21 Car Rental Brands at Budapest Airport (BUD)

We got a brand-new hybrid car with only 77 kilometers on the odometer and drove it across Hungary, Croatia, Slovenia, and Austria using a Hong Kong driver’s license to complete the rental paperwork. We covered a total of 3,153 kilometers with an average fuel consumption of 4.8 liters per 100 kilometers. At the counter, €1,500 (€1,300 deposit + €200) was frozen on the card, and we paid €91 for the cross-border fee and Hungarian highway toll. The car return process was very straightforward; the staff checked the dashboard, inspected the car from all sides, opened all five doors for a quick check, and then had me sign off. Shortly after, I received the notification that the €1,300 deposit was released. The station wagon's trunk was very practical—it accommodated three 24-inch suitcases with room to close the lid, and for our trip, we packed two 24-inch suitcases, one 20-inch suitcase, and still had space for a backpack. The only downside was that the hybrid car had sluggish acceleration, lacked power for overtaking, and generated significant noise.

Reviewed: Jul 8, 2025

The car pickup location is super easy to find. Just turn left after exiting, and there’s a row of car rental companies. Service is quick, and returning the car is straightforward—the staff just did a quick check and it was fine.

Reviewed: Mar 15, 2025

Small car rental companies are still unreliable. I was extremely careful while driving, with no accidents, yet they still found excuses to charge extra. When we arrived, we had to call them, and it took the staff 10 minutes to come from the airport. There was no formal process; they just took a quick look at the car and said it was fine. Later, because we didn’t wash the car, they claimed there were scratches after they washed it, but there were none at the time of return—I even have photos as evidence. It felt like they might have used chalk or something to fake the damage, giving off a bit of a scammy vibe. They also claimed some interior parts were missing, but I didn’t notice anything wrong, and no one mentioned it at the time of inspection. Overall, it felt like they were just making up lies to charge extra.

Reviewed: Oct 14, 2024

I booked a guaranteed Audi Q3...didn't get the car and was not even mentioned at the pick-up that they're sorry for not giving me the car I booked. Got a Mini Countryman instead which was good but not what I booked. I feel like I overpaid because of this.

Reviewed: Sep 26, 2024

The value for money of the car is excellent.

Reviewed: Jul 15, 2024

Very satisfied.

Reviewed: Jul 1, 2025

Very good, no hidden charges. Transparent pricing, and they even provided a free vehicle upgrade. An excellent experience overall. Highly recommended.

Reviewed: Jul 1, 2025

Very satisfied.

Reviewed: Jun 30, 2025

Very good, no upselling, and the attitude was pleasant.

Reviewed: Jun 26, 2025

Arrived at 6 o'clock, easily found the store after customs clearance.

This is my second time renting a car here.

Japanese cars have poor soundproofing; wind and tire noise are quite noticeable.

Reviewed: Jun 23, 2025

Overall it's okay, but the breakdown of insurance costs purchased on-site was not very clear. Things like reducing the deductible were not explained in person.

Reviewed: Jun 30, 2025

Very good

Reviewed: Feb 22, 2025

Always great service

Reviewed: Jan 27, 2025

The service at the pickup location was very poor. I waited for half an hour without seeing any staff, and the same happened during drop-off—there were many employees slacking off. The counter service was efficient, but their full insurance cost is very high. Full insurance at Schiellar next door is about 25 euros per day, but here it costs 40 euros per day.

Reviewed: Oct 30, 2024

The car was relatively new, having only driven 1500 kilometers, and its condition was good.

Reviewed: Jul 5, 2024

Satisfied

Reviewed: Jun 27, 2025

The car is quite new and looks good in photos.

Reviewed: Jun 23, 2025

Excellent

Reviewed: Jun 13, 2025

Satisfied

Reviewed: May 21, 2025

Satisfied, the pick-up and drop-off process was very smooth.

Reviewed: Apr 30, 2025

Very satisfied.

Reviewed: Jun 25, 2025

Very comfortable.

Reviewed: Jun 21, 2025

Great experience! The car was exactly the model we booked, quite new with only around 17,000 kilometers, spacious and perfect for our shopping trip to the outlet. Haha!

Reviewed: Mar 29, 2025

Overall, it was quite satisfactory.

Reviewed: Jun 20, 2025

Excellent!

Reviewed: Apr 17, 2025

The service was excellent, everything went smoothly.

