🇵🇭 Philippines or 🇹🇭 Thailand
Which one, honestly
Philippines leads on nature. Thailand leads on food, cities and getting around.
A normal day costs about the same in both, around $85.
Side by side
- 🇵🇭 Philippines🇹🇭 Thailand
- Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, DecBest monthsJan, Feb, Nov, Dec
- $85A normal day$85
- 14h to ManilaNonstop from London11h 30m to Bangkok
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaExceptional
- Not the drawCities and cultureVery good
- GoodFoodExceptional
- ExceptionalNature and hikingVery good
- ExceptionalValue for moneyExceptional
- Not the drawEasy to get aroundVery good
- Domestic flights and ferries, cheap but often delayed, leave slackGetting aroundCheap domestic flights, sleeper trains and boats, all easy
- The typhoon months, roughly August to OctoberWhen to avoidApril, the hottest month, and the burning season in the north
Pick by what you want
🇵🇭 Choose Philippines if
you want water and islands above everything else, on a small budget, and you can handle slow travel days.
🇹🇭 Choose Thailand if
you want your money to go a very long way, with beaches and food, and you do not mind heat.
Full Philippines guide →Full Thailand guide →
And what the world thinks
🇵🇭 Philippines leads by 5 votes.
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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.