Cheap car rental

A week of temple runs, mall stops and day trips out to Ayutthaya starts with one decision: how you get around. Rent-Trip keeps 24 cars for cheap car rental in Bangkok, from ฿700 a day, and delivers the vehicle to any address in the city, to Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) or Don Mueang Airport (DMK), with the address, date and time agreed with a manager before the booking is fixed.

What cheap car rental in Bangkok costs and what you get for the money

Rent-Trip prices cheap car rental in Bangkok from ฿700 to ฿1,250 per day across 24 cars on this page, with VAT 7% already inside the figure. Weekly bookings start at ฿4,200 and monthly at ฿14,700. Every car is automatic, five-seat and delivered to you.

The daily price band of cheap car rental in Bangkok

Rent-Trip prices cheap car rental in Bangkok from ฿700 to ฿1,250 per day, with VAT 7% already in the figure. The band is narrow on purpose: 24 cars sit inside a ฿550 spread. The floor is the Nissan March and the Suzuki Ciaz at ฿700, both 1.2 L petrol automatics with front-wheel drive. The ceiling is the BYD Seal, the GWM ORA 07, the GWM ORA 5 EV, the GWM ORA Good Cat, the MG EP Plus, the MG ZS EV, the Honda Jazz and the Nissan Almera at ฿1,250.

Prices by class for cheap car rental in Bangkok

What the cheapest car to rent in Bangkok actually is

The cheapest cars are the Nissan March and the Suzuki Ciaz, both at ฿700 per day. The March is a 1.2 L hatchback with 79 hp; the Ciaz is a 1.2 L sedan with 91 hp, and both run a petrol automatic through the front wheels. Fourteen of the 24 cars on this page sit in Economy, so the ฿700 rate is not a single car held back for a headline. Move one step up and the Mitsubishi Attrage lands at ฿850, the Suzuki Swift at ฿900 and the Toyota Yaris at ฿950 — the same 1.2 L automatic recipe. Both entry models are 1.2 L petrol automatics, so the lowest rate does not mean the smallest engine on the page.

Tell the manager your dates and the class you want, and the exact figure comes back with the booking.

The fleet behind our cheap car rental in Bangkok

Rent-Trip runs 24 cars on this page, every one of them a five-seat automatic. Two fuel types split the fleet: 17 petrol cars and 7 electric.

Economy cars for cheap car rental in Bangkok

• Nissan March: hatchback, 1.2 L, 79 hp, ฿700 per day — the cheapest car on the page.
• Suzuki Ciaz: sedan, 1.2 L, 91 hp, ฿700 per day.
• Mitsubishi Attrage: sedan, 1.2 L, 78 hp, ฿850 per day.
• Suzuki Swift: hatchback, 1.2 L, 83 hp, ฿900 per day.
• Toyota Yaris: hatchback, 1.2 L, 92 hp, ฿950 per day.
• MG 3: hatchback, 1.5 L, 114 hp, ฿1,000 per day.
• MG 5: sedan, 1.5 L, 114 hp, ฿1,100 per day.
• Honda Brio: hatchback, 1.2 L, 90 hp, ฿1,150 per day.
• Mitsubishi Mirage: hatchback, 1.2 L, 78 hp, ฿1,150 per day.
• Honda City: sedan, 1.0 L, 122 hp, ฿1,200 per day.
• Mazda 2: sedan, 1.3 L, 93 hp, ฿1,200 per day.
• Honda Jazz: hatchback, 1.5 L, 117 hp, ฿1,250 per day.
• Nissan Almera: sedan, 1.0 L, 100 hp, ฿1,250 per day.
• Toyota Yaris Ativ: sedan, 1.2 L, 94 hp, ฿1,100 per day.

The spread from ฿700 to ฿1,250 inside one class does not follow engine size: the 1.0 L Honda City costs ฿1,200, the 1.5 L MG 3 ฿1,000.

Electric cars for cheap car rental in Bangkok

• BYD Dolphin: hatchback, 95 hp, ฿1,050 per day.
• BYD Seal: sedan, 313 hp, rear-wheel drive, ฿1,250 per day.
• GWM ORA 07: sedan, 204 hp, ฿1,250 per day.
• GWM ORA 5 EV: crossover, 201 hp, ฿1,250 per day.
• GWM ORA Good Cat: hatchback, 171 hp, ฿1,250 per day.
• MG EP Plus: wagon, 163 hp, ฿1,250 per day.
• MG ZS EV: crossover, 156 hp, ฿1,250 per day.

