Tesla Model 3, Electric
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Tesla car rental in Koh Samui
Kenan AlkanCity and intercity driver
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Tesla car rental in Koh Samui: the Tesla Model 3 at ฿1,500 and the Tesla Model Y at ฿1,700 per day, the top two of the ten electric cars we run on the island, five seats each, automatic, delivered to any address on Koh Samui or to Samui International Airport (USM).
Which Tesla models you can rent on Koh Samui
Two electric cars sit on this page — the Model 3 and the Model Y — and both arrive at your address with the booking agreed with a manager beforehand.
Tesla Model 3 and Model Y on this page
We keep two Tesla models for hire on Koh Samui — the Tesla Model 3 and the Tesla Model Y. Both are five-seat, automatic, rear-wheel-drive electric cars with a 60 kWh battery, so neither needs a fuel stop and neither asks you to work a clutch. The Model 3 is a sedan rated at 283 hp; the Model Y is a crossover at 299 hp. Rent-Trip delivers the car to any address on the island, and the delivery address, date and time are agreed with a manager before the booking is fixed. The Model 3 is a sedan and the Model Y a crossover; both share the same 60 kWh battery and rear-wheel drive, so the choice comes down to body shape and boot space.
Model 3 or Model Y for the island
The Model 3 costs ฿1,500 per day and the Model Y ฿1,700 per day, and both seat five.
| Model | Body | Seats | Power | Battery | Price per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tesla Model 3 | Sedan | 5 | 283 hp | 60 kWh | ฿1,500 |
| Tesla Model Y | Crossover | 5 | 299 hp | 60 kWh | ฿1,700 |
What you actually get in each car
- Class: both cars belong to the Electric class, two cars from ฿1,500 per day on this page.
- Seats and doors: five seats in each model, so four passengers plus a driver travel without squeezing.
- Drivetrain: rear-wheel drive on the Model 3 and the Model Y alike.
- Battery: 60 kWh in each car — the same pack, the same charging routine.
- Power: 283 hp in the Model 3, 299 hp in the Model Y.
If you are weighing the two, pick by luggage, not by power — the gap between them is 16 hp.
What Tesla car rental in Koh Samui costs
Tesla car rental in Koh Samui is priced in Thai baht and starts at ฿1,500 per day.
Daily, weekly and monthly rates
Tesla car rental in Koh Samui starts at ฿1,500 per day, with weekly bookings from ฿9,000 and monthly from ฿31,500. The arithmetic behind the longer terms is simple: a week is charged at daily × 6 and a month at daily × 21, so the cost per day falls the longer the car stays with you. At the daily rate the Model 3 is ฿1,500 and the Model Y ฿1,700; over a month those same cars work out at ฿31,500 and ฿35,700 respectively. The daily difference between the two is ฿200.
| Model | Class | Seats | Transmission | Price per day | Weekly | Monthly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tesla Model 3 | Electric | 5 | Automatic | ฿1,500 | ฿9,000 | ฿31,500 |
| Tesla Model Y | Electric | 5 | Automatic | ฿1,700 | ฿10,200 | ฿35,700 |
What the price includes
Our prices are quoted in Thai baht and include VAT 7%. Everything that sits outside the daily rate — the security hold, any delivery fee and the insurance excess — is set out in the rental agreement, and the delivery address, date and time are agreed with a manager before the booking is fixed.
- Security hold: taken on a bank card in the main driver's name, the amount is set out in the agreement.
- Delivery: to any address on Koh Samui and to Samui International Airport (USM); a fee, if any, is agreed when booking.
- Insurance: compulsory motor insurance (Por Ror Bor) is attached to every registered car; first-class cover and the excess are set out in the agreement.
- Minimum age: 21; conditions for drivers under 25 are set out in the agreement.
Documents and rules for Tesla car rental in Koh Samui
An electric car needs the same documents as any other, so it is worth sorting the paperwork before the car arrives. The rules below are the ones Thai law and our rental agreement apply to every driver.
What you need to bring
- Home driving licence: your national licence, valid for the whole hire.
- International Driving Permit: required for visitors from outside ASEAN, issued under the 1949 Geneva Convention.
- ASEAN licences: travellers from ASEAN member states drive on their national licence, with no permit needed.
- Bank card: a card in the main driver's name is used for the security hold; the amount is set out in the rental agreement.
- Age: the minimum driver age is 21, and conditions for drivers under 25 are set out in the rental agreement.
Driving rules and fines
Thailand keeps to the left and every car here is right-hand drive, which takes a few kilometres to get used to on the ring road. Children under 6 ride in a TISI-standard child seat, and below 135 cm a belt or special seat is required; the fine is up to ฿2,000. Every passenger, including those in the back, wears a seatbelt. Parking against a red-and-white or yellow-and-white kerb is prohibited, and the fine is set out in the rental agreement. The alcohol limit is 50 mg% in blood, dropping to 20 mg% for drivers under 20 or on temporary licences; refusing a breath test counts as an admission, and the penalty runs to a year in prison, a fine of ฿5,000–20,000 or both, plus a licence suspension of at least six months.
