Car hire companies typically allow renters to drive their vehicles across Uganda and passed borders into neighbouring countries. However, you may have to pay a cross border fee in order to drive the car in other East Africa like Rwanda, Kenya and Tanzania. Before you take car anywhere, you must have agreed with the car hire company.

You must always inform the rental company of your travel intentions as they need to give you permission to take the car out of the country. If you fail to notify them of your plans, you will break the contract terms, void your insurance and lose any breakdown cover.

Travel restrictions, including how long you can drive a rental out of country, vary depending on supplier. The type of vehicle you hire may also influence whether border crossings are possible or not.

A cross border fee is applied to your rental in order to cover the additional insurance necessary to drive the vehicle outside of the country which you rented it from. Paying the fee guarantees your insurance will remain valid and the rental company can supply you with the correct documentation.

It is a good idea to tell the car hire company of your plans a couple days ahead of your rental so they can organize any required paperwork. The price of cross border fees changes depending on which country border you plan on crossing.