{"id":18380,"date":"2026-11-02T05:25:11","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T05:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/uncategorized\/melbourne-campervan-hire-yarra-valley-phillip-island-grampians\/"},"modified":"2026-11-02T05:25:11","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T05:25:11","slug":"melbourne-campervan-hire-yarra-valley-phillip-island-grampians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/travel-tips\/melbourne-campervan-hire-yarra-valley-phillip-island-grampians\/","title":{"rendered":"Campervan Hire Melbourne: Yarra Valley, Phillip Island &#038; the Grampians"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><style>\n\/* \u2500\u2500 Hide Astra default post title + meta for this post \u2500\u2500 *\/\n.single-post .entry-title,.single-post .entry-meta,.single-post .ast-post-format-meta,.single-post .post-meta{display:none !important;}\n.single-post .entry-content{padding-top:0 !important;margin-top:0 !important;}\n.single-post 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href=\"https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/travel-tips\/melbourne-campervan-hire-yarra-valley-phillip-island-grampians\/#title\" >'+title+'<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Campervan_Hire_Melbourne_Yarra_Valley_Phillip_Island_the_Grampians\"><\/span>Campervan Hire <em>Melbourne<\/em>: Yarra Valley, Phillip Island &amp; the Grampians<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n    <p class=\"htf-hero-deck\">Melbourne is Australia\u2019s easiest campervan launchpad: four very different road trips start within a couple of hours of the city. Here is how we would plan the hire, the season and the routes.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"htf-hero-meta\">\n      <div class=\"htf-meta-author\"><div class=\"htf-avatar\">J&amp;A<\/div><div><strong>Joona &amp; Alla<\/strong>Rovaniemi, Finland<\/div><\/div>\n      <span class=\"htf-dot\">\u00b7<\/span><span>Nov 2, 2026<\/span><span class=\"htf-dot\">\u00b7<\/span><span>9 min read<\/span><span class=\"htf-dot\">\u00b7<\/span><span>Updated regularly<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- HERO IMAGE -->\n<div class=\"htf-hero-img\">\n<div class=\"htf-hero-img\" style=\"margin:24px 0;text-align:center;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17069\" src=\"https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/htf-cvp-australia-3-1.jpg\" alt=\"Great Ocean Road coast in Victoria, Australia - campervan hire Melbourne\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:6px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/htf-cvp-australia-3-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/htf-cvp-australia-3-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/htf-cvp-australia-3-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/htf-cvp-australia-3-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/htf-cvp-australia-3-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/htf-cvp-australia-3-1-1320x880.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/htf-cvp-australia-3-1-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><div style=\"font-size:12.5px;color:#777;margin-top:6px;\">Photo: Ank Kumar, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- ARTICLE + SIDEBAR -->\n<div class=\"htf-wrap\">\n<article class=\"htf-body\">\n<p>If you are searching for <strong>campervan hire Melbourne<\/strong>, you are probably holding two thoughts at once: the city has a famously good food scene, and the state of Victoria has an almost unreasonable amount of scenery packed into a small area. A campervan joins those two thoughts together. You can leave a laneway caf\u00e9 at breakfast and be parked beside a vineyard, a penguin beach or a sandstone mountain range before dinner.<\/p>\n<p>Australia\u2019s summer is starting as we write this in November, which is exactly when people begin booking for Christmas, New Year and the long January school holidays. We have spent time with the current <a href=\"https:\/\/www.campervanplanet.com\/melbourne-campervan-hire?currency=EUR&#038;sid=joonaheinone&#038;utm_source=joonaheinone&#038;utm_medium=affiliate&#038;utm_content=blog-melbourne-campervan-hire-yarra-valley-phillip-island-grampians\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\">Melbourne campervan listings on CampervanPlanet<\/a>, so the prices and facts below come from what is live right now rather than from guesswork. As always, we are guide writers here, not claiming a Victorian road trip of our own, so treat this as careful research to help you plan.