In short
A private driver in Thailand starts from ฿6,500 for 10 hours in our luxury van for up to 4.
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Included
- ✓ The car and a sober driver for your 10 hours, waiting outside every stop
- ✓ Your plan sent to every driver in Thai, and flights watched on airport pickups
Not included
- Tips
- A licensed guide for temple days
- The airport arrival, helicopters and jets, priced to your trip
How it works
- 1Ask TannerYour dates, how many of you, and the stops: dinner, the rooftop, the club, the villa.
- 2Get your quoteTanner picks the cars for your group, checks they're free, and sends the total.
- 3The drivers get the planPickups, stops and times, in Thai.
- 4PickupThe drivers meet you at arrivals or the hotel.
- 5Home togetherWhen the club closes, the cars are right outside.
Good to know
Why book your own driver?
The ride home is where a big evening goes wrong: four app cars leave the club at 2am, and one never arrives.
Your own car keeps the group together, with a driver who waits outside every stop until the last one.
When the club closes, the cars take everyone home together, each guest to the door, or on to a pool villa in Bangkok for the after-party, inside your 10 hours. The next day, book a yacht party or a slow pool day, and the cars come back.
Keep the car for the whole night.
How much is a private driver?
Every price is for the car, never per person.
Tanner books cars where they help, and leaves them out where they don't.
Landing in Bangkok? The airport is priced on its own: the gate lane alone is ฿2,400 a guest, and the full arrival with the car waiting is from ฿9,500 per booking. Helicopters and jets are priced with the trip.
On a night out, that's one van outside every stop, from dinner to the last bar.
Ask Tanner for one price for all the cars.
Cars side by side
| Car | Seats | Best for | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luxury van | Up to 4 | The grand arrival | From ฿6,500 for 10 hours |
| Party van | Up to 10 | The whole crew and the bags | From ฿3,500 each way, Bangkok–Pattaya |
| Coach | 20 or more | A big group moving as one | Tanner quotes it |
Every price is for the car, never per person.
Luxury van, Alphard-type
- Guests:
- Up to 4
- Price:
- From ฿6,500 for 10 hours
Party van, Toyota Commuter
- Guests:
- Up to 10
- Price:
- Bangkok to Pattaya ฿3,500 each way; day hire priced to your plan
Coach
- Guests:
- 20 or more
- Price:
- On request
- Yours for 10 hours
- Bangkok to Pattaya ฿3,500 each way
- On request
- Per vehicle, never per person
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How many hours should you book?
If the group is going out, book the full 10 hours. An evening out always runs longer than you think.
- A full day of 10 hours is the best value, from the pool party to the ride home.
- For a multi-day trip, the same drivers run the whole trip, as one booking.
- A half day of 4 to 5 hours suits an afternoon at the beach club or a shopping run. For the evening, take the 10.
Planning a group? Have the car waiting
Who drives for you?
A local professional who drives for a living, with your plan in Thai and one rule: no drinking, ever.
- Seat belts go on, front and back, on every ride.
- Drivers drive; for a temple day, we add a licensed guide.
- For security, Tanner can add licensed close protection, ฿9,000 an officer for an 8-hour shift.
Nobody in the group drives after a drink, or rides a scooter home. See Thailand's nightlife laws for closing times, and leave the driving to ours.
Your own car, or Grab?
For a group going out, your own car wins. Ten of you need three or four app cars every trip; one party van waits outside all day.
Grab and Bolt are Thailand's two big ride apps. Uber left in 2018, when it sold its Southeast Asia business to Grab.
App fares jump in the rain and at rush hour. Your van is already outside.
Group of 10
- Grab or Bolt:
- 3 or 4 cars, per trip
- Our cars:
- One party van, all day
Waits outside the club
- Grab or Bolt:
- No
- Our cars:
- Yes, all evening
Bags and shopping
- Grab or Bolt:
- Go with each car
- Our cars:
- Locked in the van
Price
- Grab or Bolt:
- Per trip, per car
- Our cars:
- Per vehicle, for the day
At 2am
- Grab or Bolt:
- Cars go missing
- Our cars:
- Right outside
Your own driver in Bangkok
Book the hours, not the trip, and the car waits outside every stop in Bangkok.
Hotel desks add a margin, agents suit a fixed daytime tour, and the apps go trip by trip. Tanner books the driver around your party plan.
See our Bangkok nightlife guide for where the evening goes.
Booking for one city? See VIP transport in Bangkok and VIP transport in Phuket, or ask Tanner to run both cities on one booking.
