BUDGET Car Rental at Brindisi Airport

The Budget car rental desk at Brindisi Airport is located near the arrivals hall in the terminal, tel +39 (0) 831 418826. The Budget car rental Brindisi Airport service counter is open from Sundays to Saturdays from 8.00 am to 11.30 pm, except on Christmas Eve, when the counter is open from 8.00 am to 7.00 pm, and on Christmas Day, when the counter is manned from 10.00 am to 6.30 pm.

On New Year's Eve the service desk is open from 8.00 am to 7.00 pm, and on 1st January, New Year's Day, the Budget car rental station is open from 10.00 am to 6.30 pm. The car lot for pickups is only a short walk from the terminal.

The Budget car hire Brindisi Airport fleet includes the Fiat 500 and Ford Fiesta, the Fiat 500x and Opel Astra, the Nissan Qashqai and Toyota Yaris, the Renault Scenic, Seat Alhambra and BMW 2 Series, the Ford Galaxy and Audi A4 and, in the luxury category, the Mercedes-Benz E-Class.

Budget is just on of a long list of car rental companies at Brindisi Airport.

Driving into the city center of Brindisi takes just 11 minutes - the historic city offers visitors many amenities, among them several boutique and 4-star hotels, restaurants and bars and cultural treasures. Brindisi Airport lies along the SS13 route, which takes motorists directly to the city center.

The city of Lecce lies a 45-minute drive from Brindisi. Lecce was founded more than 2,000 years ago and is famous for its fine Baroque buildings, among them the Cathedral of Lecce, which overlooks the Piazza del Duomo in the heart of Lecce. The Bishop's Palace is also located at the Piazza del Duomo. The cathedral boasts a double façade and an imposing bell tower. Lecce is also home to a sunken Roman amphitheater and the stunning Basilica de Santa Croce, which was built in 1548. It overlooks the Piazza della Prefettura and took some 150 years to be completed. It has a particularly fine Baroque portal.

At Campo Santo stands the Santi Nicolo e Cataldo, which was founded by the Norman Count Tancred of Sicily in 1180. Although the church has undergone many different building periods and sports many different styles, among them a Baroque facade, it is still possible to see traces of the original medieval building. Close to the church stands the Porta di Napoli, a triumphal arch constructed in 1548.