Car hire at AYQ....so expensive!

[kpc]

Looking at booking a car at Uluru airport in May for 3 dsys....cheapest I could find is $200 per day with 100kms for free. Any tips to get something cheaper? Thanks

 

[nancypants]

Not sure about the rates but you can usually get more KMs booking through NT Tourism. If you’re planning to go to Watarrka you’ll need it

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[kpc]

Looking at booking a car at Uluru airport in May for 3 dsys....cheapest I could find is $200 per day with 100kms for free. Any tips to get something cheaper? Thanks

Couldn't find a cheaper car hire so sucked it up! Saved us a lot of $$$$ in the end...it would have cost our party of 4 $99 each for a sunrise tour and similar for a sunset tour!! We did 3 sunset trips, 2 sunrise trips, a drive to Uluru for a base walk and to Kata Tjuta by ourselves...100 km to Kata Tjuta return from our accommodation in Yulara!..all up only did 240km (well within 300 km total) including from / to airport. Even though fuel was $2.89 /L, it only cost $38+ to top up fuel tank...unless you want to contribute $$$$ to AAT Kings, a hire car is essential at Uluru / Ayers Rock even though it is expensive. 3 day Park pass is $38 per person

 

[jastel]

Mate drives those buses...he says the Alice Springs crime epidemic has made its way to Ayers Rock, while its not as bad as Alice but now they have to basically guard their buses rather than walk with the tour group or sit in the shade hut areas.

Damage and theft wont help Rental Car Prices...

In Alice they have a large fenced yard at the depot, they are not allowed to park near the fence as all windows get smashed if they are close enough to chuck a rock at.