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.
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.