Budget Car Hire in New Windsor, NY

Budget operates a counter inside the baggage claim area at Stewart International Airport (SWF), so there is no shuttle wait — collect your bags and walk directly to the desk. The counter runs from 8:30 AM to 6:00 PM daily, and after-hours returns are not permitted, so plan your drop-off accordingly. Pickup typically takes around 21 minutes, though advance booking helps secure availability, particularly during summer when Hudson Valley demand rises. New York's primary electronic toll system is E-ZPass, and Budget vehicles come equipped with an e-Toll transponder; using it adds a convenience fee of around US$3.95 per day on top of the tolls themselves. If you have a personal E-ZPass account, confirm the opt-out procedure at the counter to avoid being billed twice. Fuel in the New Windsor area runs roughly US$3.15 to US$4.59 per gallon — refuel before returning to avoid the fuel service markup, which can reach US$7-9 per gallon. Budget requires a credit card in the primary driver's name at pickup; the authorisation hold typically runs US$200-300 and can be higher for larger vehicle classes. International visitors whose licences use a non-Latin script — Arabic, Chinese, or Cyrillic, for example — should carry an International Driving Permit alongside their national licence, and non-US and non-Canadian renters must also present a valid passport.