Daily car rental

Economy cars from ฿690 a day — 24 cars in Pattaya for daily car rental, delivered to your address or to U-Tapao, Suvarnabhumi or Don Mueang Airport. The delivery address, date and time are agreed with a manager before the booking is fixed, and every car comes automatic with a full tank.

What Daily Car Rental in Pattaya Includes

Daily car rental with Rent-Trip is a self-drive service: you take the car for one day or longer, drive it yourself, and we bring it to the address you name. Every booking is agreed with a manager before it is fixed, so the date, the time and the delivery point are settled first and only then confirmed.

Self-drive daily car rental explained

Rent-Trip daily hire means you drive the car yourself, from one day, with the vehicle brought to your address instead of you collecting it. The rate is per day, so a two-day trip is simply the daily figure twice over, and there is no minimum week to commit to. Our 24 cars on this page are all automatic, all right-hand drive, and they run from ฿690 to ฿1,290 per day. Delivery is arranged across the city and to U-Tapao Airport (UTP), Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) and Don Mueang Airport (DMK). Rental starts at one day, and the car arrives clean with a full tank. If you plan to drive out to Nong Nooch or down to Bang Saray, tell the manager when you book — the delivery point is agreed there and then, not at the last minute.

What is fixed before your booking is confirmed

• Delivery address: the exact hotel, condo or airport terminal where you want the car handed over.
• Date and time: the day the rental starts and the hour you expect the car, agreed with a manager.
• Rental length: one day, a week or a month — the longer rate follows the daily figure.
• Delivery fee: if one applies to your address, it is agreed when booking and is never a figure on this page.

We confirm the details back to you, and the deposit, the insurance excess and the rest of the commercial terms sit in the rental agreement you receive. A bank card in the main driver's name is used for the security hold, and the amount is set out in that agreement. Pin the delivery slot down early — Second Road and Beach Road run one way anticlockwise.

Cars for Daily Car Rental in Pattaya

Rent-Trip keeps 24 self-drive cars in Pattaya, split into six classes and every one of them automatic. Prices run from ฿690 to ฿1,290 per day, and the class you pick decides the seats, the fuel and the engine.

Classes and daily prices at a glance

Economy cars from ฿690

• MG MG3: 1.5 L, 112 hp, five seats, ฿690 per day — the cheapest way into the fleet.
• Suzuki Swift: 1.2 L, 91 hp, ฿790 per day.
• Suzuki Ciaz and Mitsubishi Attrage: 1.2 L sedans at ฿800 and ฿890 per day.
• MG MG3 Hybrid+ and Mazda 2: ฿950 per day, hybrid or 1.3 L petrol, hatchback or sedan.
• Toyota Yaris and Yaris Ativ: 1.2 L at ฿990 per day, 86 hp and 94 hp.
• Nissan Almera and Honda City: ฿1,000 and ฿1,284 per day, both 1.0 L turbo.

Crossovers, minivans and the electric option

Crossovers start at ฿1,050 with the Honda WR-V, and ฿1,200 buys the MG ZS. The MG HS adds a 1.5 L turbo and 162 hp for ฿1,250, while the Suzuki Fronx and Toyota Yaris Cross sit at ฿1,290 — the Fronx a mild hybrid, the Yaris Cross a full hybrid. Minivans seat seven: the Mitsubishi Xpander, Suzuki XL7 and Toyota Veloz are all ฿1,290 per day, which is the highest daily figure on this page. Two Comfort cars, the Honda City Hatchback e:HEV and Toyota Yaris Ativ HEV, cost ฿1,050 each. The MG Extender is the single pickup and the single diesel: a 2.0 L double cab at ฿1,250 per day, and the only rear-wheel-drive car here.

Rates for Daily Car Rental in Pattaya

Daily car rental in Pattaya runs from ฿690 to ฿1,290 per day, and the longer you book, the lower the per-day figure: a weekly booking is the daily rate multiplied by six, a monthly booking by twenty-one. VAT 7% is already inside every price we show.

