🇮🇹 Italy or 🇹🇭 Thailand
Which one, honestly
Italy leads on cities. Thailand leads on the sea and value for money.
A normal day costs about $165 in Italy and $85 in Thailand.
Side by side
- 🇮🇹 Italy🇹🇭 Thailand
- Apr, May, Sep, OctBest monthsJan, Feb, Nov, Dec
- $165A normal day$85
- 2h 35m to RomeNonstop from London11h 30m to Bangkok
- GoodBeaches and seaExceptional
- ExceptionalCities and cultureVery good
- ExceptionalFoodExceptional
- Very goodNature and hikingVery good
- GoodValue for moneyExceptional
- Very goodEasy to get aroundVery good
- Fast trains, genuinely excellent, book in advanceGetting aroundCheap domestic flights, sleeper trains and boats, all easy
- The middle of August, when the cities empty and half the good places shutWhen to avoidApril, the hottest month, and the burning season in the north
Pick by what you want
🇮🇹 Choose Italy if
you want three cities in ten days, you care about food and museums, and you would rather take a train than a ferry.
🇹🇭 Choose Thailand if
you want your money to go a very long way, with beaches and food, and you do not mind heat.
Full Italy guide →Full Thailand guide →
And what the world thinks
Dead even. The next vote breaks the tie.
Compare something else
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.