Road Trips

Enjoy a Sunshine Coast road trip filled with Kids School Holidays Activities QLD school holidays for 2022 is about to swing into action, and although they are always an exciting time of year for families it can be difficult to come up with new fun school holiday activities for kids to enjoy. East Coast Car […]

East Coast Car Rentals Hobart #ThereStartsHere Winner East Coast Car Rentals #ThereStartsHere photo contest is a monthly contest where our renters share their photos and stories from our 11 East Coast Car Rental locations. With the chance to win $500 CASH each and every month we eagerly await all the great snapshots and inspiring travel […]

If we put together a list of all the places to visit during Autumn in Australia, we’d have you reading all day long. To save you a little bit of time we’ve carefully selected our top 3 Autumn destinations in driving distance to a handful of our East Coast Car Rental locations that might just […]

Each year, Sydney host’s the world’s largest and vibrant Gay, Lesbian and Trans pride festival, The Sydney Mardi Gras. A festival with historic roots dating back to the 1970’s which has now become an event recognized on a global scale, and pre-covid would attract nearly 500,000 attendants from Australia and around the world to experience […]

Choosing our Pay Now option gives you an immediate saving all day, every day, but we understand Australians are living in a brave new travel world where border and regional closures can occur almost overnight, sending your best made holiday plans into disarray. That’s why we’ve decided to continue offering Pre-pay & Save, but with […]

Hatching season is upon us and what better way to start the New Year than a road trip to one of Queensland’s many turtle havens to watch these cute little guys take their first steps. January through to March is the best time to see the annual turtle march when the summer heat rouses the […]

  There are two options when deciding how to get from Melbourne to Sydney – flying or driving – but there’s only one real winner. By hiring a car with East Coast Car Rentals, you not only eliminate worry about the logistics of a flight, you also get to take your time stopping off at […]

  Are you planning a stargazing trip this summer? Adelaide is a fabulous spot, because it’s not only a cool city, but it’s also a central location from which to base your nights spent staring up. If you’re flying into Adelaide and want to get out and about to the best stargazing spots around South […]

  You’ve just booked your rental car from Cairns. The first leg of your road trip down the East Coast of Australia is beginning. However, do you know the hottest spots to check out before reaching Brisbane? Bundaberg You might have heard of Bundaberg rum. Or maybe Bundaberg’s Lemon Lime and Bitters, Ginger beer or other […]

If you ever had an excuse to get hyped about the wizarding world, it's now. The magical stage show 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child', the eighth story in the series that took the world by storm, has landed in Melbourne.   Far from where JK Rowling first found herself enchanted with the idea of Hogwarts and […]