car hire france to spain

I want to hire a car in France (Montpellier) for 2 weeks and drive to Spain (Barcelona). It%26#39;s difficult to get clear info about all the costs. Can anyone recommend a good hire company where I can do this? Thanks. Paul

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Most car hire companies charge horrendous additional amounts to drop off a car in another country.

Much better to take the train Montpellier - Barcelona and hire another car there if needed - if you like nightmares driving around Barcelona is just for you.

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If you want a one way hire your best bet will probably be one of the multinationals like Avis and Hertz which have a presence in France and Spain - I did a sample rental with Avis on line and it came up costing an additional £250 (about 600 Aus Dollars?) to drop off in Barcelona rather than back in Montpellier . So it%26#39;s possible ... at a price ....

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i have been through the same thing going the other way. its not worth it, the costs are horrendous.

fly or train to the other country then hire a car again.

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Don%26#39;t do the one way rental to Spain. Take the train.

If you mean that youwant to get a car in Montpellier then drive to Barcelona (4 hours) then drive back to Montpellier then I would recommned a brroker like www.holidayauto.com You will probably have to pay extra insurance though to take the car out of the country. I have not done France to Spain but have the other way round and its normally around 7 euros a day.

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