EZU, Queenstown Airport Car hire

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Pickup
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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

EZU - Queenstown Airport Information, Car hire Instructions & Policies

Address

234 Glenda Drive, Frankton, Queenstown 9300, New Zealand

Telephone

0064-211993456 / 0064-212863456,0064-210438288

Pick-up Instructions

The EZU - Queenstown Airport car hire location is located out of the airport

Please contact the staff to pick you up to EZU - Queenstown Airport car hire when you arrived.

Please contact the location or call shuttle pickup +64 211993456 when you arrive，then cross Gate 1 and the pedestrian crossing, staff will assist you with pickuping in the parking lot.

Drop-off Instructions

Please drop the car off at our branch at the address above. The staff will gladly take you to the airport terminal during business hours.

Opening Hours

Days of Week	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Opening hours	07:00 -22:00	07:00 -22:00	07:00 -22:00	07:00 -22:00	07:00 -22:00	07:00 -22:00	07:00 -22:00

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

Yes. E-voucher is accepted. Show the digital voucher on your mobile instead of a print-out is good enough.

Age requirements

21 - 75 years old

Young Driver Fee applies at 21 - 24 years old with charge of NZD 10 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 1 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.You must present your original driving licence with the original IDP at the counter.

Original Japanese Driving Licence + Dealer translation

Translation templates provided by car rental companies, available online for free: https://jp.qeeq.com/tld-topic

Original driving licence + NZTA Translation

The New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA), a professional organization, certifies driver's license translations specifically intended for self-driving rental vehicles within the New Zealand. Free online NZTA for Japanese driver's license holders: https://www.qeeq.com/nzta-topic

For local renters, you need to bring:

Full Driving License issued in New Zealand

Additional Extras

Extras Prices

Additional driver

Note that all drivers must provide their valid documentation.

To be confirmed

GPS rental

Provided by the local stores. Usually, interface and voice are of the local language.

NZD 15/day

capped at NZD 150

Infant car seat rental

Recommended for children weighing under 20 lbs /9kg (birth to approx. 1-12 months)

NZD 10/day

Child car seat rental

Recommended for children weighing 20-40 lbs /9-18kg (approx. 1 - 3 years)‌

To be confirmed

Child booster seat rental

Recommended for children weighing 40-80 lbs /18-36 kg

NZD 10/day

capped at NZD 80

Tire chains rental

Prices and inventory depend on local stores.

To be confirmed

capped at NZD 50

Cross Border

To be updated

Cross Islands

Conditional:

Towards any New Zealand islands, taking rental cars crossing islands is allowed with certain conditions.

The car rental company only allows rental period over 10 days to cross the border. Cross-island access free of charge, but the customer is responsible for the ferry ticket and fee.

Ferry Transportation: Allowed

EZU allows you to bring the rental vehicle on the ferry. However ferry companies may charge you to bring a vehicle across Cook Strait.

Excess

Third Party Liability Insurance Excess:

NZD 6500

Collision Damage Waiver Excess:

NZD 6500

Fuel Policy (what does it mean)

To be updated

Distances to Airports | Railway Stations | Hotels | Other Landmarks

Airports

1.5 km from Queenstown Airport

Hotels

2.8 km from DoubleTree by Hilton Queenstown

5.8 km from Oaks Shores

6.5 km from Oaks Club Resort

Other Landmarks

7.4 km from Shotover River

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Map view of EZU Store Location

coordinates: -45.014753164902 168.75665978425

Guest Reviews

Total points： 8.2 / 10 Very good

Vehicle condition: 6.0
Vehicle cleanliness: 6.2
Spaciousness: 6.9
Counter staff: 6.0
Pick-up location: 6.0
Drop-off location: 6.5
Pick-up time: 10-30 mins
Drop-off time: 0-10 mins