How weekly and monthly rates work

Weekly car rental in Pattaya starts at ฿4,140 and monthly at ฿14,490 — both calculated straight from the daily rate of the car you choose, so an MG MG3 at ฿690 per day becomes ฿4,140 for a week and ฿14,490 for a month. A Toyota Yaris at ฿990 works out at ฿5,940 weekly and ฿20,790 monthly; the 7-seat Mitsubishi Xpander at ฿1,290 lands at ฿7,740 and ฿27,090. Rent-Trip applies the same multipliers across all 24 cars on this page, with no separate long-stay tariff to look up. The exact total for your dates is confirmed by a manager when the booking is agreed.

What the price includes and what is agreed separately

• VAT 7%: already included in the ฿690–฿1,290 daily range.
• The car and its compulsory insurance: Por Ror Bor is attached to every registered vehicle.
• Security hold: taken on a bank card in the main driver's name; the amount is set out in the rental agreement.
• Class 1 insurance: covers damage to the car; its terms and the excess are set out in the rental agreement.
• Delivery: the address, date and time are agreed with a manager before the booking is fixed, and any delivery fee is agreed when booking.

Booking a rate that suits your trip

Each model carries its own daily rate — Economy alone runs from ฿690 to ฿1,284 — and the multipliers apply to every car unchanged. If your plans straddle a week, ask for the weekly rate at the moment of booking rather than after collection — the manager fixes the whole calculation before the agreement is drawn up, and the OCPB-controlled contract then carries every fee and penalty in writing.

Papers Needed for Renting a Car in Pattaya Daily

Driving here runs on the left-hand side of the road, and every car we hand over is right-hand drive. That single fact decides how the rest of this section reads: the paperwork you carry, the licence you hold and the way you approach your first junction are all shaped by Thai law and by the way the local market works.

What to bring for daily car rental in Pattaya

You need a passport, your home driving licence, an International Driving Permit unless you hold an ASEAN licence, and a bank card in the main driver's name. Thailand is a party to the 1949 Geneva Convention, so an IDP of that standard is recognised alongside your national licence; section 42 bis of the Motor Vehicle Act is the provision behind the requirement. Citizens of ASEAN countries drive on their national licences without an IDP or any conversion. The police fine for driving without the right documents is ฿500–1,000, and an insurer may refuse a claim — a detail worth remembering before you wave the paperwork away at a checkpoint. The minimum driver age is 21, and conditions for drivers under 25 and for premium classes are set out in the rental agreement.

Left-hand traffic and the rules that catch visitors out

• Speed limits: 80 km/h in built-up areas — Pattaya City is named as a built-up area in the 1969 law — 90 km/h outside them, and 120 km/h on Motorway 7; signs can lower the limit.
• Speed cameras: the 120 km/h limit on Motorway 7 is enforced primarily by speed cameras, and a camera fine is issued to the car owner, which means it reaches us and is re-invoiced to you.
• Alcohol: 20 mg/dl applies to drivers under 20, holders of temporary licences, drivers without a licence and those holding the wrong category; for any other driver, treat any drink as a reason not to drive.
• Seat belts: every passenger wears one, including the rear row.

Insurance and what the agreement covers

Compulsory motor insurance, Por Ror Bor, is attached to every registered car and covers injury to third parties. First-class insurance covers damage to the car itself, and its terms and the excess are set out in the rental agreement. Since 30 December 2025 a car rental agreement is a contract controlled by the OCPB: it is written in Thai, and all fees and penalties are disclosed in it. Traffic-camera fines are issued to the car owner and re-invoiced to the renter. Read the excess figure before you sign rather than after a scrape in a car park — it is the one number that decides whether a small dent becomes an expensive afternoon.

Hand-Over of a Daily Rental Car in Pattaya

We bring the car to you: delivery is arranged to any address, and the date, time and place are agreed with a manager before the booking is fixed.

