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Melbourne Tullamarine Airport: the next 14 days

7,000 car hire offers from 18 brands, checked for 3-day hires picked up each day from Sun 8 Nov to Sat 21 Nov. Prices checked 7 Nov 2026 (NZ time).

Typical compact car

$65/day

median over the 14 pick-up days

Cheapest pick-up day

Mon 9 Nov

$61/day typical

Dearest pick-up day

Mon 16 Nov

$72/day typical (+17% on the cheapest)

Top-rated brand

Sixt

8.7/10 from 2,049 reviews

Market rates by pick-up day

SUVCompact8-seat people carrier
$46$86$126$166$2068 Nov10 Nov12 Nov14 Nov16 Nov18 Nov20 NovSUV, Sun 8 Nov: typical $102/day, cheapest $43SUV, Mon 9 Nov: typical $127/day, cheapest $47SUV, Tue 10 Nov: typical $130/day, cheapest $48SUV, Wed 11 Nov: typical $119/day, cheapest $52SUV, Thu 12 Nov: typical $115/day, cheapest $52SUV, Fri 13 Nov: typical $124/day, cheapest $52SUV, Sat 14 Nov: typical $116/day, cheapest $40SUV, Sun 15 Nov: typical $94/day, cheapest $33SUV, Mon 16 Nov: typical $109/day, cheapest $40SUV, Tue 17 Nov: typical $109/day, cheapest $38SUV, Wed 18 Nov: typical $110/day, cheapest $35SUV, Thu 19 Nov: typical $102/day, cheapest $41SUV, Fri 20 Nov: typical $116/day, cheapest $41SUV, Sat 21 Nov: typical $115/day, cheapest $41Compact, Sun 8 Nov: typical $68/day, cheapest $46Compact, Mon 9 Nov: typical $61/day, cheapest $48Compact, Tue 10 Nov: typical $62/day, cheapest $48Compact, Wed 11 Nov: typical $69/day, cheapest $48Compact, Thu 12 Nov: typical $65/day, cheapest $44Compact, Fri 13 Nov: typical $65/day, cheapest $44Compact, Sat 14 Nov: typical $65/day, cheapest $44Compact, Sun 15 Nov: typical $63/day, cheapest $37Compact, Mon 16 Nov: typical $72/day, cheapest $35Compact, Tue 17 Nov: typical $72/day, cheapest $32Compact, Wed 18 Nov: typical $70/day, cheapest $35Compact, Thu 19 Nov: typical $63/day, cheapest $37Compact, Fri 20 Nov: typical $65/day, cheapest $37Compact, Sat 21 Nov: typical $64/day, cheapest $368-seat people carrier, Sun 8 Nov: typical $155/day, cheapest $668-seat people carrier, Mon 9 Nov: typical $179/day, cheapest $718-seat people carrier, Tue 10 Nov: typical $190/day, cheapest $718-seat people carrier, Wed 11 Nov: typical $185/day, cheapest $668-seat people carrier, Thu 12 Nov: typical $168/day, cheapest $758-seat people carrier, Fri 13 Nov: typical $163/day, cheapest $758-seat people carrier, Sat 14 Nov: typical $154/day, cheapest $698-seat people carrier, Sun 15 Nov: typical $152/day, cheapest $618-seat people carrier, Mon 16 Nov: typical $148/day, cheapest $618-seat people carrier, Tue 17 Nov: typical $158/day, cheapest $618-seat people carrier, Wed 18 Nov: typical $153/day, cheapest $618-seat people carrier, Thu 19 Nov: typical $154/day, cheapest $748-seat people carrier, Fri 20 Nov: typical $157/day, cheapest $928-seat people carrier, Sat 21 Nov: typical $157/day, cheapest $928-seat people carrierSUVCompact
Typical (median) daily rate for a 3-day hire picked up at 10am on each day. Hover or tap a day for the cheapest offer too.
Show as a table
Pick-up daySUV
typical / cheapest		Compact
typical / cheapest		8-seat people carrier
typical / cheapest		Intermediate
typical / cheapest		Economy
typical / cheapest		Specialty
typical / cheapest
Sun 8 Nov$102 / $43$68 / $46$155 / $66$70 / $44$60 / $41$70 / $55
Mon 9 Nov$127 / $47$61 / $48$179 / $71$68 / $44$63 / $38$70 / $62
Tue 10 Nov$130 / $48$62 / $48$190 / $71$68 / $45$63 / $38$70 / $61
Wed 11 Nov$119 / $52$69 / $48$185 / $66$72 / $51$61 / $38$71 / $62
Thu 12 Nov$115 / $52$65 / $44$168 / $75$68 / $51$61 / $38$70 / $56
Fri 13 Nov$124 / $52$65 / $44$163 / $75$68 / $51$61 / $38$69 / $52
Sat 14 Nov$116 / $40$65 / $44$154 / $69$67 / $40$61 / $38$66 / $56
Sun 15 Nov$94 / $33$63 / $37$152 / $61$66 / $34$56 / $38$65 / $54
Mon 16 Nov$109 / $40$72 / $35$148 / $61$66 / $34$52 / $33$66 / $57
Tue 17 Nov$109 / $38$72 / $32$158 / $61$65 / $34$56 / $34$69 / $54
Wed 18 Nov$110 / $35$70 / $35$153 / $61$65 / $34$52 / $34$70 / $55
Thu 19 Nov$102 / $41$63 / $37$154 / $74$66 / $39$58 / $36$69 / $51
Fri 20 Nov$116 / $41$65 / $37$157 / $92$68 / $39$61 / $36$67 / $49
Sat 21 Nov$115 / $41$64 / $36$157 / $92$65 / $39$61 / $35$66 / $49

