Thrifty, Car Rental

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Pickup
Return
Opening Hours
Deposit
Accepted Cards
E-voucher
Age requirements
Driver's License Requirements
Additional Extras
Cross Border
Cross Islands
Distances to Landmarks

Thrifty - Information, Car Rental Instructions & Policies

Address

Melbourne Downtown - 390 Elizabeth Street Melbourne Vic 3000

Telephone

Pick-up Instructions

Pickup instruction is being collected.

Drop-off Instructions

Return instruction is being collected.

Opening Hours

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Deposit

Deposits are depending on which car type your rental car falls into, and can be paid with credit cards (pre-authorization)

Representative Car Models	Deposit Amount(approx.)	Business Days Required for Refund
Applicable to all car types，incl. Compact，Suv，Economy，Mini and others. Pack up ^	USD300-5000	30-60

Accepted Cards

Credit cards issued by the following companies qualify a car rental from this store: Visa, Master

E-voucher

Yes. E-voucher is accepted. Show the digital voucher on your mobile instead of a print-out is good enough.

Age requirements

21 - 99 years old

Young Driver Fee applies at 21 - 25 years old with charge of USD 16.3338 - 27.5 per day approximately.

Driver's License Requirements

The main driver and any additional drivers must provide a full physical driving licence with no major endorsements. The license should be held for at least 1 year(s).

For foreign renters, you need to bring:

Original driving licence + International Driving Permit (IDP)

Please note that an International Driving Permit(IDP) is only a translation.You must present your original driving licence with the original IDP at the counter.

Original Japanese Driving Licence + Dealer translation

Translation templates provided by car rental companies, available online for free: https://jp.qeeq.com/tld-topic

For local renters, you need to bring:

Full driver's license issued in Australia

Additional Extras

Extras Prices

Additional driver

Note that all drivers must provide their valid documentation.

AUD 5.5/day

capped at AUD 27.5

GPS rental

Provided by the local stores. Usually, interface and voice are of the local language.

AUD 19/day

Infant car seat rental

Recommended for children weighing under 20 lbs /9kg (birth to approx. 1-12 months)

AUD 24.2/day

capped at AUD 96.8

Child car seat rental

Recommended for children weighing 20-40 lbs /9-18kg (approx. 1 - 3 years)‌

AUD 24.2/day

capped at AUD 96.8

Child booster seat rental

Recommended for children weighing 40-80 lbs /18-36 kg

AUD 24.2/day

capped at AUD 96.8

Cross Border

To be updated

Cross Islands

Conditional:

Depending on which island to bring the rental cars to, policies differ:
Bruny Island, Churchill Island, Phillip Island, Mornington Peninsula, Kangaroo Island

Thrifty will allow the vehicles to be taken to Bruny Island provided you pick up from certain branch. Such as Sydney Airport，Hobart Airport, Hobart City,Adelaide Downtown, Launceston Airport and Launceston City. Please confirm the surcharges with supplier. Customer should be liable for all the damage when transiting the cars. The vehicle insurance deductible may be adjusted,please consult the counter staff for details.

Must-not:

Taking rental cars to following islands is not allowed：
Rottnest Island, Fitzroy Island, Mornington Island, Mariah Island, Magnetic Island, Fraser Island

Excess

Collision Damage Waiver Excess differs by car model:

AUD 4000-5500 for other car models.

EUR 1540 for Toyota Prado,

AUD 0 for Chevrolet Lacetti,Hyundai Ioniq,Opel Astra,Toyota C-hr,Mazda Cx-3,Mg Hs,Pallet Gates Dropsides-diesel,Cubic Metre Van,Renault Kangoo,Peugeot Expert 5m3,Volkswagen Golf Gti,Ds Ds3,Volkswagen Golf Gti,Geely Gx3 Pro,Nissan Almera 1.0 Turbo,Ford Fiesta/citroen Ds3,Volkswagen Polo,Mystery Vehicle,Bmw 3 Series,Ds 7,Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid,Toyota Rush,Mitsubishi Pajero Sport,Volvo Xc40,Ldv Delivery 9,Van W Lift,Fiat Ducato,Cab Tray-diesel,Tray Ute,Dual Cab 4wd--4wd,Dual Cab Landcruiser-diesel-4wd,Toyota Alphard,Metre Tipper Truck-diesel,Kia Carnival,Romeo Stelvio Winter,J5 Audi Q7-4wd,Pallet Curtainsider Lift-diesel,Cubic Metre Curtainsider,4wd Lid Canopy-4wd,Mercedes V-class,Carnival 6 Seater,

