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A historic European city bisected by a river, its bridges lit at dusk

Southeast Asia

Bangkok

Temples in the morning, rooftops at night

Best time
November to February
Flight
4h from Delhi

About Bangkok

A city that rewards two full days and punishes anyone who tries to see it between four and seven in the evening.

The old city and the river hold the temples; Sukhumvit holds the hotels and the food. The river boat is faster than any taxi and costs almost nothing. Most trips pair two nights here with a beach, which is the right shape.

Worth building a day around

  • Wat Pho and the reclining Buddha before nine
  • The Chao Phraya express boat at sunset
  • A rooftop bar on the river side, not the Sukhumvit side

When to go

Cooler, drier and comfortable enough to walk the old city.

  • Nov-Feb

    Best

  • Mar-May

    Good

  • Jun-Oct

    Quiet

What our designers tell people

  • Use the river, not the road

    The express boat beats a taxi by half an hour most evenings.

  • Temples before ten

    By eleven it is thirty-four degrees and full.

Entry and visas

Visa exemption for Indian passport holders on short stays.

Questions people ask

Two nights or three?
Two if you are heading to a beach, three if this is the whole trip.
Where should we stay?
Riverside for the temples, Sukhumvit for the food and the trains.

4 trips in Bangkok

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Bangkok Floating Market Day

Day trip

Bangkok Floating Market Day

  • Bangkok
  • Day trip
  • International

Amphawa rather than the one on the postcards

  • 0Hotels
  • 1Activity
  • 2Transfers
  • 0Leisure

From₹4,200

per person

Bangkok and the River

Bangkok and the River

  • Bangkok
  • 3N/4D
  • International

Temples before ten, rooftops after seven

  • 1Hotel
  • 2Activities
  • 2Transfers
  • 0Leisure

From₹32,500

per person

Chao Phraya Longtail Canal Tour

Activity

Chao Phraya Longtail Canal Tour

  • Bangkok
  • Day trip
  • International

The back canals most visitors miss

  • 0Hotels
  • 1Activity
  • 0Transfers
  • 0Leisure

From₹3,300

per group

Riverside Teak House Bangkok

Stay

Riverside Teak House Bangkok

  • Bangkok
  • 1N/2D
  • International

A teak house on the Chao Phraya

  • 1Hotel
  • 0Activities
  • 0Transfers
  • 0Leisure

From₹15,500

per couple