Cross-country car rental [closed]

I intend to rent a car at either Berlin or Prague, and drive across Poland, Lithuania and Latvia. I will return the car to the original country of hire. The rental period will be about 10 days.

Are there any first hand experienced travelers here who can give me their 2-cents? Is it allowed and if yes, how much will be the additional charges?

My preference is to rent from one of the bigger players (Avis / Europcar / Hertz / SixT). I have greater comfort with them and thanks to my credit card and airlines memberships I get benefits too.

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Best Answer

When I checked last, none of the larger car rental agencies in all of western Europe allows their cars being taking in the eastern countries you listed (and small ones typically don't allow any border crossings at all)

If this is unchanged, you will not find anyone with such experience.

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What happens if the car rental place is closed?

Please Note: A vehicle that is returned after hours will not be checked in until the next business day. If returning after hours when a branch is closed, the customer is responsible for the vehicle until the satisfactory check in of the rental vehicle the next business day.

Why are all the rental cars gone?

With spring and summer travel season comes a familiar pandemic reality: Car rentals will be expensive. Rental-car companies and analysts say they expect shortages to continue in the coming months due to the global chip shortage and other supply-chain constraints.

Can you cross country borders in a rental car?

A cross border fee is applied to your rental in order to cover the additional insurance necessary to drive the vehicle outside of the country which you rented it from. Paying the fee guarantees your insurance will remain valid and the rental company can supply you with the correct documentation.

What rental car company just went out of business?

Hertz leaves bankruptcy, a year after the pandemic devastated the car rental business. - The New York Times.

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Answer 2

You can access the terms of conditions of all the bigger players on their websites. I just did for AVIS and selected Germany as the country of origin:

Entries into Czech Republic (CZ), Croatia (HR), Hungary (H), Poland (PL), Slovakia (SK) and Slovenia (SLO) are only allowed for vehicles up to medium class and not allowed for vehicles of the makes Audi, BMW, Jaguar, Land Rover, Mercedes Benz and Volkswagen.

Entries to Italy (I), Southern France (F) and San Marino (RSM) are only allowed for vehicles up to executive class.

Porsche vehicles may be driven in Germany (D), Austria (A0 and Switzerland (CH) only.

You are not allowed to use the vehicle in Albania (AL), Azerbaijan (AZ), Bulgaria (BG), Bosnia and Herzegovina (HIB), Belarus (BY), Cyprus (CY), Estonia (EST), Georgia (GE), Greece (GR), Iceland (IS), Kazakhstan (KZ), Latvia (LV), Lithuania (LT), Malta (M), Macedonia (MK), Moldovia (MD), Montenegro (MNE), Romania (RO), Russia (RUS), Serbia (SRB), Turkey (TR), Ukraine (UA) and any country outside continental Europe.

Can I buy a product to allow me to drive in other countries?

No, regrettably, we do not offer any products that allow you to drive in other countries.

I assume similar rules are in place with the other bigger rental companies

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