<\/p><div class=\"htf-tldr\"><div class=\"htf-tldr-label\">Short Answer<\/div><p>For <strong>campervan hire in Melbourne<\/strong>, CampervanPlanet\u2019s October 2026 search shows 59 vehicles from 12 rental companies in Australia, with Melbourne starting from around <strong>A$67 a day<\/strong> for the cheapest van on a 7-night rental (about A$81 a day for November and A$86 for March). Across Australia a typical campervan costs about A$195\u2013220 a day. Book Christmas and New Year six months ahead, aim for March\u2013May or September\u2013November if you can, and use our \u20ac20 reader coupon at checkout.<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"htf-toc\"><div class=\"htf-toc-label\">In this guide<\/div><ol>\n<li><a href=\"#s1\">Why Melbourne works<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#s2\">Yarra Valley<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#s3\">Phillip Island<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#s4\">The Grampians<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#s5\">Great Ocean Road<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#s6\">What it costs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#s7\">Booking and saving<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div>\n<!-- HTF-CVP-V1 -->\n<div style=\"margin:8px 0 28px;background:linear-gradient(135deg,#C8A45A 0%,#b8944a 100%);border-radius:14px;padding:18px 22px;color:#fff;\"><div style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center;gap:14px;justify-content:space-between;\"><div style=\"font-size:15px;line-height:1.5;min-width:220px;flex:1;\">\ud83d\ude90 <strong>Planning this trip by campervan?<\/strong> Get <strong>\u20ac20 off<\/strong> your rental in Melbourne with our code <span style=\"background:rgba(255,255,255,.22);border-radius:6px;padding:2px 8px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.5px;\">HUNGRYTRAVELFAMILY20<\/span><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.campervanplanet.com\/melbourne-campervan-hire?currency=EUR&#038;sid=joonaheinone&#038;utm_source=joonaheinone&#038;utm_medium=affiliate&#038;utm_content=blog-melbourne-campervan-hire-yarra-valley-phillip-island-grampians\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" style=\"background:#1A1917;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-weight:700;font-size:14px;padding:12px 20px;border-radius:10px;white-space:nowrap;\">Compare campervans \u2192<\/a><\/div><div style=\"font-size:11px;opacity:.85;margin-top:10px;\">If you book through our links we may earn a commission, at no extra cost to you \u2014 it keeps this blog on the road.<\/div><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"s1\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Melbourne_works_so_well_as_a_campervan_base\"><\/span>Why Melbourne works so well as a campervan base<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Melbourne is a proper international gateway with an airport, a big city centre and plenty of van depots, so flights and pick-ups are easy to line up. The CampervanPlanet page lists pick-up in Melbourne and shows airport pick-up, and the same booking engine also covers Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Cairns, Darwin, Hobart and more, which matters if you want a one-way trip later. We cover that in our <a href=\"https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/travel-tips\/sydney-to-melbourne-one-way-campervan\/\">Sydney to Melbourne one-way guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The other reason is geography. Within roughly 60 to 270 km of the city you can reach wine country, a wildlife island, a national park of rock climbing and wildflowers, and one of the world\u2019s great coastal roads. Australians drive on the left, distances are shorter than in the outback, and most of this country is easy driving for a first-timer in a small van.<\/p>\n<p>The trade-off is weather. Melbourne is famous for four seasons in a day, so pack layers even in summer and do not plan a tight schedule around perfect sunshine.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"s2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Road_trip_one_the_Yarra_Valley_and_Dandenong_Ranges\"><\/span>Road trip one: the Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This is the gentlest introduction to van life, and it suits a long weekend. The Yarra Valley is only around 60 km from the city, so you can collect your van in the morning and still be parked up by lunchtime. Think cellar doors, farm gates selling cheese and berries, and the tall ferny forest of the Dandenong Ranges.<\/p>\n<p>The CampervanPlanet guide singles out spring as a sweet spot, with the Yarra Valley vineyards budding and temperatures of roughly 10\u201322\u00b0C. Autumn is also described as the locals\u2019 favourite, with harvest on the vines and the Dandenongs in colour. If you only have three or four days, this loop is the one we would choose, because you spend more time stopped than driving.