Are there car rental companies in Tenerife which allow taking the car to neighboring islands?
Researching car rental options in Tenerife, I was surprised to find out most apparently ban ferry-hopping between islands, even though all of them are within Spain and the Schengen area. E.g. this quote from Tripadvisor:
Generally the hire companies wont allow you to take a car from one island to another without incurring an additional (and expensive) fee. You are normally better off hiring a car on each island.
Are there any car rentals which allow you to do that free of charge or for a small fee?
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I want to inform that in many cases, boarding Armas or Fred Olsen's ferries with a car is LESS expensive than without the car. Othertimes the price is the same. Seems silly but this is due to special family offers that includes 3-4 persons and a car. Just check their sites.
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I work for www.airportcarhire.com and here is the 2022 updated T&C's for taking rental cars from Tenerife to another island. Most car hire companies in Tenerife will not allow cars to be taken to the other islands except for Goldcar who have the following terms & conditions.
Vehicles collected in the Canary Islands may travel to other Canary Islands as long as the customer contracts the Cross-Border cover. If this Cross-Border cover is not contracted by the customer then the basic cover included in every rental will only be valid on the island where the vehicle was collected.
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