Budget, Nanaimo Downtown Car Rental

Address
Pickup
Return
Opening Hours
Deposit
Accepted Cards
E-voucher
Age requirements
Driver's License Requirements
Additional Extras
Cross Border
Cross Islands
Distances to Landmarks

Budget - Nanaimo Downtown Information, Car Rental Instructions & Policies

Address

33 Terminal Avenue, Nanaimo, V9R 5C4, Canada

Telephone

+12507607368

Pick-up Instructions

Specialised directions are not available.

Drop-off Instructions

Specialised directions are not available.

Opening Hours

Days of Week	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Opening hours	09:00 -17:00	08:00 -17:30 09:00 -17:00	08:00 -17:30 09:00 -17:00	08:00 -17:30 09:00 -17:00	08:00 -17:30	08:00 -17:30	08:00 -17:30

Deposit

Deposits are depending on which car type your rental car falls into, and can be paid with credit cards (pre-authorization)

Representative Car Models	Deposit Amount(approx.)	Business Days Required for Refund
Applicable to all car types，incl. Compact，Suv，Economy，Mini and others. Pack up ^	USD300-5000	30-60

Accepted Cards

Credit cards issued by the following companies qualify a car rental from this store: Visa, Master

E-voucher

Yes. E-voucher is accepted. Show the digital voucher on your mobile instead of a print-out is good enough.

Age requirements

21 - 80 years old

Young Driver Fee applies at 21 - 24 years old with charge of CAD 25 - 48.441715 per day approximately.

Driver's License Requirements

There is no mandatory requirments for the driver's license holiding time from this store.

For foreign renters, you need to bring:

Original driving licence + International Driving Permit (IDP)

Please note that an International Driving Permit(IDP) is only a translation.You must present your original driving licence with the original IDP at the counter.

Original Japanese Driving Licence + Dealer translation

Translation templates provided by car rental companies, available online for free: https://jp.qeeq.com/tld-topic

For local renters, you need to bring:

Full driver's license issued in Canada

Additional Extras

To be updated

Cross Border

Conditional:

Depending on which countries to bring the rental cars to, policies differ:
United States

It is allowed to cross border to the US, but customer cannot go the State of Alaska and State of Mexico.

Cross Islands

To be updated

Excess

Third Party Liability Insurance Excess:

CAD 0

Fuel Policy (what does it mean)

Full to Full

Free Tank

Distances to Airports | Railway Stations | Hotels | Other Landmarks

Airports

8.7 mi from Nanaimo Airport

Hotels

0.1 mi from Howard Johnson Hotel by Wyndham Nanaimo Harbourside

0.2 mi from CAMPBELL COTTAGE B&B by Elevate Rooms

0.2 mi from Best Western Dorchester Hotel

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Map view of Budget Store Location

coordinates: 49.168888888889 -123.94083333333

Guest Reviews

Total points： 9.6 / 10 Excellent

Vehicle condition: 9.6
Vehicle cleanliness: 10.0
Spaciousness: 9.2
Counter staff: 9.6
Pick-up location: 9.6
Drop-off location: 10.0
Pick-up time: 0-10 mins
Drop-off time: 0-10 mins

Anonymous
Nanaimo
9.3 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Wednesday, August 6, 2025
The car was exactly what I had booked but I did not enjoy or find this model that safe to drive. The wing mirrors provide such a small area to view that the blind spots are huge. I counted three seconds on a highway where a car was out of view. This meant that, even with checking my blind spots, I nearly crashed twice (and I’m a good driver!) when changing lanes.
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R.McCabe
Nanaimo
9.7 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Wednesday, August 6, 2025
surprised at the ease of pickup, no over the top sales advice, full take over instructions given. Customer service was excellent no quibble when asked for a lift to catch our ferry.
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j.barton
Nanaimo
9.7 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Wednesday, August 6, 2025
Expensive
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T.Eger
Nanaimo
10 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Wednesday, August 6, 2025
It was nice to get the Tesla as a mystery car ...
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J.Terry
Nanaimo
9.7 /10 Excellent
Reviewed: Wednesday, August 6, 2025
Excellent car, great service
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