Monday, December 12, 2011

Spokane to Glacier - Car Rental Help

I would like to fly into Spokane and rent a car to drive to Glacier, then drop the car and take the Empire Builder train from Glacier to Seattle. I can%26#39;t seem to find a reasonably priced one way car rental (being quote something like $900 for 5 days). Any suggestions?



Spokane to Glacier - Car Rental Help


The price sounds pretty reasonable to me for a one-way rental to Glacier. The car companies charge a one-way drop off fee, because they have to somehow get the vehicle back to the place you originally rented it from. Sometimes they have to be towed back.



Spokane to Glacier - Car Rental Help


Yes, drop off fees can be high, especially when you start in one state and drop off in another. We have rented in Billings and dropped off in Great Falls and while there is a fee, it is at least in state and not as bad.




Good point, hikes. Also, when you are dropping off in a larger centre the one way fee is usually lower, because there is a greater likelihood of the vehicle getting a one-way rental back to where it came from.




What do you mean drive to Glacier? I found $408 or something on www.kayak.com for pick up in Spokane and dropping at Kalispell.





I checked it for one-way. I don%26#39;t know where you%26#39;d catch the train or I would have checked that.




Are you still flying in to Salt Lake and going to YNP? I%26#39;m a little confused when comparing your posts what your plan is.





Don%26#39;t know where you%26#39;re from, but if it is the UK there are special agencies you can rent one-way from.





Why don%26#39;t you just drive back to Spokane and pick up the train there to go to Seattle? You%26#39;ll save a lot of money. Go out by way of Flathead and back by way of Lake Pen D%26#39;Oreille.




Thanks for the helpful feedback. For the last poster, SLC/YNP was last year%26#39;s trip. YNP/GTNP is a hard act to follow. I%26#39;ll check Kalispell.

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