Cairns Car Hire Bookings
To make a booking, please complete the form below, or if you prefer, email us at sales@sugarland.com.au, or phone one of our offices for assistance.
For conditions of hire, please see the bottom of this page.
Contact Details
Conditions
- Minimum age requirement is 21 years for all vehicles.
- We accept any overseas or international license as long as it is current.
- We provide all customers with free tourist maps and information.
- Capsules, baby seats and booster seats are available on request at a charge of $5.00 per day.
- We accept all major credit cards: Visa, MasterCard, Diners Club, American Express, JCB and Bartercard. 5% surcharge applies to American Express, JCB and Diners Club.
- We are a local company with two offices in the Cairns region.
We offer drop offs between these destinations only:
- Cairns City
- Cairns Airport
- Mission Beach (2 hours south of Cairns)
A vehicle drop off fee applies in either direction as follows:
- Cairns to Mission Beach — $50.00
- Mission Beach to Cairns — $50.00
Return of vehicle:
- To depot — no charge
- Vehicle left at airport — $30.00
An insurance excess applies on accidents with other vehicles as follows:
- Persons over 25 years of age - Conventional — $2000.00
- Persons between 21 & 24 years of age - Conventional — $2500.00
It is possible to reduce the excess on most vehicles at a cost of $12.00 per day, which reduces as follows:
- Persons over 25 years of age - Conventional — $500.00
- Persons between 21 & 25 years of age - Conventional — $750.00
Tyres and windscreen damage are not covered by insurance, however the customer can choose to pay an extra fee per day to cover any windscreen and tyre damage as follows:
- All Cars — $5.00
Insurance excess if involved in a single vehicle accident:
- Persons over 25 years of age — Conventional — $2500.00
- Persons between 21 & 24 years of age — Conventional —$3000.00
- There is no insurance waiver applicable for single vehicle accidents.
- We require a security deposit to cover this excess, either in the form of credit card or cash.




