I'm curious about rental companies in Gdansk. I'm flying to gdansk in a while and wondered if rented cars allow you to cross the border into Russia to Kaliningrad! Can anyone help me with getting a car rental agency who supplies that service?
Thank you!
Oh and I wondered if you need special papers (next to paspoort, international driverslicense and a visa) to cross the border with a (rented) car.
Thanks, it will be a real problem, because the websites I looked at so far wouldn't let me. Tonight I will start calling companies, maybe that works better! Any hints on companies? Maybe smaller companies will let rentals go outside EU.
It might be cheaper and easier to buy an old car with a few weeks insurance and MOT left on it and just drive that until you've finished with it and then dump it somewhere.
informacja.celna@ols.mofnet.gov.pl here i would suggest asking if any other documents are needed for passing the border, this is the mail to the customs office in Olsztyn
here you have car rental company site, in english (www) .auto-kubus.net/en/ but ask for the worst looking car that they have, and dirty also :) don't try entering with shiny mercedes.
Maybe you would concern going by train, there is nice connection from Gdansk Glowny to Kaliningrad rozklad-pkp.pl/?q=en/node/143 or by a bus, also nice everyday connection from gdansk to kaliningrad (www) .pks.gdansk.pl/rozklad.php?rozklad=Kaliningrad_tam&lg=en
....and then rent a car there (www) .city-rent39.ru/en/index.html (www) .travelforlife.ru/p627/t240/index.html
I have indeed, but since we arrive at about 18.30 in the evening on saturday there is no way to catch a train or bus that evening. The busses don't ride on sunday so we would have to take the train at 8.35 which arrives at 15h in Kaliningrad. The bus back would be on tuesdays at 6.30, that would be OK. Since it's only for three days, we would have more kaliningrad-time when we rent a car. (but indeed our first idea was to go by train).
Or do you have other bus services tips that do leave on saturday evening (or sunday morning)?
I will search about that and meanwhile this is adress to braniewo border you can ask if they open 24/7 braniewo@strazgraniczna.pl Kontakt: +48 (055) 2440500 / 661 8500
It sounds like that would be really expensive:P My idea now is to take the train on sunday and the bus on tuesday to get back, but if we can get to kaliningrad by car for max 150-200euro's we would do that to get the extra day.
when exactly will you be in gdansk i mean saturday at what time?, coz if you had the time to get from there to ELBLAG you could take bus at 16:50 to kaliningrad
so i finally suggest bus PKS from gdansk at 14;45 to elblag at 16;09 and then from elblad Dworzec Glowny at 16;50 to kaliningrad , if possible accordingly to your schedule
No can't make it on time! We will be arriving later than 16.50. So I think busses on saturday are no option! Or there should be a overnight busservice, but I guess not.
