🇹🇭 Thailand or 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Which one, honestly
Thailand leads on the sea and getting around. Vietnam leads on nature.
A normal day costs about $85 in Thailand and $70 in Vietnam.
Side by side
- 🇹🇭 Thailand🇻🇳 Vietnam
- Jan, Feb, Nov, DecBest monthsMar, Apr, Oct, Nov
- $85A normal day$70
- 11h 30m to BangkokNonstop from London12h to Hanoi
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaVery good
- Very goodCities and cultureVery good
- ExceptionalFoodExceptional
- Very goodNature and hikingExceptional
- ExceptionalValue for moneyExceptional
- Very goodEasy to get aroundGood
- Cheap domestic flights, sleeper trains and boats, all easyGetting aroundCheap domestic flights and sleeper trains, because the country is long
- April, the hottest month, and the burning season in the northWhen to avoidThe north in January, cold and grey, and the centre during the autumn typhoons
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 Vietnam if
you want the best street food in Asia on the smallest budget, and you do not mind a long thin country that takes time to cross.
Full Thailand guide →Full Vietnam 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.