Phu Quoc Motorbike Rental: My Guide & 5 Best Shops

Renting a motorbike on Phu Quoc takes one WhatsApp message and about five minutes at the handover. Riding it legally is the harder part, and for a lot of visitors, Americans included, it isn’t possible on a normal petrol scooter at all.

I ride on a Vietnamese licence, which I could get because I live in Saigon. On a US licence and the permit AAA sells, I couldn’t legally ride a single bike on the list below, and the same goes for Canadians, Australians and New Zealanders. That’s the first thing to sort out. The shop is the easy part, since nearly every Phu Quoc motorbike rental quotes about the same price, delivers for free and answers within minutes.

I had a scooter for most of my month on the island, first in Duong Dong, then at Ong Lang, where I rode into town every few days, and last in Sunset Town. The five shops here are spread the same way, so there’s one near wherever you land or stay.

• Quick Answer: Phu Quoc motorbike rental costs about 120,000 to 150,000 VND a day for a Honda Vision, Air Blade or Wave in 2026, and 160,000 to 250,000 for a Honda PCX or Yamaha NVX, usually with free delivery to your hotel or the airport. The five shops I’d use are Anh Vũ in Duong Dong, the Tĩnh Nguyễn airport shop, HeyPhuQuoc for long stays, The Adventure Scooter for bigger bikes, and Dương Phúc on southern Long Beach.
• The five rental shops:
  • Anh Vũ, 91/2B Trần Hưng Đạo, Duong Dong: 150,000 VND a day for a 125cc, no deposit, no passport, helmet included.
  • Scooter and Motorbike Rental Airport Phu Quoc (Tĩnh Nguyễn), Nguyễn Văn Cừ near the airport, 6am to 10pm: bike handed over at arrivals, helmets and rain cover included. Motorbike Rental Phu Quoc 24/7 on ĐT46 does the same.
  • HeyPhuQuoc, Cửa Lấp: English-speaking owner, prices on the website, monthly rentals.
  • The Adventure Scooter, 84 Trần Hưng Đạo, 8am to 10pm: PCX, NVX 155 and bikes up to Yamaha R3, charged on a 24-hour clock.
  • Dương Phúc, Đường Bào, southern Long Beach, open 24 hours: manual Honda Wave at 150,000 VND, delivery to resorts.
• The licence:
  • Valid: 1968 IDP with motorbike category plus home licence, or a Vietnamese licence.
  • Not valid: the 1949 permit issued in the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, or a home licence alone.
  • Fine in 2026: 2 to 4 million VND up to 125cc, 6 to 8 million over 125cc, plus up to 7 days’ impound.
  • No licence needed: electric scooters under 4kW.
• Money:
  • Deposit: none at many shops, otherwise cash (about 1 million VND) or a passport.
  • Monthly rate: about 3 to 3.5 million VND.
  • Night market parking: 10,000 to 20,000 VND.
• Riding: helmets are the law, the alcohol limit is zero, and the north is unlit after dark.

The 5 Best Motorbike Rental Shops in Phu Quoc

All five of these Phu Quoc motorbike rental shops deliver for free in their area, work through WhatsApp or Zalo, and charge within a few thousand dong of each other for the same bike. What separates them is where they are, what they rent, and how they handle the deposit, so I’ve picked one for each kind of trip.

1. Anh Vũ, for Motorbike Rental in Duong Dong

Thuê xe máy Anh Vũ, 91/2B Trần Hưng Đạo, on the stretch just south of town, is the one I’d point anyone staying in Duong Dong to. It’s 150,000 VND a day for a 125cc scooter, there’s no deposit and no passport left behind, which is less common than it should be, and a helmet comes with the bike.

Mr Vũ doesn’t speak much English. It doesn’t matter, because everything happens on WhatsApp, he replies fast, and adding a day is one message. He’ll bring the bike to your hotel and collect it at the end.

2. The Airport Shops, for Phu Quoc Motorbike Rental at the Airport

The two airport shops I’d trust are a few minutes from the terminal and both work the same way: you message the day before, someone is waiting outside arrivals with the bike, you pay, and you ride off. No forms, no deposit.

