While renting a car in Eritrea it is uncertain whether our Australian license will be accepted. We will clear the uncertainty in this article.
Differnet rental branches may ask you to show an IDP.
Please select your upcoming trip rental branch for the most accurate guidelines.
At this point in time, we have not yet collected the rental terms of rental companies in Eritrea. Please visit us again in a later time to get more specific details.
To determine with confidence whether you need an IDP or not, we check multiple data sources. Please review the following legal terms of: the Australian laws, the local laws in Eritrea, the rental company requirements and real life reports we collected from other Australian travelers in Eritrea.
We have not yet collected the Australian laws. Please visit us again in a later time.
We didn't find the local laws in Eritrea in regards to driving with a foreign driving license or IDP.
For the meanwhile it is better to hold an IDP, until we find the local laws and clarify whether you can drive with just the Australian driving license.
Different rental agencies might still require an IDP even while the local laws do not require it. Please find your appropriate local supplier in the list above to verify.
We don't have any real life reports by Australian travelers in Eritrea.
If you've been there and was pulled over by the local officials, please share your experience with us and we will publish it to help others.
Facts check reviewed on 6 March 2024 at 10:51 pm by PaapmPaapm editorial team.
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