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Budget car hire prices at Melbourne Airport

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Kia Rio car
Kia Rio
or similar Small
2
2
4-5
M
£28/day
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Kia Soul car
Kia Soul
or similar Small
4
2
4-5
M
£25/day
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Kia Rio car
Kia Rio
or similar Small
2
2
4-5
M
£28/day
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Kia Soul car
Kia Soul
or similar Small
4
2
4-5
M
£25/day
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Top tips for hiring a car from Budget at Melbourne Airport

  • 25% of our users found hire cars from Budget at Melbourne Airport for £27 or less
  • Compact hire cars from Budget at Melbourne Airport are around 35% cheaper than other car types, on average

FAQs about hiring a car from Budget at Melbourne Airport

  • How much does it cost to hire a car from Budget at Melbourne Airport?

    On average a hire car from Budget at Melbourne Airport costs £36 per day.

  • What is the most popular hire car from Budget at Melbourne Airport?

    Standard (Toyota RAV4 or similar) is the most frequently booked hire car type from Budget at Melbourne Airport.

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

    1 Air Terminal Parkway is the closest Budget hire car location to Melbourne Airport. The telephone number for this location is +1 321 951 4809.

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

    Yes

Reviews

Pros

"Picking up and dropping off the were the only good parts"(in 3683 reviews)

Cons

"I for $ 51."(in 3768 reviews)
"Didn't tell anything about the or where it was located."(in 3893 reviews)
"Practice what they preach and actually after another renter uses it."(in 3714 reviews)
Overall rating6.4 OkayBased on 57 reviews
Cleanliness
7.1
Comfort
7.2
Overall
6.3
Pick-up/Drop-off
6.7
Value for money
6.1

Recent reviews

Traveller rating
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2.0
The staff was fine. It was very busy and They had no cars I had to wait n line for an hour to get my car then when I got to counter. They gave me an economy car that was super smal. I had paid and rented a premium car. She said it would be another 45 minutes for the car I paid for. I feel like I wasted money and could have rented from another company that was actually cheaper and no wait.Reviewed 6 May 2025
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6.0
The supplier choice is apparently an EV even though I didn’t select the EV option. They require you to bring the car back charged. For a one day rental to the airport, that is not realistic. I was also charged for gas, which I had stopped near the airport and filled up. I eventually got a credit but the whole thing was a hassle and didn’t leave me feeling good about renting from Budget in the future.Reviewed 29 Apr 2025
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4.0
Long line, and the wait was over an hour. They also scramble to get me a mini van. They were offering me another vehicle. I reserved the mini van weeks in advance.Reviewed 24 Mar 2025
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2.0
Didn’t even get to do it im 19 years old and nowhere on the app did it say you have to be 25Reviewed 27 Feb 2025
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4.0
Terrible car, long lines, inefficient Budget personnelReviewed 17 Feb 2025
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2.0
everything was great, except for pick up. the service desk informed me that because my reservation was made for 2pm pick up time and I arrived at 110pm, the car was in the back of the lot and was not ready. I felt lucky to get the car at 139pm but it came only after being persistent. I felt like they were doing me a favor rather than providing great customer service. and the car had not been washed in daysReviewed 21 Apr 2024
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8.0
The Corolla was ok. But I reserved a step upReviewed 30 Mar 2024
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10.0
Very easy process. Price worthy.Reviewed 7 Feb 2024
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4.0
I had to return a day early but did not get a credit back. Not a good way to do businessReviewed 23 Jan 2024
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10.0
Good car and good service. I would need the service to include the use of my own insuranceReviewed 28 Dec 2023
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2.0
They charged me $60 more than what I signed up for!Reviewed 21 Nov 2023
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6.0
There was long time to pick up the car. It took almost 1.5 hours to get the car. Car was not full tank but 7/8 tank. How do we fill up 7/8th of tank. Secondly, when we returned the car they charged us $60 for gas tank fill up despite i returned it 7/8th tank. I had to call customer service from airport. On phone they said you were charged because you did not return car full tank. I told them car was 7/8th tank and he wanted to see if I have photo proof (which i did) but I was like why do you need photo when contract says return car 7/8th, finally $60 was returned.Reviewed 22 Oct 2023
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Budget car hires near Melbourne Airport

Address

1 Air Terminal Parkway

Hours

Monday08:00 - 23:59
Tuesday08:00 - 23:59
Wednesday08:00 - 23:59
Thursday08:00 - 23:59
Friday08:00 - 23:59
Saturday08:00 - 23:59
Sunday08:00 - 23:59

Phone

+1 321 951 4809

Address

1700 W New Haven Ave

Hours

Monday08:00 - 23:59
Tuesday08:00 - 23:59
Wednesday08:00 - 23:59
Thursday08:00 - 23:59
Friday08:00 - 23:59
Saturday11:00 - 16:00
Sunday11:00 - 16:00

Phone

+1 321 727 8056
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