I am planning for a trip to Gold coast.
Any suggestion for a car rental?
Can collect car at airport right?
I'm planning to do a 1day self-drive tour and need some help from you guys here
1. Do I need to top-up for excess reduction if my rental vehicle coverage from ACE is capped at $500?
2. Around how much is the petrol and parking prices?
thanks for the info!!!Big car companies like Avis, Thrifty, Hertz able to collect in the airport. If you are looking for budget ones, you may have to travel a bit further to collect. Same goes when you return the car. You have to plan properly how's the transportation to the venue for collection / returning.
Since it is only a short holiday trip, IMO would rather save the hassle and collect in the airport. But the amount $$ difference is A LOT!
Hi something to check.
As I will be stayign in Broadbeach, it is necessary to rent a car or just take the public transport for the surfer paradise/main site seeing /shopping area?
Would it be better to rent car( 4pax) instead as i heard the public transport aint cheap either.
Movie/Sea world theme park no parking charges?
Wow thats really unbelievable
Thanks!! Your info are sure helpful.I think it would depend on where you are staying and what attractions you are going for. If you are confining yourself to the coastal stretch of GC (and the surrounding theme parks), I believe public transport will be fine. They have many bus services available and there are services which go straight to the various theme parks. Surfer's Paradise is only a short distance away from Broadbeach so it will at most be a couple of bus stops away.
But given that you have four persons, if you have the budget, I say go for a car rental. It opens up a lot of options (e.g. the national parks are inaccessible by public transport) and frees up your schedule by quite a bit since you don't have to wait for buses all the time.
Like I said above, parking at theme parks is free of charge (and there are MANY lots available). The major shopping centres such as Pacific Fair and Robina also have free parking. The only place where parking might be an issue would be Surfer's Paradise (including the shopping centres) and the central area of Broadbeach (near to The Oasis). If you are driving to Surfer's, you may want to consider parking at Bruce Bishop carpark. Free parking for the first two hours when I was there. Cheers!
Hi something to check.
As I will be stayign in Broadbeach, it is necessary to rent a car or just take the public transport for the surfer paradise/main site seeing /shopping area?
Would it be better to rent car( 4pax) instead as i heard the public transport aint cheap either.
Movie/Sea world theme park no parking charges?
Wow thats really unbelievable
hey chuanfatt can share the contacts for the car rental company. and the address? will they send the car to u? and do u need to driv to their place to return?
thanks.