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 10 August 2026.
Most popular company | BUDGET |
|---|---|
Price of petrol per litre | R24,82 |
Average price per day | R550 |
Cheapest price per day | R364 |
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 R364 a day in the previous 7-day period. Here are 4 car types you can hire in Richards Bay:
Economy
R422+
Compact
R519+
Full-size
R1 522+
SUV
R885+
People carrier
R986+
Full-size SUV
R1 619+
Mini
R364+
Premium
R1 588+
Get relevant, data-driven information to help you hire a car in Richards Bay, including pricing trends, ideal booking times, and more.
January
R580
February
R419
March
R532
April
R644
May
R387
June
R451
July
R483
August
R403
September
R451
October
R548
November
R548
December
R371
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 10 August 2026.
In the past two weeks, Cheapflights users have found many deals under R550/day when booking a car hire in Richards Bay. The absolute best deal a user found was for R306/day from Europcar, booked on Aug. 1.
Budget offers hire cars in Richards Bay for about R3 814 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 R16 346, with the average price for a rental being around R545 a day. Book with Europcar, to take advantage of their cheap prices and pay 62% 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 Mini car hire, which is the cheapest car during the weekend. If you are looking for a car hire in September, we’ve seen prices on Cheapflights for as low as R0 per day.