Anonymous
Queenstown
7 /10 Good
Reviewed: Sunday, May 25, 2025
We weren't very happy that we had to pay an extra $500 when we collected the car. This was refunded on drop off but still, nothing was mentioned about this beforehand, and this is a lot of money to us.
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Khush
Queenstown
5 /10 Average
Reviewed: Sunday, May 25, 2025
We waited at the airport for more than an hour as they sent the shuttle to Christchurch even after checking our booking, we had to call them more than 10 times to get a ride from the airport to the rental place. the most worst part it was my birthday and clearly told them about it. When we arrived at the rental place they said they don't have the car we have booked so we have to compromise with old Toyota Highlander. Reception lady said they can refund our money or take highlander or YOU NEED TO PAY $70 MORE to take the same car you booked as the price is gone up. (discount has been taken of). We said We booked in an advance and paid for it but was told we booked through different website and they do not care. We had to pay $70 extra to rent the same car we booked in advance and which was already paid. Moreover We struggled for 3 hours to get everything sorted. Worst service ever. Hope this will change something and hoping to get someone to look into it and at-least apologies.
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Anonymous
Queenstown
7.3 /10 Good
Reviewed: Sunday, May 25, 2025
Car was not very clean but drives well.
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R.kennedy
Queenstown
5.7 /10 Average
Reviewed: Sunday, May 25, 2025
The fact we are not getting the $1500 bond back for a month is disgusting. The snow chains provided were too big and the staff member who checked us in could bearly speak English which meant we didn’t understand alot of what was said. We also purchased insurance and were then told that regardless of the insurance if anything happened to the car we were liable.
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Anonymous
Queenstown
2 /10 Poor
Reviewed: Sunday, May 25, 2025
EZU tried to cheat the airport by picking us up outside of the authorised pick up zone. They asked us to lie and pretend we were 'friends' to doge the pickup fee they had to pay. We cancelled on the spot. They have received an official warning from the airport.
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C.Kumar
Queenstown
3.3 /10 Poor
Reviewed: Sunday, May 25, 2025
It was a very pathetic experience with EZU. There was an incident with the GPS for which I paid $40 cash and just didn’t get a chance to use it because the GPS dropped and screen cracked. I informed Grace of EZU that this has happen the very first day and upon returning the vehicle I was told by Frank of EZU that I will be charged $300. I told Frank that I won’t be paying a single cent because it was not my fault the the GPS fell down as it was installed on the glass by EZU employee. I should get a refund of $40 as I was not able to use the GPS at all and informed Grace on a good faith. I used my mobile for navigation for the entire trip. Also I got a vehicle which had scratch and informed EZU of the same before driving the car off their drive away and the response from EZU is that we are aware of the same.
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J.Frary
Queenstown
6.7 /10 Average
Reviewed: Sunday, May 25, 2025
Long wait for ca.
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J.Hardman
Queenstown
9 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Sunday, May 25, 2025
Got what I wanted, need a 4x4 in NZ so worked well
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Valentin Kettu
Queenstown
10 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Sunday, May 25, 2025
Great services, car wasn't 4x4 but they gave us chains for free. Would recommend
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K.P.Murphy
Queenstown
8 /10 Very good
Reviewed: Sunday, May 25, 2025
Pick up was weird as nobody new what van or company was picking us up. i called them twice and the van was at the airport all along with a little EZU on the windscreen which wasn't visible. The staff were very helpful. I had left my drivers license on my scanner at work so they waited until i could organise a temporary one and dropped me off and picked me up to do this. They gave us water and laughed and sympathized. While the car wasn't the MARK X it was close enough. Drop off was easy as. I will definitely use these guys again
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s.ponce
Queenstown
9 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Sunday, May 25, 2025
team was great in helping out! thank you ezu team!
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Mrs Gumboot
Queenstown
7.7 /10 Good
Reviewed: Sunday, May 25, 2025
The booking process was really easy and we got a great deal for our 3 days in Queenstown. On pick up, it took several phone calls to contact the pick up staff (which makes complete sense once you see how busy they are). Once pickup contact was established everything ran smoothly and the staff were very friendly. The first car was terrible, something was wrong with it, screeching and sounded sick. A phone call on the second day secured a swap vehicle and this was most appreciated. We were upgraded to a better (bigger) vehicle and this ticked all the boxes for us and we were more comfortable taking the drive over the Crown Range to Queenstown. Note: initially the documentation said we would need to pay $1500 deposit with a 30-60 turn around with the refund. That caused a bit of stress. This was not the case. We paid $500 deposit which was refunded when we returned the vehicle.
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Anonymous
Queenstown
8.7 /10 Very good
Reviewed: Sunday, May 25, 2025
We had to wait for some time to be picked up from the airport when we first arrived. That might have been due to covid and they not wanting to take more than 1 group at the time in the pick up van. We were given a bigger car than booked which was fine by us. Could have had a bigger office
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D.McKenzie
Queenstown
10 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Sunday, May 25, 2025
