Car rental prices at Budapest Airport

Budapest Airport car hire starts around $46 a day for a Compact car, such as a Ford Focus Estate, when booked about a month before your trip in October 2026. An Economy car like an Opel Corsa is about $38 a day, while a Mini is $31. Leaving your booking to the last 2 weeks drops the Compact to around $40. Across the year, February 2027 is cheapest at $35 a day for a Mini, while July 2027 reaches $171 for a high-end car. Check the price checker for your exact travel dates.

At Budapest Airport, booking late saves about 29%: across the year, a Compact car costs $51 a day 2 weeks before pickup compared to $66 9 months before your trip. For October 2026 specifically, booking a Compact around a month ahead is $46 a day, falling to $40 in the last 2 weeks. If you have not booked yet, you have missed nothing. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of our customers book within 16 days of pickup.

Wheego is the cheapest company at Budapest Airport for a Compact car, averaging $30 a day over the last 12 months. Klass Wagen is next at $31 a day from 1,755 prices, but requires a credit card for a $3,001 deposit. Schiller costs $44 a day and holds a review score of 92/100 from 74 reviews, while Wheego does not yet have enough reviews for a score. All 14 counters operate at the airport.

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 relatively affordable at $44 a day for a Compact car over the last 12 months, based on 513 prices. By contrast, Wheego is the cheapest at $30 a day but does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Klass Wagen scores 86/100 from 571 reviews and averages $31 a day.

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 $577 with Flizzr to $7,865 with Europcar, and 3 of the 14 companies accept a debit card. The other 11 counters require a credit card in the main driver's name. Because no desks take debit cards for only select vehicles, filter for debit card acceptance before comparing rates. Extras charged at the desk are listed under each car on the price checker.

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

Budapest Airport has 11 counters that refuse debit cards out of 14, and desk queues at Avis average 38 minutes. Deposits can also climb as high as $7,865 with Europcar, which will comfortably clear out a modest credit limit before you even hit the motorway. All 14 counters sit directly at the airport, so you will not need to hunt down an off-airport 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 at Budapest Airport typically runs to $46 a day for October 2026. It seats 5 but holds 3 bags, so if everyone brings luggage, step up to an Intermediate like a Skoda Karoq for 4 bags at $63 a day. Stepping down to an Economy car like an Opel Corsa costs $38 a day but fits only 2 bags. Automatics make up 55% of cars offered and cost $9 more a day than manuals, while hybrid cars are 8% of cars offered.