"The car was clean, well-maintained, and ready on time. The professional team made the whole rental process easy and stress-free. Prices were very reasonable too. Will recommend them to anyone lookin... See more
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Bargain car rentals is ok but not the best off airport rental business I have used. The standard car I rented had done 84000kms and had a significant numbers of scratches and small dents. The customer... See more
Excellent. Good price and service. A very busy company so if off a flight, there may be queues once at their office once you get there as the check out process takes time. We had hired through a 3rd p... See more
Corey C was magnificent, friendly polite he explained everything clearly. I would highly recommend Bargain car rentals if you are visiting Cairns.
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About Bargain Car Rentals Australia - Cairns Airport
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New Cars, Bargain Prices!
You're only ever one #Bargain away! Start your next adventure with Bargain Car Rentals!
We're Bargain Car Rentals, an Australian-owned and operated company with locations all around the country. We specialise in local, interstate and international travel, and always have New Cars at Bargain Prices. We offer a large range of vehicles to suit any need, from small cars, large moving trucks, or 25 seater buses.Contact info
410 Sheridan Street, 4870, Cairns North, Queensland, Australia
4.4
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Quick and easy pickup ,good service
August 23, 2026
Reply from Bargain Car Rentals Australia - Cairns Airport
We're so pleased to hear that your pickup was quick and easy, and that you experienced good service. We truly appreciate your positive feedback!
The pick up to and from the airport was…
The pick up to and from the airport was easy for us. Also picking up then dropping off the car was very streamlined
August 1, 2026
Reply from Bargain Car Rentals Australia - Cairns Airport
We're so pleased to hear that your airport transfers were easy and that you found the car pickup and drop-off process streamlined. Thank you for your feedback!
A couple of mishaps one our fault and…
A couple of mishaps one our fault and the other screw in the tyre but overall very helpful and issue sorted
August 21, 2026
Easy pickup and seamless drop off
Easy pickup and seamless drop off. Quality vehicle.
August 20, 2026
Reply from Bargain Car Rentals Australia - Cairns Airport
We're delighted to hear that your pickup and drop-off experience was easy and that you received a quality vehicle. Thank you for your wonderful feedback!
A good simple efficient hire
The car was clean and as described. The staff were helpful, and the process simple. We had to change cars due to a break light out, but this was no problem to the company and was very smooth. The airport pickup and drop off was efficient and welcoming. We will certainly use and recommend them again.
August 4, 2026
Reply from Bargain Car Rentals Australia - Cairns Airport
We're so pleased to hear that your car was clean and that our staff were helpful, making the process simple. It's great that we could smoothly resolve the car change for you, and that the airport service was efficient and welcoming. We truly appreciate your recommendation!
Our new ‘Go To’ rental service!
Fantastic from start to finish. Great clean car, courteous staff and best prices. First time user but will stick with them on all future trips to FNQ.
August 20, 2026
Reply from Bargain Car Rentals Australia - Cairns Airport
We're so thrilled to hear you had such a fantastic experience from start to finish! It's wonderful that you found our car clean, our staff courteous, and our prices the best. We truly appreciate your loyalty and look forward to assisting you on all your future trips to FNQ!
Awesome customer service
First time hire car and awesome customer service I would recommend any one to come here to this service
August 16, 2026
Reply from Bargain Car Rentals Australia - Cairns Airport
We're glad your first rental went so smoothly. We hope we can help you with your second as well!
Easy and Straightforward Experience
The pick up wait and the return wait were both short. The drivers from the airport and to the airport were very friendly.
August 17, 2026
Reply from Bargain Car Rentals Australia - Cairns Airport
We're glad that getting to and from the depot was easy and that our staff met your expectations.
Great service great car very easy to…
Great service great car very easy to deal with no problems at all.
August 19, 2026
Reply from Bargain Car Rentals Australia - Cairns Airport
We're so glad you found our service great and the car excellent. It's wonderful to hear that there were no issues.
Instructions for pick up need to better…
Instructions for pick up from the airport we're a bit off. The pick up area was on the complete òpposite side of the airport than explained in our email. We called the number numerous times but since our phone was out of country the office did not contact us and we had to pay a taxi to get us to the off airport rental site. We were told to contact corporate to see if we could get reimbursement. Will have to see where that goes once we return home. Otherwise, we did get a car and were encouraged to purchase the additional extra covered even though we had a third party rental coverage tbat was supposed to be included with our rental through vroomvroomvroom.com which increased the cost quite considerably than we had planned.
August 6, 2026
Reply from Bargain Car Rentals Australia - Cairns Airport
It is unfortunate that the shuttle instructions you were provided weren't accurate. We do have a map for each location on our website showing exactly where the pick-up is.
We're very sorry that the conversation at the depot was confusing. We are required to inform our customers of any risks they're taking, so regarding the third-party insurance, this product is not related to Bargain Car Rentals, and this is where the confusion lies. It cannot reduce your excess, and if an accident occurs, all excesses and fees are payable to us.