Check in took much longer than expected but vehicle condition was good and we were upgraded at no extra charge
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Eduardo
Queenstown
8 /10 Very good
Reviewed: Sunday, May 25, 2025
The company didn’t have any Toyota Yaris (option I had booked) available and tried to give me a Nissan Tiida instead, I refuse it regarding its size and the lack of ISOFIX for my baby car seat, after a friendly discussion I agreed to have the Nissan Latio. Wouldn’t say it was a big issue. Just a little inconvenience that could be avoided with a better organization. I still recommend it if you need just a cheap rental option.
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Pete
Queenstown
9 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Sunday, May 25, 2025
Ended up with a bigger car (SUV) which was appreciated. Helpful staff and quick process. Fantastic value for money!
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O.Alomar
Queenstown
9.7 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Sunday, May 25, 2025
Very nice staff and helpful
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sameer iyer
Queenstown
9.7 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Sunday, May 25, 2025
It's been a week and I still haven't received my deposit. They had promised to transfer it back in 1-3 days. I have called them up twice and yet no resolution.
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Vikash
Queenstown
10 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Sunday, May 25, 2025
Great service and car got upgraded to a more spacious one
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G.Doolaub
Queenstown
7 /10 Good
Reviewed: Sunday, May 25, 2025
Had an issue with the rear seat and we got another car promptly, was really great When we drop the car, nobody was available at the counter, freak out as would have missed my flight and had to pay for a taxi to drop me at the airport, spent around $30. Not cool....
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S.Grubjesic
Queenstown
10 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Sunday, May 25, 2025
Have used EZU a couple times, good value for money and have had no issues
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A.Spedding
Queenstown
6.7 /10 Average
Reviewed: Sunday, May 25, 2025
Long wait to get vehicle. Motor not running smoothly, particularly on decent.
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Zomba
Queenstown
9.3 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Sunday, May 25, 2025
The car originally booked was KIA RIO and the car provided was Toyota Camry 2.5L which was way big to our requirements. Costing more on fuel
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Anonymous
Queenstown
10 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Sunday, May 25, 2025
Got a free upgrade, the car was excellent
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T.Ralston
Queenstown
5.7 /10 Average
Reviewed: Sunday, May 25, 2025
The car we rented was a Nissan Tiida, the vehicle had done over 170,000kms and whilst it was clean and tidy, it was very old and should be retired at this stage! The biggest issue was the car seat for our 6 month old baby. When we arrived the car seat wasn't fitted, this process took about 40minutes to sort out The first car seat installed moved about 15cm either side and was not secure. We had to say this wasn't good enough as they thought it was fine. Three car seat's later (all in extremely poor condition) we had to settle for something that was somewhat secure.. All of the car seats looked like they were about 20-30 years old and are not up to today's strict standards. These seats offered little to no protection for our baby should an accident occur, the seat belts were so old they folded over, there was no protective cushioning. I was so relieved to return the car seat/car upon leaving. We would never rent through Ezu again based on how old the rental was and the extremely poor condition of their non-compliant infant car seats. I felt unsafe the whole time with our baby in the car which was awful. Skimping on the safety of babies - shame on Ezu!
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S.Pendl
Queenstown
10 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Sunday, May 25, 2025
Small but very efficient company
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Donald James Prenzel
Queenstown
8.3 /10 Very good
Reviewed: Sunday, May 25, 2025
Car was perfect for our holiday.
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Peter
Queenstown
8.7 /10 Very good
Reviewed: Sunday, May 25, 2025
great value
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Eric Habakkuk
Queenstown
10 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Sunday, May 25, 2025
The staff picked us up at the airport and we smoothly completed the rental procedures at the store. They also recommended it’s currently cherry-picking season and told us how to find farms where we could pick cherries.
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Stacey
Queenstown
10 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Sunday, May 25, 2025
Great service attitude. Due to the pandemic, no need to queue :)
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Dawn Meredith
Queenstown
10 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Sunday, May 25, 2025
Although the pickup was off-airport, the staff was easily reachable, so there were no worries.
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Lydia Scott
Queenstown
10 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Sunday, May 25, 2025
Attentive service, simple procedures
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Channing Dick
Queenstown
6 /10 Average
Reviewed: Sunday, May 25, 2025
The rental staff were very friendly, but the car was in poor condition. It lacked ABS and was difficult to drive.
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Gemma Shaw
Queenstown
10 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Sunday, May 25, 2025
Reliable car rental company.
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Aubrey Holmes
Queenstown
10 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Sunday, May 25, 2025
Pretty good. The main issue was the high insurance cost.
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