Motorbike rental in Nha Trang: prices, deposit, where to rent and where to ride

Motorbike rental in Nha Trang from the rentals in our catalogue: live prices by type of bike, how the deposit works, which licence you need, where the shops are, a handover checklist and the Hon Ba road in numbers.

Fact-checked: September 8, 2026

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The short answer

Motorbike rental in Nha Trang is simpler than in the mountain towns: a six-kilometre beach with a boulevard, a flat coast road north to Doc Let and south to Cam Ranh, and mountains starting right behind the city. Most trips here need nothing more than a scooter, and the fleet in town is mostly scooters. You collect the bike in the centre or on the northern seafront, or have it brought to your hotel, pay the rental directly, leave cash or copies of your documents as deposit, and return it with the same fuel.

What it costs, in plain words: a basic scooter is cheaper than a current 150-160cc one, a clutch motorcycle is noticeably dearer than any scooter, a week comes out a little below the daily rate, and a month is priced separately at roughly half per day. The exact Nha Trang numbers are in the live table in the next section.

What sets Nha Trang apart as a rental town: the fleet is older and more local. When we built the cards of local rentals from public sources, their price lists included models not in our reference library - the Honda Fortune, the Yamaha YBR, the Lifan Storm - so we skipped those lines rather than invent specifications. Scooters here are also named by generation, "Airblade 4", "PCX 3", not by engine size. Ask for the exact displacement: the licence and the price both hang on it.

Prices for motorbike rental in Nha Trang

The table below shows what Nha Trang rentals in our catalogue charge, by type of bike: scooters, maxi-scooters, manual motorcycles. For each type you see the lowest and highest daily rate and how many offers stand behind it. It is calculated as the page renders, so it always matches the cards.

Two rules for reading it. First: a price with no duration stated is the one-day price to us, always. The most common trick is a "per day" figure that is really the weekly rate divided by seven. Second: the month is counted separately - a monthly rate is its own arrangement with the rental, not thirty daily ones.

What the price should already include: at least one helmet, the registration card of the bike and a working number the rental answers during the hire. Everything else differs by offer, and the card shows it. Fuel is almost never included: bring the bike back with roughly the fuel it had.

Motorbike rental in Nha Trang across 14 rentals in our catalogue: a scooter from 100,000₫ to 550,000₫ a day, a maxi-scooter from 250,000₫ to 3,500,000₫ a day, a motorbike from 100,000₫ to 4,500,000₫ a day, an adventure bike from 350,000₫ to 4,500,000₫ a day. That is the base price for a single day; rentals discount a week or longer, and the bike page already shows the full-trip total.

Deposit in Nha Trang: 22 offers where the rental waives the deposit; 4 hold a passport or another document instead of cash; 82 take a cash deposit from 5,263,158₫ to 52,631,579₫; 48 rentals do not publish deposit terms, and we do not guess.

Scooter hire, moped or motorcycle rental in Nha Trang works the same way: pick a model and dates, send an enquiry with no sign-up or prepayment, the rental confirms by message, and you pay them directly at pick-up. Hotel delivery is offered on 136 of 156 offers; the rental quotes the price in the chat.