Scooter and Motorbike Rental Airport Phu Quoc

Run by Tĩnh Nguyễn on Nguyễn Văn Cừ, open 6am to 10pm, is my first pick. The bikes are in good condition, helmets and a rain cover come with them, they’ll fill the tank if you ask, and when something goes wrong on the road someone turns up quickly.

They also run you to the terminal when you hand the bike back, which solves the last problem of the trip. PCXs are available for two people with luggage.

Motorbike Rental Phu Quoc 24/7

On ĐT46 near the airport, open 6am to 10pm despite the name, is the alternative, with newer Air Blades, two helmets, and a bike at arrivals within minutes of a Zalo message. Anh Phú, at almost the same spot, is a third at 150,000 VND a day.

Picking up at the airport only makes sense if you’re licensed and comfortable riding straight onto Nguyễn Văn Cừ with a bag on your back. If not, a Grab to the hotel and a bike delivered there the next morning is the calmer start.

Every shop on this list works on WhatsApp or Zalo, so having data the moment the plane lands is what makes the airport handover work.

3. HeyPhuQuoc, for a Month or Longer

Long stays are where the shop matters most, because a bike that’s fine for three days can be a problem by week two.

HeyPhuQuoc, in Cửa Lấp on Long Beach, is run by Chris, who speaks good English and puts his prices on a website, which saves the back and forth. Monthly renters get a discount, he swaps a bike straight away when there’s a fault, and he delivers and collects.

Monthly rates on the island run at about 3 to 3.5 million VND for an ordinary scooter, and that’s the figure I’d hold any shop to.

4. The Adventure Scooter, for a Bigger Bike

The Adventure Scooter, 84 Trần Hưng Đạo, open 8am to 10pm, has the widest range on the island: PCXs, Yamaha NVX 155s and proper motorcycles up to a Yamaha R3, which nobody else I found rents. It also charges on a 24-hour clock from pickup, so a bike taken at noon goes back at noon, and an extra half day is charged as half. They take a passport or ID as the deposit.

Two things about the big bikes. Anything over 125cc needs the full A category on your licence or IDP, and the fine without it is 6 to 8 million VND. And on an island where the speed limits are low and the main roads are full of trucks, a PCX does everything a visitor needs.

5. Dương Phúc, for Southern Long Beach and Sunset Town

Motorbike Rental Dương Phúc, on Đường Bào near the Sonasea resorts, is open 24 hours and covers the southern half of the island, delivering to the resorts along Long Beach and collecting from the hotel at the end.

It’s one of the few shops with manual Honda Waves, at 150,000 VND a day, which suits anyone who learned on a geared bike, and automatics run at about 240,000 VND a day for a 125cc. An Lộc Phát, on the same road, is a good second, and quick with groups.

The shop in the lobby of a Sunset Town hotel on Milan Street rents electric scooters only and asks for a deposit of 10 million VND per bike. From Sunset Town I’d have Dương Phúc deliver.

Do You Need a Licence to Rent a Motorbike in Phu Quoc?

To rent a scooter in Phu Quoc, no. Almost no shop on the island asks. To ride legally, yes, and in 2026 the police on Phu Quoc are checking.

What Vietnam accepts is an International Driving Permit issued under the 1968 Vienna Convention, with the motorbike category (A1 up to 125cc, A over), carried together with your home licence, or a Vietnamese licence. The permit issued under the older 1949 Geneva Convention doesn’t count, and that’s the one the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand issue, so travellers from those countries have no legal way to ride a petrol scooter here. The UK issues both versions, so British riders need to ask for the 1968 one by name. A home licence on its own, however many motorbike categories it has, doesn’t count either.

Since 2025 the fine for riding without a valid licence is 2 to 4 million VND up to 125cc and 6 to 8 million over, plus up to seven days’ impound, which is far more than the 1 to 2 million it used to be. The shop that hands over the bike can be fined 8 to 10 million, and after a run of accidents involving foreigners in 2025 Phu Quoc’s traffic police told rental owners to start checking. Most still don’t. The other cost is the one that matters after a crash: travel insurance generally won’t pay out for a rider without a valid licence.

So “Phu Quoc scooter rental without a license” has one legal answer, which is the next section.

