I am planning a trip for May next year. We are flying into Zargeb. After couple days in Zagreb I am planning to go to Slovenia to see Ljubljana, Lake Bled and do a driving over Julian alps and then go to Istria, to Rovinj, Croatia and then south to Split/Dubrovnik. I am trying to pick-up a car and drop-off in the same country. Most logical sound to me pick-up in Zagreb, tour Slovenia and return car in Split or Dubrovnik. Otherwise I have to bus from Zagreb to Ljubljana, then take a car there, drop it back, bus to Zagreb, then pickup another rental in Zagreb. This became a lot of hassle. Question - are major rental companies ok with taking the car across the border and back or it maybe very expensive?
Thanks.
Posted by
TX, USA
4744 posts
My experience is 3 years old. But I rented in Dubrovnik, drove to Bosnia for a night, back to Croatia, to Slovenia for 5 nights, then returned the car in Split. I cleared this with the rental car company when reserving and they had the necessary documentation ready. I don’t think there was an extra charge. I bought the Slovenian vignette ( I had to do this in person in 2021, but I understand you can do it online now).
I used UniRent, which I think has an office in Zagreb, as well as Split and Dubrovnik.
Posted by
Brooklyn, NY
4239 posts
We were just in Croatia in September and rented a car. We drive to Italy and Slovenia. Just tell the rental company which countries you are driving to and they will all a fee. There will also be a fee for a different city drop off.
Plan to drop the car in Split cause you can take a catamaran to Dubrovnik from there. Sixt is very popular there.
Just as an FYI, our last car rentals, Portugal and Croatia, we booked through booking.com cause the insurance was better. It worked out fine.
Posted by
Indiana
918 posts
Your best bet would be to check with the rental car company. You will also need to ask about the need for a vignette, and if it is included in the rental.