BARGAIN, Cairns Airport Car Rental

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Pick-up
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Security Deposit
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E-voucher
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Additional Extras
Cross Border
Cross Islands
Distances to Landmarks

BARGAIN - Cairns Airport Information, Car Rental Instructions & Policies

Address

410 Sheridan St, Cairns North

Telephone

+61361650838 / +61740153284

Pick-up Instructions

The BARGAIN - Cairns Airport car rental location is located out of the airport

Once you have collected your luggage, call +61 3 6165 0838 and follow the prompts for shuttle bus pick up. Please allow up to 20 minutes for the shuttle to arrive. Domestic: Exit the terminal doors closest to the car rental counters. Turn left and walk past the taxi rank. After passing the taxi rank, you will see a footpath with a yellow and black line painted on it. Ensure both colours present on the footpath. Please follow the lines until you see the signage for “courtesy vehicle and rideshare pickup”. International arrivals: Exit the front of the terminal, turn right and walk until you see yellow and black lines on footpath, follow these lines until you reach the “courtesy vehicle and rideshare pickup” sign.

Drop-off Instructions

Please return to our depot at 410 Sheridan Street Cairns North. We will shuttle you back to the airport.

Opening Hours

Days of Week	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Opening hours	08:00 -17:00	07:00 -19:00	07:00 -19:00	07:00 -19:00	07:00 -19:00	07:00 -19:00	07:00 -19:00

Security Deposit

Deposits are depending on which car type your rental car falls into, and can be paid credit cards and debit cards

Representative Car Models	Deposit Amount (approx.)	Business Days Required for Refund
Applicable to all car types, incl. Compact, SUV, Economy, Mini and more. Pack up ^	AUD 500	30-60

Accepted Cards

Credit cards in the main driver's name from the following issuers are accepted: Visa, Master

DinersClub,JCB,Discover,AMEX are not accepted.

Car rental with debit cards is also accepted and listed as below: Visa, Master

DinersClub,JCB,Discover,AMEX are not accepted.

E-voucher

Accepted on mobile, a printout is not required.

Age requirements

21 - 80 years old

Driver's License Requirements

The main driver and any additional drivers must provide a full physical driving licence with no major endorsements. The license should be held for at least 1 year(s).

For foreign renters, you need to bring:

Original driving licence + International Driving Permit (IDP)

Please note that an International Driving Permit (IDP) is only a translation. You must present your original driving licence together with the original IDP at the counter — photocopies or scanned copies are not accepted.

Original South Korea Driving License (English version)

An English translation must be provided on the back of the driver's license.

Original driving licence + NAATI Translation

The translation of the driver's license certified by the Australian Translation and Accreditation Institute (NAATI) can be used to rent a car and drive in Australia.

Learner drivers and provisional and probationary licence holders are not acceptable and must not drive the Vehicle. If you are holding a local driver's license and a first time renter with BARGAIN, you are required to provide a valid debit card or credit card linked to an address, as well as at least two address proof.

For local renters, you need to bring:

Full driver's license issued in Australia

Additional Extras

To be updated

Cross Border

To be updated

Cross Islands

Free of Charge:

Taking rental cars to following islands is allowed and free of charge:
Magnetic Island, Phillip Island, Kangaroo Island, Churchill Island, Bruny Island, North Stradbroke Island, South Stradbroke Island

Vehicles picked up on the Australian mainland are not permitted to travel to Tasmania, and vehicles picked up in Tasmania are not permitted to travel to the Australian mainland.

Not allowed:

Taking rental cars to the Australian islands that are not listed in Free of Charge is not allowed.

Excess

Third Party Liability Insurance Excess:

AUD 0

Fuel Policy (what does it mean)

Full to Full

Distances to Airports | Railway Stations | Hotels | Other Landmarks

Airports

1.4 mi from Cairns Airport

Railway Stations

2.3 mi from Cairns Railway Station

3.1 mi from Freshwater

3.8 mi from Redlynch Railway Station

Hotels

0.5 mi from The Lakes Resort Cairns

0.6 mi from Park Royal

0.7 mi from Edge Apartments Cairns

CHECK RATES

Map view of BARGAIN Store Location

coordinates: -16.8974842 145.7536564

Guest Reviews

Total points： 9.1 / 10 Excellent

Vehicle condition: 4.3
Vehicle cleanliness: 3.7
Spaciousness: 3.3
Counter staff: 4.7
Pick-up location: 3.7
Drop-off location: 3.7
Pick-up time: 0-10 mins
Drop-off time: 0-10 mins

