Thailand

Traveling

Entry requirements

Passport and visa service

Diplomatic representations

Organizing your trip

Means of transport recommended in town

Maps of urban networks

Maporama
Mapblast
UT Library on line

Means of transport recommended in the rest of the country

Rail companies

Airlines

Traveling by yourself

Recommendation

The road network is in good general condition and traffic conditions are good. However, it is better to travel by day.

Road maps

Find an itinerary

Visiting

Different forms of tourism

Historical

-In Bangkok: Wat Po (the oldest temple of Bangkok and the biggest convent of Thailand) and the Great Palace
-In Phuket: the Chinese and Buddhist temples.
-In the Northeast: the Khmer temples and the Thai silk manufacture.
-Islands and beaches located in the Bay of Thailand

Tourism organizations

Tourism Authority of Thailand

Living conditions

Health and safety

For further information on sanitary conditions

For further information on safety conditions

Emergency numbers

Time difference and climate

Time and time difference

It is %T:%M %A in Bangkok (GMT+7 )

Summer time period

Map of the time zone

Type of climate

For further information

Average annual temperatures and rainfall

Eating

Culinary specialties

Soups with roasted garlic: poultry soup, flavoured with garlic, ginger and soya sauce.
Chicken spiced up with Thai basil
Khao phad sapparod: rice with pineapple
Fried rice with chicken and basil.

Drinks

Dietary taboos

Culinary taboos vary with the religion.

Paying

Domestic currency

Baht

ISO Code

THB

To obtain domestic currency

The local currency is the Thai Baht (THB).

Possible means of payment

Speaking

Official language

Thai

Other languages spoken

It is true that English is a second language taught in most schools throughout the country. However, the learning of English presents several problems. That is why, in daily life, it is difficult, for a foreigner, to find people able to speak English; the reason being that only 28 % of the inhabitants reach the secondary level at school where English is taught as second language. Finally, it is worth noting that Chinese is another language often used in the country.

Business language

Thai and English are both used in the country as commercial languages. Indeed, the common Thai is usually used in shops and in business, but English (with Thai) is frequently used.

Getting some knowledge

Free translation tools

Useful resources

To find an accommodation

To find an apartment

To find a job

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