Tips for RENTING & DRIVING a car in Europe | Rules, Border crossing, Filling Petrol, Cost |Euro trip

Recently we did a 17 days Euro trip covering 6 countries & rented a car for exploring this stunning continent! I've put together ALL THE DETAILS you'll need to know about booking and driving a rental car in Europe in this video. Hope you find it helpful.
#europe #eurotrip #euroroadtrip #austria #croatia #slovenia #montenegro #roadtrip
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Intro: (0:00)
Actual driving experience : (0:56)
Filling PETROL & paying for it: (5:08)
How to pay at Parking Lots : (7:53)
Border crossing : (11:38)
What all to DOWNLOAD for an epic trip! : (12:18)
How did we save Rs.10K+? : (13:14)
COST of renting a car : (14:38)
Outro : (15:50)
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[@AnirbanMukerji]

Thanks for your informative videos, wishing all the best to you and your channel

[@Trippylens_]

Thank you so much 😊

[@MintuMagic]

Very informative video,if you plan to drive yourself in Europe. Thanks for sharing

[@Trippylens_]

Thank you 😊

[@vanshikakalra5117]

So usefull❤️Thanks for sharingg ❤

[@Trippylens_]

You’re welcome ☺️

[@pradyumnakushte4484]

Thanks for the very informative video, I want to know more about the pickup & drop

[@Trippylens_]

Pickup and drop services are very easy. Just show your DL and booking confirmation at the counter and they’ll give you the car. For drop they will tell you where to park and also where is the Dropbox for the key.

[@amolpatil1965]

Both of these videos are very informative..

[@Trippylens_]

Thank you ☺️

[@salonikhera]

Very informative ❤

[@Trippylens_]

Thank you 😊

[@magnusbane21]

So helpful 😊😀

[@Trippylens_]

Thank you!😊

[@user-hh8mt1bg9p]

Thanks for sharing ❤

[@Trippylens_]

Welcome 🤗

[@salonikhera]

Very helpful ❤

[@Trippylens_]

Thank you 😊

[@yashrajsharma9]

Useful!

[@Trippylens_]

Thank you 😊

[@saniyasiddiqui1712]

thanks for sharing 👍🏻

[@Trippylens_]

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[@surabhiterracegardening2256]

Really impressive video

[@Trippylens_]

Thank you very much!

[@aasthajain0]

thnx for sharing❤️

[@Trippylens_]

😊

[@chidforyou]

Thanks for these informative videos. It really helps for planning our Europe Trip in July this year. We are planning to visit Innsbruck, Salzburg and Vienna in Austria. Do you recommend taking rental car to explore the cities or will the public transportation will be efficient?

[@Trippylens_]

No cars for exploring the cities! Only stick to public transportation.

[@AntonyMBenedict]

Regarding highway driving: you are always supposed to drive on the right lane unless you are overtaking. Driving in the middle lane (lane hogging) is frowned upon. Just something to remember for your next trip to Europe :)

[@Trippylens_]

Thanks for this tip 😃

[@bineshbabu6895]

Hello, Thanks for the infos. Any valuable information about child car seats . Is it mandatory to use car child seats for kids below 12 years?

[@Trippylens_]

Hey! As far as I am aware using child seats are mandatory. You can easily get it from your rental car company while picking up the car!

[@anuragmittal18]

Nice video!! Could you tell some good sites for car rentals in Croatia?

[@Trippylens_]

We have always used rentalcars.com for renting car in any country! They have cars from all good companies like Enterprise, Budget etc

[@pramandube5161]

Can we get the IDL from ITCA or IDA ie websites avlb on the web or from automobile association of India ....will it be legit ? As getting same from rto is not materializing

[@Trippylens_]

I am not sure how legit these documents will be. You can always go through an agent.. there are many located outside any RTO and will help you get the IDP within a week or less than that

[@nidhigupta4290]

This video is incredibly informative. Could you please provide information about the total border fees for a trip from Croatia to Montenegro, then to Bosnia, and finally back to Croatia?Thank you in advance!

[@Trippylens_]

Thank you so much 😀 The border fees that we had to pay was I think 50 Euros (this fees cover all the border that we crossed - Montenegro & Bosnia). But they keep changing the fees. & the structure was different for every company! Please check your rental car terms before booking . It will be mentioned under the ‘Extra Services (Payable at Counter)’ tab.

[@zingopal21]

Hey there Thanks for the tips! We are travelling to Munich this September and plan to rent a car and drive to Swiss, Italy, Austria and Czech before returning the car at Munich after 16 days. Are there any additional border crossings permits that we need to buy do you know…? Or is it not feasible way of road trip..? Thanks in advance!

