Car rental in Jomtien

Sixty-two cars are available for car rental in Jomtien, Pattaya, from ฿690 to ฿150,000 per day, and we deliver the car to your address in Jomtien or to U-Tapao Airport (UTP), Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) and Don Mueang Airport (DMK). Weekly rates start at ฿4,140 and monthly at ฿14,490, and every vehicle in our fleet is automatic with right-hand drive for Thailand's left-hand traffic.

What car rental in Jomtien, Pattaya includes

This section covers how self-drive hire works with Rent-Trip: what the price already contains, how the car reaches you, and which details are settled with a manager before anything is confirmed.

How self-drive car rental in Jomtien, Pattaya works

Rent-Trip delivers the car to any address in Pattaya, and the delivery address, the date and the time are agreed with a manager before the booking is fixed. You drive yourself, and the hand-over is arranged around the address you give. The manager confirms the address and the timing first, then the booking is locked in. Delivery elsewhere is arranged case by case and is not promised on the site, so if you are staying outside the city, raise it when you book rather than assuming it is covered. The same applies to any delivery fee: it is agreed when booking, not printed as a figure here. The address matters more than the hour — a Jomtien condo tower and a guesthouse on a side soi are two different hand-overs, and both are easier to arrange when the manager knows the building in advance.

What is included in the price of car rental in Jomtien, Pattaya

• VAT 7%: already included in every price shown.
• Hire from 1 day: a single-day booking is priced as one day, and the terms of the hire are set out in the rental agreement.
• Compulsory insurance (Por Ror Bor): attached to every registered car and covering injury to third parties.
• Class 1 insurance: covers damage to the car itself; its terms and the excess are set out in the rental agreement.

The deposit, the insurance excess and any delivery fee are never a number on this page — they are set out in the rental agreement or agreed when booking. Ask the manager to confirm the hold for your exact model before you commit.

What is not part of the rental

Fuel is not included beyond the full tank at hand-over — you refuel during the trip and return the car full. Traffic-camera fines are issued to the car owner and re-invoiced to the renter, so on Motorway 7 the fine is settled as set out in the rental agreement.

Car rental in Jomtien, Pattaya — choosing your car

Our fleet on this page runs to 62 cars across 10 classes, every one with automatic transmission and right-hand drive. The class you pick decides how many people fit, how much luggage goes in the boot, and what the day costs — from ฿690 in Economy up to ฿22,500 in Luxury.

Fleet classes for Jomtien

Which model suits your trip

• MG MG3: the cheapest car on this page at ฿690 a day — a 1.5 L petrol hatchback with 5 seats and 112 hp, enough for two people and hand luggage.
• Mitsubishi Xpander: 7-seat MPV from ฿1,290 a day, the workhorse for a family or a group with suitcases.
• BYD Dolphin: the electric entry at ฿1,284 a day, a 44.9 kWh hatchback with 95 hp.
• Toyota Fortuner: 7-seat diesel SUV from ฿1,590 a day, rear-wheel or 4x4, 150 hp.
• Ford Ranger Raptor: double-cab pickup from ฿1,650 a day, 4x4 with a 2.0 L bi-turbo diesel.

For Ko Lan the car stays behind at Bali Hai Pier — the ferry takes passengers only — so pick the size for the road, not for the island.

Automatic transmission and right-hand drive

Every car we hand over has automatic transmission and right-hand drive, and Thai traffic keeps to the left. On Beach Road and Second Road the two run one-way anticlockwise, so a wrong turn costs you a full loop rather than a U-turn.

Prices for car rental in Jomtien, Pattaya

Rates on this page run from ฿690 to ฿150,000 per day, and the class and the model set the rate. Longer bookings follow two fixed multipliers: weekly = daily × 6, monthly = daily × 21.

Daily, weekly and monthly rates

Weekly bookings are priced at the daily rate × 6, so the cheapest car on this page starts a week at ฿4,140, and monthly bookings at the daily rate × 21, from ฿14,490. The same arithmetic holds at the top of the fleet: a Luxury class car at ฿22,500 a day becomes ฿135,000 for a week and ฿472,500 for a month. Because the multipliers are fixed, a weekly booking always costs less than seven separate days at the daily rate, and a monthly booking less than thirty. If your dates are still loose, ask the manager to price both versions before you confirm.

