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Australia is at your fingertips with a Budget Car Rental

If you travel anywhere in Australia, it’ll be difficult not to see a Budget Car Hire office, such is their extensive reach. If you’re flying into Sydney to see the Opera House, Harbour Bridge or Taronga Zoo, Budget have you covered. If you’re exploring the Mornington Peninsula and all the great wine and food in the region, Budget have you covered. If you’re heading to the Gold Coast to catch some waves and enjoy the nightlife, well, you get the idea.

So whether you’re travelling for business or pleasure, if you need a rental car, you can count on Budget to have what you need.

Hop on your vehicle and have an amazing holiday with Budget car rental Australia.

The Budget Car Rental Australia rental fleet

When it comes to the vehicles that Budget car rentals offers, it’s relatively simple. You can get an Economy or Compact vehicle, like a Suzuki Swift or similar. For something a bit bigger, there are Intermediate, Standard and Full-Size offerings, where you can expect Budget hire cars like a Kia Certao, Toyota Corolla or Toyota Camry.

There are also compact, Intermediate and Full-size SUVs from the likes of Hyundai and Nissan. Budget’s last two categories are their Full -Size Van (a Kia Carnival or similar) and their Mystery Car, where you’ll find out what you get when you pick-up. As you can see, there are plenty of options to choose from with Budget Car Rental.

Where you can pick up your Budget Hire Car

As we’ve said, there are lots of locations (major and regional airports) in Australia where you can pick up a hire car from Budget. No matter which state or territory you’re travelling to, whether you’re spending time in the city, or regionally, you won’t be far from a pick-up/drop-off location.

Here is a wide selection of Budget Australia locations you can choose from depending on your specific needs:

Bathurst
Sydney Airport
Melbourne City
Bendigo
Noosa Heads
Maroochydore Airport
Bundaberg
Broome
Kalgoorlie
Adelaide Airport
Coober Pedy
Darwin City
Devonport Ferry

To see if there are Budget hire car centres in your travel destination, make a search and then filter by Budget using the supplier filter at the top of the search results.

Visit the famous Pinnacles Desert with your Budget car hire Australia.

Budget Australia car rental – FAQs

Is Avis and Budget the same?

Avis and Budget are separate car rental companies, but they are both owned by the Avis Budget Group, along with Zipcar.

Since 1958, Budget has supplied vehicles to value-minded customers, with many hire car centres around the world including more than 150 depots in Australia.

How do I contact Budget rental Australia?

If you’re booking a Budget vehicle and have questions on how to score Frequent Flyer points, you can contact their customer service team on 1800 150 278. They have separate numbers for Reservations and Roadside Assistance, which will be provided to you when you book a Budget car rental Australia.

You can also email them if you’d prefer, just make sure you have your reservation confirmation ready.

Is it cheaper to rent a car for a week or per day?

Looking for a cheap car hire? Usually you will be offered a better daily rental rate the longer you rent the car for. You can experiment with different dates using our powerful cars search to make sure you get the best car hire deals possible.

To avoid any hassle, make sure all renters and any additional driver have their valid driver's licence ready when collecting your Budget vehicle and during the entire trip.

Why book with Airport Rentals?

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Price beat promise

We're experts in car rentals

Award-winning customer support

Budget car rental locations

Price beat promise

What Airport Rentals customers say

Australia is at your fingertips with a Budget Car Rental

The Budget Car Rental Australia rental fleet

Where you can pick up your Budget Hire Car

Budget Australia car rental – FAQs

Is Avis and Budget the same?

How do I contact Budget rental Australia?

Is it cheaper to rent a car for a week or per day?

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