Monthly Scooter Rental in Phuket: the Long-Stay Guide

A month changes the maths completely: the same PCX 160 that costs ฿400/day drops to about ฿217/day on a 30-day contract. For anyone staying three weeks or more, monthly rental is the obvious move — if the contract includes the right things.

Here is what monthly rates look like in 2026, what must be included, and the long-stayer questions we answer every week in Rawai.

2026 monthly rates

Typical Phuket monthly rates: Honda Click/Scoopy class ฿3,500–4,500; PCX/NMAX class ฿6,000–7,000; ADV 350 and Forza class ฿15,000–18,000; big bikes from ฿25,000. Multi-month deals go lower — our winter (Nov–Apr) three-month contracts price the middle class around ฿5,500/month equivalent.

What a good monthly contract includes

Scheduled service every 3,000–4,000 km at the shop's cost (oil, brakes, tyres as consumables); a replacement bike within a day if yours needs the workshop; insurance identical to daily rentals; and no mileage caps. If a shop charges you for routine maintenance on a monthly rental, you are financing their fleet — walk away.

Long-stayer practicalities

Where: Rawai/Nai Harn and Phuket Town are the long-stay hubs with the calmest riding. Documents: same license rules as any rental (details) — and consider a Thai license after 90 days for insurance simplicity. Rainy season (May–Oct) monthly rates drop 15–25% and the riding is still good most days: see the monsoon guide.