What affects the price

• Class and model: Economy starts at ฿690, Crossovers at ฿1,050, Minivans at ฿1,290, Comfort at ฿1,050, SUV & 4x4 at ฿1,590, Pickup trucks at ฿1,250, Convertibles at ฿10,000, Luxury at ฿22,500, Premium at ฿4,280 and Electric at ฿1,284.
• Fuel type: diesel, petrol, hybrid, mild hybrid, plug-in hybrid and electric models sit in different price bands, so the same seat count can cost two different figures.
• Seats: 2, 4, 5, 7 and 12-seat cars are all on this page, and a 7-seat MPV from ฿1,290 is not priced like a 7-seat SUV from ฿1,590.
• VAT 7%: already included in the prices shown, so the figure you see is the figure you are quoted.
• Deposit, insurance excess and any delivery fee: not a number on this page — each is set out in the rental agreement or agreed when booking.

Seasonal demand

The high season on this coast runs from November to February. If your trip falls in it, book the class rather than a single model, and confirm the dates with the manager early.

Picking up your rental car in Jomtien, Pattaya

Where you collect the car is your choice, not ours. Rent-Trip delivers the car to any address in Pattaya — a hotel on Jomtien Beach Road, a condo off Thappraya — and to U-Tapao Airport (UTP), Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) and Don Mueang Airport (DMK) for the city. The delivery address, the date and the time are agreed with a manager before the booking is fixed. A delivery fee, if any, is agreed when booking.

What happens between booking and hand-over

The booking is not confirmed by the form alone. A manager takes the details — the address, the date, the time, the flight number if you are arriving at U-Tapao — and only then is the booking fixed. If your flight is late into UTP, the hand-over time is re-agreed with the manager rather than left to chance. The delivery address, the date and the time are agreed with a manager before the booking is fixed; a delivery fee, if any, is agreed when booking. Delivery elsewhere is arranged case by case and is not promised on the site.

What you need at hand-over

• Passport: the main driver's passport, the same one named in the booking.
• Home driving licence: your national licence, valid and not expired.
• International Driving Permit: required for visitors from outside ASEAN under the 1949 Geneva Convention; ASEAN citizens drive on their national licence.
• Bank card in the main driver's name: used for the security hold; the amount is set out in the rental agreement.
• Minimum age: 21; conditions for drivers under 25 and for premium classes are set out in the rental agreement.

What the car comes with

Every car on this page has automatic transmission and right-hand drive, and traffic in Thailand keeps to the left. 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, 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.

Arriving at an airport

U-Tapao (UTP) sits about 50 km from Walking Street and is the closest of the three; Suvarnabhumi (BKK) is roughly 120 km by road and Don Mueang (DMK) further still. If the plane is delayed, the meeting point and time are re-agreed — that is a conversation with the manager, not a fixed promise on this page.

Driving a rental car around Jomtien, Pattaya

Our cars are delivered to any address in Pattaya and to U-Tapao, Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang airports, so a renter drives out of the place they are staying and into the traffic of Chonburi province.

Left-hand traffic and right-hand drive in Jomtien

Traffic keeps to the LEFT in Thailand and every car on this page is right-hand drive, so the driver sits on the side nearer the centre line and the gear lever falls under the left hand. Beach Road and Second Road run one-way anticlockwise around the bay: Beach Road carries traffic south, Second Road carries it north towards the Dolphin Roundabout, and a driver who forgets the direction ends up facing oncoming baht buses. Speed limits in built-up areas are 80 km/h — 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, where a sign may lower the figure.

Documents and insurance for a rental car in Jomtien

• Home licence plus IDP: a foreign visitor needs a home driving licence together with an International Driving Permit under the 1949 Geneva Convention and section 42 bis of the Motor Vehicle Act; ASEAN nationals drive on their national licence.
• Police fine: driving without the permit costs ฿500–1,000, and an insurer may refuse a claim — the fine is the smaller problem of the two.
• Por Ror Bor: compulsory motor insurance covers injury to third parties and is attached to every registered car.
• Class 1 insurance: covers damage to the car, and its terms and the excess are set out in the rental agreement.
• Camera fines: traffic-camera fines are issued to the car owner and re-invoiced to the renter, so a Motorway 7 camera flash reaches you after the trip, not during it.
• The agreement itself: since 30 December 2025 a car rental agreement is a contract controlled by the OCPB, written in Thai, with all fees and penalties disclosed in it.

