🇹🇭 Thailand or 🇮🇹 Italy
Which one, honestly
Thailand leads on the sea and value for money. Italy leads on cities.
A normal day costs about $85 in Thailand and $165 in Italy.
Side by side
- 🇹🇭 Thailand🇮🇹 Italy
- Jan, Feb, Nov, DecBest monthsApr, May, Sep, Oct
- $85A normal day$165
- 11h 30m to BangkokNonstop from London2h 35m to Rome
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaGood
- Very goodCities and cultureExceptional
- ExceptionalFoodExceptional
- Very goodNature and hikingVery good
- ExceptionalValue for moneyGood
- Very goodEasy to get aroundVery good
- Cheap domestic flights, sleeper trains and boats, all easyGetting aroundFast trains, genuinely excellent, book in advance
- April, the hottest month, and the burning season in the northWhen to avoidThe middle of August, when the cities empty and half the good places shut
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 Italy if
you want three cities in ten days, you care about food and museums, and you would rather take a train than a ferry.
Full Thailand guide →Full Italy guide →
And what the world thinks
Dead even. The next vote breaks the tie.
Compare something else
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.