The city of Cairns is home to numerous Avis offices. Due to its flexible hire regulations, user-friendly reservation system, extensive office network, large selection of brand-new cars, and global 24-hour help, Avis is a well-known car hire company. By working with organisations like Future Forest and The Carbon Neutral Company, Avis is also dedicated to protecting the environment. Together with Avis, these businesses calculate their carbon footprints and look for solutions to offset them.
The Avis fleet in Australia has three categories for you to select from: Four Wheel Drives (Group W), Small to Large (Groups A, B, C, D, E, F, L, S, K, H and V) and Signature Series (Groups XD, XE, XG, XK, XS and XW). The second category offers eleven types of vehicles: Full Size, Compact, Economy, Standard, Intermediate, Eco-Friendly, Full-Size Van, Full-Size Wagon, Full-Size SUV, Compact SUV and Intermediate SUV.
When you book Avis hire cars in Cairns, you will be offered a Loss Damage Waiver (LDW), also called a standard excess, in your hire. This reduces the customer's liability in the event that the car is damaged, lost or stolen, from the total cost of the hire car to the pre-agreed excess. Additionally, there are two additional coverage choices available: excess reduction or zero excess. The first you may select when you book online and further reduces your excess. The latter is available when picking up your car in person and gives you complete coverage in your hire car, from your tyres to your windscreen. These last two options are capped at 10 days of excess reduction in a 30-day period.
There are several locations for Avis hire cars in Cairns. You can select a one-way hire when you book Avis car hire online if you wish. This is great if you prefer to drop off your car at a different branch than the one you picked it up from. Additionally, if you decide to travel further north, there is a branch in Palm Cove. The kind of car and availability depends from one place to another, and there may be a drop-off fee on some rates.
Small car hire from Avis in Cairns are around 39% cheaper than other car types, on average.
FAQs about hiring a car from Avis in Cairns
Where are the best pick-up locations for Avis hire cars in Cairns?
If you are flying into Cairns, you can book Avis hire cars at Cairns Airport (CNS). The Avis counter is located in the main terminal, inside Arrivals. Head there to meet with your Avis representative, who will show you to your hire car. If you prefer a more central hire location, you can select an Avis office in the centre of Cairns, or if you're visiting nearby, there's an office in Palm Cove.
What are the car hire benefits or amenities offered by Avis in Cairns?
With Avis Cairns, you may choose the vehicle of your choice. You may easily reserve an Avis hire car in Cairns online and select the vehicle of your choice. Car hire experts chose the vehicles in the Cairns Avis fleet to fit the region's tropical climate. You can make changes or modifications to your reservation online or using the Avis mobile app.
Where are the best places to park an Avis hire car in Cairns?
In the Cairns city centre, there are many parking solutions, such as multi-storey car parks and on-street and off-street parking. There's free parking in the multi-storey car park belonging to the Cairns Central shopping centre. The centre is located behind the Cairns train station. You may park there for free using a ticketless system for under 3 hours. If you wish to park on the street, there are several options, generally charging a few dollars an hour. Most paid street parking offers free parking after 5:00 or 6:00 pm. Keep an eye out, as these are great options when enjoying an evening in town.
What is the most popular car hire from Avis in Cairns?
Small hire cars (Kia Carnival or similar) are the most frequently booked hire car types from Avis in Cairns.
How many car hire locations does Avis have in Cairns?
Avis has 0 hire locations in Cairns. Take a look at our Avis hire location map to find the best car hire near you.
Does Avis have a car hire location at the airport: Cairns airport (CNS)?
No (according to our data)
Does Avis offer shuttle or airport pick-up services from Cairns airport (CNS)?
Yes
Reviews for Avis in Cairns
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Terrible. You guys didn’t send the correct car over. I ordered a suv and you guys send over a different code to Avis so I was stuck with a sSedan. You are horrible. I will never use this website again ever. You guys suck. I can’t express enough how terrible you areReviewed 12 Nov 2025
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Avis is terrible and so is Kayak..Reviewed 12 Nov 2025
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Lengthy wait was bothersome. Car assigned had someone already in it, when we approached it, and we had to change at car storage area to a less desirable car.Reviewed 11 Nov 2025
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not the car I requested. They gave a smaller car to me.Reviewed 10 Nov 2025
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We waited in line at the service desk over an hour to pick up our car. Once we went out to the parking lot, and attendant had already given the car assigned to us to someone else so we had to wait for another car. When we went to leave out of the Avis parking lot, there was a problem with one of the exit lines so we had to merge with the one that was working which took even more time.Reviewed 10 Nov 2025
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I was charged double the quoted amount for my rentalReviewed 10 Nov 2025
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The Volvo wagon was fine. It just smelled smoky.Reviewed 10 Nov 2025
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first car was fine. somewhat well used but good on gas. after a week or so there was somesort of "fire" under the passenger seat, maybe some wire burned. it was very fast and we saw some smoke and smelled something burning. It was gone about as fast as it happened. Got a replacement car. Lady said it was new 2025 and was an upgrade. Kia telluride. It was nicer and better other than used more gas. That was our only issue. Everything else was goodReviewed 9 Nov 2025
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People wasn't friendly or helpful, the worst experience ever.Reviewed 9 Nov 2025
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Absolutely appalling customer service. Understaffed, 40 minutes to get to counter/agent, and once there, very rude, aggressive and not welcome attempts to upselll everything from unneeded insurance to vehicle type and when not accepted, the agent became surely and clearly 'punished' me with a very small car after I rented a midsize. I will never rent again with Avis.Reviewed 9 Nov 2025
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Staff was rude , very rude , I guess their work culture is bad . Not one time, every time I had to experience. They overcharged me. I returned car earlier , they still overcharged, i requested to fix it , staff said it’s not their job , I will need to call 1-800 number, Interestingly, in similar situation I had with Alamo, Alamo staff fixed it right way .Reviewed 9 Nov 2025
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