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When you reserve Budget car rentals at Seattle/Tacoma International Airport (SEA), you are choosing one of the most convenient car rental agencies possible. This particular Budget branch is open 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. Therefore, whether your plane is arriving or departing in the very early hours of the morning or late at night, Budget at Seattle/Tacoma Intl Airport will be open and ready to assist you. And if your plane is late, you won't have to worry about the car rental agency closing before you can collect your vehicle.
Budget car rentals at Seattle/Tacoma Intl Airport (SEA) knows how to treat its customers right, and it all begins with offering them a wide selection of rental vehicles to choose from. If you want to cruise around Seattle enjoying the wonderful scenery, you can opt for a convertible. If you want to arrive to your destinations in posh style, you can select a premium sedan or SUV. Families might enjoy a minivan or standard, intermediate, or full-size SUV. If you want to keep things more economical, you can choose an economy or a compact car. And there is always the option of different sizes of sedans.
For customers who want to drive from Seattle to another city somewhere else in the continental United States, Budget car rentals at Seattle/Tacoma Intl Airport can help you arrange your one-way rental. Whether you want to drive down the coast to Los Angeles or drive across the country to Denver or as far as Boston, the Budget branch at SEA can help you out.
When you make your reservation for Budget car rentals at Seattle/Tacoma Intl Airport, consider joining the Budget Car Rental Fastbreak Program. When you are a Fastbreak member, you can often skip the line at the car rental counter. The Fastbreak program not only expedites the pick-up process, but the drop-off process as well. Also, as a Fastbreak member, you'll receive exclusive deals and offers from Budget that will help you save money.
25% of our users found hire cars from Budget at Seattle/Tacoma Intl Airport for $56 or less
Book your hire car at Seattle/Tacoma Intl Airport from Budget at least 1 day before your trip in order to get a below-average price
Compact hire cars from Budget at Seattle/Tacoma Intl Airport are around 56% cheaper than other car types, on average
FAQs about hiring a car from Budget at Seattle/Tacoma Intl Airport
What add-ons are available at Budget car rentals at Seattle/Tacoma Intl Airport?
Budget car rentals at Seattle/Tacoma Intl Airport can not only help you find just the right car for traveling around Seattle, but it can help you customize your rental with extras so that you can optimize your trip to the Pacific Northwest. You can stay connected with mobile Wi-Fi, or select the soundtrack for your adventures with Sirius XM satellite radio. If you want to make sure you get to where you're going in the quickest way possible, you can opt for a GPS navigation device. And for those traveling with children, remember to reserve the number and sizes of child safety seats you will need.
Well Budget car rentals at Seattle/Tacoma Intl Airport charge my credit card If I cancel my rental car reservation?
Whether you get charged for canceling your reservation depends on the reservation that you have chosen. When you book Budget car rentals at Seattle/Tacoma Intl Airport through KAYAK, you will see some deals that feature a free cancellation policy. Some of these policies require that you cancel within a certain time frame of a day or two in order to avoid a cancellation penalty. Others are more lenient, and will not charge you unless you show up at the SEA branch to collect your rental car.
How old do I have to be to rent from Budget car rentals at Seattle/Tacoma Intl Airport?
To rent from Budget at SEA, you need to be at least 21 years old. However, if you are younger than 25, you will be charged an extra daily fee for being a Young Renter. When you arrive at Budget car rentals at Seattle/Tacoma Intl Airport to collect your rental car, make sure that you have your valid driver's license and a credit or debit card that has the same name as your license.
How much does it cost to hire a car from Budget at Seattle/Tacoma Intl Airport?
On average a hire car from Budget at Seattle/Tacoma Intl Airport costs $102 per day.
What is the most popular hire car from Budget at Seattle/Tacoma Intl Airport?
Standard (Ford Transit or similar) is the most frequently booked hire car type from Budget at Seattle/Tacoma Intl Airport.
Where can I find Budget hire cars at Seattle/Tacoma Intl Airport?
3150 South 160th Street is the closest Budget hire car location to Seattle/Tacoma Intl Airport. The telephone number for this location is +1 206 444 7510.
Does Budget offer shuttle or airport pick-up services from Seattle/Tacoma Intl Airport (SEA)?
Yes
Reviews
Overall rating6.6 OkayBased on 141 reviews
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2.0
I was scammed into buying an insurance.Reviewed 10 July 2025
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10.0
You need to hire more folks. The agents at the ticket counter were wonderful. But both had been working 16 hours that day. That is insane.Reviewed 27 June 2025
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4.0
Getting to the car rental facility at the Seattle airport was easy and straightforward. There was no line and no wait to see a customer service representative at the Budget counter. The rep was very friendly and professional, and even managed to upsell me on a larger vehicle than what I had originally reserved (partly because I was exhausted from a long trip and didn’t feel like haggling). Where I wish my experience had been better, though, is that she could have been more forthcoming with certain features of the upgrade that mattered, like the fact that there were no USB outlets anywhere in the vehicle, only USB-C. This meant that for my entire five hour drive, I was unable to charge my phone while using my navigation app (The vehicle’s gps navigation was unavailable for use as part of my rental agreement), and my battery almost died before I arrived at my destination.Reviewed 4 Apr 2025
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6.0
She got me to upgrade and then a truck was in the space I was given so after looking all around I had to go to the Avis desk in the garage to get another car. Car was fine.Reviewed 24 Mar 2025
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2.0
Honestly, bad. I pre paid the gas because the guy told me they offered a cheaper price, which wasn’t true, after, they charged me for a full tank even though I didn’t use it all.Reviewed 11 Feb 2025
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2.0
45 minute line upstairs to speak to a rep. 45 minute line in the garage waiting for a car which then was not what we had booked.Reviewed 4 Oct 2024
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8.0
Our rental vehicle was great until the low oil light came on as we waited to exit the parking garage. At first they were to add oil then switched us to another vehicle. To exit SEA it takes about 40 minutes in the cue to exit, because of the vehicle switch we got to go through that process twice. Budget was good enough to supply us with another vehicle. Obviously it was a rush job because the windshield was smudge and not clean as well with the cab of the vehicle. They did discount our bill to reflect the inconvenience. As we drove our replacement vehicle, toward the end of the rental the low oil message came on the dash our replacement vehicle too. After that all was good until our return home when I received a message our vehicle was 3 days late being returned. We returned our vehicle on its return date 1 hour early. After a other 30 minutes on the phone, off and on waiting they found their mistake and told me all was good. The rental was good, not excellent for the price and moderate inconvenience. I would still shop Budget again for our next car rental need. They just need to tighten up a bit.Reviewed 25 Sept 2024
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2.0
This was the worst car rental experience we’ve ever had. It was a 2.5 hour wait to get a car. They didn’t have enough cars there for the reservations they took, and they didn’t have enough workers. Luckily I wasn’t too far back in the line. People behind me were going to be there until 4am before getting a car. I had made a 10pm pickup, which they took the reservation, yet they were closed and sent us all over to Avis. . Absolutely horrific.Reviewed 23 Sept 2024
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The line was so crazy long I just took an Uber.Reviewed 19 Sept 2024
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6.0
Got rebate due to problem with tires.Reviewed 2 Sept 2024
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All go perfect any problemReviewed 11 Aug 2024
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2.0
I waited in line for two and a half hours to pick up my car. No other rental car company had a line anywhere near that long. Some had no line at all. Budget staff said, “From May to October, this is how it is.” Well. Btw, Budget and Avis are the same company, and Avis’s line was the next longest after Budget’s.Reviewed 7 July 2024
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