Features and cost of car rental in Phuket

Phuket has a large number of car rental companies. These are branches of large global networks in Thailand: Hertz, Budget, Avis, Sixt and smaller local car rental companies: small family businesses, and individuals who provide cars for rent.

Branches of the networks have their offices at the airport: anyone can use their services after passing through passport control. The prices for their services are higher than can be found with other companies, but all the above rental conditions are met.

Private traders, on the contrary, will offer the most profitable option, however, the likelihood of fraud increases proportionally. We will leave these categories out of the brackets and focus on small car rental companies in Phuket.

Car rental companies in Phuket

Braun Phuket Car Rental

The car rental company has been operating since 1996 and is controlled by British managers. It has a wide range of car models in its fleet. A flexible pricing system and significant discounts are applied. In the low season, the rental price is reduced by 100 baht. When booking online for long periods of time, a discount is provided:

1. for 7 days - 5%;
2. for 14 days - 10%;
3. on day 21 - 15%;
4. for 28 days - 20%.

When ordering online, the company organizes a free transfer from the airport.

Additional services: child seat - 100 baht / day, GPS-navigator - 150 baht / day. Long term rentals are free.

The company has a representative office at Phuket Airport.

Main office address: 56/6 , Soi Chaofa 47, Pattana, tel. +66 (0) 898735947

Phuket Car Rent & Travel

The car rental company was founded in 2002 by local entrepreneur Sunthorn Singhmani to provide taxi services. Gradually, the car park expanded; in addition to transportation, car rental was included in the scope of activities. The main office, parking and technical premises of the company are located 200 meters from the exit from the airport. This allows customers not to pay airport tax upon arrival on its territory (100 baht). There are 150 cars and 25 service personnel at the service of customers, including drivers, technical workers, etc.

Akp

When renting a car, transfer from the airport to anywhere in Phuket is free.

Address: Sakoo-Airport Street 23/3 Moo 1, Tumbon Sakoo, Thalang, tel. + 66 (0) 8972 42823

Andaman Car Rent

One of the small family car rental businesses in Phuket. It has 15 cars in its fleet, including American jeeps for off-road driving. By contacting this office, you can save a couple of hundred baht per day or up to one and a half thousand per week.

Office: 1/11 M. 3 T. Cherngtalay A. Talang, Surin Beach, tel. +667 6621 599

Pure Car Rental

Another family-owned car rental business, the oldest and most reputable of those considered, the company has been operating since 1974. The office is located in the center of Phuket, which is why car rental prices are slightly higher than those of competitors.

The company provides free delivery of a car when ordering from 3 days.

Pure Car Rent provides hourly car rental services with a driver. The price of 4 hours is 2100 baht, 8 hours is 3000 baht, each additional hour is 375 baht. The price includes: car rental, fuel, driver services, insurance. Additional costs in the form of paid parking and entrances are paid separately.

Office: 75 Ratsada Rd., Muang, Phuket, tel. 66 (0) 76 211 002

Rental Tips

• Connoisseurs of recreation in Phuket are advised to take care of the issue of car rental in advance. Just so you don't spend more than you need to. For example, a transfer to a hotel, depending on the distance, will cost 500-1000 baht. Despite the fact that this service is provided by most hotels, it is additional, and its payment falls on the tourist. Self-drive taxis that carry out licensed activities will cost a little less, but not less than 500 baht per trip. A tuk-tuk ride is not much different from a taxi. When renting from such distributors as: hertz, avis - the offices are located at the airport, and they will give you a car on the spot. Using this method, there is no need to order a transfer and taxi services. You can easily get to the hotel without any hassle in a rented car.

• It is advisable to rent for a long time. Thus, the price per day can be reduced by 30%. If you book online in advance, you can get a good discount.

• In small rental offices, you can bargain and bring down the price of the same 30%.

• For those traveling with a large company, an affordable option would be to rent a car in Phuket with a driver. For example, a minivan, including fuel, driver services and insurance, will cost 3,500 baht for 8 hours. The advantages are obvious: you don’t have to drive on unfamiliar roads, you don’t have to be sober (and the fine for drunk driving starts from 20,000 baht).

• When concluding an agreement with a rental office, require the provision of a document at least in English. Do not sign if you do not understand what the text is about. All tenants value their reputation, but sometimes they rely on the Thai "maybe" and can, for example, save on insurance. There have been cases when a tourist ended up with several 100 thousand baht as a result.

• When making a rental, you must present a passport, as well as in some cases an international driver's license cat. B. The second document is required mainly by international distributors, but according to Thai law, it is required.

• After receiving the car, before leaving, conduct a preliminary inspection. Record all defects in the photo, and check that they were included in the contract.

• Have a bank card. You will have to pay a security deposit of 5-30 thousand baht. Cash for these purposes is inconvenient.