Campervans, motorhomes and 4WD campers for Western Australia
Compare the 21 campervan and motorhome rental companies in Perth to find the best price, and book at the price shown, mandatory fees included.
Airport branches: Apollo, Britz, Chill'd by JUCY, Jucy Rentals, Maui, Star RV Rentals
Campervan hire in Perth opens the door to Western Australia, the largest state in the country, where the road follows the Indian Ocean for thousands of kilometres. To the north lie the Pinnacles of the Nambung desert, the Kalbarri gorges and Ningaloo Reef; to the south, the Margaret River vineyards, the karri forests and the white bays of Esperance. With 21 partner companies, including Apollo, Britz, Maui, Jucy, Travellers Autobarn, RedSands Campers and Red Dirt 4WD Rentals, the choice ranges from a small van for two to a 4WD fitted with a rooftop tent.
The depots are grouped in the eastern suburbs, around the airport, in Redcliffe, High Wycombe, Kewdale and Welshpool: you reach the main highways without crossing the city centre.
Public ratings collected on October 28, 2026 from independent review sites.
Public ratings collected on October 28, 2026 from independent review sites.
Public ratings collected on October 28, 2026 from independent review sites.
Public ratings collected on October 28, 2026 from independent review sites.
Public ratings collected on October 28, 2026 from independent review sites.
Public ratings collected on October 28, 2026 from independent review sites.
Public ratings collected on October 28, 2026 from independent review sites.
Public ratings collected on October 28, 2026 from independent review sites.
Public ratings collected on October 28, 2026 from independent review sites.
Public ratings collected on October 28, 2026 from independent review sites.
| Vehicle | Winter July | Spring October | Summer January | Autumn April |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campervan | from €37/day median €87/day | from €45/day median €122/day | from €43/day median €125/day | from €41/day median €100/day |
| Large motorhome | from €142/day median €158/day | from €151/day median €199/day | from €153/day median €162/day | from €131/day median €150/day |
Daily prices observed on October 19, 2026 for a 15-day rental: CoolDrive selling price, mandatory fees included, 11 rental companies compared. 82% of offers with unlimited mileage. Median excess: €3,092.
Along the coast, Mandurah and then Busselton, with its jetty, the longest in the southern hemisphere, lead to the Margaret River wine region, its surf beaches and its limestone caves. After Cape Leeuwin, where the Indian and Southern Oceans meet, the road plunges into the karri forests of Pemberton and crosses the Valley of the Giants, near Walpole, before Albany. Return to Perth via the Albany Highway.
Heading inland, York, the oldest town in the hinterland, opens the crossing of the Wheatbelt, the grain-growing belt, all the way to Wave Rock, a frozen granite wave near Hyden. Esperance and Cape Le Grand National Park then line up white-sand beaches where kangaroos stroll, notably at Lucky Bay. Return via Kalgoorlie, its giant open-cut gold mine, and then the Great Eastern Highway.
This one-way trip to Broome, another departure city of our partners, follows the Indian Ocean up to the tropics: the Pinnacles near Cervantes, the Kalbarri gorges, the dolphins of Monkey Mia in Shark Bay, then Ningaloo Reef, reachable straight from the beach at Coral Bay and Exmouth. A detour through the red gorges of Karijini comes before the long crossing of the Pilbara to Cable Beach.
The best season to set off from Perth: the rain eases, the days grow longer and wildflowers cover the bush, from Kings Park to Kalbarri and the parks of the South West. The sea, between 18 and 21 °C, is still cool for swimming, but roads and campsites remain quiet before the summer holidays.
Summer is hot and almost dry in Perth, cooled in the afternoon by the sea breeze locals call the Fremantle Doctor. The Australian school holidays fill the coastal campsites: book early. In the North, however, it is the wet and cyclone season, best avoided for a trip to Broome.
Autumn keeps the sea warm, still at 22 or 23 °C in March and April, with pleasant days for the South West and its grape harvest. It is also the right time to head north: the dry season sets in during May and whale sharks gather on Ningaloo Reef.
Perth then gets most of its rain and nights turn cool, without frost. Yet it is the ideal season for the tropical North, dry and sunny: a one-way trip to Exmouth or Broome leaves the grey skies behind within a few days on the road. In the South West, waterfalls and forests come back to life.
Most pleasant months: September to May.
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Sun | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30 °C | 19 °C | 23 mm | 13 h/day | 24 °C |
| Feb | 30 °C | 19 °C | 22 mm | 12 h/day | 24 °C |
| Mar | 29 °C | 18 °C | 42 mm | 11 h/day | 23 °C |
| Apr | 25 °C | 15 °C | 34 mm | 10 h/day | 22 °C |
| May | 22 °C | 12 °C | 82 mm | 9 h/day | 20 °C |
| Jun | 18 °C | 11 °C | 119 mm | 8 h/day | 18 °C |
| Jul | 17 °C | 10 °C | 124 mm | 8 h/day | 17 °C |
| Aug | 18 °C | 10 °C | 120 mm | 10 h/day | 17 °C |
| Sep | 19 °C | 11 °C | 52 mm | 11 h/day | 18 °C |
| Oct | 21 °C | 12 °C | 43 mm | 11 h/day | 20 °C |
| Nov | 25 °C | 15 °C | 22 mm | 13 h/day | 21 °C |
| Dec | 29 °C | 18 °C | 9 mm | 13 h/day | 23 °C |
Averages 2016–2025 computed from Open-Meteo data (ERA5 reanalysis).
The Redcliffe and High Wycombe depots are a few minutes from the airport by taxi or ride-hailing; those in Kewdale, Welshpool, Bentley and Bellevue take a little longer. The airport has two terminal areas, on either side of the runways: note yours for the return. After a long flight, a night in a hotel before pick-up avoids combining fatigue with driving on the left.
