Cairns Airport (CNS), Cairns, Australia
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Terminal Building
1300362848
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Australia
Kia Sportage
4/21/26

Pros: Easy and Fast service

Cons: Booked through DiscoverCars.com with full protection, but at the counter I was told it doesn’t apply directly and was asked to pay extra for excess coverage again. This felt misleading and like double charging. Clear communication about third-party insurance and how it works is needed.
Australia
Toyota Camry
2/15/25

Pros: Rude I'm sure his name was Tom at cairns airport
Australia
Tesla Model Y
12/1/24

Pros: The car was great and everything was explained to me very well from Budget.

Cons: The pick up was a bit slow as there wasn’t enough staff. Couldn’t find someone near the return point either.
Australia
Toyota Highlander
11/6/23

Pros: great service
United Kingdom
Toyota Highlander
10/15/23

Pros: Nothing to dislike, everything from start to finish was excellent.

Cons: Nothing.
Australia
Hyundai Kona
10/10/22

Cons: Spent over an hour at the desk trying to sort out rental. Was upgraded without asking and then charged for it.
Australia
Suzuki Swift
4/17/22

Pros: Clean car

Cons: Wrong car and poor service at Adelaide Airport
Australia
Toyota Corolla
4/12/22

Pros: So quick and friendly

Cons: Nothing
Australia
Toyota Corolla
4/11/22

Pros: Easy to find counter, helpful customer servcie rep

Cons: At around 9:30pm, to pick up the car we lined up for over half an hour till 2nd person started serving
Australia
Kia Carnival
3/29/22

Pros: Friendly service

Cons: Took a long time to process
Australia
Hyundai Kona
7/11/21

Pros: friendly

Cons: took too long not sufficient staff at the desk
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Cairns Airport (CNS), Cairns, Australia

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