car rental from canada across to US and leaving it there

HI, I WAS planning to rent a car in Vancouver to drive to Portland, OR and fly out of Portland. I thought we%26#39;d go sightseeing along the way until I realize the car rental company would charge about $2000 for the week! Can anyone recommend a company in Vancouver that%26#39;s more reasonable? May be it%26#39;s a standard price..don%26#39;t know...never done it before.

I welcome any comments. Another option would be Amtrak but it%26#39;s about 10 hours with the shuttle and train. I%26#39;m not sure how the sightseeing is on the shuttle and train. Has anyone tried this?

car rental from canada across to US and leaving it there

Just a thought, others might have a better idea, but have you thought about maybe just taking the train/Shuttle to Seattle (or another city in Washington), and renting a car there and driving the rest of the way to Portland? Perhaps then you could rent from a location other than an airport, and that may be a bit cheaper. I do know the rental companies charge a drop fee for not returning to the same location. Not sure what size vehicle you are looking to rent either.

car rental from canada across to US and leaving it there

I%26#39;m flexible on the size of the car..nothing too fancy..intermediate or full sized car is good for the family. My choices from Vancouver to Portland was either to fly, rent a car or shuttle/train. I%26#39;ll probably take the Amtrak shuttle from Vancouver, BC to Seattle then hop on the train to Portland unless I can find a rental car in Vancouver (dropping off the car in Portland) that fits my wallet. Has anyone rented a vehicle and return it in another country?

Also try posting your enquiry in the Washington forum. I did a check for a mid size car through Hertz and came up with about $1,200 CAD for the week. Still bad :-(

I know people do cross the border with one way rentals. Keep trying different companies.

Very few companies allow a o/w rental from Vancouver to the US, and those that do charge an arm and a leg. The less expensive option would be to take the train to Seattle as suggested and rent a car from there. It will still be expensive since it%26#39;s a o/w but not as bad as from Vancouver.

be cautious as Us firms will not rent to Cdn driving one way to Canada. Not sure the other way around. You could take Quick shuttle from Vanc airport to Bellingham airport and rent from there, or take Amtrak to Seattle and arrange a Hertz car at the depot in Seattle. Cross border drop fees will always be significantly higher than renting in the US.