Car Rental New Plymouth Airport

New Plymouth is the nearest town in New Zealand to eastern Australia. It is located on a bulge on the country's Tasman Sea facing coastline and is a lively town with great adventure activities within its environs when using car hire in New Plymouth Airport. The airport is 10kms east along the coast from the city centre.

Flights to New Plymouth Airport are operated by a subsidiary of the national carrier. The airline flies directly to New Plymouth from the nation's three major cities: Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington. The airport terminal contains a café, a passenger lounge, flight display monitors and cheap car hire in New Plymouth Airport outlets.

New Plymouth Airport is on the coast and drivers heading along Devon Road to the city centre will pass beaches which surfers say offer some of the country's finest waves. Hotels in the city are close to the start of the Coastal Walkway, which is the city's 10km long esplanade.

Car rental in New Plymouth Airport drivers following the coast will find pedestrian access points dotted along the route and also attractions that include Waipu Lagoon, Te Rewa Rewa Reserve, Govett Brewster Art Gallery, Fitzroy and East End surf beaches, and the more sheltered Ngamotu Beach, suitable for family swimming.

New Plymouth authorities boast there are 20 golf courses within the immediate city locality. Mt Taranaki and Egmont National Park are 25kms south of the city and home to sub-tropical forest rising up to Alpine fields. The park offers, depending on the season, skiing, snowboarding, rock climbing and hiking.