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FAQs about renting a car from National at Melbourne Essendon Airport

  • Does National offer shuttle or airport pick-up services from Melbourne Essendon Airport (MEB)?

    No (According to our data)

Reviews

Pros

" with low mileage"(in 349 reviews)
", with great efficiency."(in 185 reviews)
" off was very easy."(in 174 reviews)

Cons

"the I reserved wasn't available."(in 269 reviews)
"No even with my reservation ."(in 276 reviews)
"Car had Apple had Apple CarPlay."(in 269 reviews)
Overall Rating7.9 GoodBased on 1929 reviews
Cleanliness
8.2
Comfort
8.2
Overall
7.9
Pick-up/Drop-off
8.0
Value for money
7.6

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2.0
My first experience with Kayak and it was awful - I took an Uber to the airport to pick up my vehicle, but there was no vehicle available. A waste of my time and money. I will never use Kayak again...Reviewed Aug 21 2025
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2.0
I DID NOT GET A CAR. !! At least not from National. They told me they had no record of my payment online on their end. I paid ahead with klarna. I will say, there was a manager, FERNANDO, who ran around and called other places to find me a car. I had to ride share to a second location ( different company ( enterprise). I had to rent all over, so basically double paid. I don’t see any refund from klarna as of yet. I have previously rented with kayak and no problem. Just gave the credit card $300 dep. Big headache. No more National. They just kept saying don’t use 3rd party companies. I use Expedia regularly with no problem and have used kayak as well. It makes no sense. Now I need to get the charge off of my klarna account!!!Reviewed Aug 20 2025
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10.0
Pick-up was simple and quick. I did notice damage on the vehicle though, that was not initially noted by the rental company. I took photos and went back in, and they updated their records. Everything went smoothly.Reviewed Aug 15 2025
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10.0
Quick service during pick-up and drop-off. Will definitely recommend and re-use.Reviewed Aug 14 2025
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8.0
Staff were lovely. Small issue with smell of carReviewed Aug 5 2025
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8.0
Easy pick up,everything was goodReviewed Aug 4 2025
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10.0
Molly was amazing! She was super helpful. Reserving as easy and the car was great! Price was awesome too.Reviewed Jul 27 2025
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2.0
I was at ORF which was out of cars. I booked a car at nearby Newport News, loaded the family into a Lyft, and took a $70 ride up. Upon arrival I was told they have no cars. Stranded. Seems easier to track inventory than that.Reviewed Jul 18 2025
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10.0
Car was clean and comfortable with great gas mileageReviewed Jul 12 2025
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10.0
Simple pickup and drop off and excellent customer service on both ends.Reviewed Jul 3 2025
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8.0
Everything went smoothlyReviewed Jul 2 2025
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10.0
Cheaper price, cleaner car, no bird poopReviewed Jun 30 2025
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