<\/p>\n<p>A practical tip: wine regions mean designated drivers. Plan one night parked near your tasting stop rather than driving after lunch, and check with the holiday park or council about where overnight stays are allowed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"htf-nl\">\n<div class=\"htf-nl-label\">Letters from Rovaniemi<\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Honest_travel_from_the_Arctic_Circle\"><\/span>Honest travel from the Arctic Circle<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>We send one letter a month \u2014 no roundups, no sponsored fluff. Just what we&#8217;re doing, where we&#8217;re going, and what we actually think.<\/p>\n<form action=\"https:\/\/app.kit.com\/forms\/9367902\/subscriptions\" method=\"post\" data-htf-kit=\"9367902\"><input type=\"email\" name=\"email_address\" required placeholder=\"Your email\" \/><button type=\"submit\">Subscribe<\/button><\/form>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"s3\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Road_trip_two_Phillip_Island_and_the_penguin_parade\"><\/span>Road trip two: Phillip Island and the penguin parade<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Phillip Island is about 140 km from Melbourne, connected to the mainland by a bridge, so there are no ferry bookings to juggle. It is famous for the Penguin Parade, where little penguins come ashore at dusk, plus koalas, seal colonies and surf beaches. The CampervanPlanet page notes that Little Penguins return to the island in big numbers in spring.<\/p>\n<p>It works best as a two-night side trip, then you can carry on east to Wilsons Promontory, a wild national park with long beaches and walking tracks. If you are travelling with children, this is the easiest wildlife itinerary we know of in Victoria, because almost everything is within a short drive of one another.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"margin:28px 0;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1242\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-17068\" src=\"https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/htf-cvp-australia-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"Long open road in Australia\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:6px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/htf-cvp-australia-2-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/htf-cvp-australia-2-1-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/htf-cvp-australia-2-1-1024x662.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/htf-cvp-australia-2-1-768x497.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/htf-cvp-australia-2-1-1536x994.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/htf-cvp-australia-2-1-1320x854.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/htf-cvp-australia-2-1-600x388.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption style=\"font-size:12.5px;color:#777;margin-top:6px;\">Photo: Sibylle Dreyer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Book your penguin viewing ahead in school holidays, and do check the current rules for each viewing area, as they change.<\/p>\n<!-- HTF-CVP-V1 -->\n<div style=\"margin:26px 0;border:1px solid #E5E3DE;border-left:4px solid #C8A45A;border-radius:10px;padding:16px 20px;background:#F8F7F4;\"><p style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.6;color:#2C2A26;\">\ud83d\udca1 <strong>Our campervan tip:<\/strong> prices for the same van vary a lot between rental brands. We compare Melbourne campervans across 160+ rental companies on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.campervanplanet.com\/melbourne-campervan-hire?currency=EUR&#038;sid=joonaheinone&#038;utm_source=joonaheinone&#038;utm_medium=affiliate&#038;utm_content=blog-melbourne-campervan-hire-yarra-valley-phillip-island-grampians\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" style=\"color:#2D5A3D;font-weight:700;\">CampervanPlanet<\/a> \u2014 and code <strong>HUNGRYTRAVELFAMILY20<\/strong> takes \u20ac20 off your booking.<\/p><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"s4\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Road_trip_three_the_Grampians_and_Halls_Gap\"><\/span>Road trip three: the Grampians and Halls Gap<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Roughly 260 km west of Melbourne, the Grampians (Gariwerd) rise as sandstone ranges with waterfalls, lookouts and wallabies grazing at dusk. The CampervanPlanet text says wildflowers cover the Grampians in spring, and it recommends summer overnights here, but with a warning that hot northerly days can pass 35\u00b0C. We would add that summer fire danger is real in Australia, so check the official Victorian warnings before you go and follow any closures.