Renting a Car in Austin
to Travel into Mexico
Zack asks:
re:renting a car in austin to travel into mexico
I am interested in renting a car in Austin, Tx. and driving to Real de Catorce, San Luis Potosi, Mexico and was wondering what the stipulations were for travelling across the border.Which companies allow this and insurance requirements among other questions.
My Response:
I checked with various car rental companies re: travel into Mexico, specifically when renting a car in Austin, TX
Here's what I found: (car rental company links open in a new window)
Alamo does not allow their vehicles to be driven into Mexico.
Avis
 does not allow travel into Mexico.
Budget
 has restrictions about renting a car to travel into Mexico.... you can only do it from certain locations.
Budget locations in Texas which allow driving into Mexico, include:
Brownsville, Corpus Christi, El Paso, Harlingen, Laredo and McAllen
Vehicles rented from these locations can be taken in the “Free Trade Zone” (approximately 20 miles across the border, and including the Baja Penisula). No specialty vehicles allowed. Mexican insurance must be purchased for. (this averages between $25-$30 per day). Renting a car in Austin to travel into Mexico, would not be available.
Dollar
does not allow their vehicles to be driven into Mexico.
Enterprise
Their website lists no general guidelines. They state that you must contact the individual city location from which you wish to rent, in order to determine their policies regarding crossing international borders, including availability and insurance requirements. You would have to contact a local location about renting a car in Austin to travel into Mexico.
Hertz
Their website states that travel into Mexico is only available at specific Hertz locations. They do not allow for policy search on this, specific to renting a car in Austin; the site states that "The customer must check at the renting location at the time of rental for authorization and purchase of the mandatory Mexican Insurance Policy. The basic Mexican insurance coverage allows travel up to 250 miles into Mexico."
National and Thrifty do not offer travel into Mexico from any of their US locations.
Pages from this site, relating to this topic:
Border Crossings
Taking a rental car into Mexico
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