PHX → Budget Car Pickup

Sky Train → Rental Car Center → Level 1
Terminal Sky Train Rental Car Center

1. Terminal → Sky Train

You are at Terminal Baggage Claim
Baggage Claim Escalators Up Follow signs to Sky Train Escalators Up Sky Train Platform

2. Ride Sky Train

You are at the Sky Train platform
Terminal 4 Terminal 3 24th St Rental Car Center

3. Rental Car Center → Budget

You are at the Rental Car Center
Take escalator down Level 1 Dollar Thrifty Fox Alamo Budget counter National Hertz Enterprise Payless Avis Budget pickup Rental Car Center entrance from Sky Train

Steps

Terminal note: These steps apply to Terminal 3 and Terminal 4. Terminal 3 usually has one extra escalator up before the Sky Train platform.
  1. Terminal: From Baggage Claim, follow Sky Train / Rental Cars signs and take escalators UP to the Sky Train platform.
  2. Sky Train: Ride to the Rental Car Center (last stop).
  3. Enter RCC: Walk straight from the train. Look for overhead Budget signs and enter through the Budget doors.
  4. Budget counter: Walk into the main hall to the Budget counter.
  5. To Level 1: After getting your keys, walk away from the Budget counter and turn left, toward Dollar, then continue past National. Take the middle escalators on the left DOWN to Level 1.
  6. Pickup: On Level 1, walk through the garage doors to Budget pickup.
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About this page

This page provides a visual walking path and step-by-step directions from baggage claim at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) to the rental car center, including how to reach and ride the PHX Sky Train, pick up your keys at the Budget rental car counter, and continue to the car pickup location in the garage. Simplified maps and landmarks are included to help first-time visitors navigate the airport and reach their vehicle without confusion.