The electric band tops out at ฿1,250, and the Dolphin opens it at ฿1,050. On a short city trip the Dolphin is the one to watch: it costs the same as a mid-range petrol sedan, if you have somewhere to charge it.

Crossovers and Comfort in cheap car rental in Bangkok

Crossovers give you two cars from ฿1,100, and Comfort adds one sedan from ฿1,050. The Mazda CX-30 is the only 2.0 L car on the page at 165 hp, and it costs less than several 1.2 L models. The MG ZS sits beside it at 1.5 L and 114 hp for ฿1,150. Comfort is a single car — the Honda Accord, a 1.5 L sedan at 190 hp for ฿1,050 — a 190 hp sedan for the price of a mid-range 1.2 L model. Because there is only one Accord, we suggest naming it as your first choice when the booking is agreed with a manager, and keeping the CX-30 as the fallback.

Documents for cheap car rental in Bangkok and who is allowed to drive

Documents you need for cheap car rental in Bangkok

• Home driving licence: a full, valid licence from your own country, held for the class of car you book.
• International Driving Permit: the 1949 Geneva Convention booklet, carried alongside the home licence, not instead of it.
• Bank card: a card in the main driver's name, used for the security hold; the amount is set out in the rental agreement.
• Minimum age: 21 for the main driver; conditions for drivers under 25 and for premium classes are set out in the rental agreement.

Citizens of ASEAN countries may drive on their national licence and skip the permit. The delivery address, date and time are agreed with a manager before the booking is fixed.

Why an International Driving Permit matters for cheap car rental in Bangkok

Thailand recognises the 1949 Geneva Convention permit, and section 42 bis of the Motor Vehicle Act makes it the document a foreign visitor is expected to hold. A rental agreement in Thailand has been a contract controlled by the OCPB since 30 December 2025: it is written in Thai, and all fees and penalties are disclosed in it. Read that document before you drive off — the paperwork you carry is what keeps the trip on the road.

Who is allowed to drive a cheap car rental in Bangkok

Traffic in Thailand keeps to the left and every car we hand over is right-hand drive, so the first hour feels mirrored even to an experienced driver.

Insurance and the rental agreement

Compulsory motor insurance, Por Ror Bor, covers injury to third parties and is attached to every registered car in Thailand. First-class insurance covers damage to the car itself; its terms and the excess are set out in the rental agreement, and we do not quote a figure here because the agreement is where it belongs. What matters for a driver is the link between documents and cover: an insurer may refuse a claim when the driver held no International Driving Permit, so the permit protects the car as much as it protects you.

Delivery of your cheap car rental in Bangkok

We bring the car to you rather than asking you to find us. Rent-Trip delivers cheap car rental in Bangkok to any address in the city and to both airports, and the delivery address, date and time are agreed with a manager before the booking is fixed.

Where we deliver cheap car rental in Bangkok

• Any address in the city: hotels, condos, guesthouses and private homes — give the manager the address when you book and we bring the car there.
• Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK): the main international gateway, about 25 km from downtown by the published figure, so a car waiting on arrival saves the trip into town.
• Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal: the main railway station since 19.01.2023, at the Chatuchak/Bang Sue boundary, for travellers arriving by long-distance train.
• Elsewhere: delivery outside the city is arranged case by case and is not promised on the site — ask the manager.

How the hand-over is arranged for cheap car rental in Bangkok

The car arrives clean and with a full tank, which means the first fuel stop is your own choice rather than an errand on the way out of the airport. If your flight lands late or early, the agreed time is the one to work from — tell the manager and the schedule is adjusted before the booking is fixed, not at the kerb. Fix the hour in advance rather than in the arrival hall.

What helps the delivery go smoothly

• Flight number: give it to the manager so the agreed time matches a delayed or early landing.
• A reachable phone number: the driver needs to confirm the meeting point at a large terminal or a hotel with several entrances.
• The exact address in writing: a hotel name plus a street number, or a pinned location, avoids a search around the block.
• Your documents ready: passport, home driving licence, International Driving Permit unless you hold an ASEAN licence, and a bank card in the main driver's name.

Delivery is free of charge only where the terms say so — anywhere else, the fee is agreed when booking and set out in the rental agreement.

Driving a cheap car rental in Bangkok

Thailand drives on the left, and every car we hand over is right-hand drive — that is the first thing to internalise before you leave the delivery point. The second is the speed ladder: 80 km/h in built-up areas, 90 km/h outside them, 120 km/h on the motorway, 110 km/h on the expressways and 100 km/h on elevated sections.

