Central Thailand

Bangkok

Grand Palace temples, canal markets, rooftop bars, and endless street food.

Best time to visit

November to February

Air gateway

Suvarnabhumi (BKK) or Don Mueang (DMK)

Ideal stay

3 nights

Travel notes

Why go to Bangkok

Bangkok rewards early starts and late nights. Temples before nine, an air-conditioned museum or mall in the heat, then street food and a rooftop after dark.

Use the river boats and BTS rather than taxis — traffic will eat an afternoon otherwise.

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Watch before you go

Traveller films and destination footage for Bangkok — a quick way to judge the pace of a place before you commit.

Gallery

Bangkok in pictures

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Day by day

A suggested itinerary

A starting point rather than a fixed plan — every day can be swapped, added to, or slowed down.

1
Arrival and riverside
Check-in, Chao Phraya express boat and a rooftop sunset.
2
Old city temples
Grand Palace, Wat Pho and Wat Arun, finishing at a street-food dinner.
3
Markets
Chatuchak or a canal market, then Chinatown in the evening.
4
Departure or onward flight
Transfer to the airport or the domestic leg south.