Get helpful information to start your search for the perfect car hire in Richards Bay. The average price data is based on the last 12 months and was last updated on 9 November 2026.
Most popular company | WOODFORD |
|---|---|
Price of petrol per litre | R29,51 |
Average price per day | R775 |
Cheapest price per day | R231 |
There are 18 hire agencies servicing Richards Bay. These agencies, altogether, have 23 hire locations available. Need an affordable hire? small car is the cheapest car type to hire in Richards Bay with prices from R231 a day in the previous 7-day period. Here are 6 car types you can hire in Richards Bay:
Economy
R275+
Compact
R231+
Full-size
R827+
People carrier
R410+
Full-size SUV
R751+
Premium
R722+
Passenger van
R777+
Pick-up truck
R793+
Get relevant, data-driven information to help you hire a car in Richards Bay, including pricing trends, ideal booking times, and more.
January
R462
February
R445
March
R544
April
R659
May
R396
June
R462
July
R495
August
R445
September
R527
October
R445
November
R511
December
R462
Avis
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Firefly
Bluu
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Budget
1First Car Rental
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
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Woodford
Sixt
Find answers to frequently asked questions about car hires in Richards Bay, including policies, requirements, and more. FAQs were last updated on 9 November 2026.
In the past two weeks, Cheapflights users have found many deals under R775/day when booking a car hire in Richards Bay. The absolute best deal a user found was for R304/day from Woodford, booked on Nov. 7.
Woodford offers hire cars in Richards Bay for about R4 634 per week on average.
Typically, how long you can hire a car for depends on the inventory of the supplier. For Richards Bay however, it is certainly possible to rent a car for an entire month.
Generally, a month-long car rental in Richards Bay can be found for about R19 859, with the average price for a rental being around R662 a day. Book with Woodford, to take advantage of their cheap prices and pay 68% less compared to the average price of car rentals in Richards Bay.
R0 is, on average, how much a car hire costs for the weekend in Richards Bay. To save money, consider booking a Compact car hire, which is the cheapest car during the weekend. If you are looking for a car hire in December, we’ve seen prices on Cheapflights for as low as R0 per day.
Browse through car hire deals by fuel type in Richards Bay. There are currently 2 fuel types to choose from with Hybrid being the cheapest (R40+).
Hybrid
R40+
Petrol/Diesel
R48+