Insurance and the agreement
Compulsory motor insurance, Por Ror Bor, covers injury to third parties and comes attached to every registered car. First-class cover handles damage to the vehicle itself, and its terms together with the excess are set out in the rental agreement. Traffic-camera fines are issued to the car owner and re-invoiced to the renter, and how they are settled is set out in the rental agreement. The delivery address, date and time for your Tesla car rental in Koh Samui are agreed with a manager before the booking is fixed.
Delivery with your Tesla car rental in Koh Samui
We deliver the car to any address on Koh Samui and to Samui International Airport (USM). The delivery address, the date and the time are agreed with a manager before the booking is fixed, and a delivery fee, if any, is agreed at the same moment. Nothing about the hand-over is left to the day itself, which matters when your flight lands at an airport that handles 50 flights a day and is planned to go to 73.
How the hand-over is arranged
- Address and time: you give us the hotel, villa or pier, and the manager confirms the slot before the booking is fixed.
- Delivery to the airport: Samui International Airport (USM) sits in Bo Phut, about 2 km north of Chaweng, and we deliver there as well as to any island address.
- The agreement: the rental agreement is a contract controlled by the OCPB, written in Thai, with all fees and penalties disclosed in it.
- Security hold: a bank card in the main driver's name is used for the security hold; the amount is set out in the agreement.
- What to have ready: passport, home driving licence, International Driving Permit unless you hold an ASEAN licence, and that bank card.
Where we bring the car
The ring road runs 51 km around the island and links Nathon, Lipa Noi, Lamai, Chaweng, Bophut and Maenam, so a delivery to any of them is a straightforward run for us.
What to check before you drive off
Both cars arrive clean, and the agreement covers what happens next. The deposit amount, the insurance excess and any delivery fee are set out in the rental agreement, and the manager confirms them with you when the booking is agreed.
Insurance and the rental agreement
Every Tesla on this page is covered by compulsory motor insurance, and the paperwork is settled with a manager when you book.
What covers you on the road
- Por Ror Bor: compulsory motor insurance attached to every registered car in Thailand — it covers injury to third parties, not the car itself.
- Class 1 insurance: covers damage to the rented Tesla; its terms and the excess are set out in the rental agreement.
- The excess: the amount you remain liable for after a claim is written into the agreement, not quoted on this page.
- Security hold: a bank card in the main driver's name is used for the hold; the amount is set out in the agreement.
- Third-party injury: handled through Por Ror Bor regardless of which model you drive.
The agreement itself
Since 30 December 2025 a car rental agreement in Thailand is a contract controlled by the OCPB — the Office of the Consumer Protection Board. It is written in Thai, and every fee and penalty is disclosed in it. That matters for Tesla car rental in Koh Samui because the document you receive is not a generic form: the rental period, the model, the security hold and the excess all sit in one place, in a language the local authority supervises. If a clause is unclear, ask the manager — the contract is the only document that decides what you owe and what you do not.
Fines, cameras and the car owner
Traffic-camera fines in Thailand are issued to the car owner — the rental company — and then re-invoiced to the renter. The same applies to parking penalties issued against the plate. Driving without an International Driving Permit carries a police fine of ฿500–1,000, and an insurer may refuse a claim, so keep your home licence and your permit together in the car. If you are stopped at a roadside check, the officer deals with you, not with us.
If something goes wrong
Compulsory cover handles injury to others; damage to the Tesla itself runs through Class 1, whose terms and excess are set out in the rental agreement you signed. We do not quote an excess figure here because it depends on the agreement in front of you.
Tesla car rental in Koh Samui for a week or a month
Weekly bookings for our Tesla car rental in Koh Samui start at ฿9,000 and monthly bookings at ฿31,500, against ฿1,500 per day for the Model 3 and ฿1,700 for the Model Y. The longer you keep the car, the lower the cost of each day behind the wheel.
How the long-term rates work
- Weekly rate: charged at daily × 6, so seven days in the Model 3 come to ฿9,000 and a week in the Model Y to ฿10,200.
- Monthly rate: charged at daily × 21, which puts a month in the Model 3 at ฿31,500 and a month in the Model Y at ฿35,700.
- Daily rate: the baseline for anything shorter than a week — ฿1,500 or ฿1,700 depending on the model.
- Deposit and delivery fee: not fixed on this page — both are set out in the rental agreement and agreed when booking.
Why a month is worth it on the island
Booked by the month, the car becomes a household item — a run to a beach, a supermarket trip, an evening in Fisherman's Village — and the daily cost drops accordingly. The one thing worth planning around is the weather. The driest stretch is February to April, while October to December brings the heaviest rain of the year, and the roads hold standing water in places. If your stay covers those months, a longer booking gives you the flexibility to drive on the days that suit you instead of cramming trips into a short window.
Booking a longer rental
For anything beyond a few days, tell us your dates and the address where you want the car, and a manager will confirm the model, the rate and the hand-over time before the booking is fixed. The same two cars — Model 3 and Model Y — cover every booking length, so a month-long reservation does not change what you drive, only what you pay per day.