How delivery works for daily car hire in Pattaya

Rent-Trip delivers to any address, and the delivery address, date and time are agreed with a manager before the booking is fixed. That covers a hotel on Second Road, a condo in Jomtien or a villa off Sukhumvit — the manager confirms the exact spot with you first. Delivery to U-Tapao Airport (UTP), Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) and Don Mueang Airport (DMK) is also available for this city. A delivery fee, if any, is agreed when booking. Elsewhere in the area, hand-over is arranged case by case and is not promised on the site. U-Tapao is the shortest of the three airport runs — roughly a 62-minute drive with no traffic.

What is agreed before the car reaches you

• Address: the exact building, hotel or terminal where you want the car handed over.
• Date and time: the slot you need, agreed with a manager before the booking is fixed.
• Delivery fee: agreed when booking, if one applies — never a figure quoted on this page.
• Rental agreement: all fees and penalties are disclosed in it, as Thai law requires for a contract controlled by the OCPB.
• Security hold: taken on a bank card in the main driver's name; the amount is set out in the rental agreement.

Driving away on the left

Thailand drives on the left and every car in our fleet is right-hand drive, so the first few minutes behind the wheel take concentration — especially turning out of a driveway. All 24 cars are automatic, which removes the gearstick from the equation. Beach Road and Second Road run one-way anticlockwise, so plan a loop rather than a U-turn when you leave your address. Speed limits are 80 km/h in built-up areas, 90 km/h outside them and 120 km/h on Motorway 7, and a sign can lower the limit. The car comes clean with a full tank, so your first fuel stop is your own choice — gasohol 95 sits around ฿39.94 a litre and diesel B7 around ฿41.44, per the latest Bangchak retail figures.

Driving a Daily Rental Car Around Pattaya

The two roads that set the pattern

Beach Road and Second Road form a one-way loop running anticlockwise. Beach Road carries traffic south along the waterfront; Second Road brings it back north, one block inland, to the Dolphin Roundabout. Miss your turn and you circle the block rather than reverse. Sukhumvit Road runs north–south on the eastern edge and links to Motorway 7, so most trips out of the centre start there.

Speed limits and cameras

• Built-up areas: 80 km/h applies inside Pattaya City, which the law names directly as a built-up area; signs can lower it further.
• Outside town: 90 km/h on ordinary roads, rising to 120 km/h on Motorway 7.
• Fines: speeding carries up to ฿1,000, usually ฿500 on the receipt.
• Cameras on Motorway 7: the 120 km/h limit is enforced primarily by speed cameras, and a camera fine is issued to the car owner — which for a rental means us, then re-invoiced to you.
• Alcohol: the 20 mg/dl threshold applies to drivers under 20, holders of temporary licences, and drivers without a valid licence for the class.

On Songkran and Wan Lai, the water festival runs longer than the national 13–15 April dates, and several streets close to traffic. If your booking falls in that window, agree the delivery point with a manager in advance — a car handed over on a closed street is a car you cannot move.

Day Trips by Daily Car Rental in Pattaya

The distances below are road distances from the city, measured to the entrance or the pier where the drive ends.

South-east: gardens, temples and the coast road

• Sattahip and Rayong: 35.2 km and 58.6 km — continue past Bang Saray if the day is still open.

Tolls on M7 are paid in cash or with M-PASS; for a hire car, cash at the left-hand booth is the simplest option.

Islands and the far end of the bay

• Ko Lan: 7.3 km to Bali Hai Pier, 11 minutes — passenger ferries only, so the car stays parked at the pier while you cross the 7.5 km of water.
• Ban Phe Pier: 79.6 km, 62 minutes — the departure point for Koh Samet.
• Hua Hin: 321.1 km, 229 minutes — a long day, but a real one if you leave early.

Start the southern loop early. If you are heading to a pier, check the ferry timetable before you set off — the crossing, not the drive, decides the day.