<\/p>\n<p>Halls Gap is the usual base. Most travellers do two or three nights, walk one big lookout, then head south to the coast. If you want gravel tracks or camping that is more remote, a higher-clearance camper is worth a look; the site has dedicated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.campervanplanet.com\/4wd-camper-hire-melbourne?currency=EUR&#038;sid=joonaheinone&#038;utm_source=joonaheinone&#038;utm_medium=affiliate&#038;utm_content=blog-melbourne-campervan-hire-yarra-valley-phillip-island-grampians\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\">4WD camper hire from Melbourne<\/a> options, though you should read each contract to see what roads are actually permitted.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"s5\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Road_trip_four_the_Great_Ocean_Road\"><\/span>Road trip four: the Great Ocean Road<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Great Ocean Road is the headline act, and a campervan is a lovely way to see it, because you can wake up beside the water and visit the Twelve Apostles before the coaches arrive. Allow at least three days rather than one frantic day trip. The twisty coastal road is slow, and the best moments are the stops: Bells Beach, Lorne, Apollo Bay, the Otway rainforest, and the sea stacks near Port Campbell.<\/p>\n<p>We have a full guide to this route in our <a href=\"https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/travel-tips\/great-ocean-road-campervan-hire\/\">Great Ocean Road campervan guide<\/a>, so here we will only add the Melbourne-specific part. Many people drive the road one way and loop back through the Grampians, which is a classic five-to-seven-night circuit that touches two of our four trips. If you want to continue to South Australia or fly out of Adelaide, ask about one-way fees before you commit.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"s6\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_a_Melbourne_campervan_really_costs\"><\/span>What a Melbourne campervan really costs<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The headline price is only the start. CampervanPlanet\u2019s own October 2026 price study found that across Australia a campervan typically costs around A$195 a day from March to May and A$220 from September to November, with the cheapest offer in their search at A$67 a day. A typical seven-night rental came out at about A$1,370 in winter and A$1,542 in spring. That is the price for two people, before extras.<\/p>\n<p>The Melbourne page lists cheapest-vehicle seven-night prices of about A$81 a day for November 2026, A$86 for March 2027 and A$67 for June 2027 (winter). Prices move constantly, so use these as a sense of scale rather than a quote. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.campervanplanet.com\/australia-campervan-rental-prices?currency=EUR&#038;sid=joonaheinone&#038;utm_source=joonaheinone&#038;utm_medium=affiliate&#038;utm_content=blog-melbourne-campervan-hire-yarra-valley-phillip-island-grampians\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\">Australia price breakdown<\/a> shows the whole year.<\/p>\n<p>Budget separately for the excess or bond. The price study notes that basic cover can leave a bond of A$500 to A$9,500 on your card, and that cover which reduces it to zero costs roughly A$45\u201390 a day. Add fuel, holiday park fees, a pre-paid road toll account if you drive around Melbourne, and any one-way fee. For the overall method, see our <a href=\"https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/budget-travel\/campervan-rental-insurance-deposit-excess-explained\/\">guide to campervan insurance, deposit and excess<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"s7\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"When_to_book_and_how_to_save\"><\/span>When to book and how to save<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Christmas and New Year are the toughest dates in Melbourne, and the local guidance is to book six months ahead. We would treat that as a deadline, not a suggestion. If your dates are flexible, March to May is a locals\u2019 favourite with stable weather and fewer crowds after Easter, and June to August is the budget season if you are happy with cold, wet days at the coast.<\/p>\n<p>Three ways to save without hurting the trip: compare several brands for the same size of van instead of fixing on one name, choose a manual or older model only if you are really comfortable with it (83% of the vans in CampervanPlanet\u2019s Australian search are automatic), and travel mid-week where you can. It also helps to pick up and drop off in the same city, because one-way trips can add a fee.