Hertz Car Rental at Halifax International Airport

Halifax International Airport is about 35km, or 22 miles from the city of Halifax, in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. The airport is quite large, handling over three million passengers per year, and is rated as the seventh largest airport in the country. It is also known as the Halifax Robert L. Stanfield International Airport, in honour of Robert Stanfield, a Premier of Nova Scotia, and has the official IATA code of YHZ. There are car hire companies at the airport, such as Hertz Halifax International Airport, providing quality vehicles for private transport. Hertz is a very popular car hire company, and has a wide range of hire cars available in Canada.

Halifax Airport consists of a single terminal building with all the necessary facilities for arriving and departing passengers. It has been greatly extended over the recent years, in order to ensure that it is able to handle its increasing number of passengers. Some of the improvements which have been completed, and which are still to be accomplished, include a larger terminal building, a new parking garage, more attractive internal aspects for the terminal and a hotel. The airport hotel is to be completed in 2013, and will be a fourteen storey construction with 169 rooms. The Halifax International Airport car hire companies are found within the terminal building, in the domestic arrival area, and are open at most times of the day. Hertz is open from 07:00 to midnight, seven days a week.

At this Hertz location, passengers are able to hire the Hertz NeverLost In-Car Navigation System, child seats for the younger members of their families and Hertz hand controls for disabled drivers. Child seats could be of the smaller variety, for infants and toddlers, or booster seats for older children can be arranged. The satellite navigation system offered by Hertz is a wonderful piece of equipment to have on any journey, as it can provide accurate directions to any location. It can also tell you your exact whereabouts at any time, and comes pre-programmed with thousands of points of interest. These items of equipment will cost a few extra dollars either per rental, or per day of hire, when requested from Hertz, Halifax Airport. Hand controls however, are free of charge, and may be used by persons with a lower limb disability. An advanced reservation is required for hand control equipment.

Although cars are often available directly over the rental counters, it is recommended to hire your vehicle in advance, especially if a larger or specialty vehicle is required. The majority of car hire customers use online reservation forms, as they are the quickest way to secure the ideal car, and are most convenient. Online car rental reservations are often the cheapest as well. Whilst arranging your vehicle, specify if it will be a Hertz one way hire, or if it will be returned to Halifax International Airport. One way hire services may be more expensive than an ordinary rental, but could also be much more convenient.

The Halifax International Airport car rental companies offer a wide range of quality vehicles, most of which are equipped with an automatic transmission. From the Hertz Standard Car category, vehicles similar to the Kia Rio, Hyundai Accent, Nissan Sentra, Chevrolet Impala, Buick Lucerne and Lincoln Towncar can be hired, and from the 4WD/SUV/Minivan category, larger vehicles are available. A minivan for seven is the Chrysler Grand Caravan, and an SUV able to seat up to seven people includes the Ford Flex. For eight passengers, the GM Tahoe, GM Suburban and Lincoln Navigator are available. Passengers of Halifax Airport could even hire a convertible from Hertz, such as the Ford Mustang Convertible or the Volvo C70.

For car hire in Canada, the primary renter is expected to be at least 21 years of age, and to have a valid drivers license. A major credit card will also be required, such as American Express, Diners Club, Diners Club Int’l, Discover, Mastercard or Visa. Other cards may also be accepted, and a debit card or even cash can be used for payments once the vehicle has been returned to the airport. Although persons under the age of 25 are able to hire a car, they may not be permitted to drive vehicles of certain categories, and will also pay higher rental rates, for young drivers insurance. The additional amount per day of car hire will be applicable to each young driver registered on the rental agreement.

In Canada, all vehicles are driven on the right-hand side of the road, and all drivers are required to obey the rules of the road. Similar to many countries, they include no drunken driving, no talking on cellular phones whilst driving and staying under the speed limit indicated for the road or area. The speed limits to be noted in Canada are, in general, 50kph in urban areas, 100kph on open roads and 130kph on motorways and highways. The city of Halifax can easily be navigated in a hired car, and many other cities are within easy driving distance, for example, Dartmouth (5km), Chester (64km), Mahone Bay (100km), Greenwood (154km) and Liverpool (180km). Most cars hired from Halifax Airport come with unlimited mileage.

Contact Hertz, Halifax International Airport, for all further car hire details required.

Address:
Halifax International Airport
1 Bell Blvd
Halifax (Enfield), Nova Scotia B2T 1K3
Canada

Telephone Number: 902-873-3700

Fax Number: 902-873-3600