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Budget Car Hire Ballarat VIC
Our promise to you is a seamless and affordable car hire experience, backed with ever-reliable customer support. Whenever you need a rental vehicle, simply click the button below or call the number to get in touch with our car hire experience specialists.
Alternatively, you can proceed with booking your vehicle online and choose the ‘Request Call’ option as your payment type to pay over the phone and to discuss any enquiries with our team.
Ballarat Airport Car Rental
Your car hire in Geelong comes in a range of options to satisfy all of your transportation needs.
Places to Visit with your Cheap Car Rental in Ballarat
A quick hour’s drive west of Melbourne will take you to a melting pot of culture, art, culinary gems, fine wines and exciting attractions all set on a celebrated heritage backdrop. With so much in store for tourists and visitors, it might be hard to make the most out of your stay in this area. This is why we’ve curated a list of our recommended must-sees, must-dos and must-eats to help you make your holidays more special and memorable.
Family Fun
Art Gallery of Ballarat
Located in Ballarat’s central heritage precinct, a visit to this location takes you to the oldest regional art gallery in Australia. Itss prestige has earned itself the right to house a stunning collection of Australian masterpieces, including an extensive collection of paintings, ceramic creations, sculptures and other works on paper.
Ballarat Indoor Go-Karts, Laserforce & Entertainment Centre
This family-oriented entertainment centre boasts a 400-square-metre lastertag venue, offering up to 30 futuristic Gen7 suits to match its standing as the fifth-longest-running centre of its kind in the world. It’s also opened its new Arcade Entertainment Zone stacked with the latest equipment, including twin basketball hoops, virtual driving games, air hockey machines and claw games with great prizes up for grabs—literally.
Ballarat Wildlife Park
Sitting on the outskirts of the city, this marvelous gum tree habitat was founded through a passion for wildlife and environmental conservation. When Greg Parker started the park in 1985, he envisioned exciting activities that tourists can enjoy today: free roaming kangaroos, ‘Crunch’ the five-metre supercroc, a tiger sanctuary, conservation presentations, animal encounters and more.
Maze House
This isn’t your typical garden maze—you’re tasked to find clues within the maze to claim your special prize at the end while you test your skills in carnival games, including Return Bowling, Knock-em-Down, Buzz Tests and so much more. All set in a five-acre garden featuring vegetable patches, a creek, an orchard, a cutting garden. The venue also offers a milk bar serving ice cream, cold drinks and coffee.
Food and Drink
- Azzuri – Mediterranean Food
- Ballarat Yacht Club – Casual Breakfast and Lunch
- Boatshed Restaurant – Coffees and Cakes
- Brown Grain – Thai Food
- Carboni’s Italian Kitchen
- Dyers Steak Table
- Freight Bar & Restaurant – Modern Bistro Style
- Fu Man Lou Dumpling Bar
- Golden Crown Chinese Restaurant
- Gor Gait That Noodle and Street Food
Cafes
- 1816 Bakehouse
- Arch View Café
- Beechworth Bakery
- Black Vault
- Café at Provincial
- Café by Grillers Mark
- Clothesline Café
- Cobb’s Coffee
- Drive Café
- Europa Café
FAQ's
You may request a quotation and check availability without making a reservation. Complete only the first pages of the rates and reservations process. If you wish to make a reservation at this time and with these details simply continue by pressing the “Book Now” Button.
At the end of the reservation process, you will receive a “Reservation Confirmation” page with the reservation number highlighted. You will also receive a confirmation email containing the details of your reservation and collection procedure.
Extending the rental duration is possible at time of check out or during the rental itself. You will need to contact or come in person to the nearest location. The extension is subject to vehicle availability and extra payment.
Yes. Please contact our Reservations team and they will be more than happy to help. 1300 227 473 or NZ 0800 445 492
We charge a full day’s fee if the vehicle is returned 2 hours beyond the drop-off time.
For example, if a full-day rental is from 8:00 am to 8:00 am the next day, and you use the vehicle from 8:00 am to 10:00 am the next day, you exceed the 2-hour limit. If you have any questions, please get in touch with our customer service team.
You may receive a refund of your booking fee, minus any applicable cancellation fees. We do not charge cancellation fees for bookings cancelled more than 48 hours before pickup. Otherwise, for cancellations within or less than 48 hours of pickup, a fixed $75 cancellation fee will be applicable.
If the vehicle is returned up to 1 hour late, one-third of the rental will be charged. If it is returned beyond two hours late, two-thirds of the rental will be charged. If returned three hours late or more, a full day’s rental is charged.
Please refer to our Car Hire Terms and Conditions
All vehicles are covered with 24-hour roadside assistance, provided by the relevant state automotive club. This includes all mechanical breakdowns. Roadside Assistance does not cover non-mechanical defects such as lost keys, keys locked in the vehicle, flat battery due to lights being left on etc. Costs charged can be obtained by contacting Customer Service on 1300 227 473.
All Alpha vehicles which are rented have comprehensive insurance with a standard liability that is applicable to renters that may be reduced with one of Alpha’s waiver options. For passenger vehicles (hatchbacks, sedans, family cars, SUVs, 8-seater vans and Utes) the standard liability is $4,400 for drivers over 21 years of age. For more information on our Standard Liability Protection Cover visit our Terms & Conditions.
What are the exclusions to liability waivers?
The following are not covered by the Total Protection Liability Waiver, Premium Protection Liability Waiver, or the Collision Damage Liability Waiver:
- Reversing damage
- Overhead damage
- Undercarriage damage
- Water damage
- Hail damage
- Negligence or Abuse
Please note that you will not have the benefit of Alpha’s insurance if the rental vehicle is driven on unsealed roads.
