🇱🇰 Sri Lanka or 🇹🇭 Thailand
Which one, honestly
Sri Lanka leads on nature. Thailand leads on cities and getting around.
A normal day costs about $70 in Sri Lanka and $85 in Thailand.
Side by side
- 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka🇹🇭 Thailand
- Jan, Feb, Mar, DecBest monthsJan, Feb, Nov, Dec
- $70A normal day$85
- 11h to ColomboNonstop from London11h 30m to Bangkok
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaExceptional
- Not the drawCities and cultureVery good
- ExceptionalFoodExceptional
- ExceptionalNature and hikingVery good
- ExceptionalValue for moneyExceptional
- GoodEasy to get aroundVery good
- A car with driver is the norm, and the hill country train is worth a slow dayGetting aroundCheap domestic flights, sleeper trains and boats, all easy
- The southwest in May and June, and the east from October to DecemberWhen to avoidApril, the hottest month, and the burning season in the north
Pick by what you want
🇱🇰 Choose Sri Lanka if
you want beaches, tea mountains, safari and ruins inside one small island, on a very small budget.
🇹🇭 Choose Thailand if
you want your money to go a very long way, with beaches and food, and you do not mind heat.
Full Sri Lanka 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.