000	30-60

Accepted Cards

Credit cards issued by the following companies qualify a car hire from this store: Visa, Master

E-voucher

A print-out voucher is more accepted in this store.

Age requirements

21 - 99 years old

Young Driver Fee applies at 21 - 25 years old with charge of AUD 25 - 27.5 per day approximately.

Driver's License Requirements

The main driver and any additional drivers will need to provide a physical full driving license in their name with no major endorsements. The license should be held for at least 2 year(s).

For foreign renters, you need to bring:

Original driving licence + International Driving Permit (IDP)

Please note that an International Driving Permit(IDP) is only a translation and you must present your original driving licence at the counter.

Original driving licence + NAATI Translation

The translation of the driver's license certified by the Australian Translation and Accreditation Institute (NAATI) can be used to rent a car and drive in Australia.

For local renters, you need to bring:

Full Driving License issued in Australia

This option applies to customers with local driving license, please show your local license at pick-up.

Additional Extras

To be updated

Cross Border

To be updated

Cross Islands

Free of Charge:

Taking rental cars to the Australian islands that are not listed in Must-not is allowed and free of charge.

Must-not:

Taking rental cars to following islands is not allowed：
Rottnest Island, Bruny Island, Kangaroo Island, Fraser Island, Tasmania, Hamilton Island, Moreton Island, Mariah Island

Vehicles are not permitted to be taken to into or out of the Northern Territory, Tasmania or to any points in Western Australia north of Carnarvon.

Excess

To be updated

Fuel Policy (what does it mean)

Full to Full

Distances to Airports | Railway Stations | Hotels | Other Landmarks

Airports

0.7 km from Cairns Airport

Railway Stations

6.2 km from Cairns Railway Station

Hotels

3.4 km from The Lakes Resort Cairns

3.4 km from Park Royal

3.5 km from Summer House Backpackers Cairns

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Map view of AVIS Store Location

coordinates: -16.8732 145.755

Guest Reviews

Total points： 7.6 / 10 Good

Vehicle condition: 3.2
Vehicle cleanliness: 2.0
Spaciousness: 2.0
Counter staff: 3.2
Pick-up location: 2.0
Drop-off location: 1.2
Pick-up time: 10-30 mins
Drop-off time: 10-30 mins

Colm O'Shea
Cairns
9 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Saturday, January 18, 2025
Top quality car and service. A little difficult with locating the car park for drop-off. Instructions could have been shared beforehand. Really good experience overall.
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Saxon Dulles
Cairns
10 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Saturday, January 18, 2025
Very convenient and efficient
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Ivan Keppel
Cairns
6 /10 Average
Reviewed: Saturday, January 18, 2025
Good
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Maxwell Carpenter
Cairns
6 /10 Average
Reviewed: Saturday, January 18, 2025
Cairns airport is small, with 2-3 rental car service counters in close proximity. You can get the car just across the street, and we didn’t have to queue. The issue was an extra charge for taxes! Although we noticed it right away, the AVIS staff insisted on charging our card, otherwise we wouldn't get the car. Despite explaining that all taxes had been paid, they wouldn't budge. When asked which specific tax it was, they couldn't clarify. The worst part was that they deceived me by claiming it was a deposit to be refunded upon return, even though the charge on the card was clearly for the rental. However, the staff were polite throughout and tried to help for a long time. It seems foreign customer service is really unprofessional. We contacted the rental platform but they couldn't resolve it in a short time. To avoid delaying our trip, we had to pay, planning to deal with it after returning home.
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Z.SU
Cairns
7 /10 Good
Reviewed: Saturday, January 18, 2025
We booked a Land Cruiser but end up we got a KIA at same price. It is not a good experience at all! We should get a Highlander at least .
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