The v iews from the car in beautiful Basque Country. What often happened was an added cost of about 50 euros a night- ugh. When booking hotels online, there was often not an option to book for three people so we simply showed up to the hotels and explained our predicament. The biggest unforeseen cost of our trip didn’t have to do with driving, but I was shocked at how expensive it is to travel with three people as opposed to two. On the way back up we spent two nights in Sarlat and then returned to Paris. Our journey began Paris, took us down the French Atlantic cost in La Rochelle and Biarritz and continued all the way to San Sebastián, Spain. Considering we drove from Paris to Spain and back, a grand total of more than 1,100 miles (1,900 kilometers), I was pleased with the amount we paid for gas (around $260 USD)- I had assumed this cost would be much, much worse. Gas costs: We filled up several times during our trip, as well as filled the tank up completely before dropping the car back off at Hertz in Paris. If you are road-tripping in Europe, carry lots of cash (at least 50 euros in smaller bills at all times.) Gas costs: 200 euros ($260 USD) And because the toll-booths only accept chip-in cards we weren’t able to use our American cards either! We quickly learned to keep a lot of cash in the glove box (especially coins), as some of the tolls cost up to 20 euros. None of the toll-booths would accept my French debit card because they mysteriously didn’t take Maestro. The toll-booths: Warning- the tolls in Europe are finicky and expensive. Costs on the Road: Toll costs: 100 euros ($130 USD) Driving was easy and we didn’t have any problems with aggressive drivers. There’s not a billboard or pot-hole in sight, and the interior of France is actually eerily empty and rural. The roads are impeccably well-maintained in France. Overall I was very pleased with both the car and customer service we received from Hertz.
We opted not to purchase travel insurance as it cost almost 300 euros extra (more than the car rental itself!) That was perhaps imprudent, but as nothing happened to the car it was the right choice for us. We ended up being very pleased with the car: a roomy, brand-new Peugeot mini-van with a built-in GPS (SUCH a lifesafer).Īt first the car freaked us out a bit as it ran on diesel fuel and sounded like a dump truck, but once my mom got used to the roaring engine we felt very comfortable with the car and were especially pleased with its built-in GPS. (It made my job as the navigator so much easier!) And as my mom is a lifetime mini-van driver, I know she felt safer driving a larger vehicle. We specified that we wanted a larger car with an automatic transmission. We rented a car from Hertz for $300 USD for one week via which offered the cheapest price. Have you ever taken a European road trip?.The total cost: $690 USD (for just car costs alone!).
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