🇹🇭 Thailand or 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Which one, honestly
Thailand leads on the sea. Malaysia leads on nature.
A normal day costs about $85 in Thailand and $75 in Malaysia.
Side by side
- 🇹🇭 Thailand🇲🇾 Malaysia
- Jan, Feb, Nov, DecBest monthsJan, Feb, Mar
- $85A normal day$75
- 11h 30m to BangkokNonstop from London13h to Kuala Lumpur
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaVery good
- Very goodCities and cultureVery good
- ExceptionalFoodExceptional
- Very goodNature and hikingExceptional
- ExceptionalValue for moneyExceptional
- Very goodEasy to get aroundVery good
- Cheap domestic flights, sleeper trains and boats, all easyGetting aroundCheap flights, good trains and buses, one of the easiest countries in Asia
- April, the hottest month, and the burning season in the northWhen to avoidThe east coast islands from November to February, when most of them close
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 Malaysia if
you want Thailand's food and beaches with a fraction of the crowds, and everything running slightly more smoothly.
Full Thailand guide →Full Malaysia 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.