Plugs and voltage
Thailand uses Types A and C sockets; Types B and O are also found. Mains supply is 230 V at 50 Hz.
Most sockets are combined sockets that accept Type A and Type C plugs; newer buildings use the Thai Type O socket. Supply is 230 V, so US devices that are not dual-voltage need a converter even though the plug fits.
At 230 V, devices made only for 100–127 V (many American and Japanese hair dryers, curling irons and some shavers) will be damaged without a step-down converter. Chargers labelled “100–240V” work fine with just a plug adapter.
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Money
฿ Thai Baht THB
| 1 USD | 33.73 THB |
|---|---|
| 1 EUR | 37.68 THB |
| 1 GBP | 45.19 THB |
| 1 JPY | 0.2145 THB |
Price level 32 (US = 100, 2025)
Everyday household prices in Thailand are about 32% of US prices when converted at market exchange rates: cheaper than the median country (50). All countries
Language
- Thaiofficial80%
Bars show the share of the population that speaks each language (CLDR estimates).
Time
Thailand is on UTC+7, with no daylight saving time.
Driving
Traffic in Thailand drives on the left, so the steering wheel is on the right. All left-driving countries
Public holidays in the next 12 months
30 national public holidays from 2 November 2026. Banks, offices and many shops close; regional holidays are not shown. Dates marked “estimated” follow a lunar calendar and can move by a day.
December 2026
- HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great's Birthday
- National Day
- National Father's Day
- HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great's Birthday (in lieu)
- National Day (in lieu)
- National Father's Day (in lieu)
- Constitution Day
- New Year's Eve
January 2027
- New Year's Day
- National Children's Day
February 2027
- Makha Bucha
- Makha Bucha (in lieu)
April 2027
- Chakri Memorial Day
- Songkran Festival
- Songkran Festival
- Songkran Festival
May 2027
- National Labor Day
- National Labor Day (in lieu)
- Coronation Day
- Visakha Bucha
June 2027
- HM Queen Suthida's Birthday
July 2027
- Asarnha Bucha
- Buddhist Lent Day
- Asarnha Bucha (in lieu)
- HM King Maha Vajiralongkorn's Birthday
August 2027
- HM Queen Sirikit The Queen Mother's Birthday
- National Mother's Day
October 2027
- HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej Memorial Day
- HM King Chulalongkorn Memorial Day
- HM King Chulalongkorn Memorial Day (in lieu)
Travel advisories
United States · State Department
Level 1 Exercise normal precautions
Read the full advisory. Checked 2026-11-02.
United Kingdom · FCDO
- FCDO advises against all but essential travel to parts of the country
Updated 2026-10-12. Read the full advice. Checked 2026-11-02.
Advisories are written for each government's own citizens and change without notice: read the original before you travel.
Other practical facts
- Calling code
- +66
- Internet domain
- .th
- Measurement
- Metric
- Paper size
- A4
- Week starts on
- Sunday
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- Wikipedia
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Flag: Flag of Thailand.svg, Public domain. Arms: Emblem of Thailand.svg, Public domain. Electricity: resolved by intl.life from three sources, see methodology.
