Rules
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Ideal first stop
If your hotel check-in is later, have lunch here first.
One-way car rental
One-way car rental: Phuket Airport to Nai Yang Beach
Pick up your car at Phuket Airport and drive to Nai Yang Beach – about 3 km and 5 min in light traffic, mainly on Local airport road.
3 km
5 min
Drop-off: Nai Yang Beach
From THB 677 / day + one-way fee
Search one-way car rental from Phuket Airport to Nai Yang Beach
Tick "return to a different location" and choose Nai Yang Beach as the drop-off.
Driving one way from Phuket Airport to Nai Yang Beach
Nai Yang is the nearest beach to Phuket Airport – just 3 km from the terminal. It sits inside Sirinat National Park, with shady trees, calm water in the dry season and a strip of simple beachfront restaurants.
Many travellers stay here on their first or last night, or stop for a swim and lunch on the way to or from a flight.
Directions
- Leave the rental car parkFollow the exit signs out of the airport.
- Head west to the coastFollow the signs for Nai Yang Beach along the local road – there is no highway driving.
- Park by the beach roadLook for a space along the beach road or at a restaurant.
Route at a glance
| Pick-up | Phuket Airport (HKT) |
|---|---|
| Drop-off | Nai Yang Beach |
| Distance | 3 km |
| Drive time | 5 min |
| Main roads | Local airport road |
| From | THB 677 / day + one-way fee |
On the way
Worth a stop
Mai Khao BeachThe long, quiet beach next door – famous for low-flying planes.
Sirinat National ParkBeach walks, mangroves and a park visitor centre.
Good to know
One-way tips
Rules
02
Watch for pedestrians
The beach road is narrow and busy with people walking.
Rules
03
One-way fee included
The drop charge is part of the total price in your search – compare totals, not daily rates.
Going home
Driving back to Phuket Airport
Allow about 15 minutes to the car return plus 30 minutes for the return check. Follow the "Car Rental Return" signs on the airport road.
Places to visit
Places to visit on this route
Help
Questions about Phuket Airport to Nai Yang Beach
About 3 km, or 5 min of driving in light traffic, mainly on Local airport road.
Recent searches start from about THB 677 a day for an economy car. A one-way fee (drop charge) is added for leaving the car in Nai Yang Beach – it is included in the total price you see when you search.
At Nai Yang Beach. Your voucher shows the exact return point and the desk opening hours.
Mainly the larger suppliers that have a desk at both ends of the route. Tick "return to a different location" in the search form to see who offers it for your dates.
Good stops include Mai Khao Beach, Sirinat National Park. See "Worth a stop" above for details.
In daylight and outside rush hours (about 7–9 a.m. and 4–7 p.m.). In the rainy season, from May to October, morning drives are usually drier than the afternoons.
No – the same as any rental: your full licence, an International Driving Permit (1949 Geneva type) where required, your passport and a credit card in the main driver's name. Rental cars may not be taken on ferries or across borders.
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