Reviewed: Sep 4, 2024

Every thing went great. It was very helpful to meet a guide from u that help.with all. The drop.off was easeier

Reviewed: Jul 31, 2022

We arrived late at night and without being able to reach anyone at the car rental it took us a long time to find the place. Once we arrived there was 1 sleepy attendant that took his time and wasted over a half hour just to fill out paper work. Once paperwork was signed he came with us to the parking lot and made us sign a paper that we inspected the car. But in a pitch black lot with no lights it’s impossible to see any minor damages at 2am. When we returned the car 1 day later 2 attendants came out to inspect the car and claimed to have found a scratch under the car that you can only feel with your hands (not visible to the eye) HE ASKED US TO PAY 177 EURO FOR DAMAGES. WHEN WE REFUSES HE THREATENED US TO CALL THE POLICE AND STOP US FROM LEAVING THE COUNTRY WE HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO PAY HIM

Reviewed: May 9, 2019

I often rent cars in Budapest, and overall, the service here is not as good as Sixt. When picking up the car, they just hand you the keys and the pickup sheet, and even the registration document is given separately, making it easy to misplace. No one guides you to check the vehicle condition; you're left to compare it against the pickup sheet yourself. The car wasn't even cleaned properly, with a layer of dust on the surface. At pickup, they informed me that highway fees are not included, using the excuse 'That's why we offer low prices.' I can only say it's full of tricks...

Reviewed: Jun 6, 2025

Satisfied.

Reviewed: May 24, 2025

Overall service was quite satisfactory. I will choose this company again next time.

Reviewed: May 10, 2025

Satisfied

Reviewed: May 5, 2025

I washed the car before returning it, yet they still charged me an 8000 cleaning fee.

Reviewed: Apr 12, 2025

This car rental experience was extremely disappointing, particularly due to Klass Wagen's hidden mandatory charges which were very unsatisfactory. I had already purchased full insurance in advance through the Zuzuche platform; however, when picking up the car at the counter, the staff explicitly informed me that they didn't have any historical damage records for the vehicle. They said if I didn't pay an additional 190 Euros to purchase their insurance, 'any damage—whether new or pre-existing but unrecorded—would be my responsibility, and up to 2600 Euros could be directly deducted from my credit card.' In this scenario, the so-called 'optional insurance' was practically meaningless and essentially a disguised mandatory fee. My first instinct was to cancel the booking and rent a car from another company, but upon further investigation I found that all other companies, including Hertz, AVIS, Enterprise, etc., showed no availability of cars on the same day—only Klass Wagen had vehicles available. This raised suspicion about whether they were intentionally manipulating car availability or even sharing information in some manner to create a 'no other option' scenario, thereby forcing users into accepting these additional insurance charges. Since I had already wasted time going back and forth between the airport and their office and it was already 7 PM (and I still had an hour-and-a-half drive to my destination), I had no choice but to reluctantly pay the 190 Euros to pick up the car. On a positive note, the Zuzuche platform’s customer service was very professional and responsive; they actively assisted throughout the process and ultimately helped refund the insurance I originally purchased on their platform, which I deeply appreciate. Nevertheless, I strongly urge Zuzuche to enhance supervision over Klass Wagen's hidden mandatory fee practices to safeguard users' legitimate rights. Additionally, I advise other renters that if you must choose Klass Wagen, ensure to confirm their insurance policies and vehicle conditions in advance, keep all evidence of car collection, and avoid falling into similar traps.

Reviewed: Jun 4, 2025

No tenia suficiente credito para poner de fianza disponible en la tarjeta ya que piden 2800€, el triple que normalmente. Y la chica nos hizo coger un seguro de su compañía que nos dijo que eran 98€. Para sorpresa, cuando nos cobra, no nos cobro el equivalente a 98€ en florines, sino que aplicó una conversion muy desfavorable porque quiso y sumo 43000 ft, lo que resulto en 106€. Una estafa que suelen hacer a todo el mundo vamos.

Reviewed: Jan 14, 2025

The overall service is fine, but there are hidden mandatory charges. If you don't consume them, you need to pay a deposit of several thousand euros. Additionally, the costs are not transparent. This time I even encountered a car breakdown on the highway, waited for 3 hours before a replacement vehicle arrived. The replacement car wasn't better and was actually worse, not even in the same class. The store insisted it was the same class, leaving you with no choice. Overall, the experience was very poor.

Reviewed: Dec 24, 2024

The overall process was quite smooth. When picking up the car, the staff gave me two options: either not buying any insurance from the store and freezing a €3000 deposit, or buying insurance for €275 and freezing a €150 deposit. Based on others' comments about being charged extra during returns, I decided to go with the second option despite the cost. Both pickup and drop-off were very smooth, with minimal inspections. However, this made the rental cost quite high, averaging over €500 per day.

Reviewed: Nov 25, 2024

The return process was smooth, and the staff member was very honest. There was a hidden damage we hadn't documented, but he was aware of it and didn't charge us extra. Such honesty is truly commendable. He also reminded us to make sure to take photos when picking up the car next time.

