Can you rent a car in Germany and drive to other countries?
Many car rental suppliers will allow you to travel outside Germany without charging additional car rental fees, although there are specific cases in which restrictions or charges may apply. Most commonly, traveling to Eastern Europe with a rental car out of Germany has very specific requirements for this to be allowed.
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Yes, usually you'll pay a 'cross-border fee' when you pick the car up. This fee will extend your rental's basic damage, theft and third-party protection so it works in another country. When you tell the counter staff you want to take the car abroad, they'll arrange to insure the car for you.
In Europe, car hire companies typically allow renters to drive their vehicles across international borders into neighbouring countries. However, you may have to pay a cross border fee in order to drive the car abroad.
Hertz vehicles may be driven to Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia, but may only be dropped off in the following cities: Prague, Budapest, Poznan, Szczecin, Warsaw, Bratislava, Ljubljana. Should you bring the vehicle outside Germany, a Cross Border fee of € 41.65 (including tax) will apply.
Renting a car is a good way to explore Germany, especially since German roads are well maintained and the German drivers are excellent in skills and attitude. Still, the car rental world is fraught with hidden expense. Rule 1: do not rental on price alone.
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Yes, you will need both your passport and your driver's license to rent a car in Europe. Additionally, for Austria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, or Spain, you will also need to provide an International Driver's Permit (IDP).
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