Which Rental Car Fits Your Luggage in Phuket
A car with room for your luggage for 7 days: from 5 513 ฿ total (788 ฿/day, Toyota Yaris); 30 days: from 16 538 ฿ total (551 ฿/day, Toyota Yaris) + refundable deposit 5 000 ฿ for the Toyota Yaris.
- First-class commercial insurance is included; damage to third parties is covered up to 800,000 ฿.
- Delivery to your hotel, villa or the airport at any hour; it is counted separately, the sum for your address is named in the chat.
- Documents: a passport, a national driving licence and an International Driving Permit for every driver.
What is included in the price
A car with room for your luggage in Phuket: 7 days from 5 513 ฿ total (788 ฿/day, Toyota Yaris); 30 days from 16 538 ฿ total (551 ฿/day, Toyota Yaris), first-class commercial insurance included.
- Full business insurance: first-class commercial insurance is included in the rental price; damage to third parties is covered up to 800,000 ฿, and a copy of the policy is available on request.
- Police assistance included.
- Roadside assistance 24/7.
- Refundable deposit: from 5 000 to 8 000 ฿ depending on the model, separate from the rental price; left in cash at handover unless a non-cash option is agreed in the chat.
- Driving outside Phuket is agreed in the chat before the trip; some areas require additional coverage.
- Not included: delivery to your hotel, villa or the airport (counted separately, named in the chat) and fuel (the car goes back with the same level).
A Toyota Yaris or any small sedan takes two large suitcases and the hand luggage, which is enough for a couple. For four people with four large suitcases we bring a seven-seater with the third row folded down, or a large SUV. The strip above shows the totals for a week and a month for these cars from our live search, with insurance included, and the table lists the deposit for each model.
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Cars and prices
Every model of this type in our live search, with its lowest price per day for three days, a week and a month, and the deposit for that model. Each name opens the page of the car. See also prices and rental terms for every model.
| Model | Class | 3 days, ฿ per day | 7 days, ฿ per day | 30 days, ฿ per day | Deposit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toyota Yaris | Economy | 840 ฿ | 788 ฿ | 551 ฿ | 5 000 ฿ |
| Nissan Almera | Economy | 998 ฿ | 945 ฿ | 613 ฿ | 5 000 ฿ |
| Toyota Yaris Ativ | Economy | 1 050 ฿ | 788 ฿ | 551 ฿ | 5 000 ฿ |
| Honda BR-V | Minivan, 7 seats | 1 365 ฿ | 1 313 ฿ | 648 ฿ | 5 000 ฿ |
| Toyota Veloz | Minivan, 7 seats | 1 785 ฿ | 1 680 ฿ | 980 ฿ | 7 000 ฿ |
| Honda CR-V | Economy | 1 890 ฿ | 1 628 ฿ | 1 085 ฿ | 8 000 ฿ |
| Honda HR-V | Crossover | 2 100 ฿ | 1 575 ฿ | — | 7 000 ฿ |
| Ford Everest | Large SUV | 2 625 ฿ | 1 890 ฿ | 1 278 ฿ | 8 000 ฿ |
Lowest price in our live search for pick-up in Patong, rentals starting 1 November or 15 November; checked 18 October, Phuket time. Delivery is counted separately; the search shows the exact total for your dates.
Updated 9 October
- Delivery to your hotel and the airport
- Answers in chat, no phone calls
- We go through the insurance before you sign
Count suitcases, not litres
The first question we ask in the chat is about bags. How many big suitcases, and how many people in the car at once. Backpacks are a separate count, they end up on the floor or on someone's knees. Nobody has ever chosen a car well from the boot volume in a brochure.
Two people, two big cases, two backpacks — any economy car. Cases in the boot, backpacks on the back seat, done. Three people and three cases is about the limit for a small car, and one case usually rides next to whoever sits in the back. Four people with four large cases do not go into an ordinary sedan. That is when we move you up a class.
Hatchback or sedan for two
Either is fine. Hard-shell cases are what tips it. The sedan boot is closed and a bit longer, so two big hard cases lie flat, and in a hatchback one of them tends to end up standing on its edge. Bringing two of those? Say so in the chat and we will send a sedan, a Yaris Ativ or a Nissan Almera.