North of Geraldton as well as towards Kalgoorlie, the isolated service stations, called roadhouses, are sometimes several hundred kilometres apart: fill up at each one and carry spare water. Road trains with several trailers are common; only overtake them on a long, clear straight. Also avoid driving at dusk, when cattle and kangaroos cross.
Western Australia has neither toll motorways nor vignettes: the Kwinana Freeway to the south and the Mitchell Freeway to the north are free. At rush hour, the Kwinana Freeway clogs up towards Mandurah, especially in the evening; leave early in the morning for Margaret River, or wait until late afternoon to drive back into the city.
Western Australia protects its agriculture: when entering by road, at Eucla on the Eyre Highway or at Kununurra from the Northern Territory, fruit, vegetables, honey and plants are inspected and confiscated. For a one-way trip to Perth from Adelaide or Darwin, empty the fridge before the border; in the other direction, South Australia also checks vehicles.
Seven brands, Apollo, Britz, Maui, Mighty Campers, MightyLITE, Cheapa Campa and Hippie Camper, share the Redcliffe depot, near the airport. Jucy, Chill'd by JUCY and Star RV Rentals are in High Wycombe; Crikey Camper Hire, Red Dirt 4WD Rentals, Cruisin Motorhomes, GoCheap Campervans and Let's Go Motorhomes in Kewdale; Adventure Rentals and Spaceships in Welshpool. Travellers Autobarn is in Bellevue, Campervan Village in Bentley, RedSands Campers in Balcatta and Awesome Campers in Wangara.
Prices observed in October 2026 for a fifteen-day hire, mandatory fees included, across 202 offers from 11 companies: a campervan or converted van starts from €37 per day for a July departure, with a median of €87, against €125 in January. A large motorhome starts at €131 per day in April. Run a search with your dates to see bookable prices.
Yes: Broome, Darwin and Adelaide are also departure cities of our partners, 1,682, 2,653 and 2,131 km away as the crow flies. By road, heading up to Darwin or crossing the Nullarbor Plain to Adelaide takes at least two weeks to enjoy it. The one-way fee is included in the displayed price as soon as you enter the return city.
Not for the South West, Esperance or the Coral Coast, which are served by sealed roads. A 4WD camper, such as the 2 Person Rooftop 4WD Camper found for departures from Perth, becomes useful for some tracks in Karijini and the Kimberley, including the Gibb River Road. Companies such as Red Dirt 4WD Rentals offer them; check in the offer conditions which unsealed roads are allowed.
No: private vehicles are not allowed on Rottnest, where people get around by bike or bus. Leave the campervan at a campsite or car park in Fremantle, where most ferries depart, and spend the day on the island for its turquoise coves and its quokkas, small marsupials found almost nowhere else.
First trip in a van and in AustraliaFriendly and available staffDeposit refunded quicklyHowever, some tools would be useful to re-tighten certain things due to the vibrations on the road
CoolDrive is a responsive and professional agency that has always responded promptly to my administrative requests.
No, not really. Several email exchanges to correct the amount of the invoice requested after the deposit (which, it is true, was due to a modification on our part). A nonexistent welcome or rather one provided by another company due to the absence of the managers. A duvet cover that smelled like vomit and no offer to exchange linens midway as mentioned in our package. The return of the vehicle, however, went well.
A visitor can drive with a valid national licence for the car category, provided it is written in English; otherwise, it must be accompanied by an international driving permit or an official translation. The campervans, motorhomes and 4WDs on offer can be driven with this licence. Each company sets a minimum age and sometimes a minimum number of years of driving, shown in the conditions.
In Australia, you drive on the left and give way to vehicles coming from the right at roundabouts. From the depots east of Perth, the Tonkin Highway and the Roe Highway, wide and gently curving, let you find your bearings before the country roads. Stay alert when pulling out of a service station or a car park, where it is easy to end up on the wrong side.
In the Perth metropolitan area and in most coastal towns, sleeping outside a caravan park is prohibited and punished by a fine. Caravan parks are plentiful all along the coast, and national park campgrounds are booked online through the state parks service. Along the main highways of the North, some signposted rest areas allow an overnight stop.
In October 2026, 82% of the offers found for departures from Perth included unlimited mileage. On a one-way trip to Broome or a loop via Esperance and Kalgoorlie, a limited allowance quickly becomes expensive, as each of these routes exceeds a thousand kilometres. Check this line on every offer, particularly for the lowest prices.
The median excess of the offers found in Perth is €3,092; depending on the company, reduction options can lower it. The windscreen deserves particular attention: stones thrown up by road trains are common on the roads of the North, and this type of damage is not always covered. Read the insurance exclusions before choosing your option.
Six customers who started from Perth left a verified review, with an average rating of 3.8 out of 5. A traveller in 2025, on a first van trip in Australia, praises friendly and available staff and a deposit refunded quickly; they would have liked to find a few tools on board to tighten what the vibrations of the road had loosened.
Perth is the only major city in the Australian West and the natural starting point for a state where you sometimes drive a whole day between two towns. In one week, the South West combines vineyards, giant forests and wild coastlines; in two or three, the road north leads from the Pinnacles to Ningaloo Reef, all the way to the tropics.
Twenty-one partner companies depart from Perth, from budget campervans to outback 4WDs, with prices observed from €37 per day in October 2026. Broome, Darwin and Adelaide, other departure cities of our partners, make it possible to cross the continent one way. Finally, the pleasant climate from September to May and the dry season in the North during the southern winter make Perth a possible starting point all year round, as long as you choose the right direction.
