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Bangkok
Thailand · BKK
Street food, canals, and temples at every scale.
About
Bangkok, known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of the Kingdom of Thailand. The city occupies 1,568.7 square kilometres (605.7 sq mi) in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estimated population of 9.1 million people as of 2024, 15.9% of the country's population. Over 18.1 million people live within the extended Bangkok metropolitan area as of the 2025 estimate, making Bangkok a megacity and an extreme primate city, dwarfing Thailand's other urban centres in both size and importance to the national economy.
Source: Wikipedia — Bangkok (CC BY-SA)
Known for
- dining · world class
- nightlife · world class
- affordability · excellent
- historical · excellent
- shopping · excellent
- sightseeing · excellent
Ratings reviewed by a person, not generated.
Weather through the year
- Jan89°F5d wet
- Feb90°F6d wet
- Mar92°F8d wet
- Apr94°F12d wet
- May92°F21d wet
- Jun91°F24d wet
- Jul89°F25d wet
- Aug89°F26d wet
- Sep88°F27d wet
- Oct88°F23d wet
- Nov88°F11d wet
- Dec88°F4d wet
Monthly averages from long-run climate normals. Bars compare months here, not places.
Things to do
Bangkok: Floating Market & Train Tour with Michelin & PickupFrom $40 · 5.0/5Book with Viator →
Railway and Floating market & Ayutthaya Private PremiumFrom $180 · 5.0/5Book with Viator →
Erawan Waterfall and Boat Tour in Kanchanaburi Private PremiumFrom $218 · 5.0/5Book with Viator →
Best of Bangkok in a Day: Grand Palace, Wat Pho, floating marketFrom $240 · 5.0/5Book with Viator →
Private Tour to Grand Palace of Bangkok, Pho and Arun TempleFrom $131 · 5.0/5Book with Viator →
Private Tour to Grand Palace, Pho Temple and Arun TempleFrom $131 · 5.0/5Book with Viator →
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Plan the trip
Fly into Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK), about 17 mi away.
Nearby destinations
The closest places to Bangkok we have written up.