Car Rental Christchurch Airport

Contact Details

CHC Airport
Rental Car Kiosk, Terminal Building
Christchurch Airport
New Zealand 8053

[email protected]

0800 545 000

Find Us

Our Christchurch Airport Car Rentals location is conveniently located inside the airport’s terminal building next to baggage claim.

If you are unable to locate our branch:

Please phone +64 9 254 4397 or 0800 545 000 for directions from our staff.

Hours of Operation

Year Round
Open every day of the year

Mon – Sun: 07:00am – 02:00am

Car Rental Christchurch Airport – Information

Our Ezi Car Rental Christchurch Airport branch is located inside the Christchurch International Airport terminal building and just a couple of minutes away from New Zealand’s main highway heading, connecting you north and south. Our branch is located right next to the baggage claim area, so you can grab your bags, collect your hire car and be on your way within minutes. The sooner you are on your way with one of our car rentals, the more you will be able to enjoy Christchurch and the activities that the wider Canterbury region has to offer.

Please carefully read our collection information to prepare for your upcoming trip.

Already in Christchurch? We have a second conveniently branch located right in the heart of Christchurch city centre. See our Christchurch City branch for more details.

Vehicles

We are proud to offer you a wide range of vehicles at our Christchurch Airport location. At Ezi, value doesn’t mean compromise. As one of the largest car rental operators in Aotearoa New Zealand with a fleet of predominantly brand new vehicles, you can be confident you are in safe hands. We have everything from compact rental cars – great for use around urban areas, right through to SUV’s, 4WD’s and Utes for those needing more space and to seat families and larger groups.

If you’re visiting the Canterbury ski fields, don’t forget to talk to us about hiring snow chains for your rental car. We’ve also got ski racks for hire to help transport all the gear you’ll need for the mountain. We recommend you to book these additional items at the time of booking your rental car as these can get booked up quickly!

Baby seat

Families, please remember that safety comes first! We have baby and booster seats available to hire. We recommend you to pre-book them, either by calling our customer service team on +64 9 254 4397, 0800 545 000 or by adding them directly to your booking while using our very simple online booking system.

Christchurch Airport – Pick Up Information

Location

Our Christchurch Airport kiosk is conveniently located inside the Christchurch Airport terminal building, right next to the baggage claim area on the ground floor. To pick up your vehicle, please make your way to the Ezi Car Rental counter to collect your keys. If you are unable to locate our branch please phone +64 9 254 4397 or 0800 545 000 for directions from our staff. If you are requiring vehicle collection outside of the operating hours, please ensure you discuss this with our helpful team when booking your vehicle so we can accomodate you.

Driver’s Licence

In order to pick up your vehicle in no time, please remember that all drivers must have a current full drivers licence at all times. If your licence is not in English, you must carry an official English translation or International Driver Permit (IDP) together with your original licence. Please be aware that most European licences don’t have their description fields in English and won’t be accepted without a translation document.

Credit Card

Please make sure you have a valid credit card or visa debit card is needed to hire with us as a bond is required on all hires. We will need to take an imprint of your card details at the time of pick up for the bond security. The applicable excess amount for your hire will be held as an authorisation on your card as security, and released at the end of your hire. We do not accept cash for the bond.

Walk-ins

Our Christchurch Airport branch is more than happy to take walk-in car rental bookings, you will find the depot address in your travel documents or on your branch locations page.

Please call us freephone on +64 9 254 4397 or 0800 545 000 for directions anytime.

Christchurch Airport – Drop Off Information

Location

Unless you have pre-arranged to drop off at another branch, please return your vehicle to the branch that you collected your vehicle from. Please do a thorough check through your vehicle to ensure you are not leaving behind any personal belongings.

Return your vehicle in the rental car section of the airport car park under our signage and come meet us at our outdoor kiosk. If unattended, please drop your keys in the Ezi Car Rental Key Drop box.

If you are unable to locate our branch please phone +64 9 254 4397 or 0800 545 000 for directions from our staff.

Standard Drop Off

Please allow sufficient time to call at the depot to drop your vehicle off to us and allow for time to inspect the vehicle and transfer time to the airport.

Early Drop Off

If you have arranged an early drop off at the airport (prior to our opening hours), please confirm the details and instructions for the early drop off with Ezi Car Rental when you pick up your vehicle.

Commonly Asked Questions

• Bond

  Please note that a credit card or debit card is required to hire with us. We do not accept cash for the bond security. A minimum bond of $400* is required on all Mastercard and Visa debit card payments.

  Prepaid and reloadable debit cards, gift cards and Travel cards, are NOT accepted for payment or to use as a bond for security purposes.

  * Bonds may differ depending on vehicle type.

• Breakdown service

  All our cars are covered 24 hours a day by our partners at AA.

• Cancellations

  We keep it easy for you. There is no cancellation fee. If you wish to cancel your booking please let us know. You can cancel your booking online by clicking on “Manage a booking” section or you can phone us or email us on [email protected].