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Cheap Car Rental Brisbane CBD
If you’re in the need for a budget car hire in Brisbane CBD, our friendly customer service team is just a phone call away. Alternatively, you can book your rental through the form above and we’ll reach out to you for confirmation promptly.
Budget Car Rental Brisbane City
Your budget car hire Brisbane CBD will suit all needs and budgets.
Budget Car Rental Brisbane CBD
Brisbane is the bustling riverside metropolis of Queensland, nestled between the sea and stunning national parkland. It’s a global metropolitan area that’s constantly growing. Brisbane’s reputation as a centre for arts, culture, and eating has risen in recent years.
What makes Brisbane so unique is how it has managed to maintain its tight connections to nature as well as its classic, laid-back Queensland attitude.
While Brisbane is also known for its efficient public transport system, securing your own cheap car hire in Brisbane City will give you more flexibility in your itinerary to explore what the city has to offer.
We’ve curated a list of activities and attractions which you can explore with your budget car hire in Brisbane City:
Farmer’s Markets
The Brisbane region has some lovely farmland, and there’s no better way to appreciate the hard work these farmers put in than to visit their markets. This list of Brisbane’s most fantastic farmers’ markets will introduce you to fresh local produce from the Lockyer Valley to Somerset and the Scenic Rim.
From 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., one of Brisbane’s best farmers’ markets will set up shop in Brisbane Square. Meet farmers and producers, buy fresh produce and pasta, sample cheese and jams, and buy meat, seafood, and hot smoked salmon to take home with the kids.
Paddington Shopping District
You’ll find a variety of trendy boutiques, homewares businesses, magnificent antiques, presents, and gems as you travel down Given and Latrobe Terraces.
What distinguishes Paddington from other shopping locations is that many of the establishments are one-of-a-kind or small local companies maintained by enthusiastic and experienced proprietors who are eager to assist you in having an outstanding shopping experience.
The Scenic Rim
The Scenic Rim is a lush region rich in lakes, mountains, fertile soil, and vast plains. Everything from pecans and beets to sheep cheese, free-range eggs, and olive oil is harvested and grown by a slew of food producers.
Local chefs and home cooks love it, so stop by the Rim and stock up on gourmet ingredients for your next dinner.
Brisbane Distillery Company
It’s time to showcase one of the top bars in Brisbane’s West End in terms of entertainment. There’s no doubting that Australia’s spirit and alcohol business is thriving, with small-batch distilleries, microbreweries, and boutique bars and experiences springing up all across the country.
And, at least in Brisbane, the Brisbane Distillery Company is making significant progress. The Brisbane Distillery Company is manufacturing new batches of gin, vodka, and rum on-site and allowing visitors to manufacture and distil their own gin.
Spoiled for Choice
Brisbane City is a treasure mine of things to do, with heritage buildings and sleek glass towers. Explore everything from bustling commercial districts to kid-friendly activities, as well as quiet gallery strolls, high-end eateries, and alleyway brews.
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
Yes, however, the person with the credit card must be on the Rental Contract as the main driver so they will need to have a current open driver’s licence written in English.
Alpha Car Hire Australia Pty Ltd reserves the right to charge a minimum cancellation fee of $50 if 7 or more days’ notice is provided prior to the day of collection. It is at Alpha Car Hire Australia Pty Ltd’s discretion to charge up to 50% of the rental cost if less than 7 days’ notice is given.
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.
What Our Customers Say About Us
Fantastic. Bus was waiting. Staff friendly.Car clean and ready to go.Great prices.
3 day visit to catch up with family.$60 per day run around MG hatchback.Get $20 travel insurance when booking flight saves you needing to get car insurance... saving and coverage.Just means you need $1000 deposit upfront, get that back on return of car.15min to and from airport.Perfect for me.Thanks Alpha Car Hire
Efficient service, very helpful service. Good access to Brisbane Airport within working hours.
Read the fine print - gratefully, we were told this before starting our journey. $3.30 admin will be charged to every toll.Leave enough time for the team to take you back to the airport. We had to wait at least 15 minutes. Dave was brilliant. He keeps to the speed limit all the way from Alpha to the airport. Comfortable, careful ride after dropping off car.
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
Whole process from online booking to car return was easy. All staff were friendly and helpful and the car as ordered, clean and ran well. The shuttle bus to the Alpha premises was quick and much appreciated. With good value and great service Alpha will be our first choice in future, when we need a rental car.
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!
Friendly, prompt and helpful. Thankyou Ernesto 👍Such a great company to deal with!
Trouble free booking, collecting and returning car. Friendly staff. Good service. Highly recommended
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! =)
Excellent service and the car I rented was value for money. But the car had fungus smell and the uplostry was dirty. Apart from these the car is good to drive with family members. I recommend this company for car hire. Hope they maintain the car with cleanliness and fungus smell removed before that hand over to customers.
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.
Efficient check out but they missed a few comments about what grade of fuel to use and to advise me about the tire pressure warning light. Also the fuel tank in my car was not full when I picked it up.
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!
