Police escort in Thailand
In short
A police escort in Thailand is a licensed private security convoy, because you can't hire the real police.
Included
- ✓ Licensed private security guards, many of them ex-police
- ✓ A lead car, with the route and timings planned before you move
- ✓ Your group kept together from the airport to the villa and the club
- ✓ Guards at the club door and the villa gate
- ✓ No sirens, no flashing lights, no police markings
Not included
- The cars, priced on their own: luxury van from ฿6,500 for 10 hours
- Serving police officers: a police motorcade can't be bought
How it works
- 1Ask TannerThe dates, the route, the group and the moments that matter.
- 2The planThe guards plan the route, the cars and the timings.
- 3One priceThe guards and the cars with the rest of the trip, the same day.
- 4On the dayThe lead car, your car and the guards, until everyone is home.
What happens when you land?
Police escort in Thailand, done legally, starts at the kerb: you clear arrivals and the cars are already there. A lead car out front, your car behind it, and licensed guards, many of them ex-police, loading the bags while the group stays together.
The lead car picks the route, the guards hold the doors at every stop, and the whole group arrives as one: the villa, then dinner, then the club. All the presence of a police escort, without the sirens.
Give Tanner your flight number. The convoy is timed to your landing.
Is a police escort in Thailand legal?
A private security convoy is legal. Buying a police escort in Thailand from serving officers is not.
Motorcades are kept for national VIPs and government guests, and officers who sold one to a tourist in January 2023 were moved to desk work during a probe, The Thaiger reported.
Every guard carries a Royal Thai Police licence and ID badge under the Security Business Act, as Tilleke & Gibbins explains.
Ask for the licence details, and the guards' names reach you before the day.
- A private security convoy, not the police
- Licensed, many ex-police and ex-military
- None, and no police markings
- Anywhere in Thailand
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How much does a security convoy cost?
A police escort in Thailand, done legally, is priced by the guard and the route. Each licensed guard is ฿9,000 for an 8-hour shift, and the whole convoy, with the lead car, your cars and the guards, is priced to your trip.
Get your route priced. Guards and cars come in one figure.
A licensed guard
- From:
- ฿9,000 for an 8-hour shift
Your car
- From:
- Luxury van for up to 4, ฿6,500 for 10 hours
The group's cars
- From:
- Party van for up to 10, priced with the route
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Who are the guards?
Licensed private security, many of them ex-police and ex-military, trained in driving and close protection.
They plan the route and the timings before the group moves, drive the lead car and keep your cars together. At the club and at the villa gate they clear the way, and they stay with the group until everyone is back.
Send the flight numbers early, so the route is planned around the real landing time. Need cover round the clock? See close protection.
Ask Tanner whether your trip needs a convoy or a full close-protection team.
AIWhen groups book one
It earns its place at the moments when nobody should get split off: the landing, the club, the guest of honour's arrival.
The cars come from our private drivers, a van or a supercar for the group.
Pick the moments that matter. The convoy is on each one.
Airport arrival
- What the security team does:
- Meets the group, loads the cars, leads the convoy to the villa
A big club evening
- What the security team does:
- Lead car to the club, guards at the door, the same back
A launch or birthday
- What the security team does:
- A convoy arrival for the guest of honour
Senior or well-known guests
- What the security team does:
- Discreet cover for the whole trip
Which cities do you cover?
Most often Bangkok, Phuket, Pattaya and Koh Samui, and Chiang Mai, Krabi and beyond on request.
In Bangkok the airport run is the big one. Suvarnabhumi to the city is 45 to 90 minutes by road, and the convoy keeps the group together the whole way.
Landing in Bangkok? Share the flight, and your convoy is at the kerb when you clear arrivals.
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If you need the real police
The real police are there if you need them. The Tourist Police hotline, 1155, runs 24 hours and helps in several languages, TAT News says.
1155 is the number for a lost passport or a bad night, and it belongs in every phone in the group. The convoy takes care of everything else.
Tanner's pick: for ten or more landing at Suvarnabhumi, the airport convoy, which keeps the group together from arrivals to the villa.
It pairs with airport fast track on landing, or close protection for the whole trip. Add the convoy to your arrival with Tanner.
Police escort in Thailand in short
- It's a licensed private security convoy: a lead car, your car and licensed guards, with no sirens.
- For groups who want to stay together, from arrivals to the villa to the club.
- A guard is ฿9,000 for an 8-hour shift; Tanner prices the whole convoy for your route.
- Send Tanner your flight number, and the convoy is timed to your landing.
- You can't hire the real police; the Tourist Police hotline is 1155, 24 hours.
- Checked: November 2026
What to send Tanner
Your dates and the cities
Your flight numbers, so the convoy meets the landing
How many are in the group
The route: airport, villa, dinner and the club
The moments that matter: landing, the club, an arrival
A convoy for one evening, or cover for the whole trip
The cars you want: a van or a supercar
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3 × Licensed guard, 8-hour shift
฿27,000
Price each฿2,700
A party van for up to 10, the lead car and the full convoy are quoted the same day.
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Written by Tanner Altman · Updated 7 November 2026
Questions
Before you book the convoy
Can you hire a police escort in Thailand?
Police motorcades are kept for national VIPs and government guests. What we run is a licensed private security convoy, with the same presence when you land.
Is it the real police?
It's a licensed private security convoy, run by guards who are often ex-police and ex-military, with no sirens, no flashing lights and no police markings.
Is it legal?
A private security convoy is legal. Buying a police escort from serving officers is not, and officers who sold one in 2023 were taken off duty during a probe (checked October 2026).
What's in a security convoy?
A lead car, your car and trained guards, from the airport to the villa to the club, with the route and timings planned before anyone moves.
Do you use sirens?
No. Sirens, flashing lights and police markings belong to the police, so we never use them. The convoy drives in normal traffic and keeps the cars together.
How much is a security convoy?
A licensed guard is ฿9,000 for an 8-hour shift. The full convoy, with the lead car, your cars and the guards, is priced to your route, and Tanner sends it the same day.
Can the security team meet us at the airport?
Yes, at any airport in Thailand. The guards meet the group at arrivals, load the bags into the cars and lead the convoy straight to the villa or hotel.
How do you check a security convoy is legitimate?
Ask for the company's security licence and each guard's Royal Thai Police ID badge. Walk away from anyone offering serving police, sirens or police markings, because that isn't legal.
Which cities do you cover?
Anywhere in Thailand. Most groups book it in Bangkok, Phuket, Pattaya and Koh Samui, and Tanner covers Chiang Mai, Krabi and other cities on request.
How can I contact the Tourist Police in Thailand?
Call 1155, the Tourist Police hotline. It runs 24 hours and helps in several languages. Save it in every phone in the group before you land, for a lost passport or a bad night.
Tanner's offer
The guards, the cars and the rest of the trip, one price, the same day.
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Sources
- Background: The Thaiger, police escort officers face criminal probe (January 2023)
- Background: Visit Asia, Bangkok airport to city transfer times (Feb 2026)
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