Car rental prices at Melbourne Airport

For November 2026 at Melbourne Airport, budget around $60 a day for an Intermediate car, such as a Toyota Corolla, booked around a month before your trip. An Economy car, such as a Suzuki Swift, averages $52 a day, as does a Compact car such as a Toyota Corolla Hybrid. In the last 2 weeks before pickup, an Intermediate car averages $56 a day, which is $4 less a day. Use the price checker to compare your quote for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at Melbourne Airport, waiting until around 2 weeks before your trip brings an Intermediate car to $56 a day on average, against $60 around a month before. Across the year, an Intermediate car averages $98 a day around 9 months before your trip against $57 around 2 weeks before, so you have not missed the cheaper booking window. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers booked within a month of pickup.

Goldcar is the cheapest company at Melbourne Airport for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, averaging $33 a day, so start your price comparison there. Goldcar does not yet have enough reviews for a score. If you want a scored alternative, Sixt averages $90 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months from 1,605 prices and scores 90/100 from 111 recent reviews. Alpha averages $45 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months from 922 prices, but requires a credit card and holds a deposit of about $1,736.

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.

If reviews guide your choice at Melbourne Airport, Sixt is the best-reviewed company, scoring 90/100 from 111 recent reviews, with an average desk wait of 18 minutes. Sixt is not the cheapest: an Intermediate car averages $90 a day over the last 12 months from 1,605 prices. Goldcar averages $33 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, which is $57 less a day, but 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 Melbourne Airport, deposits range from $139 with Budget or Avis to $1,736 with Alpha, and only 3 of the 12 counters take a debit card for all cars. Europcar and Keddy by Europcar take a debit card for some cars only; 7 counters require a credit card. Filter for debit-card acceptance before comparing prices, then check the deposit and card rule shown beside each car. Extras charged at the desk are listed under each car with their prices.

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

At Melbourne Airport, check card acceptance and allow time at collection, because credit-only deposits and desk waits can delay your departure. 7 of the 12 counters require a credit card, so confirm your card meets the chosen car's requirements before booking. Allow for an average 21-minute desk wait with Hertz or Alpha, compared with 6 minutes at Everything Fleet or Bargain Car Rentals, when planning your first appointment.

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

Only 92% of prices at Melbourne Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

Melbourne Airport’s Intermediate cars, such as a Toyota Corolla, cost around $60 a day in November 2026 and seat 5 but take 4 bags, so check your luggage fits before choosing one. It seats 5 but takes 4 bags, so check luggage before filling every seat. Around a month before your trip, a Compact car such as a Toyota Corolla Hybrid takes 3 bags at $52 a day, while a Fullsize car such as a Toyota Camry Hybrid takes 5 bags at $73. 99% of cars offered are automatic, so finding an automatic should be straightforward. Hybrids account for 15% of cars offered and electric cars for 3%, so start with hybrids if you want a wider choice.