Subaru Rental on Phuket – Forester SUV

From ฿2,000 per day, rent a Subaru Forester on Phuket with Rent-Trip, one of 88 cars in our fleet. Free delivery island-wide and to Phuket Airport (HKT), with weekly rates equal to six days.

Why a Subaru Forester suits your Phuket rental

The Subaru Forester is an all-wheel-drive SUV in our fleet, and it earns its place here for one simple reason: the island’s roads are not the flat, dry circuit many visitors expect. We rent it at ฿2,000 per day from Rent-Trip, and it suits driving on Phuket’s varied routes.

The Forester we keep on the books is a 2.0-litre petrol automatic with 156 hp, five seats and all-wheel drive. In the dry season, November to April, any sedan copes fine with the coastal roads. But the rainy months, May to October, bring short heavy showers that leave Patong Hill and the Kata–Sai Yuan road slick within minutes. All-wheel drive gives you traction on wet asphalt through the island’s hilly sections. You are not buying off-road ability here — the agreement prohibits driving on beaches, jungle tracks or unpaved lanes — you are renting a car suited to ordinary roads in tropical weather.

• Space: five seats and a boot take four adults plus luggage for a two-week stay.
• Visibility: the tall roofline and thin pillars make it easier to judge gaps in the mixed traffic of scooters, songthaews and delivery vans.
• Right-hand drive: like every car on the island, the Forester is right-hand drive, and the high seating position helps when you are still adjusting to keeping left.

In our experience across the 88-vehicle, 8-class fleet, the Forester is the pick for visitors staying through the wet season or planning a run up to Khao Lak or Khao Sok. If you are travelling as a couple on mostly flat coastal roads, a smaller class will cost less; choose the Forester when all-wheel drive matters more than the daily rate.

Subaru rental on Phuket — daily, weekly, monthly terms

Renting the Subaru Forester here costs ฿2,000 per day, and the longer you keep it, the lower the daily rate works out. The weekly rate is ฿12,000 and the monthly rate is ฿42,000, with VAT of 7% already included in every price we show.

Daily rate — ฿2,000 with delivery and a full tank

The daily price of ฿2,000 covers the Forester with a full tank of petrol, unlimited mileage across the island and free delivery to your hotel, villa or Phuket Airport arrivals. We bring the car clean and fuelled, and you return it the same way — no office visit is needed, since Rent-Trip works without a physical branch. A security hold is taken on a bank card in the main driver's name, and the exact amount is set out in the agreement when you book.

Weekly and monthly rates — how the discount works

A weekly booking of the Subaru Forester is ฿12,000, which equals six days at the daily rate rather than seven. The monthly rate of ฿42,000 works out to 21 days at ฿2,000. The exact terms of longer rentals are set out in the rental agreement when you book.

What is included in every rate

Every Forester hire includes compulsory motor insurance (Por Ror Bor) covering third-party injury, plus first-class insurance for the car itself — its terms and the excess are described in the agreement. The vehicle comes with a full tank, and island mileage is unlimited, so trips from Patong to Rawai or across to Mai Khao cost nothing extra. For stays over a week, the weekly rate is clearly the better value, and we recommend it whenever your plans are flexible.

What you need to rent a Subaru Forester on Phuket

Renting the Subaru Forester with us takes standard paperwork — the documents are standard for all of Thailand, and the same set applies whether you book for one day or a full month.

Documents you will need

• Passport: the main driver's passport.
• Home driving licence: your national licence.
• International Driving Permit: required for non-ASEAN visitors under the 1949 Geneva Convention; ASEAN citizens may drive on their national licence alone.
• Bank card in the main driver's name: used for the security hold, with the amount set out in the rental agreement.

Age and licence conditions

The minimum driver age is 21. If you are under 25 or booking a premium class, the specific conditions are set out in the rental agreement and agreed when booking. The police fine for driving without an International Driving Permit is ฿500–1,000, and an insurer may refuse a claim if you drive unlicensed.