Planning a group? Have the car waiting
Airports and city to city
We meet you at any airport in Thailand, from Suvarnabhumi, Don Mueang and U-Tapao to Phuket, Koh Samui, Chiang Mai and Krabi.
- At every airport, the drivers wait at arrivals with your name, in the cars your group needs.
- At Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang, our host meets the group at the gate, using the priority lane where your ticket or status allows; the bags are handled and the car waits outside. Just want the meet-and-assist? See airport fast track.
- Bangkok to Pattaya is about two hours by road in a party van for up to 10.
- In Phuket, the airport to Patong takes about an hour by car, about 40 km, Google Maps showed on 2 Nov 2026.
- On a multi-day trip, the same drivers run Bangkok, Pattaya and the airport; on the islands, local drivers and a boat between them. Name the cities, and Tanner lines up the drivers.
Self-drive or your own driver?
Thailand drives on the left, and visitors need an International Driving Permit or a Thai licence to drive, TAT News says (checked October 2026).
Then there's the evening itself: nobody in the group should drive after a drink, and nobody has to.
Tanner's pick: if the trip has a night out, take the driver. Self-drive is for a quiet day on the coast, never a party.
Pick the car that fits the group, and the driver comes with it.
Travelling as a big group
Twelve or twenty of you, and every car moves as one.
- Every driver gets the same stops in Thai before you land.
- The drivers' numbers are in your group chat, so anyone can find any car.
- The cars wait side by side outside each stop.
- The early crowd heads home at midnight, and the rest stay out until close.
- For 20 or more, there's a coach.
Plan it with Tanner, and every car runs to the same stops.
Planning a group? Have the car waiting
A private driver in Thailand in short
- Your own car and a sober driver who waits outside every stop.
- For groups going out: a luxury van takes up to 4, a party van up to 10, coaches 20 or more.
- The luxury van for up to 4 is from ฿6,500 for 10 hours, priced per car, never per person.
- Send Tanner your dates, your number and the stops, and he sends one price for every car.
- If the group is going out, book the full 10 hours; an evening always runs longer than you think.
- Checked: November 2026
What to send Tanner
Your dates, and the city or cities
How many of you: up to 4, up to 10, or 20 or more
The cars: luxury van, party van, a mix, or a coach
Your stops: dinner, the rooftop, the club, the villa
How many hours: 10 for a night out, or 4 to 5
Flight numbers for airport pickups
Extras: close protection or a photographer for the night
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3 × Luxury van with driver · 10 hours
฿19,500
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Written by Tanner Altman · Updated 7 November 2026
Questions
Before you book a driver
How much is a private driver in Thailand?
From ฿6,500 for 10 hours in our luxury van for up to 4 guests. A party van takes up to 10, and Bangkok to Pattaya is ฿3,500 each way.
How many people fit in a private van with driver?
Up to 4 in our luxury van, up to 10 in a party van, and 20 or more in a coach on request. Tanner matches the cars to your group.
Is Grab or Uber better in Thailand?
Uber no longer runs in Thailand: it sold its Southeast Asia business to Grab in 2018. Grab and Bolt are the two big apps; for a group going out, private vans that wait beat both.
Is a Bangkok private driver the same as a private chauffeur?
Yes. A private chauffeur in Bangkok and a private driver are the same job: one sober driver and one vehicle for the hours you book, waiting outside every stop.
Can the driver wait while we're at the club?
Yes. The cars wait outside the club all evening, then take the whole group home together when it closes. Nobody hunts for a taxi at 2am, and nobody is left behind.
How long is the drive from Bangkok to Pattaya?
About two hours by road, depending on traffic, and Friday afternoons are the slow ones. A party van for up to 10 is ฿3,500 each way, and we plan the run around rush hour.
Can we change the plan on the day?
Yes. Change the plan on the day, and Tanner sends the new route to every driver in Thai, so the cars keep up with the group wherever the evening goes.
What if we need to cancel?
Your quote shows the cancellation terms before you pay anything, so you know where you stand. Ask Tanner if your dates move, and he checks what the cars can do.
Do drivers get booked up in peak season?
Yes. December to April, Songkran and New Year fill the best cars first, so book a month ahead. In normal months, two to three weeks ahead is enough.
Do you tip a private driver in Thailand?
Tips aren't in the price, so it's the group's call. If the driver waited all night and got everyone home, a tip at the end of the trip goes a long way.
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Every car for the trip, one price
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