Reviewed: Oct 9, 2024

The service was decent. There was a €20 highway toll, and the deposit was quite high, €1500.

Reviewed: Jun 3, 2025

Excessive charges; the penalty processing fee reached 99 euros—it's like robbery! Charges were made without consent, truly outrageous!

Reviewed: Mar 18, 2025

A highway fee of over 20 euros was added. Previously, when renting a car in Budapest, the rental company didn’t charge this fee.

Reviewed: Feb 1, 2025

Good

Reviewed: Jan 11, 2025

Good.

Reviewed: Dec 23, 2024

No issues, as a regular customer, I was recognized immediately.

Reviewed: May 18, 2025

No queues

Reviewed: May 2, 2018

No one was available to take back the car.

Reviewed: Aug 13, 2017

Overall, the experience was good! It was very convenient to get there from the airport!

Reviewed: Dec 28, 2016

When returning the car, no one inspected its condition. They just said to leave the keys. Later in the evening, I received a message claiming there were scratches and they would deduct 630 euros. When I got out of the car to grab my luggage, I didn’t see any scratches on the bumper. This issue is really hard to argue about. Besides, replacing a bumper shouldn’t cost 630 euros, and from the photo, it looks like it could be polished clean.

Reviewed: Apr 17, 2025

Very satisfied

Reviewed: Feb 12, 2025

Excellent.

Reviewed: Feb 8, 2025

Not bad. I chose it because of the brand. The car was in good condition, but later there was a small scratch inside that I had to pay for. It most likely wasn’t caused by me, but because I trusted the brand, I didn’t pay attention to the details or take photos as evidence. I had no choice but to accept it.

Reviewed: Jan 14, 2025

Overall great experience.

Reviewed: Oct 9, 2024

The charges were unclear. The website indicated approximately 500 euros, but I actually paid 536 euros. It wasn't the model I booked, and the car had just been washed; the mats inside were still wet. Driving this car on long trips was also quite tiring, so I felt the car rental experience wasn't great this time.

Reviewed: Jan 6, 2025

Very satisfied

Reviewed: Jun 24, 2024

The car was upgraded to a Mercedes series, very new and in excellent condition.

Reviewed: Dec 5, 2024

It's okay.

Reviewed: Oct 20, 2024

I reserved a Volvo XC60, but ended up with a BMW X4 instead of an X3. QEEQ does not have the option to select the X4.

Reviewed: Oct 13, 2024

Everything went smoothly.

Reviewed: Sep 21, 2024

Very satisfied

Reviewed: Aug 12, 2024

Our experience with the FMC was good. Though they were not located at the airport, they came and picked us in 15 min. Staff was very helpful. Vehicle was good and exactly what we need for a big family with lots of luggage.

Reviewed: Nov 10, 2024

FMC is extremely unprofessional. 1. It took seven or eight days to provide the rental agreement after pickup. 2. During vehicle return, they did not arrive at the agreed-upon time. Once at the company, they processed other customers’ returns while ignoring ours, delaying us by over ten minutes. This caused us to arrive at the airport more than 30 minutes late, almost missing our flight! 3. They made various unreasonable claims during the return process, alleging new damages and scratches. When asked to compare with the rental contract and initial vehicle photos, they could not provide any proof. After we presented our own photos, they admitted their mistake. 4. The FMC office is approximately 10 kilometers from the airport. The shuttle ride takes about 15 minutes, not including waiting time.

Reviewed: Sep 23, 2024

みんな親切でよかったです。 事務所あての電話が繋がらない事があったので、別の手段が欲しいかも。

Reviewed: Aug 28, 2024

Se nos entregó un coche superior a nuestras expectativas, fantástico y automático, prácticamente nuevo. Muy bien. Tan solo que no se nos entregó limpio y no era fácil detectar posibles desperfectos.

Reviewed: Aug 19, 2024

Great service.

Reviewed: Aug 5, 2024

Not bad.

Reviewed: Oct 20, 2024

Generally, the service abroad is excellent and people are very polite. The only issue is the language barrier, as communicating in English in Hungary can be challenging.

Reviewed: May 21, 2024

The service attitude is excellent, communication over the phone is smooth, and they can pick you up at the airport to go to the store for formalities.

Reviewed: Aug 12, 2024

Originally scheduled for 12:00, but called the front desk at 10:00. Initially, the attitude wasn’t great and they told us to call back later. However, the front desk called us back after 15 minutes to arrange pickup. When we arrived at the rental office, the process was quick with no queues and no hard sell on insurance. The service was very friendly. We got the car early and our return time was extended by one hour.

Reviewed: Aug 23, 2018

A very good car rental company with a nice owner. The car was in good condition with just over 60,000 kilometers on it. After returning the car, the owner personally drove us to the airport and gave each of us a big hug.

