Car Hire for Pattaya Airport

Looking for car hire at Pattaya Airport (also known as Utapao Airport)? Choose from Budget, Hertz, Sixt and Thai Rent a Car, who all offer SUV and MPV hire as well.

On Airport Thai Rent a Car and Hertz, are the two of our car hire companies, to open a depot at this airport. The others offer a meet and greet service from their Pattaya depots, for an extra fee. Flight details, and ideally a Thai mobile phone, will be essential, when booking for here.

Pattaya Airport - To & From

Pattaya Airport has very few scheduled flights. Those flights that do arrive, tend to be small planes. Charter flights also use the airport, so passengers tend to be in buses, and not need to hire a car.

You can still fly in to the main international airport in Bangkok, and get to Pattaya on the motorways. You can hire a car at Bangkok airport, and leave it in Pattaya, usually for no extra fee.

The airport is about 20 miles south of Pattaya, towards Rayong, so jumping in a taxi might be easier. Road signs are clearly marked for U-tapao Airport. Taxi drivers will probably want a set fee (circa THB300), rather than work on the meter. This is because they are unlikely to get a fare back to Pattaya, due to only a few flights a day.

If you do get a taxi, you can then either have your hire car delivered to your hotel or condo, or collect the rental car from one of the depots in Pattaya. For example, Budget have their depot on Beach Road, near the Natural Beach hotel.

However, most people going to Pattaya will arrive at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi International Airport. Is about one and half hours away. Hiring a car to get to Pattaya is easy, as is getting a taxi or minibus.

The old Bangkok Don Mueang Airport has also re-opened, and serves mainly domestic & budget carrier international flights. Please check your tickets for which airport your car hire is needed at.

Pattaya Tourism Info

For the latest information on what going on, check with the Thailand Tourist Board.

Flying to the islands of Thailand, then book here car rental here for Koh Chang or Khao Lak, or wherever you are going.

Updated:- 27th December 2024

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