Sydney Car Rental Travel Guide
If you want to get around Sydney via your own steam, in your own time, and you have decided that renting a car offers the best solution, you’ll find a number of solutions that suit your needs.
In Sydney, car rental outlets abound giving travellers a wide range of options - from discounted to luxury, small and medium cars, people movers up to 7 seaters, 4 WDs, vans and minibuses, campervans, trucks and utes.
There are a number of car rental companies conveniently located at Sydney Airport both inside and outside the terminals. Free transfers are usually available for rental companies at the airport but outside the terminals proper. Some companies will even enable you to arrange to hire the car from major train stations or bus depots.
Rates may include pick up and drop off in Sydney or pick up and drop off at another location, even interstate.
Always check with your car rental company on points such as insurance cover, claims excess and charges for excess kilometres, which can easily sneak up during car hire. Sydney is surrounded by many world-famous attractions and beauty spots so allowing extra time, and kilometres, is a wise precaution.
There are all sorts of websites available which give you comparisons between companies offering car rental. Sydney locals and travellers may benefit from cheaper prices by booking on-line, however, check the companies reputation and history.
For Sydney car rental, a credit card is required and either a current Australian motor vehicle licence or a current licence from the traveller’s own country.