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Budget car hire prices at Melbourne Essendon Airport

These are the best prices for 11-18 Mar.
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Medium car
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Luxury car
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Van car
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FAQs about hiring a car from Budget at Melbourne Essendon Airport

  • Where can I find Budget hire cars at Melbourne Essendon Airport?

    Terminal Building is the closest Budget hire car location to Melbourne Essendon Airport. The telephone number for this location is +61 3 9131 8801.

  • Does Budget offer shuttle or airport pick-up services from Melbourne Essendon Airport (MEB)?

    No (according to our data)

Reviews

Overall rating6.6 OkayBased on 10000 reviews
Cleanliness
7.2
Comfort
7.3
Overall
6.6
Pick-up/Drop-off
6.7
Value for money
6.6

Recent reviews

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2.0
Absolutely terrible. There was a line of about 100 people at the Budget office and maybe 15 people in line for the Avis office that shared the same space. The person at the desk was only helping the Avis customers so the Budget line never moved. People were getting fed up and yelling. I waited over an hour before deciding it wasn't worth my time and just Uber'ed around the rest of my trip.Reviewed 4 Mar 2026
review fromkayak
8.0
Picking up the car took a little while but overall the ease of reserving, picking up, and driving off the lot was clean, quick, and convenient!Reviewed 4 Mar 2026
review fromkayak
8.0
Just have early shuttle service to the airport start at 6 am instead of 8am other then that it was great timeReviewed 4 Mar 2026
review fromkayak
4.0
Pickup was a nightmare! It took us literally two hours to stand in line and get our car. They took their time and pushed and insisted we buy more insurance saying we weren’t covered by our own insurance plus the one we purchased through Kayak! It’s not that the lines were that long, it was the slowness of the process and the fact that when we got there five Budget people were assisting customers then 4, 3, 2, and finally only one. It was painful and such a waste of our time. Fortunately the young woman when we returned the car was so kind we almost weren’t going to write this, but we weren’t alone to suffer the pickup process, so here it is. We hope the company reads this and makes appropriate changes. 😊Reviewed 4 Mar 2026
review fromkayak
2.0
Horrible!! Worst ever!! I will not rent through KAYAK or budget again.Reviewed 4 Mar 2026
review fromkayak
8.0
Good value. Happy with the experience, however it took 3 days for the charge to go through and no receipt/email or word after drop off. Wish for a bit more communication.Reviewed 4 Mar 2026
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2.0
I was almost insisted to upgrade the car with cost. There was no choice to avoid upgrade.Reviewed 3 Mar 2026
review fromkayak
6.0
When we arrived to get our car all they had left were electric cars. We were never told it could be electric . We are in our mid to late 70s and don’t have a clue how to charge it. My husband spent 2 days finding a place that he was able to use then stood in the 85 degree sun to figure out how to charge it, after someone at the other charger helped him download the app ect .My advise do not rent an electric car to the elderly in Mesa .Reviewed 3 Mar 2026
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2.0
Couldn’t even pick up the car wait was over 90 minutes, cancelled and went to hertz got served immediatelyReviewed 3 Mar 2026
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10.0
It was hard to hear the person checking me in because of the noise in that area. I'm not sure how that could be alleviated, though, may if he was on my level instead of a raised area where he was talking over my headReviewed 3 Mar 2026
review fromkayak
2.0
Reserved a mini van months in advance. When I arrived to pick up my rental I was told there was no mini vans available and was forced to take an SUV. We drove 12.5 hours crammed in a rental I did not reserve. Absolutely the worst rental experience. Will never rent here again.Reviewed 3 Mar 2026
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10.0
Employee was easy to deal with p/u and drop offReviewed 3 Mar 2026
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Budget car hires near Melbourne Essendon Airport

Address

Terminal Building

Hours

Monday07:30 - 17:00
Tuesday07:30 - 17:00
Wednesday07:30 - 17:00
Thursday07:30 - 17:00
Friday07:30 - 17:00
Saturday07:30 - 17:00
Sunday07:30 - 17:00

Phone

+61 3 9131 8801

Address

54 Halsey Road

Hours

Monday07:30 - 17:00
Tuesday07:30 - 17:00
Wednesday07:30 - 17:00
Thursday07:30 - 17:00
Friday07:30 - 17:00
Saturday07:30 - 17:00
Sunday07:30 - 17:00

Phone

+61 3 9131 8800

Address

28 Williamson Road

Hours

Monday07:30 - 17:00
Tuesday07:30 - 17:00
Wednesday07:30 - 17:00
Thursday07:30 - 17:00
Friday07:30 - 17:00
Saturday07:30 - 17:00
Sunday07:30 - 17:00

Phone

+61 3 9131 8855

Address

1484 Sydney Rd

Hours

Monday07:30 - 17:00
Tuesday07:30 - 17:00
Wednesday07:30 - 17:00
Thursday07:30 - 17:00
Friday07:30 - 17:00
Saturday07:30 - 17:00
Sunday08:00 - 15:00

Phone

+61 3 9355 1255

Address

Melbourne Tullamarine Airport

Hours

Monday05:00 - 23:59
Tuesday05:00 - 23:59
Wednesday05:00 - 23:59
Thursday05:00 - 23:59
Friday05:00 - 23:59
Saturday05:00 - 23:59
Sunday05:00 - 23:59

Phone

+61 1300 362 848
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