AUD 5500 for Nissan Versa,

AUD 5500 for Chevrolet Lacetti,

AUD 5500 for Hyundai Ioniq,

AUD 5500 for Opel Astra,

AUD 5500 for Toyota C-hr,

AUD 5500 for Mazda Cx-3,

AUD 6001 for Mg Hs,

AUD 6001 for Pallet Gates Dropsides-diesel,

AUD 6001 for Cubic Metre Van,

AUD 0 for Renault Kangoo,

AUD 0 for Peugeot Expert 5m3,

AUD 0 for Volkswagen Golf Gti,

AUD 6001 for Ds Ds3,

AUD 7900 for Volkswagen Golf Gti,

AUD 0 for Geely Gx3 Pro,

AUD 0 for Nissan Almera 1.0 Turbo,

AUD 0 for Ford Fiesta/citroen Ds3,

AUD 5500 for Volkswagen Polo,

AUD 5500 for Mystery Vehicle,

AUD 5500 for Bmw 3 Series,

AUD 5500 for Ds 7,

AUD 5500 for Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid,

AUD 5500 for Toyota Rush,

AUD 6001 for Mitsubishi Pajero Sport,

AUD 0 for Volvo Xc40,

AUD 0 for Ldv Delivery 9,

AUD 6001 for Van W Lift,

AUD 0 for Fiat Ducato,

AUD 6001 for Cab Tray-diesel,

AUD 6001 for Tray Ute,

AUD 6001 for Dual Cab 4wd--4wd,

AUD 0 for Dual Cab Landcruiser-diesel-4wd,

AUD 7900 for Ford Mustang Gt,

AUD 5500 for Toyota Alphard,

AUD 6001 for Metre Tipper Truck-diesel,

AUD 5500 for Kia Carnival,

AUD 6001 for J5 Audi Q7-4wd,

AUD 0 for Pallet Curtainsider Lift-diesel,

AUD 6001 for Cubic Metre Curtainsider,

AUD 6001 for 4wd Lid Canopy-4wd,

AUD 6001 for Mercedes V-class,

AUD 5500 for Carnival 6 Seater,

AUD 6001 for Audi Q2,

AUD 6001 for Mystery Prestige Vehicle,

AUD 5500 for Peugeot 3008,

AUD 5500 for Toyota Rav4 Hybrid,

AUD 5500 for Hyundai Creta Automatic Or Similar,

AUD 5500 for Intermediate-4wd,

AUD 0 for Tray With Gates-diesel,

AUD 6001 for W4 Toyota Hilux Ute,

AUD 6001 for Hilux Xcab Ute-4wd,

AUD 6001 for Geely Ex5,

AUD 5500 for Lexus Ux,

AUD 6001 for Audi Q5 Inc,

AUD 7900 for U5 Audi Sq5 Inc. Gps-4wd,

AUD 0 for Cubic Meter Van,

AUD 0 for Fiat Fiorino,

AUD 0 for 25 Seat Bus,

AUD 0 for Volvo S60,

AUD 0 for Mercedes Glc Coupe-diesel-4wd,

AUD 0 for Metre Truck Lift,

AUD 0 for Toyota Hilux,

AUD 6001 for Ford Ranger-4wd,

AUD 6001 for Hyundai Staria Automatic O Similar,

AUD 5500 for C Class,

AUD 6001 for Mercedes Gla,

AUD 0 for 12 Pallet Curtainsider-diesel,

AUD 6001 for Tesla Model Y,

AUD 0 for 22 Seat Bus-diesel--4wd,

AUD 5500 for Corolla Sedan Hybrid,

AUD 5500 for Peugeot 408,

AUD 0 for Tray With Gate-diesel,

AUD 0 for Standard,

AUD 0 for Ford Transit 350l,

AUD 0 for Dual Cab-4wd,

AUD 0 for Ford S-max,

AUD 0 for Volkswagen Passat,

AUD 6001 for Toyota Landcruiser--4wd,

AUD 7000 for Cubic Metre Van,

AUD 7000 for Mercedes-benz Classe V,

AUD 7000 for Metre Van Lift,

AUD 6001 for W Mine Equipped Toyota Prado-4wd,

AUD 7000 for Description Not Available-diesel,

AUD 0 for Toyota Tundra,

AUD 6001 for Equip 4wd Landcruiser-4wd,

AUD 6001 for Cab 3t Tray-diesel,

AUD 6001 for 4wd Dual Cab--4wd,

AUD 6001 for Tray Dual Cab-diesel--4wd,

AUD 6001 for Dual Cab Tray-4wd,

AUD 7000 for 25 Seat Bus-diesel,

AUD 0 for Special,

AUD 6001 for 12 Seat Bus,

AUD 0 for Citroen C4 Grand Picasso,

AUD 6001 for Mystery Vehicle Commercial,

Theft Insurance Excess differs by car model:

AUD 4000-5500 for other car models.

