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Sani Car Rentals is now offering car hire at King Shaka International Airport. The full range of car rental agencies are on offer at Durban's King Shaka International Airport...and vehicles are the same no matter which car rental agency you hire from, so generally it makes sense to just go with the cheapest (taking free km and rates per kilometre into account, in addition to the baseline price).
*Important : Have cash ready for tolls. To drive out of King Shaka Airport you have to go through some tolls, so be sure to keep cash handy. As you travel north on the N3 there's a toll at the Tongaat Toll Plaza and to the south towards the city there's the La Mercy Ramp Plaza. Navigate to Foresight Publications' N2 Toll Road Tariffs to check what the current toll fees are.
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The way to make sure that you book the cheapest car is by checking the cost of a vehicle rented from Durban's King Shaka International Airport (DUR) from all agencies (As you exit the airport you'll see all the Durban car hire agencies in a line - see photo below). Or simply use the car rental comparison tool on the right to assist you in this regard.
Here are the phone numbers of car hire agencies at King Shaka International Airport:
Car Rental Company | Contact |
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Avis Car Rental | Phone: 032 436 7800 |
Budget Rent a Car | Phone: 032 436 5500 |
Europcar | Phone: 032 436 9500 |
Capital Car Hire | |
First Car Rental | Phone: 032 436 0100 |
Hertz Rent a Car | Phone: 032 436 0300 |
Select Car & Van Rental | |
Tempest Car Hire | Phone: 032 436 9800 |
Sani Car Rental (was Thrifty) | Phone: 032 436 3007 Unit 8 KSIA, La Mercy, King Shaka International Airport, Durban, 4399 |
Woodford vehicle hire | Phone: 032 436 3030 Ph A/H: 083 441 7671 Fax: 031 436 2786 Email: reservations@woodford.co.za |
Photo of a Hyundail H1 being collected at Woodford's King Shaka Airport offices. |
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Bidvest Car Rental | Phone: 032 436 5500 |
Warning - there are criminals active at King Shaka Airport and in Durban, who especially target lone travellers with laptops. They may follow you from the airport & break into your car when you get out to check in at your hotel. We recommend hiring a sedan rather than a hatchback and locking your goods in the boot (trunk) of the vehicle.
Avis have a massive number of locations for car hire in Durban:
Amanzimtoti |
Mon-Fri:?? 08:00 to 17:00 |
+27 319 043 408 |
Ballito |
Mon-Fri:?? 08:00 to 17:00 |
+27 329 461 055 |
Durban Downtown |
Mon-Fri:?? 07:30 to 17:30 |
+27 313 109 700 |
King Shaka International Airport |
Mon-Fri:?? 05:00 to 23:00 |
+27 324 367 800 |
Kokstad |
Mon-Fri:?? 08:00 to 17:00 |
+27 397 272 196 |
Ladysmith |
Mon-Fri:?? 08:00 to 17:00 |
+27 366 314 415 |
Margate Airport
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Mon-Fri:?? 08:00 to 17:00 |
+27 393 120 094
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Pietermaritzburg Airport |
Mon-Fri:?? 07:00 to 19:00 |
+27 333 866 101 |
Pinetown
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Mon-Fri:?? 08:00 to 17:00 |
+27 317 025 534 |
Richards Bay Airport |
Mon-Fri:?? 06:00 to 19:00 |
+27 357 896 549 |
St Lucia |
Mon-Fri:?? 08:00 to 16:30 |
+27 355 901 634 |
Umhlanga |
Mon-Fri:?? 08:00 to 17:00 |
+27 315 616 073 |
Vryheid |
Mon-Fri:?? 08:00 to 17:00 |
+27 349 809 254 |
There are only 2 Tempest Car Hire Durban offices : it has the smallest number of offices out of the major car rental agencies in South Africa, with a presence in the city and at the airport.?? The Airport branch is open every day until 10pm.
King Shaka Airport |
Mon-Fri: 06:00 to 22:00 |
Tel: +27 324 369 800
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Durban City: |
Mon-Fri:?? 08:00 to 17:00 |
Tel: +27 313 685 231 |
Budget Car Rental has a wide variety of options available for car hire in KwaZulu-Natal, other than at King Shaka Airport. Locations include Margage, Pinetown, Umhlanga, Estcourt, Harrysmith, Richards Bay, Pietermaritzburg Airport (previously known as Oribi), Durban South & Ordnance Road.
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Mon-Fri:?? 05:00 to 23:00
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Tel: +27 324 365 500 |
Margate Airport |
Mon-Fri:?? 08:00 to 17:00 |
Tel: +27 393 173 202 |
Pinetown |
Mon-Fri:?? 07:30 to 17:00 |
Tel: +27 317 016 938 |
Umhlanga Rocks |
Mon-Fri:?? 07:30 to 17:00 |
+27 315 613 011 |
Estcourt |
Mon-Fri:?? 08:00 to 17:00 |
+27 363 523 716 |
Harrysmith |
Mon-Fri:?? 07:30 to 17:30 |
Tel: +27 586 231 144 |
Richards Bay
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Mon-Fri:?? 07:00 to 19:00 |
+27 357 860 986 |
Pietermaritzburg Airport
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Mon-Fri:?? 07:30 to 17:00 |
+27 333 862 750 |
Durban South/ Umboginitwini
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Mon-Fri:?? 07:30 to 17:00 This branch does not do deliveries. |
+27 319 045 198 |
Regional Sales Office |
Mon-Fri:?? 08:00 to 17:00 |
+27 313 049 023 |
We used Babylite to provide us with children's seats for our 9 year old, 5 year old, 3 year old and infant. They were stuck in traffic (accident) so we had to wait a bit for them on arriving at King Shaka, but they more than made up for this by providing a free lift at the end of our car hire, from Woodford Durban Central offices to the port of Durban (we were going on a cruise to Portuguese Island). Contact them at 082 446 9064 (cellphone) or durban@babylite.co.za