10 best budget holiday tips for Thailand
Save on your vacation costs Thailand, Who would not want that? A budget holiday is not necessarily about suffering in a ramshackle hostel, with these ten budget tips your trip to Thailand can be cheaper. From backpacking to a luxury all-in holiday, this is how you save!
1. Determine what is really important on vacation
A hotel five minutes walking distance from the Thai beach sounds great, but if you are a true backpacker you need less. An apartment in the middle of the city is nice if you want to visit the city, but if you prefer to read a book on a sun bed, it does not have much added value. What really matters to you? Focus on that and leave the rest as an option. This immediately increases the chance of a nice offer.
2. Think out your dream trip, but don't book too quickly
Do you have a dream trip to Thailand in mind? Then do enough research before you book. It would be a pity if you pay too much for your holiday. For example, the cool winter months of December and January in Thailand are the high season and are therefore more expensive. The cooler rainy season does not necessarily mean that you will only see rain. Take a good look at the climate, look for good travel tips about the area and read travel stories from people who have already visited Thailand. That way you can put together exactly what your trip should look like, from there you can look for the best deals.
3. Compare, compare, compare
Start your search on time and compare until you weigh an ounce. Comparing individual airline tickets, hotel and car rental can save you a lot of money? Weigh the pros and cons and compare the price critically. A holiday is more than a good deal, when you know what you think is important enough to pay for, you don't have to deviate from it. But do compare critically to book the right airline tickets, hotels and car rental.
4. Book early
The heyday of the last minutes is really behind us. Booking early gives much more room for good deals and booking exactly the trip that suits you. No extra costs for things you don't use anyway. When you get there early you have a wide choice of the best flights, hotels and package deals.
5. Be flexible with your travel dates
Flying there and back during the weekend for your holiday is usually more expensive than on a weekday. Depending on your destination, it can make a big difference on which day you arrive and depart. So be flexible with your travel dates! Via Skyscanner.nl you can easily search for airline tickets on different dates and book the best deal. To make it even easier, you can set up a Skyscanner Price Alert and get the best deals for your ideal flight in your inbox.
6. Travel outside the high season
Traveling outside the Dutch school holidays often results in nice discounts. Still, it is smart to also look at the most popular season to travel to your holiday destination. Traveling to distant destinations just before or after the rainy season can often save a lot of money, while the weather is usually very good then. So also keep an eye on the seasons of your travel destination when choosing your travel dates.
7. Use smart search tools
Grabbing the first search result on Google and booking your trip does not guarantee the best price. Also keep an eye on offers and sign up for newsletters and you will be the first to know about the best travel deals.
8. Some Thai destinations are more expensive than others
De price in Thailand are generally low, but there are differences. For example, Phuket, Koh Samui and Hua Hin are quite expensive destinations, the prices of hotels and restaurants are higher there than in Bangkok, Pattaya or Chiang Mai. Keep that in mind when planning a tour.
Ko Wua Ta Lap island in Mu Ko Ang Thong National Park, Surat Thani,
9. Rent a means of transport or share a taxi/tuk-tuk
Both in the more touristy areas in Thailand and for holidaymakers passing through lesser-known areas, it is worthwhile considering a rental car, bicycle or moped. Remember that you need a motorcycle license for a moped or scooter in Thailand and the insurance is not much. Traffic is also very dangerous, so if you are not an experienced driver, it is better not to do that. However, you can share a taxi or tuk-tuk with someone else in the hotel, so you save on costs. Public transport in Thailand is very cheap, so also choose the train or a city bus if you want to save.
10. Do as the locals do
When your flight tickets, hotel and local transport have been arranged, you still have one cost item left: your costs for your stay in Thailand itself. Eating out, terraces, sights, shopping, your holiday budget will fly through it. That can be smarter! See where the Thai do their shopping, get their cup of espresso and prick a fork. This way you can go well and cheaply at local markets. It is cheaper and more authentic in those places, so you kill two birds with one stone.
Do you have a budget tip for Thailand, share it with the readers!
Hello Sylvie,
Take a hotel near the BTS eg Glow Trinity.
Take the BTS to Sapan Taksin and take one of the taxi boats.
With these boats you can get to many places of interest and it is also fun.
This one also goes to China town.
A taxi will be called by the hotel, the taxi number will be noted,
in case problems arise.
Lots of fun.
Check ticketspy.nl regularly for cheap flights!
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Busy/expensive islands : Phuket, Phi Phi, Samui
Cheaper/quieter: Lanta, Lipe
If you are looking in Phuket http://www.bedandbreakfastinphuket.com Baan Malinee good value for money.
A bb with a Belgian with his Thai partner
Ko Chang amazing island.
A hotel or cottage in every price range.
Very beautiful and authentic. Much better than Phuket and Pattaya.
A very well written piece, depicts Thailand well.
Keep it up I would say.
Greetings Nico
Find the cheapest ticket on ticketspay and book your ticket directly with the airline.