A family of four with four suitcases
Here we normally suggest a seven-seater, a Toyota Veloz or a Honda BR-V, and fold the third row flat before it leaves. The whole floor behind the second row turns into boot, and four big cases go in without a fight.
Or a large SUV. The Toyota Fortuner, when it is free for your dates, takes four people and four large suitcases. Medium-sized cases change things a little — ask us whether a large crossover like the Honda CR-V will do, it often does.
Child seats eat into this. Each seat takes a whole place on the back row, so with two seats fitted there is less room left on the rear seat for that one extra bag.
Five or more with luggage
A seven-seater is people or luggage. Pick one. Third row up, and what is left behind it is roughly a shelf — backpacks yes, five suitcases no, however clever the packing.
Five people works: two rows of seats, third row down, cases at the back. Six or seven with luggage on arrival day is two cars, or one car plus a taxi carrying the bags to the hotel.
Loading at the airport
At Phuket Airport you load at the car park, not at the terminal door. Push the trolley out, there is space around the car and nobody rushing you.
Keep the pile below the top of the back seat so the mirror still shows something. A hard case lying loose on the rear seat will slide forward under hard braking, put it in the boot or on the floor.
Still too much? Soft bags go on the floor in front of the back seat. And if it really does not close, message us and ask for the next class up. Cheaper than two runs across the island.
Bags for a trip with a night away
For two or three days on the mainland people pack less than for the holiday itself. Usually the bags fit in the boot of a sedan or a crossover and the rear window stays clear. Going on to Ao Nang and Railay, where the car stays on the mainland and the bags ride in a boat? One soft bag each is easier to carry than a big case.
What to put in the first message
Describe the group and let us pick the car. Adults, children, big cases, hand luggage, child seats. A surfboard, a pushchair or a golf bag changes the choice more than one more suitcase, so write those down as well.
All our cars are automatic and first-class commercial insurance is already in the rental price. The deposit depends on the model — it sits next to each car in the table on this page.
Cars for this question
Roomier cars for this trip, each with its own page:
Rental terms
- Deposit: refundable and separate from the rental price, from 5,000 ฿ for most economy cars and up to 30,000 ฿ for the most expensive electric car. Left in cash at handover; a non-cash option is agreed in the chat before delivery.
- Insurance: first-class commercial insurance is included, a policy for commercial use, so the insurer accepts a claim on a rented car. Damage to third parties is covered up to 800,000 ฿; a copy of the policy on request.
- Documents: a passport, a national driving licence and an International Driving Permit for everyone named in the contract. Licences from ASEAN countries follow a different rule: name the country of issue when you book and we confirm in the chat.
- Age: 21 with a year of driving; premium cars and large SUVs from 23.
- Delivery: to your hotel, villa or the airport exit at any hour, night flights included. It is counted separately from the daily rate; the sum for your address is named in the chat.
Common questions
Is a Toyota Yaris big enough for two people and two suitcases?
Yes. Two large suitcases and the hand luggage fit a Yaris, as in any ordinary car of this size. With two big hard cases, ask for the Yaris Ativ sedan, whose boot is longer.
Toyota Veloz or Fortuner for a family of four with four suitcases?
Both carry it. The Veloz needs the third row folded so the floor behind the second row becomes boot; the Fortuner takes four people and four large suitcases as it is, when it is free for your dates.
Will five people with suitcases fit in a seven-seater?
Yes, if the third row is folded: five sit in the first two rows and the cases go behind. With the third row raised there is almost no boot.
Do child seats take luggage space?
They take seat space. Each child seat uses a full place on the back row, so count it as a passenger when you plan where the bags go.
Can I bring a surfboard or a pushchair?
Name it in words when you book. Oversized items change the choice of car more than an extra suitcase, and we pick the class to fit them.
Does a bigger car carry a bigger deposit?
Often, yes. The deposit depends on the model: economy cars usually 5,000 ฿, seven-seaters 5,000–7,000 ฿, large SUVs more. The table on this page shows the sum next to each car.
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