Queenstown Car Rental Guide
This page gives you information about car rental in Queenstown. The page also presents some useful facts about the car rental and driving restrictions valid in New Zealand.
Rental Restrictions
Rented cars are not allowed to travel outside New Zealand. Automobiles are not allowed on ferries.
Driving Restrictions
In New Zealand, traffic is on the left and overtaking, if not indicated otherwise, on the right. Do not overtake near a pedestrian crossing, railway crossing or an intersection. The legal blood alcohol limit is 0.8‰. Drunk driving is severely punished.
All passengers are required to use seatbelts. At a roundabout, signal if you wish to turn, then give way to traffic on the right and turn left into the roundabout.
A No passing line area is indicated by a solid yellow line on your side of the road.
When moving in or out of a parking space, always signal your intention before starting. In most cities in New Zealand, parking meters are available. Do not park within 6 metres of an intersection, pedestrian crossing or a broken yellow line. Illegally parked cars may be towed away and fined.
Speed limits:| Area | Speed |
| Built-up areas | 50KM/H |
| Open road | 100KM/H |
Emergency Numbers
Police/ambulance/fire: 111
Road Tolls
There are no toll highways in New Zealand.
About Queenstown
Queenstown is the second most popular tourist town in New Zealand. Its amazing scenery, wide spaces and lakes attract tourists all year round. Queenstown is the main location for skiing and adventure activities such as bungee jumping and jet boating – its reputation as the adventure capital of the world is well earned.
Queenstown offers relaxation at its best. You should sample the delights in the many shops, cafés and restaurants as well as famous wines from the world’s most southern vineyards. The resort has a busy nighlife, too.
Area:
Population: 17,040
Country: New Zealand
Time Zone: GMT/UTC +12 (+13 in summer)
Telephone Area Code: 3
Monetary Unit: New Zealand Dollar
