Car hire prices at Chiang Mai Airport

For November 2026, a good price at Chiang Mai Airport is around £34 a day for a Compact car such as a Honda City, booked around a month before your trip. For the same month and booking time, an Economy car such as a Nissan Almera averages £21 a day, while an Intermediate car such as a Toyota Altis averages £37. Across the year, a Compact car averages £34 a day in the last 2 weeks too, so waiting offers little price advantage. Use the price checker to compare your quote for your exact dates.

For November 2026, a Compact car at Chiang Mai Airport averages £34 a day around a month before your trip, so there is little price reason to delay booking. Across the year, a Compact car averages £34 a day both around a month before your trip and in the last 2 weeks. Booking around 9 months before your trip averages £39 a day across the year, so you have not missed a cheaper booking window. Across the 395 airports covered by our sites, 65% of people booking through our sites booked within a month of pickup, so booking at that point is not unusual.

Alamo is the cheapest company at Chiang Mai Airport for a Compact car over the last 12 months, averaging £18 a day, but you need a credit card and it has no review score yet. Alamo's desk is at the airport, and Alamo does not yet have enough reviews for a score. If you prefer a scored supplier, Asap Rent a Car averages £33 a day for a Compact car over the last 12 months, £15 more a day, and scores 86/100 from 31 reviews over the last 5 months.

The cheapest company can cost you a longer queue or a bigger deposit, so check the review score and desk wait beside each car in the results before you book.

Asap Rent a Car is the best-reviewed company at Chiang Mai Airport, scoring 86/100 from 31 reviews over the last 5 months, with a desk wait averaging 14 minutes. Asap Rent a Car is not the cheapest: over the last 12 months, Asap Rent a Car averages £33 a day for a Compact car, against £18 with Alamo. Alamo does not yet have enough reviews for a score, so choose Asap Rent a Car if a published review score matters more to you than the £15-a-day difference.

Review scores are CarTrawler customers' own, from the last five months; the score and the desk wait sit beside each car in the results.

At Chiang Mai Airport, deposits range from about £112 with Alamo to £449 with Drive Car Rental, and all 8 desks require credit cards, so you cannot rely on a debit card. If you only have a debit card, filter for debit-card acceptance before comparing prices rather than assuming a cheap car will be available to you. Check the deposit and card rule beside each car, and leave enough available credit for the hold. Extras charged at the desk are listed under each car with their prices.

If you bring your own child seat, check your airline's rules first: most carry one free, some charge.

At Chiang Mai Airport, you need a credit card at all 8 desks, and Drive Car Rental holds about £449, so check your available limit before booking. Alamo and Chic Car Rent each hold about £112, so compare the deposit as well as the hire price if your card limit is tight. If you have an appointment after landing, allow for a desk wait averaging 14 minutes with Asap Rent a Car, against 4 minutes with Drive Car Rental.

Only 79% of prices at Chiang Mai Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

For 3 people with a bag each, choose a Compact car such as a Honda City at Chiang Mai Airport, around £34 a day for November 2026 when booked around a month before your trip. A Compact car seats 5 but takes 3 bags, so do not plan on a full suitcase for every seat. For November 2026 at the same booking time, an Economy car such as a Nissan Almera costs £21 a day but takes only 2 bags, while an Intermediate car such as a Toyota Altis costs £37 and takes 4 bags. Automatic cars account for 96% of cars offered, so selecting automatic leaves you most of the choice. Electric cars account for 12% and hybrids 18% of cars offered, so compare both filters if either would suit you rather than restricting your search to electric.