Prices as shown to a visitor browsing from New Zealand, including the site's standard cover, before optional extras. Converted from New Zealand dollars at the ECB rate of 2026-11-06.

Dates to watch

Events and holidays in the same window that may move demand. Each event's likely effect on airport car hire is scored by Jev, TypeSafe's judgement model.

  1. Wed 11 Nov

    concert

    Robbie Williams: BRITPOP World Tour

    Marvel Stadium, Docklands

    Robbie Williams brings his stadium tour to Melbourne.

    Source

    Jev score pending
  2. Fri 13 Nov

    concert

    Iron Maiden: Run For Your Lives World Tour

    AAMI Park

    Iron Maiden's 50th anniversary tour with Megadeth plays a stadium show in Melbourne.

    Source

    Jev score pending
  3. Sat 14 Nov

    concert

    Foo Fighters: Take Cover Tour

    Marvel Stadium, Docklands

    Foo Fighters play a stadium show in Melbourne.

    Source

    Jev score pending
  4. Sat 21 Nov

    sport

    Cricket: Australia v England, 1st T20I

    Melbourne Cricket Ground · 100,024 capacity

    The first of five T20 internationals in England's white-ball tour of Australia, 7.15pm start.

    Source

    Jev score pending

Every brand, ranked

Ranked by customer rating, adjusted for how many reviews sit behind it. Price vs market compares each brand's median price with the market median for the same car type and pick-up day. These are advertised prices: very low ones often carry a bigger deposit, excess or fuel policy.

#BrandRating · reviewsPrice vs marketTypical compact/dayDeskAdvantagesDisadvantages
1Sixt8.7 · 2,049-6%$58Off airport
  • Pick-up speed 8.6
  • Car condition 8.8
  • Easy to find 8.6
None stand out
2Yesaway (few offers)9.1 · 27+26%–Shuttle bus
  • Easy to find 10.0
  • Efficiency 10.0
  • Value for money 9.0
  • 26% above market
  • Only 27 reviews
  • Shuttle, depot 4.1 km away
3Budget8.5 · 4,145-4%$55In the terminal
  • Drop-off speed 9.2
  • Value for money 8.3
  • Car condition 8.7
  • Desk in the terminal
None stand out
4Dollar8.5 · 344+16%$68In the terminal
  • Pick-up speed 8.4
  • Easy to find 8.6
  • Car condition 8.7
  • Desk in the terminal
  • 16% above market
5Apex8.8 · 29-13%$56outside terminal
  • 13% below market
  • Pick-up speed 8.8
  • Value for money 8.7
  • Drop-off speed 9.4
  • Only 29 reviews
6Simba Car Hire8.5 · 122-40%$56Shuttle bus
  • 40% below market
  • Value for money 8.9
  • Cleanliness 9.3
  • Efficiency 8.9
  • Easy to find 7.7
  • Shuttle, depot 4.1 km away
7Bargain Car Rentals (few offers)8.4 · 4,473-28%$55Shuttle bus
  • 28% below market
  • Value for money 8.3
  • Cleanliness 9.0
None stand out
8East Coast Rentals8.4 · 2,868-36%$46Shuttle bus
  • 36% below market
  • Easy to find 8.7
  • Pick-up speed 8.1
None stand out
9Avis8.4 · 2,577+9%$69In the terminal
  • Pick-up speed 8.3
  • Easy to find 8.4
  • Desk in the terminal
None stand out
10Thrifty8.3 · 6,757+13%$65In the terminal
  • Desk in the terminal
  • 13% above market
11Alpha8.2 · 1,728-39%$40Shuttle bus
  • 39% below market
  • Car condition 7.9
  • Cleanliness 8.3
  • Drop-off speed 8.4
  • Shuttle, depot 4.3 km away
12Redspot8.1 · 70in line$65In the terminal
  • Easy to find 8.7
  • Desk in the terminal
  • Cleanliness 7.9
  • Car condition 7.6
  • Value for money 7.4
  • Only 70 reviews
13Everything Fleet6.5 · 3-38%–Shuttle bus
  • 38% below market
  • Drop-off speed 6.3
  • Car condition 6.3
  • Easy to find 6.3
  • Only 3 reviews
14Green Motion1 · 1-27%$48Shuttle bus
  • 27% below market
  • Drop-off speed 1.0
  • Cleanliness 1.0
  • Efficiency 1.0
  • Only 1 reviews
15Hertz8 · 2,042+108%$140In the terminal
  • Car condition 8.7
  • Desk in the terminal
  • 108% above market
  • Pick-up speed 6.6
  • Easy to find 7.5
16Keddy By Europcar7.5 · 34-29%–In the terminal
  • 29% below market
  • Car condition 9.0
  • Cleanliness 9.0
  • Desk in the terminal
  • Value for money 5.8
  • Pick-up speed 5.8
  • Easy to find 6.4
  • Only 34 reviews
17Ace Rental Cars7.8 · 3,002-30%$48Shuttle bus
  • 30% below market
  • Value for money 8.2
  • Car condition 8.6
  • Easy to find 6.6
  • Pick-up speed 6.7
  • Drop-off speed 8.2
18Europcar7.7 · 5,783+25%$111In the terminal
  • Desk in the terminal
  • 25% above market
  • Value for money 6.8
  • Efficiency 7.4
  • Pick-up speed 7.2

