Originally Posted by
gavvy
If hiring a car make sure you return it to the right side of the airport or you will face a big fee. I rented from Switzerland as it was cheaper but there was a sneaky cross-border fee of CHF 30 payable at the desk and as I was driving into Germany I had the hassle of crossing the border which added time both out and return. I assume if I rented from the French side that fuss would have been avoided.if you do the reverse remember you have to buy a vignette to travel in Switzerland, a rental car from the swiss side will have that included...snip....
Originally Posted by
adrianlondon
You need a vignette (Fr.40) if you want to use a motorway in Switzerland.
If you plan to drive in Switzerland, it's usually easier to rent from the Swiss side because of the road taxes/vignette. Our son went to school in southwestern Germany for a few years and we rented quite a few cars visiting him. The French side was almost always cheaper for the base rate but once you added the vignette it was more or less the same for short rentals though the French side still won for most rentals over four days. Also, generally speaking, the cars on the Swiss side were nicer. And for getting to southern Germany, I always found it easier to come and go via the Swiss side (I got lost trying to get from the French side of the airport to Germany while avoiding Switzerland but that's just me).