🇹🇭 Thailand or 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Which one, honestly
Thailand leads on cities, food and getting around. Indonesia leads on nature.
A normal day costs about $85 in Thailand and $75 in Indonesia.
Side by side
- 🇹🇭 Thailand🇮🇩 Indonesia
- Jan, Feb, Nov, DecBest monthsApr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct
- $85A normal day$75
- 6h 20m to BangkokNonstop from Dubai9h 15m to Bali
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaExceptional
- Very goodCities and cultureNot the draw
- ExceptionalFoodVery good
- Very goodNature and hikingExceptional
- ExceptionalValue for moneyExceptional
- Very goodEasy to get aroundGood
- Cheap domestic flights, sleeper trains and boats, all easyGetting aroundScooters and private drivers on Bali, short flights and ferries between islands
- April, the hottest month, and the burning season in the northWhen to avoidJuly and August in south Bali, when the traffic becomes the trip
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 Indonesia if
you want volcanoes, reefs and rice terraces for very little money, and you are willing to leave the busy south to find them.
Full Thailand guide →Full Indonesia 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.