Can you rent a car in Germany and return in Paris?
Under most circumstances, rental car suppliers will allow you to drop-off your car at another location; many even allow dropping off in other countries.
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Renting in Germany is usually cheaper - but if you drop it in a different country - there is usually a drop-off charge - which may be significant. (Shop around before you organize your rental). Also - Alsace is in France and Geneva is in Switzerland. As nytraveler says, Germany is usually the cheapest option.
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.
Out of all the popular cities in Europe, Bucharest is the cheapest city to rent a car in at just $2/day. Renting a car in Bucharest is 85% cheaper than renting one in Dublin where the per day rate is around $13.
When visiting Germany, one of the essential things to think about is how you will get around once you arrive. Whether you want to see major cities or go on a day trip out to the countryside, renting a vehicle may be helpful.
As mentioned above, most one-way car rental itineraries will result in an additional charge added on to your final car rental rate. A common one way fee for a car rental from Amsterdam to Paris is around $436, and from Paris to Barcelona is around $618.
Rental cars are slapped with Germany's 16% Value Added Tax (VAT), registration fee, and airport fees (but rates do include the required third-party liability insurance). These additional fees may equal up to 25% of the daily rental.