🇹🇭 Thailand or 🇪🇸 Spain
Which one, honestly
Thailand leads on the sea and value for money. Spain leads on cities.
A normal day costs about $85 in Thailand and $145 in Spain.
Side by side
- 🇹🇭 Thailand🇪🇸 Spain
- Jan, Feb, Nov, DecBest monthsApr, May, Sep, Oct
- $85A normal day$145
- 11h 30m to BangkokNonstop from London2h 30m to Madrid
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaVery good
- Very goodCities and cultureExceptional
- ExceptionalFoodExceptional
- Very goodNature and hikingVery good
- ExceptionalValue for moneyVery good
- Very goodEasy to get aroundVery good
- Cheap domestic flights, sleeper trains and boats, all easyGetting aroundFast trains between the big cities, a car for the north
- April, the hottest month, and the burning season in the northWhen to avoidThe southern cities in July and August
Pick by what you want
🇹🇭 Choose Thailand if
you want your money to go a very long way, with beaches and food, and you do not mind heat.
🇪🇸 Choose Spain if
you want cities, food and beaches in the same trip without choosing between them.
Full Thailand guide →Full Spain 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.