EUR 1540 for Toyota Prado,

AUD 0 for Nissan Versa,

AUD 5500 for Chevrolet Lacetti,

AUD 5500 for Hyundai Ioniq,

AUD 5500 for Opel Astra,

AUD 5500 for Toyota C-hr,

AUD 5500 for Mazda Cx-3,

AUD 6001 for Mg Hs,

AUD 6001 for Pallet Gates Dropsides-diesel,

AUD 6001 for Cubic Metre Van,

AUD 0 for Renault Kangoo,

AUD 0 for Peugeot Expert 5m3,

AUD 0 for Volkswagen Golf Gti,

AUD 6001 for Ds Ds3,

AUD 7900 for Volkswagen Golf Gti,

AUD 0 for Geely Gx3 Pro,

AUD 0 for Nissan Almera 1.0 Turbo,

AUD 0 for Ford Fiesta/citroen Ds3,

AUD 5500 for Volkswagen Polo,

AUD 5500 for Mystery Vehicle,

AUD 5500 for Bmw 3 Series,

AUD 5500 for Ds 7,

AUD 5500 for Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid,

AUD 5500 for Toyota Rush,

AUD 6001 for Mitsubishi Pajero Sport,

AUD 0 for Volvo Xc40,

AUD 0 for Ldv Delivery 9,

AUD 6001 for Van W Lift,

AUD 0 for Fiat Ducato,

AUD 6001 for Cab Tray-diesel,

AUD 6001 for Tray Ute,

AUD 6001 for Dual Cab 4wd--4wd,

AUD 0 for Dual Cab Landcruiser-diesel-4wd,

AUD 7900 for Ford Mustang Gt,

AUD 5500 for Toyota Alphard,

AUD 6001 for Metre Tipper Truck-diesel,

AUD 5500 for Kia Carnival,

AUD 6001 for J5 Audi Q7-4wd,

AUD 0 for Pallet Curtainsider Lift-diesel,

AUD 6001 for Cubic Metre Curtainsider,

AUD 6001 for 4wd Lid Canopy-4wd,

AUD 6001 for Mercedes V-class,

AUD 5500 for Carnival 6 Seater,

AUD 6001 for Audi Q2,

AUD 6001 for Mystery Prestige Vehicle,

AUD 5500 for Peugeot 3008,

AUD 5500 for Toyota Rav4 Hybrid,

AUD 5500 for Hyundai Creta Automatic Or Similar,

AUD 5500 for Intermediate-4wd,

AUD 0 for Tray With Gates-diesel,

AUD 6001 for W4 Toyota Hilux Ute,

AUD 6001 for Hilux Xcab Ute-4wd,

AUD 6001 for Geely Ex5,

AUD 5500 for Lexus Ux,

AUD 6001 for Audi Q5 Inc,

AUD 7900 for U5 Audi Sq5 Inc. Gps-4wd,

AUD 0 for Cubic Meter Van,

AUD 0 for Fiat Fiorino,

AUD 0 for 25 Seat Bus,

AUD 0 for Volvo S60,

AUD 0 for Mercedes Glc Coupe-diesel-4wd,

AUD 0 for Metre Truck Lift,

AUD 0 for Toyota Hilux,

AUD 6001 for Ford Ranger-4wd,

AUD 6001 for Hyundai Staria Automatic O Similar,

AUD 5500 for C Class,

AUD 6001 for Mercedes Gla,

AUD 0 for 12 Pallet Curtainsider-diesel,

AUD 6001 for Tesla Model Y,

AUD 0 for 22 Seat Bus-diesel--4wd,

AUD 5500 for Corolla Sedan Hybrid,

AUD 5500 for Peugeot 408,

AUD 0 for Tray With Gate-diesel,

AUD 0 for Standard,

AUD 0 for Ford Transit 350l,

AUD 0 for Dual Cab-4wd,

AUD 0 for Ford S-max,

AUD 0 for Volkswagen Passat,

AUD 6001 for Toyota Landcruiser--4wd,

AUD 7000 for Cubic Metre Van,

AUD 7000 for Mercedes-benz Classe V,

AUD 7000 for Metre Van Lift,

AUD 6001 for W Mine Equipped Toyota Prado-4wd,

AUD 7000 for Description Not Available-diesel,

AUD 0 for Toyota Tundra,

AUD 6001 for Equip 4wd Landcruiser-4wd,

AUD 6001 for Cab 3t Tray-diesel,

AUD 6001 for 4wd Dual Cab--4wd,

AUD 6001 for Tray Dual Cab-diesel--4wd,

AUD 6001 for Dual Cab Tray-4wd,

AUD 7000 for 25 Seat Bus-diesel,

AUD 0 for Special,

AUD 6001 for 12 Seat Bus,

AUD 0 for Citroen C4 Grand Picasso,

AUD 6001 for Mystery Vehicle Commercial,

Third Party Liability Insurance Excess differs by car model:

AUD 0 for other car models.

