Hi ElRegaily,
There is no cross border fee to travel in Austria when hiring in Germany as long as the vehicle was returned back to the Germany. The terms and conditions state:
Cross Border Rentals are allowed to the following countries:
Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Great Britain, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Vatikan City.
Cross Border Rentals are allowed to the following countries but not with Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, VW, Porsche, Jaguar and all Jeeps/Offroader:
Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia.
It is allowed to enter the last-mentioned countries with all vehicles of car groups IVMR, SVMR and FVMR (including Mercedes-Benz B class, Mercedes-Benz Vito, Mercedes-Benz Viano) and vans. In case of offence against Cross Border & Territorial Restrictions all insurances lose their validity.
When reserving the rental vehicle on-line we advise of the number of seats in the vehicle and in the vehicle group including the VW Touran, Mercedes-Benz B-Klasse, Peugeot 5008 or similar we confirm the vehicle would have 5 seats. Certain vehicles in this category are fitted with 2 child seats in the boot space however in this vehicle group we do not confirm a 7 seater. It can be requested on your rental for a specific make and model but unfortunately we would be unable to to confirm this until collection.
If you would like to e-mail me your reservation number and I would be more than happy to look into this for you. My e-mail address is
[email protected]
Kind Regards,
Marie