Though I have been to Munich several times, I have never had the need to rent a car. This summer I am traveling with my husband and six teenage boys. We will first go to the lake district in Salzburg for 8 days and then back to Munich. I have weighed the pros and cons of train/ground transfers and car rentals. If it were just my husband and myself the train would be the best choice, but with all the kids, the cars seem like the easiest. I know I am in for sticker shock, but would like to know where I could rent cars or a van for a discounted price. I know that if I rent off the airport grounds, it can be cheaper, but beyond that....
We could get a van or two cars. Any suggested would be appreciated.
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www.sixt.com
Check from various Munich locations as they add an extra 19% for rentals picked up at the airport or train station. They rent minivans as well.
During the reservation process make sure you let them know you expect the car to come with an Austrian freeway toll sticker (Pickerl) and also make sure it%26#39;s got a Diesel engine, which it most likely will anyway as mini vans or vans with regular engines make no sense in Europe.
Also I hear gemut.com was quite good on low rates...
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Watch out when renting vans that they are not too high to park in parking structures, especially if you will be visiting cities. (I would be very specific in inquiring about this!) Also, probably being somewhat longer and wider, they may not even fit in many regular parking lots or parking places on the street. For instance, once when visiting Salzburg in a large van there was only one suitable parking lot fairly distant from the old town, and because the pertinent part of the information sign was only written in very small German, we had the van towed because of this obscure sign and its stating no parking on market days as this parking lot also served as the city%26#39;s market. We had been even advised to park there by the hotel and also by another parking facility that would not let us park there!
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www.autoeurope.com -- best car hire in Europe. Period.
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In most cases renting two smaller %26quot;normal%26quot; cars will be much chepaer than renting a Mini-Van in Germany.
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