In most cases they do not charge any booking costs.
Not always correct, I booked through budgetair and was 68 euros cheaper per ticket than directly with eva air incl. costs.
Last year I was also cheaper with WTC than with China air direct and on top of that there was a discount code of 25 euros, but I had to pay attention to find that code.
jacqueline
Always check prices with the airline just to be sure. Yesterday I booked my domestic flight with Bangkok Airways for a price that was 25% lower than the cheapest provider via Skyscanner, same flight, same date.
Know well what your budget is. As a budget traveler, you do have to make up the cash from time to time. Then you prevent 2000 euros from being overdrawn on your credit card when you return home. Especially the first time Thailand can run into the euros because you visit many tourist hotspots and sometimes make a mistake due to unfamiliarity with the country.
I always find the best tickets with Jetcost. check every day. I am leaving on April 5 with Etihad. And come back on April 30, for the net price of 449 Euro.
outward travel one half hour between stop back journey 2 hours. I do this to stretch my legs.
Jetcost also sends you to the cheapest, and you therefore also pay at the ticket provider in my case
was that Schiphol tickets.
Happy Holidays Gr Hub
At the entrance of National Parks I increasingly come across tourists who ask me if it is worth the 200 baht when leaving the park. Often I pull out my smartphone again. Look: There it is really waterfall with some water. Not much, but still...... Some go anyway, others decide it's not worth it and turn around! This way you can also save money!!
If you arrive at BKK airport and you want to go to Pattaya or Hua Hin, for example, you can take a taxi, but you can also take the bus. The bus to Pattaya costs 120 or 130 baht. Extra suitcase with you costs 20 bath more. Note there are taxi companies that ask 2900 bath. Emphasis on BEING. GOOD LUCK
Keep a list of all your expenses and check daily whether that is in line with what you still have in your pocket and whether you are staying within your budget. Then you can see whether you need to make cutbacks and, if so, on which issues that would make a difference. Otherwise it can run screeching out of its claws. Every day there are so many tempting things that cost 'only' a few hundred or a few thousand Baht that the extension is large and you will have to make conscious choices.
elongation=temptation
Why do people talk about China Air when they mean China Airlines. It's a completely different airline.
Take cash euros with you and do not exchange at the banks or Currency exchange boots of those banks, but at Superrich, for example.
My tips would be.
1 – visit everything yourself without intermediaries.
Travel companies very often leave you super
See and tell tourist spots throughout
Often nonsense about those places.
2 – book everything on the spot in Thailand.
This way you avoid scenes like in
Save my vacation. Look what you get
For your money and then decide.
3 – Get off the beaten track.
Thailand really has MUCH more to offer
Then you read in, for example, the Lonely Planet.
We can do one for every province
Write book.
4 – Don't believe everything that is told or written
Is becoming. It is often a matter of what
Someone wants to see and believe. Draw your own
Conclusion. Also try more resources
Find out about what is being claimed.
5 – Don't just buy something on the street if you have one
7 Eleven nearby.
Can really save a lot of money.
6 – take local public transport.
Tuk Tuks are fun but also 10x more expensive
Like buses. They are faster though. Yes.
The boat taxi is also easy. In the Isan
By the way, do we also know Skylabs.
7 – the last tip I would say is:
In NL you behave according to the law of NL and
In Thailand according to the law of Thailand.
Nothing more nothing less. Saves so much
Issues
Have fun in Thailand
If you are staying in Thailand for a longer period of time, 4-6-8 weeks or more, consider renting accommodation. A city like Chiang Mai with its spacious surroundings has so much to offer for those who look beyond the standard lists of things to do, that you really won't get bored in 2 months.
With some searching on the internet I can find my accommodations. I rented a beautiful new house with all the luxury in it, furnished, with an incredible garden, the size of a football field, very nice people, for 200 euros per month. And a great new apartment, a large one-room flat with an outdoor kitchen on the balcony, in an apartment building, for 150 euros per month. In both cases with small restaurants or takeaway options to the left and right next to the front door where I can effortlessly eat good food for 1 to 2 euros. All in an absolutely quiet environment.
Search issue.
All those tips are nice, but if you are bound to a certain time because of your work or school-going children, the advice to go on holiday outside the high season is of course of no use to you. Tip no. 9, take the city bus, requires a lot of preparation and saves some money compared to a taxi, but also costs valuable holiday time. I certainly don't stick to tip 10, do as the locals. Especially on holiday in Thailand I want to enjoy affordable luxury in fine hotels and be pampered culinary in the better restaurants. Where in the Netherlands do you have buffets such as in the restaurants of star hotels, especially in Bangkok and Pattaya? Without throwing the money over the bar, I really don't look at a euro more or less on a holiday, I prefer to stay at home. Saw on the beach of Jomtien that 3 Russians rented 2 beach chairs for 40 baht and took turns using them. Without further judgment I would never go on holiday like this. Can't look into other people's wallets but on a holiday I don't want to constantly have to skimp on my expenses.