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Bangkok
3 days · 5 things to do
Best time to go: November to February
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Welcome
Bangkok, in a few days
Bangkok means the gold of the Grand Palace, Wat Arun on the river bank and street food smoking at the markets late into the night. A charged megacity that almost every trip to Thailand passes through.
- Day by day
- D1 Day 1 2 things
- D2 Day 2 2 things
- D3 Day 3 1 thing
- Worth sorting before you go
- Words that help
- The practical page
- Packing checklist
The trip
Day by day
Map of the sights (numbers follow the suggested order). It prints with the base map.
D1
Day 1
2 things to do · at your own pace
- Morning · The Grand Palace · about 2 hThe royal palace founded in 1782, enclosing Wat Phra Kaew and the Emerald Buddha; shoulders and knees must be covered.
- Afternoon · Wat Arun · about 1 hThe Temple of Dawn on the Thonburi bank, its central spire covered in fragments of Chinese porcelain, a short ferry ride from Tha Tien pier.
🛏️ Where to sleep · Novotel Bangkok Siam Square ↗ · All places to stay by budget →€85 a night
D2
Day 2
2 things to do · at your own pace
- Morning · Chatuchak Market free · half a dayThe huge weekend market, with thousands of stalls of clothes, crafts, plants and food; go early before the heat builds.
- Evening · Khao San Road free · an eveningThe heart of Bangkok's backpacker district, packed with hostels, bars, food stalls and shops, and loudest after dark.
🛏️ Where to sleep · Novotel Bangkok Siam Square ↗€85 a night
D3
Day 3
1 thing to do · at your own pace
- Evening · Chinatown free · an eveningYaowarat Road and its side streets, lined with gold shops and, at night, some of the best street food in the city.
Before you go
Worth sorting before you go
📶 eSIM data
Online the moment you land, no roaming bill.
Get one · Holafly
Online the moment you land, no roaming bill.
Get one · Holafly
🛡️ Travel insurance
Health, luggage, cancellation.
Cover it · Ekta
Health, luggage, cancellation.
Cover it · Ekta
💳 Fee-free card
Pay at the real rate, with no exchange markup.
Open one · Revolut
Pay at the real rate, with no exchange markup.
Open one · Revolut
🚐 Airport transfer
A private car at a fixed price from the moment you land.
Book it · GetTransfer
A private car at a fixed price from the moment you land.
Book it · GetTransfer
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Good to know
Flavours & local habits
🍽️ Worth tasting
- Pad thai: fried noodles with tamarind and crushed peanuts, the street dish everyone starts on.
- Tom yum: hot and sour prawn soup, sharp with lemongrass and lime.
- Green or red curry: coconut milk poured over a paste pounded that morning.
- Mango sticky rice: sweet glutinous rice, ripe mango and coconut cream.
- Som tam: shredded green papaya pounded with chilli. Ask for it mild and mean it.
⚠️ Best avoided
- Ignore the tuk-tuk driver who tells you a temple is closed and offers to take you somewhere better.
- Agree the tuk-tuk fare before you get in, or insist on the meter in a taxi.
- Do not drink the tap water. Ice with a hole through it is factory made and fine.
- Temples ask for covered shoulders and knees. Carry something to put on at the door.
Getting by
Words that help
English ↔ Thai
| English | Thai |
|---|---|
| Hello | สวัสดี (sawasdee) |
| Thank you | ขอบคุณ (khop khun) |
| Please | กรุณา (karuna) |
| Yes | ใช่ (chai) |
| No | ไม่ (mai) |
| Excuse me | ขอโทษ (kho thot) |
| Goodbye | ลาก่อน (laa kon) |
| Do you speak English? | พูดภาษาอังกฤษได้ไหม (phut angkrit dai mai?) |
| I don't understand | ไม่เข้าใจ (mai khao jai) |
| How much is it? | เท่าไหร่ (thao rai?) |
| Where are the toilets? | ห้องน้ำอยู่ที่ไหน (hong nam yu thi nai?) |
| The bill, please | เช็คบิล (chek bin) |
| Help! | ช่วยด้วย (chuay duay!) |
| Cheers! | ไชโย (chai yo!) |
The essentials
The practical page
CurrencyThai baht (THB, ฿)
BudgetAbout €50 a day, mid-range
Best seasonNovember to February
PlugA/B/C · 230V
Tap waterBottled only
TippingRound up, or 10%
Emergency191 / 1669
Entry30 days visa-free for tourism with a passport for EU, UK, US, Canadian and Australian citizens, down from 60 days since 15 September 2026; an extension can be requested at an immigration office. Everyone must also fill in the free Thailand Digital Arrival Card online in the three days before arrival.
HealthHepatitis A and typhoid are recommended. Malaria only in a few rural border areas, so ask about your route. Dengue is present: use repellent, day and night.
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Don't forget
Packing checklist
Have a good trip.
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