How each brand scores, by part of the hire

BrandCleanlinessPick-up speedDrop-off speedCar conditionEfficiencyEasy to findValue for money
Airport average8.67.78.78.38.38.17.8
Sixt8.98.6 (above average) ▲9.2 (above average) ▲8.8 (above average) ▲8.8 (above average) ▲8.6 (above average) ▲8.1
Yesaway9.0 (above average) ▲8.5 (above average) ▲9.08.010.0 (above average) ▲10.0 (above average) ▲9.0 (above average) ▲
Budget8.98.1 (above average) ▲9.2 (above average) ▲8.7 (above average) ▲8.68.38.3 (above average) ▲
Dollar8.48.4 (above average) ▲8.68.7 (above average) ▲8.7 (above average) ▲8.6 (above average) ▲7.8
Apex8.98.8 (above average) ▲9.4 (above average) ▲8.58.8 (above average) ▲8.6 (above average) ▲8.7 (above average) ▲
Simba Car Hire9.3 (above average) ▲7.88.68.6 (above average) ▲8.9 (above average) ▲7.7 (below average) ▼8.9 (above average) ▲
Bargain Car Rentals9.0 (above average) ▲7.98.98.38.58.28.3 (above average) ▲
East Coast Rentals8.68.1 (above average) ▲9.08.08.48.7 (above average) ▲7.9
Avis8.68.3 (above average) ▲8.58.48.48.4 (above average) ▲8.1
Thrifty8.58.08.88.18.68.27.7
Alpha8.3 (below average) ▼7.88.4 (below average) ▼7.9 (below average) ▼8.58.18.0
Redspot7.9 (below average) ▼7.78.97.6 (below average) ▼8.48.7 (above average) ▲7.4 (below average) ▼
Everything Fleet7.0 (below average) ▼6.3 (below average) ▼6.3 (below average) ▼6.3 (below average) ▼6.7 (below average) ▼6.3 (below average) ▼6.3 (below average) ▼
Green Motion1.0 (below average) ▼1.0 (below average) ▼1.0 (below average) ▼1.0 (below average) ▼1.0 (below average) ▼1.0 (below average) ▼1.0 (below average) ▼
Hertz8.76.6 (below average) ▼8.78.7 (above average) ▲8.57.5 (below average) ▼7.8
Keddy By Europcar9.0 (above average) ▲5.8 (below average) ▼9.09.0 (above average) ▲7.8 (below average) ▼6.4 (below average) ▼5.8 (below average) ▼
Ace Rental Cars8.46.7 (below average) ▼8.2 (below average) ▼8.6 (above average) ▲7.8 (below average) ▼6.6 (below average) ▼8.2 (above average) ▲
Europcar8.3 (below average) ▼7.2 (below average) ▼8.2 (below average) ▼7.8 (below average) ▼7.4 (below average) ▼8.06.8 (below average) ▼

Scores out of 10 from customer reviews shown on rentalcars.com, weighted by review count across each brand's desks for this airport. ▲ at least 0.3 above the airport average, ▼ at least 0.3 below.

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How we got these numbers

  • Rates: public search results on rentalcars.com for Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, one search per pick-up day, 3-day hire, driver aged 30, up to 500 offers per search as the site returns them. Daily rate = total price ÷ 3. These are advertised prices, not what customers end up paying.
  • Ratings: the customer review scores rentalcars.com shows for each desk, weighted by review count. The rank shrinks small review counts towards the airport average, so 30 glowing reviews don't outrank 3,000 good ones.
  • Advantages and disadvantages: any part of the hire scoring at least 0.3 above or below the airport average, prices at least 10% below or above market, and desk location.
  • Events: confirmed from official or reputable sources for these dates; scored for likely car hire lift by Jev (TypeSafe). Holidays from Nager.Date and OpenHolidays.
  • Not affiliated with rentalcars.com, Booking.com or any brand listed. Full method.
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