Can one take an Italian rental car into Slovenia and Croatia?
We will begin our trip to Croatia by flying into Venice. We are now thinking about renting a car and driving first to Ljubljana and then throughout Croatia. Is this easy to do, or will we have to rent separate cars for each country?
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You can rent a car but you must check what the agency's policy is regarding international crossing. Sometimes it's minimal and they ask for an additional fee or sometimes a substantially higher insurance rate. The most steep fee though happens if you do not return the car in the same country of origin.
Eurocar charged me 300 EUR last time for that. For a simply border crossing, in my case Croatio to Montenegreo and back it was only 5 EUR. Sixt has a detailed policy in their agency about which fees applies which crossing. Also, in their case, you have to mention this when you rent the car because some of their cars are not allowed in certain countries, possibly for legal reasons.
Now, unless you plan to stop a lot between those places, I highly recommend trains for the northern part of the trip. The cost is much cheaper than what you would pay for gaz over the same distance! From Split though we used high-speed catamarans to reach the south and then renter a car after leaving Dubrovnik which is pedestrian only and having a car quite problematic. Slovenia is easy to drive around though. You can rent local cars or use buses for out-of-the-way places and day-trips which will save you considerable money.
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Can I rent a car in Italy and drive to Slovenia?
Yes, you should be able to drive the car rented in Italy over the border to Slovenia without any additional charges as both countries are members of EU. However do inform your rental car company in advance as they might have different internal rules.Can I rent a car in Italy and drive to Croatia?
Driving from Croatia to Italy The only thing you cannot do is to take a rental car on a ferry to Italy. If you plan to rent a car in Italy and drop it off in Croatia, you have a problem as almost no one allows it (it's the same with Germany and Poland actually).Can you drive rental car from Croatia to Slovenia?
Which car rental companies allow cross-border in Croatia? You are allowed to drive a rental car into Slovenia if you pick up in Croatia from these car rental companies: Alamo, Thrifty, Avis, SIXT, Europcar, National, Dollar, and Enterprise.Can you rent a car in one country and return it to another Europe?
In most European countries, and with most rental companies, you can pick up your car in one city and return it at another with no extra charge. A no-cost one-way rental allows you to use an open-jaw air ticket and avoid the time and cost of doubling back to a single arrival/departure airport.Can I rent a car in Italy and drive to Croatia?
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Yes, under EU insurance rules a car insurance policy issued in one member state is valid for travel in all others. It's not possible to issue a vehicular insurance policy which is valid for Italy but not Slovenia or Croatia.
If you plan to leave to EU (for example by going to Serbia or Montenegro) you may need to pay more for additional cover.
See: http://ec.europa.eu/finance/insurance/consumer/motor/index_en.htm#maincontentSec1
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