We plan to travel to Norway in August and take the Norway-In-A-Nutshell tour from Oslo to Bergen, then rent a car in Bergen, see the fjord and mountain sights then head back to Oslo to drop off the car (11 days total with car).
I have looked on multiple websites, Kayak, Expedia, Booking.com, Hertz, and the prices are consistently the same, just under $2000 , which is really, really high.
I first thought that the reason for this high price might be the going rate for renting cars in Europe during peak times, but when I tried other trips (Toulouse-Paris, or Venice-Rome) with the same dates, the cost was about a third (around $600 total).
And yes, I recognize its more expensive to drop off at a different location, but when I tried searching with the same drop off location, it only reduced the cost by 20%.
So can someone help me first to understand why Norway rental car prices are 3x other countries and do you have any suggestions of ways I can reduce the cost (other than reducing days).
Much thanks,
Rick