Thread: Great trip to Europe

Car rental went flawless. We used Hertz in Rouen at the main SNCF train station. There were two other rental counters there as well. Eurocar, and one other I don't recall.

We had a 4 door Fiat Punto, and of course, everything is manual. I liked it, for what we needed it for. You can get a slightly better rate away from the train station, but I didn't want the hassle. Make sure you have an Intl Drivers Permit, and if you've never driven in Europe, learn the road signs, so when you see "paege" you know it's a toll road, etc.

We returned it on a Sunday (that location is closed on Sundays) so was able to just drop the keys in a key box. One bit of information that I'll pass on is that as typical of cities, there are numerous one way streets around the train station. The entry to the garage to return the car is on the west side of the station, so you can't approach it from the front (south) of the station. You need to drive north of the station, then drive back south on the one way street to the garage on the west side. See Google maps if that didn't make sense. We missed our first train because of the crazy streets and trying to find a gas station open on Sunday morning.