AUD 5500 for Chevrolet Lacetti,

AUD 5500 for Hyundai Ioniq,

AUD 5500 for Opel Astra,

AUD 5500 for Toyota C-hr,

AUD 5500 for Mazda Cx-3,

AUD 6001 for Mg Hs,

AUD 6001 for Pallet Gates Dropsides-diesel,

AUD 6001 for Cubic Metre Van,

AUD 0 for Renault Kangoo,

AUD 0 for Peugeot Expert 5m3,

AUD 0 for Volkswagen Golf Gti,

AUD 6001 for Ds Ds3,

AUD 7900 for Volkswagen Golf Gti,

AUD 0 for Geely Gx3 Pro,

AUD 0 for Nissan Almera 1.0 Turbo,

AUD 0 for Ford Fiesta/citroen Ds3,

AUD 5500 for Volkswagen Polo,

AUD 5500 for Mystery Vehicle,

AUD 5500 for Bmw 3 Series,

AUD 5500 for Ds 7,

AUD 5500 for Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid,

AUD 5500 for Toyota Rush,

AUD 6001 for Mitsubishi Pajero Sport,

AUD 0 for Volvo Xc40,

AUD 0 for Ldv Delivery 9,

AUD 6001 for Van W Lift,

AUD 0 for Fiat Ducato,

AUD 6001 for Cab Tray-diesel,

AUD 6001 for Tray Ute,

AUD 6001 for Dual Cab 4wd--4wd,

AUD 0 for Dual Cab Landcruiser-diesel-4wd,

AUD 7900 for Ford Mustang Gt,

AUD 5500 for Toyota Alphard,

AUD 6001 for Metre Tipper Truck-diesel,

AUD 5500 for Kia Carnival,

AUD 6001 for J5 Audi Q7-4wd,

AUD 0 for Pallet Curtainsider Lift-diesel,

AUD 6001 for Cubic Metre Curtainsider,

AUD 6001 for 4wd Lid Canopy-4wd,

AUD 6001 for Mercedes V-class,

AUD 5500 for Carnival 6 Seater,

AUD 6001 for Audi Q2,

AUD 6001 for Mystery Prestige Vehicle,

AUD 5500 for Peugeot 3008,

AUD 5500 for Toyota Rav4 Hybrid,

AUD 5500 for Hyundai Creta Automatic Or Similar,

AUD 5500 for Intermediate-4wd,

AUD 0 for Tray With Gates-diesel,

AUD 6001 for W4 Toyota Hilux Ute,

AUD 6001 for Hilux Xcab Ute-4wd,

AUD 6001 for Geely Ex5,

AUD 5500 for Lexus Ux,

AUD 6001 for Audi Q5 Inc,

AUD 7900 for U5 Audi Sq5 Inc. Gps-4wd,

AUD 0 for Cubic Meter Van,

AUD 0 for Fiat Fiorino,

AUD 0 for 25 Seat Bus,

AUD 0 for Volvo S60,

AUD 0 for Mercedes Glc Coupe-diesel-4wd,

AUD 6001 for Toyota Prado,

AUD 0 for Metre Truck Lift,

AUD 0 for Toyota Hilux,

AUD 6001 for Ford Ranger-4wd,

AUD 6001 for Hyundai Staria Automatic O Similar,

AUD 5500 for C Class,

AUD 6001 for Mercedes Gla,