D.Merchant
Cairns
10 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Monday, April 25, 2022
NA
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G.Ward
Cairns
9.7 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Tuesday, May 10, 2022
Counter staff SO helpful and allowed us a few extra hours rental for free when our flight was deferred to a later departure time.
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Ian
Cairns
7 /10 Good
Reviewed: Friday, May 27, 2022
Value for money and hassle free.
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P.Bonfield
Cairns
9.7 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Tuesday, July 19, 2022
Good efficient service
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Trevor Sumption
Cairns
8.7 /10 Very good
Reviewed: Wednesday, September 7, 2022
Car was smaller than expected , but that could have been me over expecting.The MG£ was underpowered though.
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stephen
Cairns
9.7 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Thursday, December 29, 2022
Pretty good and friendly. Didn't try and scam us like a lot of budget places do.
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Anonymous
Cairns
9.3 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Friday, December 30, 2022
Counter took a little longer than expected, they had problems with the eftpos machine
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CMack
Cairns
10 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Thursday, June 29, 2023
The entire process was smooth and trouble free. No issues at all, pick up was fast and friendly, with basically everything done online prior. The MG was clean and comfortable, just taking a little to get used to the indicators on the left and wipers on the right. There was plenty of space for both luggage and 2 passengers, including myself at 185cm and 115kg
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W.Norman
Cairns
10 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Tuesday, July 4, 2023
Great servi e once I arrived at the office. I found the instructions for pick up shuttle confusing and missed the first pick up bus making it a 45 minute wIt in total from the call to say I was ready for picking up at the airport. The staff at the office were helpful, polite, informative and efficient. I could even buy a phone charger for the car (it only lasted a day with the connector point falling apart). The staff took that purchase into account when I made the final payment which was nice! Will use Bargain again. Recommended.
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A.Hutton
Cairns
8 /10 Very good
Reviewed: Friday, March 1, 2024
Great staff and very quick. However, the picture of car was different from the one we were given
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Harry
Cairns
7 /10 Good
Reviewed: Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Watch out they are trying to find the damage on the car which is really unnoticeable
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Meroy Longman
Cairns
10 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Thursday, February 1, 2024
The service was well-coordinated throughout the entire process, providing a great customer experience.
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Ogden Gard(i)ner
Cairns
10 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Very satisfied
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Edwina Bloor
Cairns
10 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Thursday, July 11, 2024
Satisfactory
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Clyde Zephaniah
Cairns
10 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Thursday, July 11, 2024
Satisfied
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S.SKINNER
Cairns
8 /10 Very good
Reviewed: Wednesday, December 4, 2024
All good.
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D.Humphrey
Cairns
7 /10 Good
Reviewed: Tuesday, February 18, 2025
The counter staff were very pushy on insurance upsell. He tried to convince me that my travel insurance and CC insurance would not cover my excess. He then went on to tell me that if I was in an accident I would have to pay the daily rate while the car was off the road and my insurance would not cover it. I didn't believe so I called the call centre, and they confirmed this to be true. I won't be using them again for this reason. The other issue was that I could not inspect the car properly due to rain and there was no where under cover to park.
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Anonymous
Cairns
8 /10 Very good
Reviewed: Saturday, March 1, 2025
No
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Octavia Edith
Cairns
10 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Friday, August 2, 2024
Very satisfied, the service attitude was excellent, and they provided all necessary reminders without any upselling.
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Alvis Bert
Cairns
10 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Monday, August 12, 2024
Pretty good.
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Rock Mac-
Cairns
10 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Professional and standard service, better than the experience in Europe. The staff here are more willing to assist.
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Herman Milne
Cairns
8 /10 Very good
Reviewed: Sunday, November 24, 2024
They attempt to upsell insurance.
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Owen Thorndike
Cairns
10 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Monday, February 10, 2025
The overall service is acceptable, but you need to call the store for a pick-up from the airport. The pick-up location requires a short walk outside the terminal.
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Miranda III.
Cairns
10 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Sunday, February 16, 2025
Very satisfied.
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Franklin Raphael
Cairns
10 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Saturday, February 8, 2025
Very satisfied, the wait time for picking up the car was very short, and the procedures were simple.
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Uriah Hemingway
Cairns
10 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Tuesday, March 18, 2025
The staff were very friendly and cheerful, thumbs up!
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Anonymous
Cairns
8 /10 Very good
Reviewed: Friday, February 27, 2026
There was a line, but it moved fast and we were served quickly.
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