Prices by model in Nha Trang: 67 bikes on offer

ModelTypeEnginePer day fromWeek fromMonth fromDepositRentals
Vespa 50Scooter50 cc100,000₫700,000₫-from 5,263,158₫2
Kymco Candy 50Scooter49 cc100,000₫700,000₫-from 5,263,158₫3
Honda Vision 110Scooter110 cc120,000₫840,000₫-waived8
Honda Lead 125Scooter125 cc120,000₫840,000₫-waived3
Yamaha Janus 125Scooter125 cc120,000₫840,000₫-waived4
Honda Air Blade 125Scooter125 cc120,000₫780,003₫-waived9
Honda Air Blade 110Scooter108 cc120,000₫840,000₫-not published1
Honda Vario 125Scooter125 cc150,000₫1,050,000₫-waived1
Yamaha FreeGo 125Scooter125 cc150,000₫1,050,000₫-waived1
Honda Lead 110Scooter108 cc150,000₫1,050,000₫-not published2
Yamaha Nouvo SX 125Scooter125 cc150,000₫1,050,000₫-not published2
Honda Vario 150Scooter149 cc180,000₫1,260,000₫-not published1
Honda SH Mode 125Scooter125 cc200,000₫1,400,000₫-waived1
SYM Elite 50Scooter49 cc200,000₫1,400,000₫-not published1
VinFast Evo 200Scooterelectric250,000₫1,750,000₫-not published1
Honda PCX150Scooter150 cc250,000₫1,750,000₫-waived4
Kymco Like 50Scooter49 cc250,000₫1,750,000₫-not published1
Honda Vario 160Scooter160 cc250,000₫1,750,000₫-waived1
Yamaha Latte 125Scooter125 cc300,000₫2,100,000₫-from 5,263,158₫1
SYM Shark 50Scooter49 cc300,000₫2,100,000₫-from 5,263,158₫2
Honda Vision 125Scooter125 cc300,000₫2,100,000₫-from 5,263,158₫1
SYM Priti So 50Scooter49 cc300,000₫2,100,000₫-from 5,263,158₫2
Honda PCX125Scooter125 cc350,000₫2,450,000₫-from 5,263,158₫2
VinFast Evo GrandScooterelectric450,000₫3,150,000₫-from 5,263,158₫1
Venuxs 50Scooter49 cc450,000₫3,150,000₫-from 5,263,158₫1
Detech Espero 50Scooter49 cc450,000₫3,150,000₫-from 5,263,158₫1
Kymco Velia 50Scooter49 cc500,000₫3,500,000₫-from 5,263,158₫1
Yamaha NVX155Maxi-scooter155 cc250,000₫1,750,000₫-waived5
Honda PCX 160Maxi-scooter157 cc500,000₫3,500,000₫-not published1
Yamaha XMAX 300Maxi-scooter292 cc800,000₫5,600,000₫-from 15,789,474₫3
Honda ADV 350Maxi-scooter330 cc2,000,000₫14,000,000₫-from 15,789,474₫1
Honda X-ADV 750Maxi-scooter745 cc3,500,000₫24,500,000₫-from 39,473,684₫1
Honda Blade 110Motorbike110 cc100,000₫700,000₫-not published1
Yamaha Sirius 110Motorbike110 cc100,000₫700,000₫-waived3
Honda Wave RSX FI 110Motorbike110 cc100,000₫700,000₫-waived3
Yamaha YBR 125Motorbike125 cc250,000₫1,750,000₫-not published1
Honda Winner X 150Motorbike150 cc260,000₫1,820,000₫-not published1
Yamaha MT-15Motorbike155 cc300,000₫2,100,000₫-from 13,157,895₫2
Yamaha R15Motorbike155 cc600,000₫4,200,000₫-from 13,157,895₫1
Yamaha TFX150Motorbike155 cc600,000₫4,200,000₫-from 13,157,895₫1
Yamaha MT-03Motorbike320 cc600,000₫4,200,000₫-from 18,421,053₫2
Honda CBR150RMotorbike149 cc700,000₫4,900,000₫-from 13,157,895₫1
Yamaha R3Motorbike321 cc800,000₫5,600,000₫-from 18,421,053₫2
KTM 390 DukeMotorbike399 cc850,000₫5,950,000₫-not published1
Honda CBR500RMotorbike471 cc1,000,000₫7,000,000₫-not published1
Kawasaki Ninja 650Motorbike649 cc1,000,000₫7,000,000₫-not published1
Honda CB500FMotorbike471 cc1,200,000₫8,400,000₫-not published1
Yamaha FZ25Motorbike249 cc1,300,000₫9,100,000₫-from 13,157,895₫1
Honda Rebel 300Motorbike286 cc1,600,000₫11,200,000₫-from 15,789,474₫1
Kawasaki Z400Motorbike399 cc1,600,000₫11,200,000₫-from 15,789,474₫1
Kawasaki Ninja 400Motorbike399 cc1,700,000₫11,900,000₫-from 21,052,632₫1
Honda CB650RMotorbike649 cc2,500,000₫17,500,000₫-from 26,315,789₫1
Honda Rebel 500Motorbike471 cc2,500,000₫17,500,000₫-from 21,052,632₫1
Honda CBR650RMotorbike649 cc2,500,000₫17,500,000₫-from 26,315,789₫1
Kawasaki Vulcan SMotorbike649 cc2,500,000₫17,500,000₫-from 21,052,632₫1
Kawasaki Z800Motorbike806 cc2,500,000₫17,500,000₫-from 39,473,684₫1
Yamaha MT-09Motorbike890 cc3,500,000₫24,500,000₫-from 52,631,579₫1
Yamaha R7Motorbike689 cc3,500,000₫24,500,000₫-from 39,473,684₫1
Yamaha MT-10Motorbike998 cc4,500,000₫31,500,000₫-from 42,105,263₫1
Honda XR150LAdventure149 cc350,000₫2,450,000₫-not published1
Honda CRF150LAdventure149 cc470,000₫3,290,000₫-not published1
Yamaha XT 250Adventure249 cc500,000₫3,500,000₫-not published1
Honda CRF300LAdventure286 cc1,180,000₫8,260,000₫-not published1
Honda CB500XAdventure471 cc1,200,000₫8,400,000₫-from 26,315,789₫2
Kawasaki Versys 650Adventure649 cc2,400,000₫16,800,000₫-from 39,473,684₫2
Honda NX500Adventure471 cc3,000,000₫21,000,000₫-from 26,315,789₫1
Yamaha Tracer 9 GTAdventure890 cc4,500,000₫31,500,000₫-from 52,631,579₫1

