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

    On average a hire car from Budget at Melbourne Essendon Airport costs $49 per day.

  • 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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6.0
Coming from the north to drop off the car, there were no signs to determine where to find the rental drop off. There were no maps from pick-up to show how to get out of the airport or back in to it.. Apple Maps took me to a hanger north of the airport and said I was 200ft from the drop off. In a mostly empty parking lot. The small Budget office outside of the Airport loop that I found told me to go west on “379 to the end, about 3 miles, and follow the signs”. There were NO signs until I had bumbled my way to the Southern side of the airport now going east and started heading north around the airport. I spent an hour going back on forth trying to locate the rental drop-off.Reviewed 26 May 2026
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2.0
No car told me to wait 1 day, came back next day after changing my roadtrip itinerary and they still had no cars. Offered me a smaller car at 3 different locations. Finally just went to hertz.Reviewed 26 May 2026
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10.0
Car was great and service was excellent!Reviewed 26 May 2026
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6.0
They gave me a car that was dirty.Reviewed 26 May 2026
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10.0
Great car and easy return.Reviewed 26 May 2026
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8.0
Easy, comfortable and good customer service.Reviewed 26 May 2026
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4.0
The staff was slow, took 30 minutes for two people to support three customers, the rental car a Tesla 3 was beat up and in very poor condition. The steering wheel was peeling, inside and outside dirty, and banged up.Reviewed 26 May 2026
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2.0
Absolutely awful. I bought Kayaks insurance and the lady at the desk forced me to buy theirs after charging me twice.Reviewed 26 May 2026
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10.0
We were thrilled to find a car available to drive from Detroit to Chicago late Sunday evening when our flight was cancelled. The employee at the rental counter was friendly and professional despite it being the middle of the night and us being frazzled. The price was reasonable (especially for a one-way trip) and the car was spacious and clean!Reviewed 26 May 2026
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2.0
Shitty! Couldn’t rent the car and got stranded as a result!Reviewed 26 May 2026
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2.0
This ripple experience was disasters to say the least I missed the whole reason that I rented the car for so I basically drove in the car for 3 days for no reason.Reviewed 25 May 2026
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2.0
Budget did not honor its contractual obligation and I could not rent the car one way (i.e. different return location) although it was booked in that way.Reviewed 25 May 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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