Car hire prices at Budapest Airport

Budapest Airport quotes around £34 a day for a Compact car like a Ford Focus Estate booked about a month ahead for October 2026, alongside £28 for an Economy and £23 for a Mini. An Intermediate car, like a Skoda Karoq, is about £47 a day. Leave booking to the last 2 weeks and that Compact car drops to £30 a day. Across the year, prices reach from £26 a day for a Mini in February 2027 to £127 for an executive car in July 2027. If your quote sits well above these figures, check your exact dates with the price checker.

For October 2026 at Budapest Airport, you can wait until the last 2 weeks before you fly: a Compact car drops to £30 a day then, compared to £34 a day booked a month ahead. Booking 9 months before your trip averages £49 across the year, so holding off saves you money rather than costing you. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of our customers book within 16 days of pickup. If you are travelling during dearer months like July 2027, when cars reach £127 a day compared to £26 in February 2027, locking in a rate early makes more sense.

Wheego is the cheapest company at Budapest Airport for a Compact car, averaging £22 a day over the last 12 months, but it does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Klass Wagen is the nearest alternative at £23 a day from 1,755 prices, scoring 86/100 from 571 reviews, though its counter takes credit cards only. Schiller averages £33 a day from 513 prices and scores 92/100 from 74 reviews. All 14 counters sit at the airport, so you will not need a shuttle bus.

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.

Schiller is the best-reviewed company at Budapest Airport, scoring 92/100 from 74 reviews with an average desk wait of 15 minutes. Schiller is also reasonably priced, averaging £33 a day for a Compact car over the last 12 months. Hertz follows on customer ratings at 89/100 from 47 reviews, but Hertz averages £47 a day. Wheego is the cheapest overall at £22 a day, but Wheego does not yet have enough reviews for a score.

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 Budapest Airport, deposits held on your card range from £428 with Flizzr to £5,834 with Europcar, and only 3 of the 14 desks accept a debit card. Because 11 counters are strictly credit-card only, filter for a debit card before comparing prices if you do not carry a credit card in the driver's name. The deposit and card rule for each vehicle appear beside the quote in the results. Any extras charged at the desk are listed under each car with their exact price.

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

Budapest Airport counters catch people with strict payment card rules and desk queues that stretch beyond half an hour at the busiest operators. 11 of the 14 desks refuse debit cards completely, requiring a credit card in the main driver's name for deposits that reach £5,834 at Europcar or £2,226 at Klass Wagen. Avis averages a 38-minute wait at the desk, whereas Alamo and Autonom average 0 minutes. All 14 desks sit directly at the airport, so you will not need a shuttle bus.

Only 46% of prices at Budapest Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

A Compact car like a Ford Focus Estate costs £34 a day at Budapest Airport in October 2026 and fits 5 people on Hungarian motorways. It holds 3 bags, so a group carrying full luggage will need an Intermediate SUV like a Skoda Karoq at £47 a day for 4 bags. An Economy car like an Opel Corsa is £28 a day instead, though trunk space drops to 2 bags. Automatics are 55% of cars offered, at £7 more a day than a manual Compact car over the year. Hybrid models take an 8% share, which leaves a few petrol-electric cars on offer if you book early.