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Best Car Rental companies at Sunshine Coast Airport
We know you need to rent a car at Sunshine Coast Airport but you have doubts and can’t decide which company to book with. To help you decide, here is our ranking of the Top 5 Car Rental Companies at Sunshine Coast Airport (Updated 2024).
- SUNSET RENT A CAR (9.4/10) 🏆
- RAD CAR HIRE (9.2/10) 🥈
- SUNSHINE COAST HIRE CARS (9.1/10) 🥉
- ALAMO (8.5/10) 🔝
- APEX CAR RENTALS (8.2/10) 🔝
One-Way Car Rental from Sunshine Coast Airport
Do you need to rent a car in Sunshine Coast and drop off it to another of these popular locations in Queensland such as Cairns, Townsville, Mackay, Rockhampton, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Gladstone or Byron Bay? No problem, take advantage of our one-way car rental offers for Sunshine Coast Airport and return your rental car anywhere else in Australia at the best prices. Our prices include one-way fees.
Pick up Sunshine Coast Airport and drop off Cairns Airport
- Time: 17 h 55 min
- Distance: 1,596 km via Bruce Hwy/A1
Pick up Sunshine Coast Airport and drop off Townsville Airport
- Time: 14 h 05 min
- Distance: 1,251 km via Bruce Hwy/A1
Pick up Sunshine Coast Airport and drop off Mackay Airport
- Time: 9 h 40 min
- Distance: 860 km via Bruce Hwy/A1
Pick up Sunshine Coast Airport and drop off Rockhampton Airport
- Time: 5 h 55 min
- Distance: 528 km via Bruce Hwy/A1
Pick up Sunshine Coast Airport and drop off Gladstone Airport
- Time: 4 h 50 min
- Distance: 426 km via Bruce Hwy/A1
Pick up Sunshine Coast Airport and drop off Brisbane Airport
- Time: 1 h 10 min
- Distance: 108 km via M1
Pick up Sunshine Coast Airport and drop off Gold Coast Airport
- Time: 2 h 20 min
- Distance: 211 km via M1
Pick up Sunshine Coast Airport and drop off Ballina Byron Bay Airport
- Time: 3 h 10 min
- Distance: 300 km via M1
Drive and enjoy Sunshine Coast with your rental car
Are you ready to discover Sunshine Coast? So if you are planning to visit this beautiful coastal region, do not hesitate to hire a car at Sunshine Coast Airport and explore this area on your own. Pack your bags and get ready to discover all that this unique spot has to offer easily and comfortably with your most economical car.
During your trip to Sunshine Coast, great adventures await you. If you waste time waiting for taxis, buses or trains, you may not have enough time to visit everything this magnificent city has to offer. The best way to explore Sunshine Coast on your own is with the freedom of your own car. Renting a car on our website at Sunshine Coast Airport is fast and easy, with nine major car rental companies located at the airport.
Find now with our cheap rent a car search engine the offer that best suits the characteristics of your trip, and start the Australian adventure you have always dreamed of.
The Sunshine Coast is a coastal region, east of Australia, which is made up of several cities that are uniting and shaping this entire region, in fact, between city and city may be few miles. Sunshine is about 95 km north of Brisbane.
This city is an oasis of calm, where its inhabitants seem to live on endless holidays. Moreover, in these latitudes, the climate seems to be summer during almost every day of the year.
Rent a car at Sunshine Coast Airport and tour the small and beautiful coastal towns of Caloundra, Maroochydore, Mooloolaba, Coolum, and Noosa. All of these cities have something special, and their landscapes are home to abundant rivers, mountains, beaches, and wildlife. In addition, their inhabitants are very friendly and have no problem stopping to talk to you on the street.
If you would like to make a road trip with your rental car on the Sunshine Coast, we recommend you to visit Caloundra area where you can explore Glass House Mountains (these mountains chain consists of a succession of abruptly rising peaks, which on a sunny day are truly amazing. They formed when the molten lava cooled down in the center of the volcanoes) and Moffat Beach (a beach that is an obligatory stop for surfers, and if you are not a surfer, we also recommend that you stop here for a while, because there is a well-known point where the waves break in a peculiar way and you will witness a whole spectacle).
We also recommend visiting Sunshine Plaza in Maroochydore; this is a shopping center that simulates a boat, and even has a central part through which seawater flows. From here, drive your rental car to Alexandra Headland, which lies between Maroochydore and Mooloolaba, and is one of the most relaxing and beautiful areas to see on the Sunshine Coast. Walking along the seafront called Alexandra Parade will make you fall in love with its views, its streets, and its shops and cafes. And the best thing you can do in this area is to let yourself be carried away by its atmosphere and enjoy every second.