[@Trippylens_]

Sounds awesome! You just have to inform them when picking up the car that you’ll be crossing borders and accordingly they’ll charge you. European roads ofcourse are amazing and you can easily cover large distances in very short time. Have fun 😁

[@zingopal21]

@@Trippylens_ cheers!

[@Trippylens_]

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[@rakibmuntasir157]

Hi there thank you for your wonderful advise. If you can suggest any car rental company. It will be a great help because I am planning to travel for 27 days total 6 countries by the car.

[@Trippylens_]

Sure! We always use rentalcars.com and from there you can pick car companies like Europacar, Avis, Enterprise. They are all very reliable!

[@kartik180rajesh1]

Planning to book a car from Sixt for Barcelona to valencia. Do you recommend any other rentals?

[@Trippylens_]

We have had good experience with Avis, Budget, Europacar. Make sure to compare the ratings and reviews before finalising a car!

[@BudiSantoso-me5vt]

I plan to rental car for road trip in Europe, is rental car have blue disk parking and Vignette for (Swiss and Austria) or we need to buy?

[@Trippylens_]

It will have the vignette for the country you pick up the car in.. for other countries you might have to purchase after crossing borders. Please inform at the pickup place about the countries you plan to visit and they will inform you accordingly.

[@aparnabharti870]

Hey, this information is quite helpful! Could you please mention the documents that are required to rent a car? And the process of getting international driving permit, if you can. Thanks!

[@Trippylens_]

Hey thanks! For renting a car you only need a valid driving license (in English) and a credit card (has to be in the name of the person driving the car). For IDP you need to apply through the same RTO that issued your DL. You can go to Parivahan website and apply online. Then visit the RTO with the documents they mention on the website.

[@aparnabharti870]

Thanks!

[@haider_abbas02]

Great information..Is normal indian DL is eligible for driving in Europe or we need to have international DL ?

[@Trippylens_]

Thank you!😊 Normal Indian DL (in English) works fine but it’s highly advisable to carry an International Driving Permit (IDP) as well. You can easily get it from your nearest RTO .

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[@pallavkan]

For the free parking, i saw some family from India, came back and changed the timer so they can park for extra hours! Same cheap selfish mentality!

[@Trippylens_]

Oh no! Seriously such people spoil the name of Indians!

[@samarth00747]

Nice information. The insurance you took was with 0 liability?

[@Trippylens_]

Yup

[@chukamakalaka]

What happens if you don't pay the car rental cross boarder fee and you cross a boarder?

[@Trippylens_]

The necessary charges will be deducted from your deposit amount that the car rental company has blocked on your card.

[@ss75728]

What is the total duration days of your car rental. And how many total days you spend in europe with and without car.

[@Trippylens_]

Around 9 days I think with car and 3-4 days without car

[@rajeshmallya6937]

Pls let me know abt the driving licence I mean international licence how to get it from India tq

[@Trippylens_]

Apply through the RTO

[@Pandey_Pranay]

Is Tata motors available in Europe especially in UK??

[@Trippylens_]

Hey I haven’t seen Tata cars in the countries we visited and can’t see them in rentalcars website as well . You do get Hyundai, Kia , Volkswagen

[@madhavgoyal9064]

💯💯💯💯

[@Trippylens_]

😁

[@rohanmamtani007]

Is international driving permit required to drive in Austria?

[@Trippylens_]

It’s a good to have document and you should carry as you might be asked to show it. We had the IDP but didn’t have to show it anywhere.. they just asked for our DL

[@digislayer6769]

Informative video..but please reduce the music in next videos, it's too loud.

[@Trippylens_]

Thanks yes in all my latest videos sound has been taken care of!

[@pallavkan]

Petrol was the most stressful part for me😂.. thank you for explaining!!

[@Trippylens_]

Hehe for us too initially!

[@jayeetabhattacharya5179]

Which automatic car did you choose?

[@Trippylens_]

In Austria it was SUV from Budget company and in Croatia it was Opel corsa from Enterprise. Both booked through rentalcars.com

[@manikandanshanmugam2610]

Totally how many days you rent a car?

[@Trippylens_]

2 days in Austria and I think around 10-11 days in Croatia and Slovenia

[@HavoviSuchde]

We don’t drive. Can we rent a car with a driver?

[@Trippylens_]

It’s a little difficult to get a chauffeur driver car and is super duper expensive!

[@goa184]

u might have to sell everything in india when u hire a driver ....😂😂 i am not joking thats fact.... best go on group tour