Reviewed: Oct 2, 2017

Flight was late and I have picked up cars before in Budapest and was worried I would have to walk all the way down to the remote car park but they used their common sense and moved it to the reserve spaces by the arrivals lounge.

Reviewed: Jun 26, 2024

Great service from the rental desk as always. Very smooth and quick process. No hard sell on extra insurance. Very friendly english speaking agent.

Reviewed: Apr 20, 2024

Great service, no hard sell of top up insurance. Fairly new car Very good value.

Reviewed: Jan 9, 2024

Arrived late at night at the airport, there was no store and no reminders, no pick-up service arranged; had to call and wait for 30 minutes.

Reviewed: Aug 27, 2016

Good

Reviewed: Jul 23, 2020

Staf is very friendly and supportive.

Reviewed: Jul 31, 2019

I picked up the car with an empty tank. I was not given an option and had to fill the car immediately. I was told not to worry bring the car back empty as well. On bringing back the car empty I have now been charged extra for fuel !!!

Reviewed: May 27, 2019

Overall, the attitude was good. However, they informed us at the local store that we could return the car in the city on weekends, but it turned out the city store is closed on weekends, so we had to go back to the airport.

Reviewed: Apr 25, 2019

No enough information about the conditions of the booking, some extra rules that the guys in the front desk didn't explain with clarity, the car conditions was good, but definitely the car was not clean, the quantity of km for rent car in Hungary and driving to near country are ridiculous small, just they making a rule to rip-off more money.

Reviewed: Apr 12, 2019

The wait time was acceptable, but the staff's attitude was very cold and there was almost no service. It was far from the good experiences I've had with other companies in the past. No one inspected the car when we picked it up; they just told us the parking spot number and we had to find it ourselves. The parking garage required a card for entry and exit, but we weren't informed beforehand. We drove to the exit and couldn't get out, then asked someone else and had to return to the rental office to inquire about the card.

Reviewed: Oct 10, 2019

The car was fine. The Buchbinder staff could not give me a "BMW" or similar because they only had Ford.

Reviewed: Aug 24, 2019

Be careful, the staff makes a photocopy of your credit card (both side!!) make sure you cover up your CVV code... or tell them not to copy your card

Reviewed: Aug 22, 2019

Rented a Mercedes, got a Skoda. What a 'same level' substitution.

Reviewed: May 11, 2019

I was charge border fees by rent a car company which was actually not required. They should inform this prior to booking.

Reviewed: Jan 3, 2020

everything was great, one comment: the car was to be picked up from SIXT, but on the documents the name SIXT didnt appear, only FLIZZR. this needs to be clearer.

Reviewed: Aug 7, 2019

They have no sense of customer service and a very bad attitude!

Reviewed: Jun 8, 2020

Winter tires in summer?

Reviewed: Jul 22, 2019

The car rental company's service was excellent, and all reminders were timely.

Reviewed: Aug 6, 2018

The staff at the airport service counter were indifferent. They kept asking if I wanted to upgrade the service and get a bigger or better vehicle. After I declined all the offers, they still gave me a car that was a class lower than what I reserved. When I picked up the car, I noticed it was much smaller. I specifically needed a vehicle that could handle several large suitcases, but this one could only fit one. I was very upset. The staff member assisting me couldn't speak English, so I had to wait over 20 minutes for someone who could. After a lengthy 20-minute dispute, they finally agreed to give me a different car but wanted to charge me an extra 5 euros per day. By then, an hour had passed, and I was too frustrated to argue further. I decided to address the issue with the rental company after returning to Beijing. These small companies focus on petty profits and don't operate transparently, which is why they remain small. Moreover, they require all cars to be returned by 8 PM, regardless of your flight time, forcing you to spend extra time waiting at the airport. I'll never rent from such companies again. I took photos of the car and hope the rental company resolves this issue.

Reviewed: Mar 24, 2015

They immediately said they were going to freeze 10,000 RMB as a security deposit. Alternatively, we could buy insurance that costs 50-100 euros per day. They also mentioned that if there were damages, we would have to pay a certain amount, which made us very nervous. We frequently rent cars elsewhere and no company has ever frozen such a large amount! When picking up the car, the staff were not very clear about existing damages. Because 10,000 RMB was frozen, we inspected the car very carefully on the spot. Some damages were not even noticed by the staff. In other words, if we didn't point them out on the spot, they might blame us for them when we return the car and charge us!

Reviewed: Oct 2, 2018

I booked an automatic car, but I was given a manual one. They told me their system showed a manual car. To change it, I needed to pay an extra 50 euros!

Reviewed: Jul 11, 2018