Get helpful information to start your search for the perfect car rental in Cape Town. The average price data is based on the last 12 months and was last updated on 8 September 2026.
Most popular company | WOODFORD |
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Price of petrol per litre | S$ 2.06 |
Average price per day | S$ 42 |
Cheapest price per day | S$ 15 |
There are 33 hire agencies servicing Cape Town. These agencies, altogether, have 115 hire locations available. Need an affordable hire? small car is the cheapest car type to hire in Cape Town with prices from S$ 15 a day in the previous 7-day period. Here are 4 car types you can hire in Cape Town:
Economy
S$ 15+
Compact
S$ 19+
Intermediate
S$ 21+
People carrier
S$ 38+
Full-size SUV
S$ 67+
Premium
S$ 78+
Passenger van
S$ 66+
Premium SUV
S$ 97+
Get relevant, data-driven information to help you hire a car in Cape Town, including pricing trends, ideal booking times, and more.
January
S$ 33
February
S$ 38
March
S$ 38
April
S$ 37
May
S$ 30
June
S$ 30
July
S$ 35
August
S$ 35
September
S$ 34
October
S$ 34
November
S$ 34
December
S$ 35
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Find answers to frequently asked questions about car rentals in Cape Town, including policies, requirements, and more. FAQs were last updated on 8 September 2026.
In the past two weeks, Cheapflights users have found many deals under S$ 42/day when booking a car hire in Cape Town. The absolute best deal a user found was for S$ 21/day from Woodford, booked on Sep. 5.
Woodford offers hire cars in Cape Town for about S$ 276 per week on average.
Typically, how long you can rent a car for depends on the inventory of the supplier. For Cape Town however, it is certainly possible to rent a car for an entire month.
The monthly cost of a car rental in Cape Town is S$ 1,181 (S$ 39/day) on average.
S$ 0 is, on average, how much a car hire costs for the weekend in Cape Town. To save money, consider booking a Economy car hire, which is the cheapest car during the weekend. If you are looking for a car hire in October, we’ve seen prices on Cheapflights for as low as S$ 0 per day.