anya4oz

Can anyone recommend a good value, reliable (!) rental car outfit in Melbourne?

Although the public transport is rumored to be wonderful , I think we'll need a car for some of our upcoming validation/sussing-out trip.

All info much appreciated!

TIA,
Anya.

gary2rep

Try Budget, we used them last year (Dandenong, although premises throughout Australia) and were great as well as the cheapest.
Best of luck
Gary

Bordy

Yeah Budget is probably best, public transport is ok until you get to outer suburbs ( beyond the tram line ) then its not so good. Enjoy your trip though, its the best city in the world.

HiddenPaw

There are at least a dozen Budget rental places in Melbourne - including CBD, inner suburbs and airport. Website lists them all

Airport rentals normally carry a surcharge - this can add up quite a bit over a week or 2 - so if consdidering picking car up at airport ask about additional costs. Might be otherwise worth getting SkyBus to CBD and picking up car there, taxi, or taking a one-day rental from the airport and then swapping it for one from another branch.

anya4oz

Thanks for that info, folks!

Budget are pretty good here in the Uk, too, so look like a good choice for Melbourne.

Yes, we had planned to stay in a fairly central aparthotel & get a taxi into town to begin with, in any case (I'm not too good at driving straight after 25 hours traveling!).

Can you tell me - is it cheaper to rent once we're over there, rather than booking it from here in UK? I assume it is - it worked out *much* cheaper getting my friend in NZ to book the car from there.

Cheers,
Anya.

evorobin

Might want to get a quote from another company. We got a good deal on a Focus for two weeks in QLD with Europcar. Very good on fuel I have to say.