Cheap Car Rentals in South Africa from $11

To rent a small car in South Africa, you would pay an average price of $26/day. April is the cheapest month to rent a small car in South Africa (~$23/day), while the most expensive month to rent that same car type is June (~$29/day). In fact, April is about 12% cheaper than prices during the rest of the year to book a small car rental for South Africa. When comparing with other car types available for rental in South Africa, renting a small car saves you 55% in costs. Please note that average prices are based on historical data and can vary depending on how early you book, availability for your travel dates, and vehicle popularity. Here are the best South Africa small car rental prices found by Cheapflights users in the past 7 days:

To rent a medium car in South Africa, you would pay an average price of $48/day. May is the cheapest month to rent a medium car in South Africa (~$42/day), while the most expensive month to rent that same car type is July (~$60/day). In fact, May is about 15% cheaper than prices during the rest of the year to book a medium car rental for South Africa. When comparing with other car types available for rental in South Africa, renting a medium car saves you 15% in costs. Please note that average prices are based on historical data and can vary depending on how early you book, availability for your travel dates, and vehicle popularity. Here are the best South Africa medium car rental prices found by Cheapflights users in the past 7 days:

To rent a large car in South Africa, you would pay an average price of $90/day. June is the cheapest month to rent a large car in South Africa (~$81/day), while the most expensive month to rent that same car type is November (~$108/day). In fact, June is about 10% cheaper than prices during the rest of the year to book a large car rental for South Africa. When comparing with other car types available for rental in South Africa, renting a large car is 37% more expensive. Please note that average prices are based on historical data and can vary depending on how early you book, availability for your travel dates, and vehicle popularity.

To rent a SUV in South Africa, you would pay an average price of $61/day. January is the cheapest month to rent a SUV in South Africa (~$54/day), while the most expensive month to rent that same car type is September (~$68/day). In fact, January is about 13% cheaper than prices during the rest of the year to book a SUV rental for South Africa. When comparing with other car types available for rental in South Africa, renting a SUV is 9% more expensive. Please note that average prices are based on historical data and can vary depending on how early you book, availability for your travel dates, and vehicle popularity. Here are the best South Africa SUV rental prices found by Cheapflights users in the past 7 days:

To rent a van in South Africa, you would pay an average price of $80/day. June is the cheapest month to rent a van in South Africa (~$68/day), while the most expensive month to rent that same car type is October (~$90/day). In fact, June is about 17% cheaper than prices during the rest of the year to book a van rental for South Africa. When comparing with other car types available for rental in South Africa, renting a van is 30% more expensive. Please note that average prices are based on historical data and can vary depending on how early you book, availability for your travel dates, and vehicle popularity. Here are the best South Africa van rental prices found by Cheapflights users in the past 7 days:

To rent a pickup truck in South Africa, you would pay an average price of $70/day. November is the cheapest month to rent a pickup truck in South Africa (~$52/day), while the most expensive month to rent that same car type is August (~$86/day). In fact, November is about 26% cheaper than prices during the rest of the year to book a pickup truck rental for South Africa. When comparing with other car types available for rental in South Africa, renting a pickup truck is 19% more expensive. Please note that average prices are based on historical data and can vary depending on how early you book, availability for your travel dates, and vehicle popularity.

To rent a luxury car in South Africa, you would pay an average price of $109/day. January is the cheapest month to rent a luxury car in South Africa (~$88/day), while the most expensive month to rent that same car type is September (~$129/day). In fact, January is about 20% cheaper than prices during the rest of the year to book a luxury car rental for South Africa. When comparing with other car types available for rental in South Africa, renting a luxury car is 49% more expensive. Please note that average prices are based on historical data and can vary depending on how early you book, availability for your travel dates, and vehicle popularity. Here are the best South Africa luxury car rental prices found by Cheapflights users in the past 7 days:

Hyundai Accent$11/day

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Mini Hatch$12/day

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Toyota Yaris$12/day

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• Which car rental company is considered to be the best in South Africa?

  Taking our users’ ratings and reviews into consideration, Thrifty (10.0 rating), Firefly (10.0 rating) and keddy by Europcar (10.0 rating) seem to be the best rental car companies in South Africa.

• What is the most popular car rental provider in South Africa?

  With an average price of $19/day, Hertz is the most popular car rental provider in South Africa, booking 92% more rental cars than any other provider.

• What is the cheapest city to get a rental car in South Africa?

  When visiting South Africa, it is typically cheapest to rent your car in East London where rental cars typically will cost around $21/day (55% less than the country average). The absolute cheapest rental car price in South Africa was found in East London for just $14/day.

• What side of the road do you drive on in South Africa?

  Cars in South Africa are to be driven on the left side of the road.