Is it possible to cross the border with car rented in Italy or do you have to rent another car in Slovenia. We will be coming from Venice area.
Posted by
Bend, OR, United States
1167 posts
You should be able to get this information directly - and authoritatively - from the rental companies.
Posted by
OP
Bethesda, MD
4 posts
I just got the answer to my question. However-there are different answers depending on company. With AutoEurpe, you have to go to selected cities ( ie we could not get car in Perugia, but would have to get it in Florence.
With Hertz, they have confirmed to extent possible that we can pick up car in Perugia and get all proper papers and return to Vicenza after going into Slovenia.
Posted by
Toronto
69 posts
Hi Harriet, I rented a car in Austria and drove all through Hungary, Slovakia, Solvenia and for a couple of days while in Venice. There were no issues with any border crossings. I don't think they car where the rental is from as long as you have all your proper documents for you to cross countries (i.e. passports). You're travelling in the EU -- border crossing is no issue. No worries --your drive will be great from Venice to Slovenia being in the Julian Alps.
Posted by
OP
Bethesda, MD
4 posts
Great. It turns out we had no problem renting car from Hertz to go from Padua, Italy to Slovenia. Any recommendations on route tour Ljubljana destination. It looks like good highway most of way.
We will return from Julian Alps area to Vicenza- Thanks, Harriet
Posted by
Toronto
69 posts
Slovenia's a wonderful country to rent a car because from Ljubljana (which is in the center of the country) it's only 1.5hrs to the border in all directions. I actually didn't stay in Ljubljana as I wanted to experience its breathtaking countryside instead of visiting another city on this stop in my trip. I highly recommend you go to Bled for the day. It's about 3hrs. from Venice. Or if you can spend a few days there do to some hiking or paddleboat/row in Lake Bled you won't regret it. Bled is a jewel not enough people know about. Imagine the swiss alps without the tourists. We just had a baby, but once he's old enough to hike, we're definitely going back! Hopefully, it will be just as beautiful and untouched. One tip on your drive is to plan for a long wait at the Slovenia/Italy border if crossing on a weekend. A lot of day trippers create a big bottleneck that we didn't anticipate.