Car rental from Budapest

I am only passing on what I've been told but you can try  travel supermarket.com as they usually come up with the best deal, probably giving you a car from Thrifty in Budapest.

Why not take a bus or a train? There is bus service to most every village in Hungary. You can check bus routes in English:

http://ujmenetrend.cdata.hu/uj_menetrend/en/index.php

Of course, it will take longer, but you also "experience" Hungary more. For example, while in East Africa, while I could afford to take a private taxi most anywhere, I had the most fun and met some interesting people when I took a matatu.

Hungarians often like to give a little drink during socializing, such as wine or Palinka, and since the blood alcohol level for a driver is zero here, plan to say over night if you drive and drink any alcohol.

klsallee wrote:

Why not take a bus or a train? There is bus service to most every village in Hungary. You can check bus routes in English:

http://ujmenetrend.cdata.hu/uj_menetrend/en/index.php

Of course, it will take longer, but you also "experience" Hungary more. For example, while in East Africa, while I could afford to take a private taxi most anywhere, I had the most fun and met some interesting people when I took a matatu.

Hungarians often like to give a little drink during socializing, such as wine or Palinka, and since the blood alcohol level for a driver is zero here, plan to say over night if you drive and drink any alcohol.

I appreciate what you are saying, however last time we visited, the family drove us around all the time and we felt it might be nice this time to have a little freedom and give them a break (given that my sister in law is about 7 months pregnant now!)
We have used the train network quite a lot, it's great - we would just like a little freedom and independence this time around!

I think the main question is how long you'll need it?
You get very different rates for a few months than for a few days.

Stephanie99 wrote:

freedom and independence

Both good reasons to rent a car.

szocske wrote:

I think the main question is how long you'll need it?
You get very different rates for a few months than for a few days.

About 5 days. We have done a lot of googling and found the cheapest price online. I was just wondering if anyone had any insider tips!!
Thanks all