🇹🇭 Thailand or 🇹🇷 Türkiye
Which one, honestly
Thailand leads on the sea. Türkiye leads on cities.
A normal day costs about $85 in Thailand and $90 in Türkiye.
Side by side
- 🇹🇭 Thailand🇹🇷 Türkiye
- Jan, Feb, Nov, DecBest monthsApr, May, Sep, Oct
- $85A normal day$90
- 11h 30m to BangkokNonstop from London4h to Istanbul
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaVery good
- Very goodCities and cultureExceptional
- ExceptionalFoodExceptional
- Very goodNature and hikingVery good
- ExceptionalValue for moneyExceptional
- Very goodEasy to get aroundVery good
- Cheap domestic flights, sleeper trains and boats, all easyGetting aroundCheap domestic flights and long distance buses, both good
- April, the hottest month, and the burning season in the northWhen to avoidIstanbul in August, and the coast at the peak of the school holidays
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 Türkiye if
you want a city that has been the centre of everything for two thousand years, with a coastline attached to it, on a small budget.
Full Thailand guide →Full Türkiye guide →
And what the world thinks
🇹🇷 Türkiye leads by 1 vote.
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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.