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Cheap Car Hire Rotorua Airport

No matter if you want to explore New Zealand and its culture or just get around the town, you will find no better method than hiring a car. We at SpecialtyRentACar.com make this simple and cost effective to matter what the reason. We have hundreds of cars available to choose from such as the Audi A4, Citroen C6, Lexus RX300, Mercedes Vito, Peugeot 106, Peugeot 206 and Peugeot 307, so for business and pleasure we have a suitable car for everyone. All our quotes come with unlimited mileage so you can drive around New Zealand as much as you like! They also come fully inclusive with collision damage waiver, insurance, theft waiver and 3rd party liability insurance.

Close to Rotorua Airport you will find many towns and cities such as Tauranga. Many tourists who come to this area will go explore nearby places as they are easily accessible once they have hired a car. Tauranga is the closest major place to Rotorua Airport. With a population of over 110,000 it is quite large so there are plenty of things to see when you arrive. It is situated around 63 km (39.0 miles) from Rotorua Airport, so it will take approximately 50 minutes if there is no traffic.
Ngongotaha, Oropi, Tokoroa, Kawerau and Putaruru could also be worth a visit if you want to get into to the culture.

Town/CityDistanceDriving TimeUseful Website
Tauranga65 km/ 40 miles50 minutesTauranga on Wikipedia
Rotorua5 km/ 3 miles5 minutesRotorua on Wikipedia
Ngongotaha10 km/ 6 miles14 minutesNgongotaha on Wikipedia
Oropi45 km/ 28 miles35 minutesOropi on Wikipedia
Tokoroa45 km/ 28 miles35 minutesTokoroa on Wikipedia

Within a 30 drive of Rotorua Airport you will find many attractions. One of the most popular things to see nearby are the Lakes. There are actually 76 nearby with the most popular being Lake Tikitapu, Lake Okareka, Roto Kakahi, Lake Okataina, Lake Tarawera and Lake Rotomahana. Many Parks can also be found within a close drive. There are the Redwood Grove, Kuirau Park, Lake Okareka Reserve, Mount Ngongotaha Reserve, Lake Okataina Reserve and Lake Okataina Reserve.

A full list of the most popular attractions can be seen below, but you will find locally the Buildings of Ohaaki Power Station and Tasman Mill, the Forest Reserve of Rotorua Conservancy and the Dam of Boro Dam.

AttractionAmountTop 3 within 50 Kilometers
Lakes76Lake Tikitapu, Lake Okareka and Roto Kakahi
Parks18Redwood Grove, Kuirau Park and Lake Okareka Reserve
Waterfalls15Wairere Falls, Okere Falls and Tarawera Falls
Buildings2Ohaaki Power Station and Tasman Mill
Forest Reserve1Rotorua Conservancy
Dam1Boro Dam

Near Rotorua Airport

Rotorua (6.2 km)
Kawerau (34.0 km)
Tauranga (50.6 km)
Whakatane (60.7 km)