Vancouver Airport (YVR) → Victoria → Tofino → Nanaimo → Whistler → YVR : How should the car be rented for a road trip?
I am arriving at and departing from YVR, and am spending 3 days (2 nights) for each city besides YVR.
For the entitled road trip, it appears easiest to rent the car at YVR, then ferry it across Vancouver Island, and return it at YVR; but I need not a car for Victoria (I have car sharing and wish to avoid the hotel parking fee of $25 nightly), are there any other options at least as cheap?
I know about rental agencies' Drop Fees (for returning elsewhere). So what if I rented two separate times? To avoid ferrying the car, I would:
1) pick up in Victoria and then return in Nanaimo or Victoria.
2) Then, for driving to Whistler, pick up and return somewhere on the Mainland (please suggest where I should do this).
Best Answer
From experience, you are probably batter off just keeping the car and parking it somewhere other than the hotel. One-way rentals most often have higher rates.
Here is the web site for Victoria parking: Victoria Parking
The way I read the rates, you can park for $12/day.
Victoria looks beautiful, it's on my 2yr short list.
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