Fuel, tolls and parking around Jomtien

Petrol at Bangchak retail on the recorded date stood at ฿39.94 for gasohol 95, ฿39.57 for gasohol 91, ฿34.94 for E20, ฿30.88 for E85, ฿49.29 for premium 98 and ฿50.05 for premium diesel. Motorway 7 to Bangkok runs 125.865 km with eight lanes and a 120 km/h limit, and the whole Bangkok–Pattaya trip comes to ฿105–130. On a hired car cash is the simpler choice at the booths.

Driving out of Pattaya for the day

Koh Larn is not a drive at all — the ferry is passenger-only, the car stays at Bali Hai Pier, and that is the reason a big vehicle buys you nothing on an island day. Our own advice: pick the car for the road, not for the island, and book the island crossing separately.

Documents for car rental in Jomtien, Pattaya

Paperwork decides whether a self-drive booking runs smoothly, so here is what a driver actually carries and what happens when one item is missing.

What to bring to the hand-over

• Passport: the main driver's passport is the first item on the list.
• Home driving licence: your national licence from your own country, held and valid, is what the booking rests on.
• International Driving Permit: the 1949 Geneva Convention permit is recognised alongside your national licence, and Thailand is a party to that convention.
• Bank card in the main driver's name: used for the security hold; the amount is set out in the rental agreement.
• ASEAN nationals: a national licence from an ASEAN country is valid without an IDP or conversion.

Licence rules for a self-drive booking

Citizens of ASEAN countries may drive on their national licence. The police fine for driving without the correct permit runs from ฿500 to ฿1,000, and an insurer may refuse a claim after an incident.

Insurance and the paperwork behind it

Compulsory motor insurance, known as Por Ror Bor, covers injury to third parties and is attached to every registered car. First-class (Class 1) insurance covers damage to the car itself, and its terms and the excess are set out in the rental agreement rather than quoted here. Traffic-camera fines are issued to the car owner and re-invoiced to the renter.

Age and the security hold

Minimum driver age is 21. Conditions for drivers under 25 and for premium classes, along with the amount of the security hold, are set out in the rental agreement. A bank card in the main driver's name is what the hold is placed on, so a card belonging to a passenger will not do. Read the agreement before you sign it — the OCPB contract lists every fee and penalty, and that list is the fastest way to see what a late return or a traffic fine will actually cost you.

Booking car rental in Jomtien, Pattaya

You tell us the dates, the address where you want the car, and the class you have in mind; a manager confirms what is actually available on those days, and only then is the booking fixed.

How to book car rental in Jomtien, Pattaya

• Dates and times: give the pick-up day, the return day and the hours — the delivery slot is agreed when booking.
• Address: a hotel, a condo, a villa or a house anywhere in the city; the exact point is agreed with the manager, and a delivery fee, if any, is agreed at the same moment.
• Class or model: name the class from our fleet list, or ask for a specific car such as the MG MG3, the Mitsubishi Xpander or the BYD Dolphin, and we check it against the calendar.
• Driver's documents: passport, home driving licence and, unless you hold an ASEAN licence, an International Driving Permit; a bank card in the main driver's name is used for the security hold.

What to sort out before the car arrives

A foreign visitor drives on a home licence plus an International Driving Permit issued under the 1949 Geneva Convention, and driving without one carries a police fine of ฿500–1,000 — an insurer may also refuse a claim. Citizens of ASEAN countries drive on their national licence, with no permit needed.

Changing or extending a booking

Dates move, flights slip, and a week here sometimes turns into two. Tell the manager as early as you can and we check the car against the new dates before confirming anything. The minimum driver age is 21, and the conditions for drivers under 25 and for the premium classes are set out in the rental agreement. The agreement itself is a contract controlled by the OCPB and written in Thai, with every fee and penalty disclosed in it — read it before the car is handed over, and ask the manager about anything in it that is unclear.