Campervan hire prices in Australia

Campervan hire prices per day in Australia

All Spaceships campervans are compact campervans that drive like a good car. And with automatic transmission and no fee for young drivers it means that anyone 18 years or older with a valid driving licence can rent & drive a Spaceships campervan. Prices below are per day, include GST and cover our full range of vehicles: the lowest (Super) Early Bird rates - booking early, low-season pick-ups - up to peak-season prices.

Prices depend on the season, the hire length and your route (pick-up and drop-off depot). They are also as flexible as airline prices and depend on many other factors as well, like supply & demand and seasonality. Our tropical Queensland depots - Brisbane, Cairns and Airlie Beach - are busy year-round, while Hobart and Melbourne have a clear low season. The further ahead you book, the lower the price. For your exact dates and route, our online booking system always shows you the lowest available price. Guaranteed.

Making your Australian road trip easier and cheaper

The award-winning Spaceships campervans are perfect for your Australian road trip. With pick-up and drop-off locations throughout Australia, you can start your travels in your favourite city. And with no one-way fees, unlimited kilometres and no fee for extra drivers you can have the best and longest road trip in Australia ever.

No hidden costs. Here's what's included for free.

Some campervan companies advertise a low daily rate and then add the real costs at the counter — one-way fees, young-driver fees, extra-driver fees, card payment fees. Not here. Every Spaceships hire includes:

• Unlimited kilometres: drive as far as your road trip takes you
• Basic insurance included: upgrade options available if you want zero worries
• All cooking & sleeping gear:  bedding, cooking equipment and utensils, no rental charges
• Extra drivers: share the wheel at no extra cost
• No fees for one-way trips: pick up in Sydney, drop off in Cairns, pay nothing extra. Just make sure to book it as a one-way trip
• No young-driver fees: everyone 18+ with a valid licence pays the same low price
• No card payment fees: the price you see is the price you'll pay
• Free 24/7 pick-up at most depots (contactless after-hours pick-up)

Optional extras like a picnic table, solar shower or GPS/SatNav are clearly priced when you select them — never added as a surprise at pick-up.

The Spaceships travel hack: lock in your price for free

Here's a tip most travellers don't know about. You don't have to book right away to secure a great price. Create an online quote and email it to yourself, this locks in the quoted price for 3 to 7 days, depending on the season.

That gives you time to plan your road trip, compare options or wait for pay-day, without watching the price slip away. If you decide to go ahead while your quote is still valid, you'll pay exactly the price on your quote, even if online prices have gone up in the meantime. If the quote expires, no worries: you can simply create a new one at the current rate.

And the best part? It's completely free. No promo code needed, no deposit, no strings attached. You only pay the 20% deposit once you actually turn your quote into a booking.

The "secret" of campervan deals at Spaceships Australia

Spaceships campervans are easy to drive, just like a regular car. All prices online are clear and easy to understand. No hidden fees. All discount deals that are active will be applied automatically by our online supercomputer aka our booking engine. Simply select your travel dates and you'll see the best rates available. Try it now and lock in that deal by sending a quote via email to yourself. 

You will always get the lowest price available, no hidden fees, and all discounts that are available are applied automatically. It's super easy to book your discounted campervan for your Australia road trip.

Do last-minute campervan deals exist in Australia?

Planning as you go? Plenty of travellers do. It's one of the best things about a long Aussie trip. But here's the honest answer on last-minute prices:

In peak season (December–February) and in tropical Queensland, last-minute usually means more expensive, not less. Our fleet regularly sells out over summer, so the early bird gets the better price. That's exactly what our Super Early Bird discount is for: book early, save 10%.

In shoulder and low season, last-minute can work in your favour. When there's more supply than demand, rates drop - and our booking engine always shows you the lowest live price, no haggling or "secret deals" needed.

And then there are relocations. When we need a Spaceship moved from one depot to another, you can drive it there for as low as AU$1 per day. Relocations are restrictive (a set, limited number of days, often one-way only and no extension possible) but unbeatable on price. Check if a relocation is available. For most travellers, their travel plan needs a cheap one-way road trip - like at Spaceships as there is no fee for one-way trips - instead of a relocation (too limited for most holiday travellers).

Golden rule: if you see a good price, lock it in with a free quote, even if you're still deciding. That's what the quote lock is for.

When is the cheapest time to hire a campervan in Australia?

It depends on where you're going. Hobart and Melbourne have a real winter low season with the lowest rates. Brisbane, Cairns and Airlie Beach are popular year-round, so prices there stay steadier. Sydney, Adelaide and Perth sit in between. Across the country, shoulder season (autumn and spring) is the sweet spot: good weather, fewer crowds, sharper prices.

The 10% Super Early Bird discount is active for bookings made well ahead of travel - the earlier you book, the more you save. All current discounts are applied automatically in our booking system; you never need a promo code.

Do I need a promo code to get a discount on campervans?

Nope! At Spaceships, it's super easy to lock in a discount deal or promotion. You don't have to do a thing. You don't need a promo code or discount code and you don't need to know any special handshakes. It's all done automatically here. As soon as a promo is active on your travel dates and road trip route, our supercomputer aka booking engine will apply it. It will automatically show up on your online quote. Try it and get on today. You'll always get the best available price with any active discount or promo already applied. Promised.

Are there any special campervan deals around the holiday period?

Deals come and go throughout the year at Spaceships campervan rentals in Australia. Even if you don't see a deal online there's nothing to worry about. A lower daily campervan price beats any discount off a higher daily price. Campervan prices fluctuate through the week, month and year. It is just like airline tickets, no two seats are the same price in the same week.

At Spaceships, you'll always get the lowest price for your date/route combo, no matter whether there is a deal on or not. Plus we have our Price Match Policy. That is what we call booking without worries. Not many campervan rental companies in Australia or travel agencies can say that.

But there is one sneak preview we can share with you. There is always a Black Friday & Cyber Monday deal at Spaceships Australia. But shhh, don't tell everyone yet, especially if it's not Black Friday/Cyber Monday time yet. It takes place at the end of November.

Book direct and get the best deal. Guaranteed.

Travel agents and comparison sites will tell you they can find you a better price. Here's the thing: we're the ones operating the fleet, and our booking system always shows the lowest available price - the same one any agent would see. With our Lowest Price Promise and Price Match Service, nobody can book a Spaceship cheaper than you can.

Booking direct also means:

• Full flexibility: change your booking before pick-up, no middleman to contact. You deal directly with our friendly Aussie Crew so no need for an overseas travel agent to wake up and to get things done in their timezone. Our Aussie Crew is local so we get things done in Aussie time zones (yes we are spread out over the country, just like our depots).
• Direct support: from the actual Spaceships crew, before, during and after your trip
• Full control over your booking: when you book direct you'll have more options at your disposal on our Online Check-in Portal. You can make more changes than when booked via a travel agent and you can decide when to pay the remaining balance, as long as it is done 7 days prior to pick-up.
• No middleman fees or markups — ever! Any discount or deal that is available will be applied by our booking engine. You don't have to search for hidden or secret deals as these do not exist in the world of Spaceships. Everyone gets the lowest price available for their preferred date/route combo.

Support an Australian-owned and operated company and book direct. That's the best deal there is.