Where can I rent a car in French Guiana to cross to Suriname/Brazil?
Flying to Suriname can be very expensive since the transatlantic connection is tightly controlled by the GOS. A less expensive solution is to travel to the neighboring French Guiana which is officially part of the EU. Traveling the 400 km between the two capitals can be quite a hassle. It would be convenient to rent a car and just drive yourself.
Unfortunately the main airport renting agency does not allow you to cross the border to Suriname or Brazil. Does anyone here know of a renting agency that allows EU-South American border crossing?
If there is really no renting agency, could you buy insurance for EU/South-American border crossing?
Best Answer
The official French Guiana tourism website lists a few transport options (including some car rentals) in the different cities and towns and their phone numbers. If they don't allow leaving the country then either try hitchhiking, or take a bus to a border town, cross the border and then continue with either bus or a rental car in Brazil.
If this question is still relevant and worth the long distance call, you might ring them up and ask, or send an email.
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Can you drive from French Guiana to Suriname?
The border between Suriname and French Guiana is a river. You can cross it by boat - but without a car; there is no car ferry. So what you would need to do is book a car from Paramaribo to the border (about 2 hours), charter a boat to get across the river, then have another driver to pick you up (or taxi, bus, etc.).How do you get from French Guiana to Guyana?
There is no direct connection from Guyana to French Guiana. However, you can take the drive to Ogle airport, fly to Paramaribo Zorg en Hoop Apt, then take the travel to Apatou.24 hours in FRENCH GUIANA 🇬🇫
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Answer 2
Flying into Suriname is much cheaper than flying into Cayenne. The airport taxes in Cayenne are generally sky high. Don't know where you're coming from, but going to the US from Paramaribo is half-price compared to Cayenne.
That being said, if you do find a cheaper way to get to Cayenne and then want to cross a border, it's not a big deal as long as you have the proper paperwork to be in each country. There is a list of rental car agencies at the airport on the site of commerce chamber: However, you would have to make arrangements to leave the car somewhere in St. Georges or St. Laurent, which could be complicated.
There are also different taxis collectifs that run around FG. You might be able to find info on those on blada.com
Lastly, as of a few months ago, there's a flight that goes from Cayenne to Parbo.
Answer 3
Even you can get a car and cross the border to Brazil from French Guiana, I think you know you can only use this car on Amapá state. I don't know where are you going, but Amapá state does not have interconnected roads on south due to Amazon river. Take a look on the map.
If are planning to visit other places in Brazil, you can take a flight from Macapá (capital of Amapá state).
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