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  • Where can I find Budget hire cars at San José Tobias Bolanos Intl Airport?

    Av Escazu Near Torre Lexus is the closest Budget hire car location to San José Tobias Bolanos Intl Airport. The telephone number for this location is +506 2436 2019.

  • Does Budget offer shuttle or airport pick-up services from San José Tobias Bolanos Intl Airport (SYQ)?

    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

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10.0
Car was ready, clean, ran well. Pick up and drop off was smooth. Great experience.Reviewed 30 Apr 2026
review fromkayak
2.0
I am normally a very patient person as it pertains to the service industry as I have been in the service industry for a number of years. But this particular location was sub par across many spectrums. They only had 2 desk staff to handle the rentals on a Sunday. There was construction (painting) going on at the same time as people leaving and coming which caused confusion with no signage or instructions. Just yellow tape everywhere. Average wait time for each party to get a rental car was about 25 minutes, where other rental car companies can get this done in 5-10 minutes and some in less than 2 minutes via a kiosk so I don’t understand how Budget hasn’t looked at a better onboarding of customers. The major point of all this is that their Point of sale system and procedures only allows inserting the chip of a credit card. I explained to the desk salesman that the insert functionality doesn’t work you will need to tap or swipe. He said well then you are out of luck. No solution, no other option. We have a credit card but no reservation. I booked through Kayak so if we paid via kayak then what would be the difference of being able to insert chip or not. This was the cherry on top. I get procedures must be followed but when your point of sale system does have the swipe, how in the world can budget say no to that capability. We went to enterprise 5 minute walk and were in and out with a rental car in less than 10 minutes. Budget needs to reflect on their POS systems and train their employees to be solution oriented.Reviewed 30 Apr 2026
review fromkayak
10.0
Other than the long lines at Fort Walton Airport, the experience was good. Budget staff was pleasant and helpful.Reviewed 30 Apr 2026
review fromkayak
6.0
I’ve never rented from Budget before, and as a business traveler, I was a bit disappointed. I rented a mid to small sized SUV, and was given a Ford Bronco Sport. The vehicle had some slight wear and tear as it had almost 56,000 miles on it and it was not very clean. I did not notice the dirty dash until I drove out of the rental garage. I would think a car with that high of mileage would not still be in service but apparently they must not have any lower mileage vehicles, or they are reserved for Budget rental car regulars. This rental certainly did not win me over. Needless to say, not sure if I might rent from Budget or refer them to anyone, anytime soon. Please do better next time.Reviewed 30 Apr 2026
review fromkayak
2.0
The third-party that we used through Kayak (QEEC) gave us one price and then we got a bill for $100 more than we signed up for.Reviewed 29 Apr 2026
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10.0
My first time using Kayak and found a very competitive price for a rental car. I will look to Kayak to make reservations for my next trip...Reviewed 29 Apr 2026
review fromkayak
6.0
The car was not thoroughly cleaned inside. Crackers, etc. under passenger seat. Seats not thoroughly cleaned. The rental counter was seriously understaffed. One person (and one out for lunch) for 25 waiting people. Person who finally helped us stated, "everyone is always in a hurry." Repeat renters in line stated that it's always like this because the rental is less expensive. I think 25+ minutes in line is unacceptable. People just filling in their hours with no hurry involved.Reviewed 29 Apr 2026
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10.0
First van we were assigned had not been cleaned. An employee immediately got us a different clean van.Reviewed 29 Apr 2026
review fromkayak
6.0
The car pick up process was RIDICULOUS. I stood in line for an HOUR to get my car. They know how many reservations they have....STAFF PROPERLY!!!Reviewed 29 Apr 2026
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4.0
They didn’t enough have cars …. We took a lesser car just to get out of thereReviewed 29 Apr 2026
review fromkayak
2.0
They had no carsReviewed 29 Apr 2026
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10.0
My original rental was a Genesis, AC was not working. It took a minute but was as able to get an upgrade, Mercedes 300 C Class. Absolutely gorgeous car.Reviewed 29 Apr 2026
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Budget car hires near San José Tobias Bolanos Intl Airport

Address

Av Escazu Near Torre Lexus

Hours

Monday07:30 - 17:00
Tuesday07:30 - 17:00
Wednesday07:30 - 17:00
Thursday07:30 - 17:00
Friday07:30 - 17:00
Saturday08:00 - 12:00

Phone

+506 2436 2019

Address

Paseo Colon

Hours

Monday07:00 - 17:00
Tuesday07:00 - 17:00
Wednesday07:00 - 17:00
Thursday07:00 - 17:00
Friday07:00 - 17:00
Saturday08:00 - 12:00
Sunday08:00 - 12:00

Phone

+506 2436 2015
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