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Melbourne Essendon Airport

Cheap Car Rentals in Melbourne Essendon Airport from AED 471

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Popular car types in Melbourne Essendon Airport

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At Melbourne Essendon Airport, there are 143 active hire locations from 61 car hire companies. small car is the cheapest car type to hire at Melbourne Essendon Airport in the past week - currently priced from AED 471/day. View deals for 3 car types available to hire in this destination:

Compact

Compact

AED 471+

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Intermediate

Intermediate

AED 471+

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Full-size SUV

Full-size SUV

AED 827+

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Supplier choice

Supplier choice

AED 471+

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Compact SUV

Compact SUV

AED 505+

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Intermediate SUV

Intermediate SUV

AED 539+

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Best car rental deals found at Melbourne Essendon Airport

Audi A3AED 488/day
Audi A3
Found 09/02/26
Kia RioAED 471/day
Kia Rio
Found 09/02/26
Kia SeltosAED 505/day
Kia Seltos
Found 09/02/26

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How far in advance should I hire a car at Melbourne Essendon Airport?

Book your car hire at Melbourne Essendon Airport 14 days before your pickup date to maximise your savings. Car hire prices are around AED 118/day on average when booked 14 days ahead, which saves you 100% off the average price.

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What is the best car hire company at Melbourne Essendon Airport?

Based on Cheapflights user feedback, the highest-rated car rental company at Melbourne Essendon Airport is Thrifty (rated 10.0/10 with 1 review). Budget (rated 8.6/10) is also highly rated by our users.

Thrifty
Thrifty
10.0
Budget
Budget
8.6
Hertz
Hertz
8.6
Dollar
Dollar
8.0

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Top rental agencies in Melbourne Essendon Airport

Thrifty

10.0
Wonderful
1 review•1 location
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Cleanliness

10.0

Comfort

10.0

Overall

10.0

Pick-up/drop-off

10.0

Value

10.0

Budget

1 location
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Cleanliness

9.3

Comfort

9.3

Overall

8.6

Pick-up/drop-off

8.5

Value

8.2

Hertz

1 location
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Cleanliness

9.7

Comfort

9.3

Overall

8.6

Pick-up/drop-off

8.4

Value

8.2

Dollar

1 location
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Overview

Cleanliness

9.0

Comfort

9.5

Overall

8.0

Pick-up/drop-off

8.5

Value

7.0

Europcar

1 location
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Overview

Cleanliness

8.4

Comfort

8.2

Overall

6.2

Pick-up/drop-off

6.6

Value

6.7

Firefly

1 location
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Overview

Cleanliness

8.0

Comfort

8.0

Overall

6.0

Pick-up/drop-off

7.0

Value

6.0

Avis

1 location
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Cleanliness

8.0

Comfort

7.6

Overall

5.6

Pick-up/drop-off

5.6

Value

6.6

keddy by Europcar

1 location
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Car rental FAQs

  • What is the cheapest hire car found at Melbourne Essendon Airport?

    In the past two weeks, Cheapflights users have found many deals under AED 151/day when booking a car hire at Melbourne Essendon Airport. The absolute best deal a user found was for AED 94/day from Provider's pick, booked on Aug. 29.

  • Which car hire providers are at Melbourne Essendon Airport?

    There are 1 car rental providers located at Melbourne Essendon Airport. The following companies can be found near the Melbourne Essendon Airport car rental counter:Thrifty (10.0)

  • How much does it cost to hire a car at Melbourne Essendon Airport for a week from Europcar?

    Europcar offers hire cars at Melbourne Essendon Airport for about AED 1,289 per week on average.

  • Can I rent a car for a month at Melbourne Essendon Airport?

    Typically, how long you can rent a car for depends on the inventory of the supplier. For Melbourne Essendon Airport however, it is certainly possible to rent a car for an entire month.

  • How much does it cost to rent a car at Melbourne Essendon Airport for a month?

    The monthly cost of a car rental at Melbourne Essendon Airport is AED 5,526 (AED 184/day) on average.

Car rentals by fuel type in Melbourne Essendon Airport

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Browse through car rental deals by fuel type in Melbourne Essendon Airport. There are currently 2 fuel types to choose from with Hybrid being the cheapest (AED 133+).

Electric

Electric

AED 135+

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Hybrid

Hybrid

AED 133+

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