sndraco

Hi

My friend and I will be landing in Prague on Aug 21st noon, and flying out of Sarajevo on September 4th.

Current plan is

Prague - 2.5 days

Lake Bled - 1 day

Plitvice - 1 day minimum

Dubrovnik - 3 days

Mostar - 1 day

Sarajevo 2 days.

Wanted input on

1. Transportation (looks like Prague to Bled seems tough by train) should we rent a car at end of Prague trip and keep till Dubrovnik or Sarajevo (prices look almost the same w/ auto europe and is ~$320 till Sarajevo and $200 to Dubrovnik, not sure if the 150Euro fee applies assume it does and would be additional), or are trains/buses better and flights if needed (I do like driving and have driven in France, England etc).

2. Suggestions on itinerary, any edits/suggestions appreciated.

Thanks

Shri

sparkchaser

Since you like enjoy, go ahead and just rent a car. You'll have more flexibility with a car than with a train. Personally, I like driving because then you get exposed to all sorts of music you'd never hear back home.

sparkchaser

That should read "Since you enjoy driving, ...".

sndraco

I checked w/ Auto Europe and it appears the drop off fee will be 700Euros which is way more than I expected.

Unless can get a car option with less of a drop off fee, car appears unlikely.

Shri

yorkshire

Seems a little rushed to me. Dbv-Sarajevo all quite easy by public transport, but the first half more time consuming, as I assume you will have to go through Ljubljana and Zagreb.

chingpako

my advice to you once check www.caicco-croazia.com they have many option

kja

Like yorkshire, I think your itinerary a bit rushed, especially the first part. If you are fully committed to trying to see all of these places, you might consider cutting a day from Dubrovnik and adding it to Lake Bled/Ljubljana.

I would expect the drop-off fee on a rental to be outrageously high and think you would do better off with public transportation.

Christina

I don't know how they even get cars in a different country back to the home country, maybe they have to hire a driver, so of course that is super expensive. It's not like in the US where a car is legal in another state. It's a completely different country and the car isn't registered nor licensed in that country. I wonder if it may even be illegal for a rental company to rent out cars that aren't registered in the country of the business. I don't know, but it just doesn't surprise me at all. I imagine it would cost you a lot to rent a car in the US and leave it in Canada, also.

PolSmit

Malin, advertising on every post!

janisj

Very OLD thread . . .