🇹🇭 Thailand or 🇵🇭 Philippines
Which one, honestly
Thailand leads on food, cities and getting around. Philippines leads on nature.
A normal day costs about the same in both, around $85.
Side by side
- 🇹🇭 Thailand🇵🇭 Philippines
- Jan, Feb, Nov, DecBest monthsJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec
- $85A normal day$85
- 11h 30m to BangkokNonstop from London14h to Manila
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaExceptional
- Very goodCities and cultureNot the draw
- ExceptionalFoodGood
- Very goodNature and hikingExceptional
- ExceptionalValue for moneyExceptional
- Very goodEasy to get aroundNot the draw
- Cheap domestic flights, sleeper trains and boats, all easyGetting aroundDomestic flights and ferries, cheap but often delayed, leave slack
- April, the hottest month, and the burning season in the northWhen to avoidThe typhoon months, roughly August to October
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 Philippines if
you want water and islands above everything else, on a small budget, and you can handle slow travel days.
Full Thailand guide →Full Philippines guide →
And what the world thinks
🇵🇭 Philippines leads by 5 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.