Flights to Bangkok

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Quick facts about Bangkok

🌭 Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant

$ 6.29

🍕Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course

$ 23.58

🍺 Domestic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$ 1.89

🚌 One-way Ticket (Local Transport)

$ 0.47

🏠 Apartment rent per month (1 bedroom in City Centre)

$ 657

Prices

Hotels from $8

Temperature

Bangkok is coldest in December with average temperatures of 26°C, when there is the most daily sunshine at 9 hours. It is hottest in April when the average temperature is 31°C.

Precipitation

The average annual rainfall for Bangkok is 1430 mm. September is the wettest month, with an average rainfall of 220mm.

The Chai Phraya River flows through Bangkok, creating a network of canals all across the city. A boat trip down the river could be the highlight of anyone’s visit to the city as it is a great way to explore and view the city through the eyes of the locals, many of who take ferry rides to work every day. From the boats you would be able to see the fancy, high rise condominiums and hotels on one part and wooden shacks on another as well as everything in between in the daily lives of Bangkok’s people.

A most compelling attraction, it would be almost impossible to visit Bangkok without a trip to see the magnificent reclining Buddha in Wat Pho. With feet that measure at over 5 metres, the reclining Buddha if 46 metres long and fifteen metres tall. A truly humongous statue. This incredible monument is covered in gold leaf and lays in the temple of Wat Pho.

Inside the temple are 108 bowls, which you can place coins in when you get to the temple. The bowls represent the 108 positive actions Buddha completed on his journey to perfection. At the temple, you can also receive a relaxing Thai massage, another great incentive for visiting this location.