🇹🇭 Thailand or 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Which one, honestly
Thailand leads on cities and getting around. Sri Lanka leads on nature.
A normal day costs about $85 in Thailand and $70 in Sri Lanka.
Side by side
- 🇹🇭 Thailand🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
- Jan, Feb, Nov, DecBest monthsJan, Feb, Mar, Dec
- $85A normal day$70
- 11h 30m to BangkokNonstop from London11h to Colombo
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaExceptional
- Very goodCities and cultureNot the draw
- ExceptionalFoodExceptional
- Very goodNature and hikingExceptional
- ExceptionalValue for moneyExceptional
- Very goodEasy to get aroundGood
- Cheap domestic flights, sleeper trains and boats, all easyGetting aroundA car with driver is the norm, and the hill country train is worth a slow day
- April, the hottest month, and the burning season in the northWhen to avoidThe southwest in May and June, and the east from October to December
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 Sri Lanka if
you want beaches, tea mountains, safari and ruins inside one small island, on a very small budget.
Full Thailand guide →Full Sri Lanka guide →
And what the world thinks
Dead even. The next vote breaks the tie.
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