You can then file a claim to be reimbursed through the third-party insurance provider. We do then have to advise you of the conditions of the basic level of coverage, so you're aware of what you could be paying to be reimbursed at a later date.
We hope your next rental goes smoother.
Reply from Bargain Car Rentals Australia - Cairns Airport
We're delighted to hear that you had an excellent experience with our customer service during pick up. Thank you for your wonderful feedback!
Easy and quick process to get our hire…
Easy and quick process to get our hire care on the day. Staff were very cheerful and helpful. Vehicle was just right for our needs and was a pleasure to drive.
We dropped the car back and were on the shuttle to the airport within minutes.
August 17, 2026
Reply from Bargain Car Rentals Australia - Cairns Airport
Thank you for adding your review!
We are glad to hear our staff and services were up tot he standard we expect, we hope to welcome you again soon!
Easy to deal with and cars in good condition
Punctual pick up from airport,smooth car pick up(I had pre filled all details),car performed reliably over the 20 days and drop off had not hassles although I did take out full insurance which does make drop off easy…driver to airport was could enough to take bags out of vehicle
July 22, 2026
Reply from Bargain Car Rentals Australia - Cairns Airport
We're so pleased to hear about your positive experience, from the punctual airport pick-up to the smooth car collection and reliable performance. It's great to know the drop-off was hassle-free!
Great little car had a good experience…
Great little car had a good experience with it
August 16, 2026
Reply from Bargain Car Rentals Australia - Cairns Airport
We're so glad to hear you had a good experience with our car! Thank you for your positive feedback, we truly appreciate it.
Slightly scary pick up process
Booking process through Vroom was simple.
Check in involved a rather complex explanation about liability, especially the advice that we would be required to pay further hire charges if the vehicle was off the road for repairs. This was unexpected and new to us after many years of hiring vehicles.
On return we advised the accepting agent that the skinny get me home spare tyre was under inflated. She advised that this is the way it should be. This is incorrect, as the profile and size of the tyre requires a higher pressure.
August 3, 2026
Reply from Bargain Car Rentals Australia - Cairns Airport
Hi Alastair,
Our staff are legally obligated with a duty of care to always ask if you want to take up the liability cover options directly with us as well as make sure you know how the different options work for you.
I will be passing feedback along about your depot interaction and the space saver included with the vehicle.
Affordable rental car
The car was good for the price and the shuttle to and from the airport was great. My only issue was they tried to upsell the most expensive insurance. I had rental protection which was applicable with basic cover which was no added cost just the $500 bond and the staff member said we would be driving an uninsured car if we didn't take the highrst insurance option. The rental protection had full costs returned as long as the base 3rd party was in the rental agreement
I didn't appreciate the threat and pressure from him to pay another $300 plus for a week to cover things very unlikely to happen
August 17, 2026
Reply from Bargain Car Rentals Australia - Cairns Airport
We appreciate you sharing your feedback regarding your recent rental experience. We are glad to hear that you found the car to be a good value and that our airport shuttle service was great. We understand your frustration regarding the experience around cover and we will take on this feedback to help improve our services. Thank you for your review!
Great in the end
Check in was terrible. We had a person that was hard to understand and spent most of the time trying to upsell insurance.The car that they had for us which we would not accept because of a cracked windscreen however on return we had an amazing person who made the return very quick and easy and drove us to the airport before the actual opening time.I would give him a 10/10.I have used before and would use again
August 8, 2026
Reply from Bargain Car Rentals Australia - Cairns Airport
We're truly sorry to hear about the difficulties you experienced during check in and with the initial vehicle. We appreciate you bringing this to our attention. We're delighted to know that the return process was quick and easy, and that our team member provided excellent service by driving you to the airport. We value your loyalty, and we look forward to seeing you again!
We enjoyed the vehicle we rented
We enjoyed the vehicle we rented, late model Honda.
Checking in was easy, drop off was painless. Good shuttle service to the airport.
The downside was it was difficult to contact some-one to shuttle us airport to depot.
July 29, 2026
Reply from Bargain Car Rentals Australia - Cairns Airport
We're delighted to hear you enjoyed the vehicle and found the check in and drop off processes easy, along with our shuttle service to the airport. We're sorry for the trouble you had reaching us for your shuttle pick up. To save our customers time and avoid any hold waits, we use an automated pick up request line. We appreciate your feedback as we continuously work to make this process even smoother. Thank you for your review!
Reply from Bargain Car Rentals Australia - Cairns Airport
Thanks for the great rating! We’re so glad you enjoyed your rental and can't wait to welcome you back.
Quality late model car
Quality late model car. Professional and friendly staff made the whole process smooth and easy
August 8, 2026
Reply from Bargain Car Rentals Australia - Cairns Airport
We're so pleased to hear you enjoyed the quality of our car. It's wonderful that our professional and friendly staff made the process smooth and easy for you!
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