Hiring a car to explore Melbourne and Victoria offers flexibility and convenience for those without their own vehicle or where public transport is not available. Car hire depots are located within Melbourne, a number of regional cities and towns, and at several airports.

Major car hire companies

Major international car hire companies have rental depots in Victoria. They are:

Avis Phone: 13 63 33	Budget Phone: 1300 362 848	Enterprise Phone: 1300 035 807
Europcar Phone: 1300 131 390	Hertz Phone: 13 30 39	SIXT Phone: 1300 367 227

Car hire at airports

Car hire depots are located at these airports in Victoria:

Driving on toll roads with a hire car

Melbourne has several toll roads. All toll roads in Melbourne are cashless, so vehicles are identified for billing purposes when passing under toll gantries without stopping. Identification occurs either through communication with an electronic tag fitted inside the vehicle or with cameras that can read vehicle number plates.

When hiring a vehicle, there are usually standard arrangements in place to cover the payment of tolls, however renters should confirm the nature of those arrangements. This ensures the person renting the vehicle doesn't need to be concerned with whether they drive on a toll road or how to make payment. Avis, Budget, Europcar, Hertz and Thrifty allow renters to have tolls incurred automatically billed to their credit card. There will also be an additional service fee for each day a toll road is used, or a once-off toll administration fee if any toll road is used.

Nearest car hire depots for a location in Victoria