Speed limits and cameras on a cheap car rental in Bangkok

• Built-up areas: 80 km/h — this covers the whole city, including Sukhumvit, Silom and Sathorn, Siam and Pathum Wan, and the Old Town around Khao San.
• Outside built-up areas: 90 km/h on ordinary roads once you leave the city boundary.
• Motorway: 120 km/h on Motorway 7 toward Pattaya and Motorway 9, the outer ring; speed cameras on Motorway 7 enforce the 120 km/h limit.
• Expressways: 110 km/h on the EXAT network — Chaloem Maha Nakhon, Si Rat and the rest.
• Elevated sections: 100 km/h where the road runs on pillars rather than on the ground.

Camera fines are issued to the car owner and re-invoiced to the renter, so a speeding flash reaches you through us rather than straight from the police.

Alcohol, seat belts and child seats

The drink-drive threshold is 20 mg/dl for drivers under 20, for holders of temporary licences, for drivers without a licence or with a licence of the wrong category, and for anyone whose licence is suspended or revoked. Seat belts are compulsory for every passenger, including the rear row. The same rules apply whether you booked a cheap car rental in Bangkok for a day or a month.

Tolls, parking and where not to leave the car

• Expressways: cash or an Easy Pass tag; M-PASS is also accepted, and the two are interchangeable, but one car carries one tag.
• Motorway 7: nine payment points; from the Lat Krabang entrance a four-wheel car pays ฿25 to Bang Bo, ฿100 to Pong and ฿105 to Pattaya.
• Motorway 9: M-Flow, barrier-free — a camera reads the plate and the bill follows.
• Malls: CentralWorld gives two hours free, then ฿20 an hour, rising to ฿50 after six; ICONSIAM gives two hours free and charges ฿30 for the third.
• Kerb: never park against a red-and-white or yellow-and-white kerb.

The city's Low Emission Zone applies only to vehicles with six or more wheels, so a rental car is not affected. Ask at hand-over whether the tag is tied to the car and how M-Flow bills are settled.

Longer bookings of cheap car rental in Bangkok

Weekly and monthly rates are built on the daily figure, not on a separate price list: weekly starts at ฿4,200 and monthly at ฿14,700. Both are calculated from the same daily rate you see on the page, so the class you pick decides what a longer booking costs.

How the weekly and monthly rates work

• Weekly rate: daily price multiplied by six — for the Nissan March at ฿700 a day that is ฿4,200 for the week.
• Monthly rate: daily price multiplied by twenty-one — the same ฿700 car comes to ฿14,700 for the month.
• Per-day effect: the longer the booking, the lower the average cost of each day, because the multiplier stays fixed while the number of days grows.
• Class choice: the multiplier is the same for every car, so an Electric model at ฿1,050 a day runs to ฿6,300 weekly and ฿22,050 monthly.
• What is included: VAT 7% is already inside the figures shown, and the car is handed over clean with a full tank.

What a longer booking actually saves

The saving sits in the multiplier, and it grows with the length of the hire. Take the cheapest car on the page — the Nissan March or the Suzuki Ciaz at ฿700 a day. Seven separate days at the daily rate would come to ฿4,900, while the weekly rate for the same seven days is ฿4,200. Stretch that to a month and the gap widens: thirty days at ฿700 is ฿21,000, against ฿14,700 on the monthly rate. We set the weekly and monthly figures when you book, and the manager confirms them together with the delivery address, date and time.

Which car to take for a long stay

For a stay of a month or more, the daily rate matters less than the running costs you cover yourself. An electric model costs more per day — the BYD Dolphin starts at ฿1,050 — but you charge instead of refuelling.

Booking cheap car rental in Bangkok

Booking cheap car rental in Bangkok with us runs through a manager, not a checkout button: you send the dates and the delivery address, we confirm the car and the total, and only then is the booking fixed.

What we need from you to confirm cheap car rental in Bangkok

• Dates and times: the day and hour you want the car handed over and the day and hour you bring it back — the rate is counted from these, not from a flight number.
• Delivery address: a hotel, a condo or either airport — Suvarnabhumi (BKK) or Don Mueang (DMK); the exact address, date and time are agreed with a manager before the booking is fixed.
• Driver details: the main driver's passport, home driving licence and International Driving Permit, plus a bank card in that same name for the security hold.
• Contact channel: whichever messenger or phone number you actually read — the confirmation and the hand-over arrangements go there.

The deposit, the insurance excess and any delivery fee are not quoted here: they are set out in the rental agreement, and the delivery fee, if there is one, is agreed when booking.