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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
6.7

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10.0
The car was dirty outsideReviewed 19 Sept 2026
review fromkayak
10.0
Very accommodating friendly service not one issue thanksReviewed 19 Sept 2026
review fromkayak
6.0
Car had strong odour; friend found banana half eaten with full banana peel. This was not acceptable. If car cleaned how this get left in front passenger car door. Await your response. Paid $800 for 8 days.: Had to clean passenger front door panel holder to rid smellReviewed 19 Sept 2026
review fromkayak
2.0
My booking was cancelled/non-fulfilled without my knowledge.Reviewed 18 Sept 2026
review fromkayak
8.0
The car was really dirty at pick up. The front window had squished bugs all over it. I had to clean it when I got to my destination so I could see through it better. Almost took it through a car wash but decided why should I pay for that when your company should do it before delivering it to me. Also the inside was very dusting and the floors were not vacuumed. My spouse was really upset how dirty the car was. Never had that problem before. Otherwise the car was good and worked as well as expected. I understand the person at the Lakewood site for pickup was a one person show and I could not see if there was a way to clean the car, but you need to do something there to make sure the cars are cleaned before turning them over. Felt I had to pay a little too much for a dirty car.Reviewed 18 Sept 2026
review fromkayak
2.0
faster service at the airport. dodge Hornet is the worst car I drove.Reviewed 17 Sept 2026
review fromkayak
10.0
I didn’t like that if you were one minute late from your drop off time, they charge you extra money and I also didn’t like that when I arrived to the counter earlier than my pick up time because my flight was a little early they were going to charge me extra money so I had to sit and wait until my pick up time to avoid extra charges. There should be some sort of buffer, plus or minus 1 hour before and after pick up or drop off with no extra chargesReviewed 17 Sept 2026
review fromkayak
2.0
We went to pick up our car from Budget at the designated time. When we arrived, we were told that the phone number they were provided through the online registration portal was invalid. They then tried using that invalid number to call me "several times." Obviously they could not reach me with an invalid number. They did not try to contact me via my email address. They said that they had given away my rental and that they had no rental car to give me. So we got no rental vehicle from Budget. We have been trying to get reimbursed for the cost of the third party rental insurance we purchased from Budget, but Budget claims that the "car was not picked up" even though we tried to and Budget said they had no car to give us, so they are denying the reimbursement. Overall, we are incredibly disappointed with our rental experience with Budget and will not be renting from them in the future.Reviewed 17 Sept 2026
review fromkayak
10.0
All good. Clean car. No issues.Reviewed 16 Sept 2026
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2.0
They charged me $300 USD deposit as a final transaction on my credit card and didn't return the money.Reviewed 15 Sept 2026
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10.0
Faraj was amazing , helpful and on time, definitely will refer others .Reviewed 14 Sept 2026
review fromkayak
2.0
The location great but the staff was terrible one lady named Janet treated me so bad and was so loud giving me the information about car rental that the whole line people was listening my personal information from her was so rude you should check the personal that work for you because without customer you don't have businessReviewed 14 Sept 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 - 18:00
Saturday07:30 - 12:00
Sunday07:30 - 12:00

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 - 18:00
Saturday07:30 - 12:00
Sunday07:30 - 12:00

Phone

+61 3 9131 8800

Address

28 Williamson Road

Hours

Monday07:30 - 16:00
Tuesday07:30 - 16:00
Wednesday07:30 - 16:00
Thursday07:30 - 16:00
Friday07:30 - 17:00
Saturday07:30 - 12:00
Sunday07:30 - 12:00

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 - 17:30
Saturday07:30 - 15:00
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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