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 23 September 2026.
Most popular company | BUDGET |
|---|---|
Price of petrol per litre | R26,45 |
Average price per day | R613 |
Cheapest price per day | R391 |
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 R391 a day in the previous 7-day period. Here are 4 car types you can hire in Richards Bay:
Economy
R475+
Compact
R540+
SUV
R1 015+
People carrier
R1 176+
Full-size SUV
R2 048+
Mini
R391+
Premium
R1 853+
Passenger van
R1 867+
Get relevant, data-driven information to help you hire a car in Richards Bay, including pricing trends, ideal booking times, and more.
January
R487
February
R422
March
R535
April
R649
May
R389
June
R454
July
R422
August
R438
September
R584
October
R584
November
R552
December
R373
Avis
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Firefly
Bluu
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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 23 September 2026.
In the past two weeks, Cheapflights users have found many deals under R613/day when booking a car hire in Richards Bay. The absolute best deal a user found was for R347/day from Europcar, booked on Sep. 19.
Budget offers hire cars in Richards Bay for about R4 090 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 R17 529, with the average price for a rental being around R584 a day. Book with Europcar, to take advantage of their cheap prices and pay 64% 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 October, we’ve seen prices on Cheapflights for as low as R1 955 per day.