AUD 0 for 12 Pallet Curtainsider-diesel,

AUD 6001 for Tesla Model Y,

AUD 0 for 22 Seat Bus-diesel--4wd,

AUD 5500 for Corolla Sedan Hybrid,

AUD 5500 for Peugeot 408,

AUD 0 for Tray With Gate-diesel,

AUD 0 for Standard,

AUD 0 for Ford Transit 350l,

AUD 0 for Dual Cab-4wd,

AUD 0 for Ford S-max,

AUD 0 for Volkswagen Passat,

AUD 6001 for Toyota Landcruiser--4wd,

AUD 7000 for Cubic Metre Van,

AUD 7000 for Mercedes-benz Classe V,

AUD 7000 for Metre Van Lift,

AUD 6001 for W Mine Equipped Toyota Prado-4wd,

AUD 7000 for Description Not Available-diesel,

AUD 0 for Toyota Tundra,

AUD 6001 for Equip 4wd Landcruiser-4wd,

AUD 6001 for Cab 3t Tray-diesel,

AUD 6001 for 4wd Dual Cab--4wd,

AUD 6001 for Tray Dual Cab-diesel--4wd,

AUD 6001 for Dual Cab Tray-4wd,

AUD 7000 for 25 Seat Bus-diesel,

AUD 0 for Special,

AUD 6001 for 12 Seat Bus,

AUD 0 for Citroen C4 Grand Picasso,

AUD 6001 for Mystery Vehicle Commercial,

Fuel Policy (what does it mean)

To be updated

Distances to Airports | Railway Stations | Hotels | Other Landmarks

Airports

0.7 mi from Melbourne City Heliport

7 mi from Essendon Airport

12 mi from Melbourne Airport

Railway Stations

0.1 mi from Southern Cross Station

0.5 mi from Flagstaff Train Station

0.8 mi from Flinders Street Station

Hotels

Nearby Readyset on Collins

Nearby Living Corporate Liberty Tower

Nearby The Savoy Hotel on Little Collins Melbourne

Other Landmarks

0.8 mi from Federation Square

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Map view of Thrifty Store Location

coordinates: -37.818367 144.953506

Guest Reviews

Total points： 10.0 / 10 Excellent

Vehicle condition: 0.0
Vehicle cleanliness: 0.0
Spaciousness: 0.0
Counter staff: 0.0
Pick-up location: 0.0
Drop-off location: 0.0
Pick-up time: 10-30 mins
Drop-off time: 10-30 mins

Otis Joe
Melbourne
10 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Thursday, August 7, 2025
The service was warm and efficient. I would consider choosing this company again next time.
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