<\/p>\n<p>And finally, the discount: enter code <strong>HUNGRYTRAVELFAMILY20<\/strong> at checkout on CampervanPlanet and you take \u20ac20 off the booking. The code works with our links; see our <a href=\"https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/budget-travel\/save-money-on-campervan-hire-seasons-booking-extras\/\">campervan savings guide<\/a> for the wider picture. You can find our general advice in <a href=\"https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/campervan-rental\/\">our campervan rental guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"htf-faq\">\n<!-- HTF-CVP-V1 -->\n<div style=\"margin:34px 0;background:linear-gradient(150deg,#2D5A3D 0%,#1a3d28 100%);border-radius:16px;padding:30px 28px;color:#fff;text-align:center;\"><div style=\"font-size:12px;letter-spacing:2px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#E8D5A0;font-weight:700;margin-bottom:8px;\">Ready for the open road?<\/div><h3 style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-size:24px;color:#fff;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Book_your_Melbourne_campervan\"><\/span>Book your Melbourne campervan<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><p style=\"margin:0 auto 18px;max-width:520px;font-size:14.5px;line-height:1.6;color:rgba(255,255,255,.85);\">Compare prices across 160+ campervan and motorhome rental brands, get a free 1GB eSIM with every booking \u2014 and <strong>\u20ac20 off with code HUNGRYTRAVELFAMILY20<\/strong>.<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.campervanplanet.com\/melbourne-campervan-hire?currency=EUR&#038;sid=joonaheinone&#038;utm_source=joonaheinone&#038;utm_medium=affiliate&#038;utm_content=blog-melbourne-campervan-hire-yarra-valley-phillip-island-grampians\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#C8A45A;color:#1A1917;text-decoration:none;font-weight:800;font-size:15px;padding:14px 30px;border-radius:12px;\">Check prices &amp; availability \u2192<\/a><div style=\"font-size:11px;color:rgba(255,255,255,.6);margin-top:12px;\">Affiliate link \u2014 same price for you, small commission for us.<\/div><\/div>\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-left:0;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Frequently_asked_questions\"><\/span>Frequently asked questions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<details><summary>How much is campervan hire in Melbourne?<\/summary>\n<p>CampervanPlanet\u2019s October 2026 search showed the cheapest Melbourne van from about A$67 a day for a seven-night rental in winter, with about A$81\u201386 a day for the cheapest vans in November and March. Typical Australian prices are closer to A$195\u2013220 a day, so check your own dates.<\/p><\/details>\n<details><summary>Can I pick up a campervan at Melbourne Airport?<\/summary>\n<p>The CampervanPlanet Melbourne page advertises airport pick-up, but depot locations and opening hours differ by brand, so check the details on the booking page before you book your flight times.<\/p><\/details>\n<details><summary>What is the best time for a Melbourne campervan trip?<\/summary>\n<p>Autumn (March to May) and spring (September to November) are the sweet spots for mild weather and lower prices. Summer is the peak season and needs early booking, while winter is cold and wet but cheaper.<\/p><\/details>\n<details><summary>Do I need a 4WD for Victoria?<\/summary>\n<p>No. The Yarra Valley, Phillip Island, the Great Ocean Road and the main Grampians roads are sealed, so a standard campervan is fine. Only consider a 4WD camper for gravel tracks, and read what the rental contract allows.<\/p><\/details>\n<details><summary>Is there a discount code for CampervanPlanet?<\/summary>\n<p>Yes. Use code HUNGRYTRAVELFAMILY20 at checkout to take \u20ac20 off your booking when you book through one of our links. It is a fixed \u20ac20 discount, entered at checkout.<\/p><\/details>\n<details><summary>Which side of the road do you drive on in Australia?<\/summary>\n<p>On the left. Take the first day slowly if you are used to driving on the right, especially at roundabouts and when leaving petrol stations.<\/p><\/details>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"htf-author\"><div class=\"htf-author-avatar\">J&amp;A<\/div><div>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Joona_Alla\"><\/span>Joona &amp; Alla<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>A Finnish-Ukrainian couple living in Rovaniemi, Finland. Joona is a marketing professional in Lapland tourism; Alla is an AI Engineer. 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