Things to do in Bangkok

Things to do

1. The Grand Palace and the Emerald Buddha

   The royal palace, its golden roofs, and the 66-centimeter jade statue people queue to see. On Wikipedia

   Culture and historyMonument3 hr≈ €14best in the morning

2. The Reclining Buddha of Wat Pho

   Forty-six meters long, gold-plated, and the oldest Thai massage school in the country. On Wikipedia (in French)

   Culture and historyMonument2 hr≈ €6best in the morning

3. Wat Arun at sunset

   The Temple of Dawn, covered in broken Chinese porcelain, seen from the opposite bank. On Wikipedia (in French)

   Culture and historyMonument2 hr≈ €3best in the evening

4. Chatuchak Market

   Fifteen thousand stalls on weekends: getting lost is the whole idea. On Wikipedia (in French)

   ShoppingMarket4 hrFreebest in the morning

5. The klongs of Thonburi by long-tail boat

   The canals behind the city, houses on stilts, and life lived at the water’s edge. On Wikipedia (in French)

   Off the beaten trackViewpoint2 hr≈ €25best in the afternoon

6. Eating in Yaowarat at night

   The city’s busiest street: woks on the sidewalk, seafood and red neon. On Wikipedia

   FoodMarket3 hr≈ €12best in the evening

7. The Jim Thompson House

   Six teak houses reassembled by the American who revived Thai silk, then vanished. On Wikipedia

   Culture and historyMuseum2 hr≈ €5best in the afternoon

8. A day trip to Ayutthaya

   The ruined former capital, its leaning stupas and the Buddha head caught in a fig tree. On Wikipedia (in French)

   Culture and historyMonument9 hr≈ €45takes the whole day

When to go

The most pleasant months in Bangkok: from November to March, taking weather and crowds into account.

More ideas for those months: where to go in January, where to go in February, where to go in March, where to go in November, where to go in December.

Averages measured over recent years: mean temperatures and number of rainy days, month by month.

What budget on the ground?

Per person and per day, including accommodation, meals, local transport and visits — excluding the round trip. An estimate calculated the same way as in the app, from the local cost of living.

Budget

€25

Mid-range

€50

Comfort

€95

Getting there from Paris: the carbon footprint

Per person, round trip, in kilograms of CO₂ equivalent — manufacturing, energy and, for flights, contrails included.

Plane

3.4 t

Factors from ADEME (Impact CO₂); outside France, rail uses the European average published by the European Environment Agency.

Book on the ground

Tours and tickets

• Go City Multi-attraction passes for big cities
• KKday Activities and tours, especially in Asia
• Klook Tours, tickets and excursions
• Tiqets Museums and monuments, skip-the-line tickets
• WeGoTrip Self-paced audio tours

Internet on site (eSIM)

• Airalo Data eSIM, by country or region
• Drimsim SIM card that works in almost every country
• Saily Data eSIM
• Yesim Data eSIM

From the airport

• GetTransfer Drivers make an offer for your ride
• Intui Private transfers at a fixed price
• Kiwitaxi Booked transfers, from taxi to minibus
• Welcome Pickups Driver waiting on arrival, price fixed in advance

Rent a car

• Auto Europe Rental comparison
• EconomyBookings Rental comparison
• GetRentacar Cars from rental companies and private owners
• Localrent Local rental companies, often no credit card needed

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Good to know: Thailand

Plugs

Type A, B, C, O, 230 V

Emergencies

191 (police), 1155 (tourist police), 1669 (ambulance), 199 (fire)

Driving

On the left

Near Bangkok

• Siem Reap and Angkor Cambodia, 360 km
• Koh Samui Thailand, 470 km
• Phu Quoc Vietnam, 540 km
• Chiang Mai Thailand, 580 km
• Krabi and Koh Phi Phi Thailand, 650 km
• Phuket Thailand, 690 km

Elsewhere in Thailand

• Chiang Mai
• Koh Samui
• Krabi and Koh Phi Phi
• Phuket