Driving a rental car accross the Croatia-Montenegro border and back
While I will be based in Dubrovnik, I want to see Kotor in Montenegro. Some buses do the route from one to the other but there seems to be plenty of interesting things along the bay and I also want to explore these on my own schedule.
Ideally, I am looking for a car rental agency in Dubrovnik which rents an automatic car (I'm from Canada, never learned standard) and lets me take it across the border and come back to return the car in Dubrovnik.
Does anyone know of such a rental place? Is that possible? If not, maybe there is a car rental place near the border between Croatia and Montenegro and I could use a bus or taxi to bridge the gap. This would be least preferred.
Best Answer
In general car hires in europe will let you cross country lines, at least within the EU (which unfortunatley Montenegro is not). However, you should confirm this with the hire company - either through reading policies on their website, or by asking them. You've got two issues to be concerned with - firstly whether the hire company's insurance applies once you cross the border and secondly whether the car you are hiring is legal to drive in the new country.
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Can I drive my rental car from Croatia to Montenegro?
Can you drive a rental car from Croatia to Bosnia, Montenegro, or any other European country? You can drive a rental car from Croatia to Bosnia, Montenegro, or any other European country. However, you will need to pay a cross-border fee.Can you cross international 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.Can I rent a car in Croatia and drive 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 in Europe and return it in another?
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.Montenegro - Croatia / Crossing The Border By Car
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