🇹🇭 Thailand or 🇮🇳 India
Which one, honestly
Thailand leads on the sea and getting around. India leads on cities and nature.
A normal day costs about $85 in Thailand and $65 in India.
Side by side
- 🇹🇭 Thailand🇮🇳 India
- Jan, Feb, Nov, DecBest monthsJan, Feb, Oct, Nov, Dec
- $85A normal day$65
- 11h 30m to BangkokNonstop from London8h 30m to Delhi
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaGood
- Very goodCities and cultureExceptional
- ExceptionalFoodExceptional
- Very goodNature and hikingExceptional
- ExceptionalValue for moneyExceptional
- Very goodEasy to get aroundNot the draw
- Cheap domestic flights, sleeper trains and boats, all easyGetting aroundTrains for distance, a car with driver for regions, both cheap
- April, the hottest month, and the burning season in the northWhen to avoidThe northern plains in May, and the monsoon unless you are heading for the mountains
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 India if
you want the biggest change of scene available, extraordinary food, and a budget that goes further than anywhere else on this list.
Full Thailand guide →Full India guide →
And what the world thinks
🇮🇳 India leads by 50 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.