🇻🇳 Vietnam or 🇹🇭 Thailand
Which one, honestly
Vietnam leads on nature. Thailand leads on the sea and getting around.
A normal day costs about $70 in Vietnam and $85 in Thailand.
Side by side
- 🇻🇳 Vietnam🇹🇭 Thailand
- Mar, Apr, Oct, NovBest monthsJan, Feb, Nov, Dec
- $70A normal day$85
- 12h to HanoiNonstop from London11h 30m to Bangkok
- Very goodBeaches and seaExceptional
- Very goodCities and cultureVery good
- ExceptionalFoodExceptional
- ExceptionalNature and hikingVery good
- ExceptionalValue for moneyExceptional
- GoodEasy to get aroundVery good
- Cheap domestic flights and sleeper trains, because the country is longGetting aroundCheap domestic flights, sleeper trains and boats, all easy
- The north in January, cold and grey, and the centre during the autumn typhoonsWhen to avoidApril, the hottest month, and the burning season in the north
Pick by what you want
🇻🇳 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.
🇹🇭 Choose Thailand if
you want your money to go a very long way, with beaches and food, and you do not mind heat.
Full Vietnam guide →Full Thailand 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.