🇪🇸 Spain or 🇹🇭 Thailand
Which one, honestly
Spain leads on cities. Thailand leads on the sea and value for money.
A normal day costs about $145 in Spain and $85 in Thailand.
Side by side
- 🇪🇸 Spain🇹🇭 Thailand
- Apr, May, Sep, OctBest monthsJan, Feb, Nov, Dec
- $145A normal day$85
- 2h 30m to MadridNonstop from London11h 30m to Bangkok
- Very goodBeaches and seaExceptional
- ExceptionalCities and cultureVery good
- ExceptionalFoodExceptional
- Very goodNature and hikingVery good
- Very goodValue for moneyExceptional
- Very goodEasy to get aroundVery good
- Fast trains between the big cities, a car for the northGetting aroundCheap domestic flights, sleeper trains and boats, all easy
- The southern cities in July and AugustWhen to avoidApril, the hottest month, and the burning season in the north
Pick by what you want
🇪🇸 Choose Spain if
you want cities, food and beaches in the same trip without choosing between them.
🇹🇭 Choose Thailand if
you want your money to go a very long way, with beaches and food, and you do not mind heat.
Full Spain guide →Full Thailand guide →
And what the world thinks
Dead even. The next vote breaks the tie.
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Written and checked by hand. Nothing here about visas or entry rules: those change often and depend on your passport, so check an official source.