Cost of Travel in Bangkok

A realistic daily ground budget for Bangkok, Thailand - what food, local transport and attractions actually cost, with totals for a weekend, a week and two weeks. Stays and flights are excluded (compare those separately below).

Full Bangkok travel guide: hotels, flights, food and a 3-day plan

Your ground budget

€350–€840

for 2 travelers · 7 nights (€25–€60 per person per day)

Covers food + local transport + attractions for Bangkok. Not included: accommodation, flights between cities, travel insurance and shopping.

Typical ground budgets by trip length

Trip length	Solo traveler	Couple / two friends
3 days	€75–€180	€150–€360
7 days	€175–€420	€350–€840
14 days	€350–€840	€700–€1,680

When to go to Bangkok

Coolest months: Nov–Jan (averaging 25–26°C). Coldest month December (25°C), warmest April (31°C). The daily budget above is a single editorial range, not a seasonal one; hotels and flights are priced separately, so check your dates on the Bangkok guide. Monthly mean air temperature for Bangkok, Thailand, NASA POWER climatology (T2M), fetched 2026-09-22.

Money tips for Bangkok

Restaurants: 10% or round up. Not traditional but increasingly common in tourist areas.

What our own data says about Bangkok

Getting there: the cheapest fare we last saw from London to Bangkok was €430 for 9 Nov 2026 on CA - a cached price, not a live quote. See the Bangkok route page or all flight routes.

By bus: Bangkok Chiang Mai from $18 · Bangkok Pattaya from $8 · Bangkok Krabi from $22 - editorial starting fares from the bus fare index.

Cost of Bangkok - FAQ

How much do you need per day in Bangkok?

Plan on €25–€60 per adult per day for food, local transport and attractions. Accommodation and intercity flights are extra.

What does a week in Bangkok cost without hotels?

A 7-day trip comes to about €175–€420 per person for food, transport and sightseeing, or roughly €350–€840 for two travellers sharing costs like taxis and museum passes differently.

Are hotels and flights included in these figures?

No - deliberately. Stays vary hugely by season and booking window, so they are compared separately on the hotel search, and flights on the flight search. Everything else you will swipe or tap for is counted here.

What is the tipping etiquette in Thailand?

Restaurants: 10% or round up. Not traditional but increasingly common in tourist areas.

Plan the rest of the Bangkok trip

Compare stays in Bangkok

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Flights to Bangkok (BKK)

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Tours, eSIMs & transfers

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Packing list for Bangkok

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