Car hire at Adelaide Airport

To get yourself an Adelaide Airport car rental, you will need an International Driving Permit as well as your valid, official driver's license from the US. You must have had this license for at least a year before renting your vehicle at the Adelaide Airport. You also need a major credit card in your name. When you make your reservation, ask your car rental agency what their rules are about insurance coverage.

Yes. In fact, most, if not all, of the car rental agencies at Adelaide Airport have internationally renowned names. At Adelaide Airport, you will find counters for the car rental agencies Thrifty, Enterprise, Avis, Europcar, Budget, and Hertz. If you have made a reservation for an Adelaide Airport car rental, which is recommended, or you need to get a car rental at Adelaide Airport, you will find the rental company counters in the Baggage Reclaim area.

The Rental Car Parking Lot where you will collect your vehicle once you have stopped at the counter, completed administrative details, and received the keys, is across the courtyard in front. Enter the multi-level parking garage, and you will find all rental cars parked on the ground floor. When you are returning to the airport, follow the signs for Rental Car Return. After exiting the roundabout on Sir Richard Williams Avenue, you will take your second right into the Rental Car Return Lot. 

In the past 72 hours, the cheapest rental cars were found at Bargain Car Rentals (C$ 32/day), Alamo (C$ 36/day) and Enterprise Rent-A-Car (C$ 38/day).

Car rental companies that offer shuttle or pick-up services from Adelaide airport to off-airport locations include Access, Ace Rental Cars, Alamo, Alpha, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Europcar, and Firefly.