Car Rental Wellington Airport

Wellington Airport is one of New Zealand's busiest air gateways and deals with over five million passengers annually. The airport is the main arrival point for the country's capital of Wellington and the southwestern part of the North Island. Wellington Airport is in Rongotai District, eight kilometers from Wellington downtown.

The proximity of the two enables car rental in Wellington Airport drivers to reach the city quickly by taking State Highway 1 through Mount Victoria Tunnel. National and regional carriers fly to Wellington Airport from numerous domestic locations, eastern Australia and Fiji. In the airport's single passenger terminal the Arrivals area is on the lower floor, while check-in is on the upper.

Five car hire in Wellington Airport maintain service booths on the lower level near the baggage reclaim carousels. The airport's large retail area is on the first floor, overlooking the runway, and contains shops selling toiletries, souvenirs, clothing, local jewelry, lambskin items and pure wool sweaters.

Also in the terminal are several ATMs, an exchange booth, information points and outlets serving an excellent choice of food and beverages. Public transport can be found outside the terminal with taxis, shuttle companies and Metlink buses providing service.

Drivers heading north into town with cheap car hire in Wellington Airport will catch glimpses of Wellington Harbor en route. On the other side of Wellington, Hutt Road runs along the coast of the harbor and gives access to destinations such as Wilton Bush and Otari Native Botanic Gardens and across to the coast at Makara Beach.