Van to Bangkok?

[Lobo4819]

Fully aware of both the hazards and the alternatives, does anyone have any real-life estimates of what it costs to hire a van from CM to Bangkok?

[Oscar2]

more than the cost of an airplane ticket.

[naboo]

1500B a day plus fuel. Will take two days as they need to get back. Fuel about 4000B, so all in 7000B.

[Oscar2]

1500B a day plus fuel. Will take two days as they need to get back. Fuel about 4000B, so all in 7000B.

1500? 3 years ago the minimum was 1700 a day (for Thais) for a newish <--than 5 year old van and safe, professional driver and prices have gone up. i would say more like 8500.

i just bought tickets on both Air Asia and Nok Air for about 800 each way.

[naboo]

1500B a day plus fuel. Will take two days as they need to get back. Fuel about 4000B, so all in 7000B.

1500? 3 years ago the minimum was 1700 a day (for Thais) for a newish <--than 5 year old van and safe, professional driver and prices have gone up. i would say more like 8500.

i just bought tickets on both Air Asia and Nok Air for about 800 each way.

You're splitting hairs but I'll bite.

www.chiangmaiintouch.com/van-hire-service/

1500B including driver. And thats a business aimed at white faces!

I booked 7 vans a few weeks back with another company, 1500B a van. Its been 1500B a van since I first rented one in 2007.

[Lobo4819]

1500B a day plus fuel. Will take two days as they need to get back. Fuel about 4000B, so all in 7000B.

1500? 3 years ago the minimum was 1700 a day (for Thais) for a newish <--than 5 year old van and safe, professional driver and prices have gone up. i would say more like 8500.

i just bought tickets on both Air Asia and Nok Air for about 800 each way.

You're splitting hairs but I'll bite.

www.chiangmaiintouch.com/van-hire-service/

1500B including driver. And thats a business aimed at white faces!

I booked 7 vans a few weeks back with another company, 1500B a van. Its been 1500B a van since I first rented one in 2007.

Thanks. Exactly what I was hoping to find.

[Oscar2]

1500B a day plus fuel. Will take two days as they need to get back. Fuel about 4000B, so all in 7000B.

1500? 3 years ago the minimum was 1700 a day (for Thais) for a newish <--than 5 year old van and safe, professional driver and prices have gone up. i would say more like 8500.

i just bought tickets on both Air Asia and Nok Air for about 800 each way.

You're splitting hairs but I'll bite.

www.chiangmaiintouch.com/van-hire-service/

1500B including driver. And thats a business aimed at white faces!

I booked 7 vans a few weeks back with another company, 1500B a van. Its been 1500B a van since I first rented one in 2007.

I see how you came up with that figure of 1500. it's only for 12 hours. From the website: "(Working time is not over 12 hrs. per day (07:00 AM. – 06:00 PM.) and the customer can organize the time (if start before 06.00 AM. will pay extra charge, except the regularly service.)"

we always book from 8:00-22:00 or 23:00 and they charge 1700-2000 + fuel

so you are right and i'm right.

[Lizard2010]

quite a few years ago i was quoted quite a few thousand baht.

The reason

You have to pay for the return to Chiang Mai.

This is not like a normal hire

Van has to come back empty.

Flying cheaper plus quicker