If you run a business with ongoing transportation needs, you know as well as anyone that handling maintenance, inventory and financing can be both an expense and a hassle. If you need to supplement your fleet for a short-term or longer term, our friendly team will happily provide a quote.
To help you explore more Victoria destinations during your holiday, you can rent a car from us if you’re looking to explore Melbourne, Melbourne CBD, South Yarra, St. Kilda, Geelong, Dandenong, Southbank, Point Cook, Cranbourne, Fitzroy, Carlton, and Bendigo.
What Our Customers Say About Us
Your service on line at counter was prompt.Our car was good and clean, there was no cigarette smell in the car.Alpha shuttle service was great, very good customer service from the gentleman that picked us up and dropped is off at the airport.We would definitely use them again
Made a last minute booking, staff were easy to deal with and friendly. Car was clean and drove well. Very happy 🙂
I have hired cars all over the world and this would be by far the best experience I have ever had. Everyone involved was well trained and helpful. The car was great (Maybe could have had a bit of instruction with use of modern cars). The two drivers of the shuttle were really good and there was very little wait.An all-round pleasant experience.Thank you.
Cannot fault any part of the experience with Alpha Car Hire. The pick up and drop off driver was amazing helpful and very professional, office staff efficient and pleasant, the car was clean but was not impressed with the MG3. Overall a great experience
Highly recommended! Great value, no nonsense car hire co. Airport shuttle drivers were great, and even helped us return to get a handbag left in their waiting room. Service staff explained everything carefully and the car was perfect for our needs!
Car rental for 15 days at very good value for moneyComfortable car adapted to my needsSimple and effective procedures for collecting and returning the vehicleClose to the airportPractical!I recommend +++👍
Fast pickup from the airport and drop on the way back. The staff was friendly, the car was what was expected. Great experience and price.
Alpha provides an excellent array of well-priced, high-quality vehicles for hire. Their service - from the airport shuttle right through the collection of the car - is efficient, friendly, and generally pleasant. On return, the efficiency is magnified, and the shuttle back to the airport is timely and comfortable. The quality of the end-to-end service is very high. I highly recommend Alpha if you ever need a car hire when flying in from Brisbane.
My partner and I rented a car for five day in our stay in the Gold Coast and the price was really good and affordable. The process to pick up and dropp off the car were also really fast and easy, and the car that they gave us was beautiful and really easy to drive!Gonna choose Alpha Car next time for sure! =)
Edited: changing from1 star to 4 because despite the email support being next to nothing - when I picked up second car and the aircon didn’t work consistently I called and explained the intermittent problems and water dripping on my feet and they replaced it the same day. Did waste a half day for me driving there and back but they fixed the problem and that’s most importantI have one positive. The airport shuttle driver was fabulous. But that’s about where it stops.- online communication is extremely poor- car was filthy- car was not full of petrolDespite making contact 3 times about the state of the car and fuel my messages have been ignored. I have left the car far cleaner than when I received it so if their cleaning fee is charged I’ll be annoyed- the warnings about the cleaning fee are quite intense and definitely makes one feel paranoid and unable to enjoy their journeys.Price was okay. Until I extended by 15 hours or so and then completely unreasonable for a car I had had to get up to an acceptable cleaning level of my first day.Photos only a few examples. Unfortunate that I picked the car up in the dark so didn’t see til the morning. On my hire next week I’ll be looking closer for sure.Do not tell me that this is not the ALPHA way and the next customer will benefit. I’d like to know how I will be compensated. And clearly the next customer won’t benefit as I haven’t benefited from all the previous comments with similar complaints.
Customer service is good. Picking up and returning of the car is hassle free. Car is relatively new and well maintained. Price is cheaper compared to other established companies. Shuttle service is efficient. Will definitely recommend to friends and families. Rented from 9th Dec toc 2023.
The airport shuttle was efficient. There’s a free public phone at the international airport that you can use to call for it, and we waited about 10 minutes. The purple buses are easy to spot. When we returned the car at the end of the hire the shuttle went straight away.The car was a fairly basic model with 48k km on the clock but it did the job, and was clean and in good condition. Good value. I would use them again.
Good cars, excellent variety and keen rates. Easy website booking. Airport pick up and drop off very good. Good people to deal with. I’ve used these guys twice and will continue on every Brisbane visit.
First time hire with Alpha and I must say it was great. Much better value than other hire companies. Was reticent about the off airport location but the shuttle was easy, virtually no waiting and drivers friendly and polite. Check-in and drop off very easy as well. Again, staff were great. Car clean and no problems.
I used Alpha 10 years back when they had just started out and loved their service back then, so when it came time to hire another car in Brisbane I sought them out. Super pleased to see their great work has paid off and they are now a massive company but have retained the small company service and vibe. Super friendly staff from the shuttle drivers, to front desk and phones. 0800 is answered quickly unlike others. Nice vehicles and great price. Will be back for sure.
Great experience renting a truck (both times). In both cases - clean interior, runs well. Hydraulic lift, A/C, cruise control were in good working order. Booked and paid online, no hassle pickup and drop off, friendly staff. Also, great price on truck rental, looks like the best in the city. Don't forget to fill that tank when returning the vehicle.
The business is located in the perfect spot in Hendra and there is a service station only metres away, making it super easy to refuel just before returning the car. The staff are quick, friendly and efficient. The car I had was relatively new and in excellent condition (although it did need a more thorough clean, which could be due to my last minute booking). The shuttle bus runs regularly and the driver was extremely helpful and considerate. Overall, I was very happy with every aspect of my first experience with them. It won't be my last!