Drive to Coolum with your rental car if you want to enjoy wonderful beaches, practically deserted, where you will find surfers dancing with the waves of the sea. We propose you to approach their beaches and stop to listen to the sound of the sea breaking on the shore and on the rocks, just with some distant rumor of some native bird.
One 100% Australian thing we recommend you to do on the Sunshine Coast if you’re in or around Noosa is to visit Eumundi Markets. In this market, there are more than a thousand different stalls for all tastes and on as many topics as you can imagine. Paintings, handicrafts, clothes, massages, fresh fruit, and food, lots of food! It is open on Wednesdays and Saturdays, and both days the quality of the products and the atmosphere is exquisite.
Drive and go shopping in Noosa, especially on Hastings Street, which is Noosa’s main street and is used by many shops with mostly Australian and many international clothes. There are also many cafes and restaurants 2 minutes from the beach. This street is especially beautiful at night, as the restaurants there are very cozy, and decorate the trees of the streets with lights.
Taking advantage of the fact that you’re in Noosa, visit Noosa National Park. This park is perfect for hiking, has fantastic trails marked by distance and directions, which run near or by the edge of the sea, with spectacular views.
Rent an SUV at Sunshine Coast Airport and visit Bribie Island. Bribie Island is a paradise where about 80% of it is a National Park. It is often recommended to visit with an SUV to explore in detail the entire island and discover hidden coves and incredible beaches. In addition, the island offers multiple groups or individual activities, such as surfing, kayaking, or driving your car on the sand climbing the dunes, an experience that everyone loves.
And finally, we also recommend visiting Fraser Island. A World Heritage Site since 1992, this is one of the islands to see on the Sunshine Coast that you can’t miss. There are organized routes that leave from Harvey Bay to cross the island from top to bottom with an SUV and we assure you that it is something amazing. During the tour, Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY) you can walk through the jungle, see native species such as dingoes, or swim in freshwater lakes such as McKenzie Lake.
Our car for hire offers will allow you to enjoy your holidays in Sunshine Coast in the most comfortable and simple way. All you have to do is compare our rental car offers and book the car that best suits your needs at the most economical price.
Our Sunshine Coast Airport economy car rental service will allow you to compare prices and move around the area in complete comfort and autonomy. Whether you travel alone or as a family trip, you can also select the car accessories you need, such as car seats for babies or GPS, on this website you can book and have at your fingertips a modern selection of vehicles of different categories, including Economy, Compacts, Vans, 7 Seater, 8 Seater, 9 Seater, Cargo Vans, Fullsize, Luxury, Premium or SUVs, as well as a range of optional extras, so you can move with a model tailored to your needs.
Last-minute offers in rent a car in Sunshine Coast can be found on our website, where you will find the best prices in cars for rent in Sunshine Coast from major companies: Avis, Budget, National, Hertz, Budget, Enterprise, Europcar, Thrifty, Sixt, and more local companies. To book your car at one of the many Sunshine Coast Airport offices available, simply use the car rental search engine above.
Rent a Hybrid or Electric Car at Sunshine Coast Airport.
In addition to conventional cars that run on petrol or diesel, on this website you can also find environmentally-friendly rental cars, with less noise pollution and almost imperceptible vibrations in Sunshine Coast.
If you are planning to rent a modern car and enjoy the latest technical advances, both to go on holiday, business trip, or to make a good impression at an event, we invite you to discover the comfort and performance of our Hybrid and 100% Electric cars available at Sunshine Coast Airport.
We are an outstanding car rental website with a great commitment to the environment, and we are aware of the growing demand for sustainable and environmentally-friendly vehicles, which is why we work with leading car rental companies in the market, which put at your disposal a large and modern fleet of hybrid and zero-emission electric cars at Sunshine Coast Airport.
How long does it take to charge an electric car?
- Conventional or slow recharging offers a power of 2.3 kW, for every hour plugged in you get 10 km of autonomy and the battery is filled in about 8 hours.
- Normal or semi-rapid recharging has 7.5 to 22 kW of power, each hour of recharging offers 25 to 70 km of autonomy and it takes 2 to 4 hours to fill the battery.
- Fast recharging has 50 kW in DC and 43 kW in AC, every 20 minutes of recharging provide 120 km of autonomy and 80% of the battery is charged in half an hour.
Here you are a Worldwide database of EV charging stations to check where you can charge your electric rental vehicle.
