Car / Motor home., Gold Coast

If you want to hire a campervan or motorhome on the gold coast my experience is that the choice is limited but I recommend a Brisbane company called Govans as they will deliver a motorhome to your hotel or Coolangatta Airport.

We hired a car from thirfty for 6 days, and they offered us a great deal. 6 Days car hire with insurance plus buy a theme park super pass from them and get one free. Given that our passes would have been $340 ($170 each), We paid about $500 for the whole deal, so the car hire only cost us about $160. They even upgraded us to the next car.

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There are a number of reliable car rental companies to choose from on the Gold Coast including all the major ones at the airport.

Europcar offer discounts to Virgin Blue passengers so we managed to get a good deal from them.

The 8 person Tarago cost about $1,600 for 2 weeks and the 5 person Mitsubishi wagon cost around $1,200 for 2 weeks which included insurances.

We covered a lot of miles over the fortnight on the Gold Coast so renting a car for that period was a very wise choice.

There are plenty of taxis here and public transport is also available but moving 10 people around to the various attractions would make that a challenge for us each time.

Car Rental is the best way to maove around Gold Coast. Excellant deals are available at Gold Coast for new and used cars. New cars are avaialble for as low as A$35.00 PER DAY. The petrol rate is around A$1.20 PER litre.
There was one near my Hotel called Costless Car Rental. They had offers of new car at the rate of A$27.00 for 1.3 Litre car.
Online booking rates are cheaper. I wouldnt suggest renting out car beforehand. Best is to come over to Gold Coast and hire a car at the airport itself. Most of the big Car rental co's have their office at the Airport and they offer competitive rates.
Address:
Shop 2 Cosmopoliton Building
3142, Gold Coast Highway, Surfers Paradise QLD 4217

The car that you see in the photo is not for rent. In fact it is one of the antique cars on display in Movie World and I was just fascinated by it.

1. Avis and Thrifty are big competitors in Australia. When hiring, compare prices first and then use the price advantage to squeeze the competitor further. I managed to secure 5 days car hire with a large size Holden Commodore from Thrifty at A$128.00!

2. If you plan to hire on the Gold Coast, Thirfty have an excelent little voucher booklet. (So does Avis I believe, but the vouchers vary). This booklet gave me 1-for-1 entry into Movieworld (saves you A$60.00) and 1-for-1 into Ripley's.
(I don't know how long this will go for, but as of October 2005 that is the case.)

To refer, please see the weblinks below. Note that the avis page is the standard page, but the Thrifty page is specific ONLY to the Gold Coast Thrifty rental venues.

Sarah and I decided that the best way to see the Gold Coast is by hiring a car. We definitely packed on the miles with this little Renault... I would highly recommend getting a 4 cylinder to save on your petrol bill!!

We chose Budget from the online deals available from Brisbane!

When travelling by road from south take the turning at Mooball (Warning, locals pronounce it 'Moble') and go the coast road. You bypass Murwillumbah and it takes 20min off your journey. Plus it's more scenic. You come out at Kingscliff. If travellin' by plane Coolangatta airport is very accessable to all of Gold Coast.
The bus service is very good as well.

Although the bus services are ok to get around along the main roads and highway, and the rail for getting to Brisbane they are not always the most convenient.

By far the handiest way to get around the Gold Coast is by car. This way you get to wherever you want to go, when 'you' want to.

There are plenty of car rental places around. Just ask at the desk of the hotel you are staying and they should be able to help you. Alternatively you could pre-book a rental car through the internet/over the phone.

New cars cost approx. $50.00 - $120.00 and second-hand cars from $30.00 per day.