Electric Scooter Rental in Phu Quoc, the No-Licence Option

Electric scooters under 4kW need no licence and no IDP, and a lot of Phu Quoc rental shops now have them, VinFast models mostly, at about the same daily price as a petrol bike.

For riding around Duong Dong, Long Beach and the south, they’re fine. The run to the far north and back is where you start watching the battery, and a full charge takes around four hours, which on a short trip is half a day you can’t use the bike. I’d ask the shop for one under the 4kW limit by name, and for its real range, before taking it.

Phu Quoc Motorbike and Scooter Rental Prices in 2026

So how much it costs to rent a scooter in Phu Quoc depends mostly on the bike, and a little on the month. Prices go up from December to February, when good bikes run short and booking ahead helps. Delivery is free from almost everyone. The thing to ask before agreeing is whether a “day” means 24 hours or the calendar day, because the bungalow place at 118 Trần Hưng Đạo, which I liked for other reasons, runs its scooters on a strict 24-hour clock that catches people out, and others charge you for a full day if the bike goes back late in the evening.

On deposits, a lot of shops now take none. The rest want about 1 million VND in cash or a passport. I’d always give cash: a hotel needs the passport at check-in, and so does anyone else who has a reason to ask.

The Handover: What to Check Before You Ride Off

1. Walk round the bike filming it on your phone, scratches and all, with the shop owner there.
2. Brakes, both lights, the horn and the tyres. A bald rear tyre is the most common fault.
3. The fuel. Most bikes arrive close to empty and go back the same way, so the first stop is a petrol station.
4. A photo of the registration paper (cà vẹt). Police ask for it at checks, and shops usually keep a copy for renters.
5. The owner’s WhatsApp, saved before you leave. Punctures happen, and the good shops come out with a spare bike in under half an hour.

The helmets most shops hand over are thin half-shells. They’re legal and not much else, which is why on longer rides I’d pay for a better one.

Riding in Phu Quoc: Roads, Petrol and Parking

The main roads are wide and mostly well surfaced. Nguyễn Văn Cừ and ĐT46 run down the middle of the island from Duong Dong to An Thới, and Trần Hưng Đạo runs along Long Beach. All three carry construction trucks and tour buses, sand drifts onto the edges near building sites, and that’s where scooters go down.

The ride north to Gành Dầu and Rạch Vẹm is the best riding on the island, and one of the better things to do in Phu Quoc for anyone licensed, forest on both sides and very little traffic, 45 minutes to an hour from Duong Dong.

The last stretch to Rạch Vẹm is unsealed and I’d think twice about it after rain. The north is also unlit at night, and riding back up to Ong Lang at ten in the evening after a few beers is the one thing on Phu Quoc I’d tell anyone not to do, made worse by the fact that the alcohol limit on a motorbike in Vietnam is zero.

Petrol stations are on all the main roads, and the bottles of fuel sold at roadside stalls cost more but will get you to one. Parking in Duong Dong is 5,000 to 20,000 VND in a guarded lot, and the lots around the night market charge 10,000 to 20,000.

One small scam to know about: someone friendly on a scooter offers to show you the way to a beach or a viewpoint, then asks for money at the end. A polite no at the start is the easy fix.

Motorbike or Grab in Phu Quoc?

Over a few days the bike wins on money. A Grab from Duong Dong to Sao Beach runs 360,000 to 400,000 VND each way, more than two days’ rental, and from Ong Lang, where I spent the middle of the month and there’s almost nothing within walking distance, a scooter is close to essential.

On a three-day trip based in town, or for anyone without a valid licence and not keen on an electric scooter, Grab and Xanh SM cover everything, the way the Phu Quoc travel guide lays out, and the money difference is smaller than it looks once a day on a boat and a day at the cable car are taken out. Several of these shops also rent cars, which need a valid licence just the same and suit families.

The where to stay in Phu Quoc guide goes through how your base changes this. Most of it comes down to one line printed on the front of your driving permit, the year of the convention. If yours says 1949 and you’re unsure what that leaves you with, tell me in the comments where you’re staying and what you want to see, and I’ll tell you whether an electric scooter covers it.

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