Cheapest campervan hire in Australia (updated daily)

By daily rate in low season (June 2027 in the south, February in Cairns), through Wanderlust: Elements RV World $44, Awesome Campers $68, Travellers Autobarn $71, Spaceships $78, TREK Campers $80, JUCY $81 a day, all in for 7 nights. The hi-top brands MightyLITE, Mighty, Apollo, Britz were $129 to $186 a day at their own prices. Checked 28 October 2026.

For a budget 2-berth, $44 to $81 a day through Wanderlust in June 2027 (Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne) and February 2027 (Cairns), all in. The same vans were up to twice as much a day at Christmas.

For a normal hire, the budget 2-berth wagons: through Wanderlust, 7 nights Sydney to Brisbane (10–17 November 2026) was $479 all in for a Awesome Campers Compact or a Spaceships Alpha, below the rental companies' own websites (checked 27 October 2026). The cheapest of all are relocation deals at about $1 a day, but the route, pick-up date and number of days are fixed and fuel is usually yours to pay. Northbound one-ways from Sydney or Brisbane and November or winter dates are the cheapest times; Christmas and southbound trips from Cairns cost the most.

Yes. We quote them side by side for your dates, and on vans we can check our price is lower than the operator's own website: for 10–17 November 2026 Sydney to Brisbane, Awesome Campers Compact was $479 with us against $530 direct; Spaceships Alpha was $479 with us against $515 direct; Spaceships Beta was $539 with us against $587 direct. There is no booking fee, and you get the same van, the same included cover and 24/7 roadside assistance.

Only if the deal already matches your plans. You drive a set route in a set number of days (often 3 to 6), usually with a kilometre limit, and fuel, bond and campsites are on you; deals go first come, first served. For your own pace, more days or a choice of van, a normal one-way hire is better value, and some East Coast brands charge no one-way fee. We quote normal hires, not relocations.

Daily rates start at $49 for a 2-seater camper and $175 for a motorhome, van hire only. School holidays, December–January and short hires cost more per day; the live quote shows the exact rate for your dates.

The 2-Seater, 2-Sleeper Campervan, from $49 a day. Compact wagon with a full bed in the back. Cheapest way to road-trip Australia in a vehicle you can sleep in.

At 21 days (≈ 3,000 km) in a 2-seater camper, van hire is from $1,029, about $515 each if two share. Add fuel, campsites and the one-way fee; most people take 14–28 days.

For 7 nights (10–17 Nov 2026) the cheapest van was $605 (Spaceships Alpha) and the cheapest hi-top $1,264 on the rental companies' own websites, one-way fee and basic cover included. The same week the other way, Sydney to Brisbane, was from $490: one-way prices depend on which way the vans need to move. We quote both directions live and our price is lower than the operator's own website on vans we can check.

In our checks, yes. Fourteen nights Cairns to Sydney (10–24 Nov 2026) was from $2,118, against $959 northbound, and the cheapest budget vans were on request only. In our checks, starting in Sydney or Brisbane and driving north was the cheaper way round.

Fuel, campsites or caravan parks, a one-way fee when you drop off in a different city (it varies by season), and optional excess reduction, about $30–75 a day depending on the brand. Basic insurance and 24/7 roadside assistance come with every rental we quote.

For two or more people on a trip of five days or longer, usually yes: the van is your bed, transport and kitchen. Solo it costs more, and a bus pass with hostels is more social.

On 22 October 2026, 7 nights Sydney to Brisbane from 10 November 2026 cost $490 to $562 for a budget 2-berth wagon, $630 to $1,664 for a premium or hi-top 2-berth, and from $1,624 for a motorhome, on the rental companies' own websites. Booked through Wanderlust the same week (checked 27 October 2026), the budget vans were from $479.

No. The rental company pays our commission, so the rate we quote is the rate you pay. Found the same van cheaper for the same dates? Send it to us and we'll do our best to beat it.