Day prices are base rates, the week includes the rental’s own tiers, and the month appears only where the rental quotes one. Updates with the catalogue.

Deposit and documents

Among the Nha Trang rentals we collected from public sources, the deposit differs from shop to shop. One does not publish its terms at all. Another states plainly that it does not take money as security and asks only for a photo of your passport. Partners who filled in their own card have the deposit written on it: cash, a document, or both. We promise nothing on behalf of a rental, but we show its terms before the request, not after.

What to leave and what not to. A cash deposit is the standard: a few hundred thousand dong on a plain scooter, tens of millions on an expensive motorcycle, the figure written on the offer. Copies of the passport and licence cover identification. Do not leave the original passport: as security it is worth nothing - it belongs to the state that issued it - and you need it for the hospital, the flight and the border. The sentence that helps, said calmly and before you commit: "I cannot leave the original, I can leave a cash deposit and copies of everything." We ask a guest for the minimum of personal data: the request goes out without any registration, and documents are shown at handover.

The licence. For anything over 50cc, which is nearly every rental bike, Vietnam requires a category A licence. A national licence works only together with an International Driving Permit under the 1968 Vienna Convention; the IDP only translates a licence that already has the motorcycle category. The 1949 Geneva permit issued in the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Japan is not recognised. An IDP cannot be obtained inside Vietnam - only before the trip.

Without one. Under decree 168/2024 the fine for riding without a valid licence depends on engine size: one band up to 125cc, a band two to three times higher above it, and in both cases the bike can be impounded. Exact amounts are in the traffic fines guide. Worse than the fine: a travel policy almost certainly excludes a motorbike accident when you ride unlicensed, and the hospital and evacuation bills become yours. A rental that asks for your licence is not being difficult - under article 264 of the Criminal Code the rental is liable too.

Where to pick up, and delivery

For rental purposes Nha Trang splits into four zones: the centre, Vinh Hai in the north, Vinh Nguyen in the south and Cam Ranh airport. The rentals we have collected sit in the centre and the north: one shop on Nguyen Thien Thuat street, the fleet of one partner at the northern end on Vinh Hai, and a third that does not publish its street and works by delivery. The district is public; the exact address is shown after the request is confirmed.

How handover is arranged. Once the request is confirmed, the rental writes back with where and when to collect, and that message is where you confirm engine size, year, inclusions and deposit. Coming in person is worth it for the helmet: it can only be fitted to your head on the spot, and a delivered one often does not fit.

Delivery is not universal, and the rental sets its price. Some of the Nha Trang shops whose cards we built from their own websites say plainly that they bring the bike to your hotel for free; one also to apartments and the railway station. With the others it is a question for the conversation: elsewhere it may be a separate charge or not offered at all. Cam Ranh airport is a question for the rental too.

Which bike to rent in Nha Trang

The city, the beach and the cafes along the boulevard: an automatic scooter of 110-160cc, nothing more. The coast road north to Doc Let and south to Cam Ranh is flat and fast, and a 150-160cc scooter handles it calmly even two-up. That is why the Nha Trang catalogue is mostly scooters.

The passes inland are a different matter. A scooter stops being the right answer on long mountain descents, where small brakes with no engine braking overheat, and on dirt, where small wheels do not hold. For the Hon Ba road, the one route we have measured here, the route page recommends a clutch bike of the Yamaha XT 250 class: thirty-three kilometres of climbing and eighty-seven hard turns is no place for a scooter.

