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free rental cars in Christchurch NZ's online relocation service that offers free use of rental cars and campervans

about Christchurch

How many places in the world can you ski at a world class alpine resort, play golf, bungy jump, go white water rafting, mountain biking, hot-air ballooning, wind surfing, whale watching and visit world class wineries and gardens, all within two hours from an international airport?

Located on the east coast of the South Island, Christchurch, or ‘The Garden City’, is the main gateway to Canterbury and the South Island alpine hinterland and is a contrast of well-established expansive parks and a lively cosmopolitan ambience and nightlife.

about relocations

Transfercar's relocations are free to drive privately owned or rental cars and campervans that need to be moved between specific locations and are available between set dates.

Often vehicles will come with free petrol, insurance and extras such as ferry crossings with many offering additional days that can be purchased at a discounted rate.

If you are interested in relocating a free car or campervan, check out our video on how to book a vehicle and go ahead and request one today!

list of vehicles

today's most popular free cars:

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from	to	type of car	availability	free extras	book it
Christchurch Airport	Greymouth	Sedan (5 seats)	14 Feb '12 24 Feb '12	free insurance	View details
Listing ID: 57109 Km allowed: 800 Days allowed: 1 Prefered driver: age 18, with all license Owner comments: Driver must be 18 years of age or more with a Full Licence. Standard excess of $2500 applies. Credit card authorisation required for security. Once confirmed, you will recieve a booking confirmation from Transfercar AND us with all the relevant pick up details. COULD BE A MANUAL VEHICLE. Tell a friend View all listing details
Christchurch Airport	Greymouth	Sedan (5 seats)	14 Feb '12 24 Feb '12	free insurance	View details
Listing ID: 57111 Km allowed: 800 Days allowed: 1 Prefered driver: age 18, with all license Owner comments: Driver must be 18 years of age or more with a Full Licence. Standard excess of $2500 applies. Credit card authorisation required for security. Once confirmed, you will recieve a booking confirmation from Transfercar AND us with all the relevant pick up details. COULD BE A MANUAL VEHICLE. Tell a friend View all listing details
Christchurch Airport	Greymouth	Sedan (5 seats)	14 Feb '12 24 Feb '12	free insurance	View details
Listing ID: 57112 Km allowed: 800 Days allowed: 1 Prefered driver: age 18, with all license Owner comments: Driver must be 18 years of age or more with a Full Licence. Standard excess of $2500 applies. Credit card authorisation required for security. Once confirmed, you will recieve a booking confirmation from Transfercar AND us with all the relevant pick up details. COULD BE A MANUAL VEHICLE. Tell a friend View all listing details
Christchurch Airport	Nelson	Sedan (4 seats)	20 Feb '12 23 Feb '12	free insurance	View details
Listing ID: 57677 Km allowed: 500 Days allowed: 1 Prefered driver: age 21, with all license Owner comments: All drivers must have a valid license that is fully in english or a authorised translation or an international permit and a valid credit card that is in their name Tell a friend View all listing details
Christchurch Airport	Nelson	Sedan (4 seats)	03 Mar '12 05 Mar '12	free insurance	View details
Listing ID: 57679 Km allowed: 500 Days allowed: 1 Prefered driver: age 21, with all license Owner comments: All drivers must have a valid license that is fully in english or a authorised translation or an international permit and a valid credit card that is in their name Tell a friend View all listing details
Christchurch Airport	Queenstown	Campervan (4-berth)	10 Mar '12 12 Mar '12	free insurance	View details
Listing ID: 58289 Km allowed: 600 Days allowed: 3 Prefered driver: age 21, with all license Owner comments: User charge $5 per calender day for cleaning purposes. $800.00 bond/excess applies or $12.00 per day reduces the bond/excess to $400.00. Diesel tax may apply based on kms travelled (charged on return). You have one hour to contact the owner of the vehicle to confirm your booking once you are accepted for this relocation. $50.00 cancellation fee applies at anytime after booking has been confirmed. All hirers must have a credit card. (ID: Line 8) Terms and conditions Tell a friend View all listing details
Christchurch Airport	Queenstown	Sedan (5 seats)	14 Mar '12 16 Mar '12	free insurance	View details
Listing ID: 58290 Km allowed: 600 Days allowed: 3 Prefered driver: age 21, with all license Owner comments: User charge $5 per calender day for cleaning purposes. $800.00 bond/excess applies or $12.00 per day reduces the bond/excess to $400.00. Diesel tax may apply based on kms travelled (charged on return). You have one hour to contact the owner of the vehicle to confirm your booking once you are accepted for this relocation. $50.00 cancellation fee applies at anytime after booking has been confirmed. All hirers must have a credit card. (ID: Line 9) Terms and conditions Tell a friend View all listing details

check out some more interesting ideas and information

Visit the vibrant weekend Arts Centre markets

Eat fish & chips on the beach in Sumner or New Brighton

See penguins at the International Antarctic Centre

Get up close to a kiwi at Willowbank Wildlife Reserve

Explore the shops and cafes of the city’s major, historic sea port Lyttelton

Take the Black Cat to Quail Island

Test your skills on a high wire course at Adrenalin Forest

Experience the diverse splendour Orana Wildlife Park

map and travel

Key Distances

~ Christchurch - Auckland: 1086 kms

~ Christchurch - Wellington: 430 kms

~ Christchurch - Queenstown: 486 kms

~ Christchurch - Dunedin: 362 kms

~ Christchurch - Greymouth: 258 kms

~ Christchurch - Invercargill: 579 kms

~ Christchurch - Nelson: 424 kms

~ Christchurch - Picton: 336 kms

Distances may vary depending on the route you choose to take

Climate

Christchurch has a mild, comfortable climate, although winter nights can be chilly and frosts are much more common in Christchurch than in Wellington or Auckland.

The beautiful New Brighton and Sumner beaches are a very popular way to cool off and relax over the summer, while winter sees locals heading to the hills to enjoy some of the great ski fields!

useful links

~ Information about Christchurch the Garden City

~ InterCity Coachlines

~ Metro bus and train timetables

~ Where to stay in Christchurch and Natinwide

~ Where to eat in Christchurch

~ Christchurch medical clinics

~ AA Travel drive times and distance calculators

how to book

Transfercar is an online relocation service providing really cheap (usually free) rental cars and campervan hire. With "free" we really mean the cars are free to drive, not even $1 a day! We don't charge anything for this. How can it be free? Here in New Zealand we call it relocating but overseas the concept is called driveaway or one way hire. Rental car or camper van companies need to move cars between their branches all the time. They can either use expensive trucks or trains or they can let you drive it for free. The rental operators win, you win. So how do we make money on this? Transfercar is charging a small fee to the rental operators for each successfull relocation. We are constantly looking for more relocation drivers. Families, students, backpackers, event-goers, seniors or other travellers are all welcome. You need to be over 18 and have a full drivers license. The most popular routes are between Queenstown, Christchurch, Picton, Wellington and Auckland but other locations are listed all the time. Most cars come with free ferry and insurance A free tank of fuel and other expenses covered is not unusual either. The website is updated daily with free rental car deals and you can sign up to our email notifications, Facebook page, Twitter profile or our blog to be notified when new hire cars, campers and motorhomes are added to the site.

Happy free travelling!

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