What is included in the rental

Every Subaru Forester rental with Rent-Trip includes compulsory motor insurance (Por Ror Bor), which covers injury to third parties, plus first-class insurance for damage to the car — the terms and excess are set out in the agreement. The car is delivered clean with a full tank, and mileage across the island is unlimited. VAT at 7% is already included in the price you see. Since late 2025, the rental agreement is a contract controlled by the OCPB: it is written in Thai, and all fees and penalties are disclosed in it before you sign.

Free delivery across Phuket and to the airport for your Subaru hire

Rent-Trip has no rental office on the island, and that is exactly why delivery is the core of the service: we bring the Subaru Forester to any address on Phuket and to Phuket Airport (HKT) free of charge, clean and with a full tank. There is no physical branch, so the car meets you where you are — the arrivals level at HKT, your hotel lobby in Patong, a villa gate in Rawai or a condo in Phuket Town. The island has a single airport, in Thalang district in the north, so the transfer time to the car is predictable: about 20 minutes to Bang Tao, 45 minutes to Patong and 60 minutes to Rawai.

The Forester is delivered ready for a self-drive holiday, and the handover takes place at your location:

• Full tank: the car arrives with petrol, and you return it with the same level.
• Clean condition: the SUV is washed and vacuumed before delivery, inside and out.
• Documents on the spot: you sign the agreement (in Thai, as required by the OCPB) together with the documents listed in it.
• Security hold: a bank card in the main driver's name is used for the hold; the amount is set out in the rental agreement.

Hire starts from one day, and mileage across the island is unlimited, so delivery distance never affects the price. We ask only that you tell us your flight number if you arrive at HKT — the meeting time is agreed when booking. For hotel and villa deliveries, the exact hour is agreed when booking. A practical note: the airport is 45–60 minutes from the southern beaches, so for an early-morning flight we recommend returning the car the evening before and staying near the terminal in Nai Yang or Mai Khao.

Driving a rented Subaru on Phuket — roads and rules

Driving here is straightforward once you adjust to two things: traffic keeps to the left and every car, including our Subaru Forester, is right-hand drive. You will also notice green licence plates on hire cars, while private vehicles carry white plates.

Traffic rules and what to watch for

Your home licence alone is not enough. A foreign visitor must carry a home driving licence plus an International Driving Permit issued under the 1949 Geneva Convention, which is required by section 42 bis of the Motor Vehicle Act. Citizens of ASEAN countries may drive on their national licence. Driving without the permit risks a police fine of ฿500–1,000, and an insurer may refuse a claim. Traffic-camera fines are issued to the car owner and re-invoiced to the renter; an unpaid fine blocks the vehicle's registration renewal.

Roads, hills and parking

There are no toll roads and no road-pricing frames anywhere on the island, and the Sarasin and Thepkasattri bridges to the mainland are free. The only paid motorways in the south are in Bangkok's agglomeration, so a trip to Khao Lak or Krabi adds no toll costs. On the island, Patong Hill and the Kata–Sai Yuan road are steep — use a low gear downhill to save your brakes.

• Patong, Karon and Kata beach streets: paid parking at ฿20–50 per hour; arrive early or use hotel parking.
• Central Phuket and Jungceylon: parking is free with a purchase.
• Rawai, Nai Harn and Bang Tao: parking conditions are set out in the rental agreement.

Wet-season driving

From May to October, short heavy showers leave roads slick. The Forester's all-wheel drive gives confident grip on wet asphalt, but brake earlier than you would in dry weather. There is never snow or frost here, so no winter tyres are needed.

Beyond Phuket — trips with your Subaru hire

The Subaru Forester's all-wheel drive and 156 hp make it a capable companion for the paved road trips that start on the island and head south — the Sarasin and Thepkasattri bridges to the mainland are free, and no toll roads appear on any of the southern routes. Every destination below is reached on sealed asphalt, which is exactly what the hire agreement permits; gravel tracks and beach trails are off-limits. We deliver the car to your hotel or the airport, so you can set off straight from your first morning here.

