Car Hire by Country — All Destinations
Browse car hire options by country. Find driving tips, provider comparisons, and the best deals for every destination.
Browse car hire options by country. Find driving tips, provider comparisons, and the best deals for every destination.
AP toll motorways vs free autovías, Madrid and Barcelona low-emission zones.
Car hire in Spain →Via Verde electronic tolls catch unwary renters.
Car hire in Portugal →ZTL cameras fine every unauthorized entry into historic centres.
Car hire in Italy →Island ferry rules, mountain driving on Crete, toll motorways on the mainland.
Car hire in Greece →Autoroute tolls, vignette-free driving and low-emission zone rules.
Car hire in France →No speed limit on much of the autobahn, strict Umweltzone rules in cities.
Car hire in Germany →Left-side driving, London Congestion Charge, ULEZ and Welsh 20mph limits.
Car hire in United Kingdom →Salik electronic tolls in Dubai, free parking apps, and Oman border crossings.
Car hire in United Arab Emirates →Left-side driving, IDP required, and the Mae Hong Son mountain loop.
Car hire in Thailand →HGS electronic tolls, Cappadocia volcanic roads, and the Turquoise Coast drive.
Car hire in Turkey →Car hire in Croatia — compare 5 providers for the Dalmatian coast, Plitvice and island ferries.
Car hire in Croatia →Mexican liability insurance is required by law and often not included online.
Car hire in Mexico →Unlimited mileage, state-by-state toll passes, and one-way cross-state drop-offs.
Car hire in United States →Ring Road vs F-roads, gravel insurance, sandstorm cover.
Car hire in Iceland →Winter tyre laws that change at every provincial border, and four of our six platforms operating here.
Car hire in Canada →Ring Road vs F-roads, gravel insurance, sandstorm cover.
Car hire in Iceland →Drive the Great Ocean Road or cross the Nullarbor.
Car hire in Australia →Left-hand traffic, cross-border permits for Namibia and Botswana, and safari 4WD.
Car hire in South Africa →International Driving Permit required, left-hand traffic and expensive expressway tolls.
Car hire in Japan →High Atlas passes, desert routes and city medina chaos.
Car hire in Morocco →Cook Strait ferry with rentals, left-hand driving, and gravel-road restrictions.
Car hire in New Zealand →Left-side driving, no tolls, and a 2-hour cross-island drive.
Car hire in Cyprus →Renting the car is the easy part — driving it legally and cheaply in an unfamiliar country is where travellers get caught out. Each guide above follows the same structure: which side of the road, minimum rental age and young-driver surcharges, whether you need an International Driving Permit, how the local toll system works (vignettes, transponders or pay-per-gate), typical fuel prices, and any cross-border restrictions that matter for your itinerary.
Crucially, each guide also names the aggregator that actually wins in that market. The answer differs more than most people expect: local-supplier marketplaces like Localrent dominate on price in Croatia, Turkey and Morocco, while the global platforms are hard to beat at major airports in the United States, Australia and Japan.
Europe rewards research here: taking a rental across borders is usually possible but rarely free, and insurance cover can quietly lapse the moment you cross into a non-EU country. Our cross-border rental guide explains the fees and paperwork, and the European toll roads guide saves you from the vignette fines that catch thousands of tourists in Austria, Switzerland and Slovenia every year.