OW US into Canada
Jul 29, 2014, 9:31 pm
#1
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OW US into Canada
I'm trying to work out an itinerary for some travel and I think I'd like to do a trip into DTW, then drive to Toronto for a couple of days and fly back from YYZ.
The one-way rate is obviously high, and I have not been able to find a code that makes it reasonable. Does anyone have a suggestion for a good rate to go from US to Canada on a one-way? It would be a Thursday - Sunday rental.
The one-way rate is obviously high, and I have not been able to find a code that makes it reasonable. Does anyone have a suggestion for a good rate to go from US to Canada on a one-way? It would be a Thursday - Sunday rental.
Jul 29, 2014, 10:08 pm
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I'm trying to work out an itinerary for some travel and I think I'd like to do a trip into DTW, then drive to Toronto for a couple of days and fly back from YYZ.
The one-way rate is obviously high, and I have not been able to find a code that makes it reasonable. Does anyone have a suggestion for a good rate to go from US to Canada on a one-way? It would be a Thursday - Sunday rental.
The one-way rate is obviously high, and I have not been able to find a code that makes it reasonable. Does anyone have a suggestion for a good rate to go from US to Canada on a one-way? It would be a Thursday - Sunday rental.
Jul 30, 2014, 2:31 pm
#3
Join Date: Dec 2001
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Well the only thing I would say would be book the cheapest you can find and hope that a CDN plated car is at DTW. You may be able to talk to the manager about giving you a discount for taking it back. The main reason it's so expensive is that really the vehicle is stuck in YYZ until it's OW back. Or a goof up on the ES aisle...
I always ask because some CBSA officers get a little snooty with Canadians driving American rental cars into Canada.
Jul 31, 2014, 12:50 pm
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Do a one-way rental only for the day you need to have it, then return it and pick up another car locally for the days you'd need a car in YYZ. That will help significantly.