🇵🇹 Portugal or 🇹🇭 Thailand
Which one, honestly
Thailand leads on the sea, food and value for money.
A normal day costs about $125 in Portugal and $85 in Thailand.
Side by side
- 🇵🇹 Portugal🇹🇭 Thailand
- Apr, May, Jun, Sep, OctBest monthsJan, Feb, Nov, Dec
- $125A normal day$85
- 2h 45m to LisbonNonstop from London11h 30m to Bangkok
- Very goodBeaches and seaExceptional
- Very goodCities and cultureVery good
- Very goodFoodExceptional
- Very goodNature and hikingVery good
- Very goodValue for moneyExceptional
- Very goodEasy to get aroundVery good
- Cheap trains along the coast, a car for the wine countryGetting aroundCheap domestic flights, sleeper trains and boats, all easy
- The Algarve in August, when it fills up and doubles in priceWhen to avoidApril, the hottest month, and the burning season in the north
Pick by what you want
🇵🇹 Choose Portugal if
you want Europe on a smaller budget, with the ocean, and you do not mind cool water.
🇹🇭 Choose Thailand if
you want your money to go a very long way, with beaches and food, and you do not mind heat.
Full Portugal 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.