Car hire prices at Melbourne Airport

Melbourne Airport car hire costs around £53 a day for an Intermediate such as a Toyota Corolla booked about a month before October 2026. A Compact car like the Toyota Corolla Hybrid is around £43 a day, while a Fullsize such as the Toyota Camry Hybrid averages £75. Leaving your booking to the last 2 weeks drops the Intermediate to £46. Across the year, the cheapest rate is £39 a day for a Mini in August 2027, rising to £94 for an executive car in January 2027. If your quote is higher, check your exact dates in the price checker.

For October 2026 at Melbourne Airport, book within the last 2 weeks before you fly: an Intermediate car drops to £46 a day then, compared to £53 a month ahead. Across the year, reserving an Intermediate car 9 months before your trip averages £74 a day against £43 a day 2 weeks before pickup, so waiting saves money. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of our customers book within 2 weeks of travel. If you travel during January 2027, prices reach £94 a day for an executive car, whereas August 2027 drops to £39 for a Mini.

Alpha is the cheapest supplier at Melbourne Airport with enough prices to compare, averaging £34 a day for an Intermediate car from 872 prices, but it requires a credit card. East Coast averages £49 a day from 2,674 prices and accepts debit cards with an average 8-minute desk wait. For an established name with a review score, Sixt averages £68 a day across 1,540 prices and scores 89/100, while Alpha does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Budget is the most booked brand across our sites, taking 7% of reservations across all destinations.

The cheapest company can cost you a longer queue or a bigger deposit, so check the review score and desk wait beside each car in the results before you book.

Sixt is the best-reviewed company at Melbourne Airport, scoring 89/100 from 106 reviews with an average desk wait of 18 minutes. For an Intermediate car, Sixt averages £68 a day over the last 12 months from 1,540 prices. Alpha costs £34 a day across 872 prices, but it does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Hertz follows Sixt on customer ratings, scoring 86/100 from 72 reviews with a 19-minute wait, alongside Europcar which also scores 86/100 from 240 reviews.

Review scores are CarTrawler customers' own, from the last five months; the score and the desk wait sit beside each car in the results.

At Melbourne Airport, security deposits held on your card range from £106 with Budget or Avis up to £1,319 with Alpha. Only 3 of the 15 desks accept a standard debit card, while 2 take debit cards for some cars only and 10 require a credit card. Europcar and Keddy by Europcar allow a debit card on select models with a £264 deposit. Filter for a debit card before comparing prices, and note that extras charged at the desk are listed under each car.

If you bring your own child seat, check your airline's rules first: most carry one free, some charge.

Ten of the 15 counters at Melbourne Airport refuse debit cards entirely, which leaves you stranded if you arrive without a credit card in the main driver's name. Deposits reach £1,319 at Alpha, which freezes that amount on your card for your entire stay. While Aucar operates off-airport, 14 desks sit directly at the airport, though waiting times vary from 5 minutes at Everything Fleet to 23 minutes at Avis.

Cars are collected at the Domestic Terminal at Melbourne Airport, which is not always the terminal you land in.

Only 93% of prices at Melbourne Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

An Intermediate car like the Toyota Corolla costs around £53 a day at Melbourne Airport in October 2026, seating 5 people with room for 4 bags. Stepping down to a Compact car like the Toyota Corolla Hybrid costs £43 a day but drops luggage space to 3 bags, while an Economy car like the Suzuki Swift holds 2 bags at £39 a day. Automatics make up 99% of cars offered, so you will secure an automatic transmission without paying extra.