Khao Lak: the closest worthwhile escape, about 100 km and 1.5 hours north — quieter beaches and a relaxed coastal break. Phang Nga Bay and Samet Nangshe: roughly 90 km away, with the famous limestone karst viewpoint reached by a short paved climb. Krabi and Ao Nang: a 170 km, 3-hour drive that ends at the ferry piers for Railay and the Phi Phi Islands. Khao Sok National Park: about 175 km and 3 hours — jungle lakes and longtail boat tours on a full day out.

The Forester's 2.0-litre boxer engine sits low, which keeps the car stable on the winding sections of Route 4 between Phang Nga and Krabi. Fuel is cheap by European standards, and the petrol tank range covers the round trip to Khao Lak without a stop. If you plan to go as far as Surat Thani or the Donsak pier for the Koh Samui ferry, budget for a 4-hour drive each way plus the boat crossing — doable in a day, more comfortable as an overnight.

A few practical notes from our desk. Return the car with the same full tank it left with, and keep the green plates in mind — they identify the car as hired, so parking wardens and camera systems track it to our fleet, and any fine is re-invoiced to you. On the steep Patong Hill and the Kata–Sai Yuan road, shift to a low gear downhill to save the brakes. Wherever you park in Khao Lak or Krabi town, the same rule applies as on the island: locked car, valuables out of sight. For a trip of this length, a weekly rate works out cheaper per day than the daily ฿2,000 — the ฿12,000 weekly rate on the Forester covers six days, leaving you a full day to explore before returning.

Insurance and the rental agreement explained

Thai law and the rental contract work differently from what most visitors expect, so it helps to know the two layers of cover before you drive. Every registered car in Thailand carries compulsory motor insurance, known as Por Ror Bor, which covers injury to third parties. On top of that, we include first-class (Class 1) insurance with every Subaru Forester hire, which covers damage to the car itself — the exact terms and the excess are set out in the agreement, not guessed at on arrival.

What the two insurance layers cover

• Por Ror Bor (compulsory): attached to every registered car in Thailand; covers injury to third parties in an accident.
• Class 1 (first-class) insurance: covers damage to the Subaru Forester itself; the excess amount and the precise scope of cover are written into the rental agreement.
• Security hold: a bank card in the main driver's name is used for the hold; the amount is stated in the agreement, and VAT 7% is already included in the prices shown.

Since 30 December 2025, a car hire agreement on Phuket is a contract controlled by the OCPB (Office of the Consumer Protection Board). That means the document is written in Thai, and every fee and penalty is disclosed in it before you sign.

One practical point about liability: traffic-camera fines are issued to the car owner, not the driver, because the vehicle is registered to us. How such fines are handled is set out in the rental agreement. If you drive without an International Driving Permit, the police fine is ฿500–1,000 and an insurer may refuse a claim — the permit is not optional paperwork, it protects your cover.

Practical summary — booking a Subaru rental in Phuket

The Subaru Forester suits Phuket's reality better than a city hatchback: steep climbs like Patong Hill and the Kata–Sai Yuan road, short heavy showers in the wet season, and the freedom to take the family to Khao Lak or Krabi on asphalt roads. The daily rate is ฿2,000, with weekly and monthly rates set out in the rental agreement.

• Free delivery: we bring the car to your hotel, villa or Phuket Airport arrivals anywhere on the island — there is no office to visit.
• Rental terms: a bank card in the main driver's name covers the security hold; the amount is set out in the rental agreement.
• Documents: passport, home driving licence and an International Driving Permit (ASEAN citizens may use their national licence).
• Insurance: compulsory Por Ror Bor and first-class cover are attached to the car; the excess and terms are in the agreement.

Contact us on WhatsApp, LINE or by phone, and tell us your flight or hotel name. A quick final note: traffic keeps to the left and the car is right-hand drive — most drivers adjust within the first hour, but take it easy on the first day. With an automatic gearbox and all-wheel drive, the Forester is one of the simplest cars to handle on Phuket's roads.