Two mistakes spoil a trip: too much bike and too little. A 400cc motorcycle in city traffic rides slower, runs hotter and frightens more than a 125 scooter. A 110cc scooter with two adults and backpacks heading uphill is genuinely unsafe. Take the hardest thing you are planning, not the average day, and choose the bike for that. The whole Nha Trang fleet, with price, deposit and licence on every card, is in the city catalogue at /en/nha-trang.

Taking the bike over: the checklist

Four minutes at handover settle almost every argument at return. Photograph the bike from every side in daylight, including existing scratches and the odometer, and send the photos to the rental and to yourself by message - that gives them a timestamp neither side controls. Have every scratch written into the contract or into the message confirming the handover.

Then the machine. Brakes: both levers should bite before mid-travel. Lights: headlight, brake light, indicators - not a formality on the coast road after dark. Tyres: tread and pressure, especially before Hon Ba. Fuel: note the level or photograph it; the bike goes back with about the same. Helmet: it fastens and fits - an unfastened helmet is fined the same as none, and the rider pays for both seats.

The papers of the bike. The registration card or a copy travels with the bike; many rentals keep the original, which is fine if you have the copy. Ask what happens on a breakdown: natural wear, a dead battery, an engine issue you did not cause is a problem for the rental - they fix it or swap the bike. A flat tyre is traditionally on the rider. Damage from a fall is on you - that is what the handover photos are for.

The return. Come back in daylight, with the fuel where it was, and go over the bike with the rental against the same photos. The deposit is returned on the spot if the bike is intact. In a dispute, do not agree a number in the first ten minutes and message us: we take the side of the guest.

Where to ride from Nha Trang

We have one measured route in Nha Trang so far - the Hon Ba road: 33.3 km uphill, a climb of 1496 m without a single descent, the summit at 1545 m, 87 turns sharper than 60 degrees. The surface is not recorded in OpenStreetMap - unknown, not asphalt. The nearest fuel station is 2.4 km from the road, at the bottom: the tank has to cover the climb and the way back. The diagram and the rain by month are on the route page.

The coast road north to Doc Let and south to Cam Ranh is flat and fast. We have not measured it; a scooter is enough. Plan around the rain: the first half of the year is close to dry, October and November are the wettest, and at the top of Hon Ba the same rain is cloud. Roads and season in detail are in the "Where to ride in Nha Trang" guide.

Common questions about motorbike rental in Nha Trang

Can I rent a bike in Nha Trang without a licence? A rental may hand one over, but the law does not change: anything over 50cc needs a category A licence with a 1968 IDP, the fine runs into millions of dong, the bike can be impounded, and insurance will refuse a claim after a crash. Every card states which licence the bike needs.

Do I have to leave my passport? No. A copy or a photo is normal practice; the original stays with you. A cash deposit is the standard substitute, and its amount is on the offer before you send the request.

How much is a monthly motorbike rental in Nha Trang? The month is priced separately at roughly half the daily rate per day, but the exact figure comes from the rental for the specific bike. Put your real dates in the request and the rental answers with the total for them.

Will the bike be brought to my hotel? Some Nha Trang rentals in our catalogue say hotel delivery is free, in their own words; with the rest it is a question for the conversation. We do not arrange delivery: that is between you and the rental.

Are there guided tours in Nha Trang? Not on our site yet - no Nha Trang tour or tour operator is listed. Everything here is self-guided: the rental catalogue and the measured Hon Ba road.

How it works with us

A request for motorbike rental in Nha Trang goes out without registration: you pick an offer, give your dates and how to reach you, and we pass it to the rental directly. The rental confirms by message, and in that conversation you agree where and when to collect. You pay the rental on the spot, exactly the amount it named: no markup, no commission from the guest, and the money never passes through us.

What we do and do not do. We publish the price, deposit and documents required as the rental told us or as they stand in its public sources. We do not call partners vetted or approved: we have audited nobody and inspected nobody. Walking into a shop on the street is usually a little cheaper; a request through us makes sense when you want the terms named in advance, in a language you read.

In short: motorbike rental in Nha Trang means a scooter for the city and the coast, a clutch motorcycle only for Hon Ba, a deposit in cash or as a copy, your passport in your own pocket, a category A licence with an IDP, and four minutes of photographs at handover.

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