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austinmc86
Joined: 23 Feb 2010
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 Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 7:21 pm Post subject: How much money to bring to Bangkok? |
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I am gonna be there for a week, and was curious how much money to bring.
I am booking my hotel in advance, so i don't need to worry about that.
How much are taxis to the sukhumvit area from the airport?
my spending will be on tours, a few nights out, food and a river cruise.... |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 8:59 pm Post subject: Re: How much money to bring to Bangkok? |
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| austinmc86 wrote: |
I am gonna be there for a week, and was curious how much money to bring.
I am booking my hotel in advance, so i don't need to worry about that.
How much are taxis to the sukhumvit area from the airport?
my spending will be on tours, a few nights out, food and a river cruise.... |
If your hotel is prepaid then you can get by on about $50 per day.
If you can afford it, bring $700 for your week. You can always talk any leftover money home with you. It won't spoil in your pocket.
If you plan to nightclub and party, $700-1000 is more in the ballpark. Drinks in some clubs can run you 5k won each (or more). BKK is not much different than Seoul in that regard. It can be pretty easy to burn a hole in your pocket if you are not careful.
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austinmc86
Joined: 23 Feb 2010
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| Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 9:16 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks!
Is it easy to get to Pattaya?
And is a taxi from the airport to Sukhumvit expensive? |
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alwaysbeclosing100
Joined: 07 Feb 2009
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| Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 9:31 pm Post subject: re |
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taxi from the airport to most parts of town where tourists go is under 500 baht with tolls/tax.
short taxi rides in the downtown area are 100-200 baht at most. |
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madtownhustl
Joined: 04 Jun 2009
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| Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 10:11 pm Post subject: |
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sorry for the hijack but is bangkok the same pricewise as
Phuket, Phi Phi and Koh Samui. I'll be in Thailand for 2 weeks and
those are the 3 places i will be... just wondering how much money to bring... |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 3:21 am Post subject: |
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| madtownhustl wrote: |
sorry for the hijack but is bangkok the same pricewise as
Phuket, Phi Phi and Koh Samui. I'll be in Thailand for 2 weeks and
those are the 3 places i will be... just wondering how much money to bring... |
Bottom line - as a tourist - a minimum of US$100 per day of stay (more if you don't want budget accommodation or plan to party hard).
If you hotel is pre-paid then you are fine on $100 per day and will probably take some home unless you go crazy on walking street or Patong beach.
If you plan on extensive diving... bump that up a bit too.
austinmc86 - it is easy to catch a bus or other transport from BKK to Pattaya. Buses run hourly (or more often) and cost about 100 baht.
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