Bali vs Bangkok: Jungle-temples or street-food chaos?
Bali is rust + natuur: rijstvelden or Ubud, surfen in Canggu, jungle-temples. Bangkok is big-city energy: temples, street food, sky-bars.
Bali
Bali is paradijs for who because ontsnappen: jungle-temples in Ubud, surfen in Canggu, koraalriffen at Nusa Penida and the most beautiful rijstvelden on aarde.
Flight from NL: €650 return
View Bali →Bangkok
Bangkok is sensorisch overweldigend: gouden temples, drijvende markets, best street food ter world from €1 per gerreally and sky-bars with views of miljoenen lichtjes.
Flight from NL: €500 return
View Bangkok →Best time to visit compared
Bali
April to October: droog season, 27-30 degrees. July and August are populairst but more expensive. November to March is regenseizoen, sometimes whole days buien but many cheaper.
Bangkok
November to February: droog, 25-30 degrees, low luchtvochtigheid. March to May is bloedheet (35+). June to October is regenseizoen (verfrissend, cheap, but dagelijkse buien).
Flights + transfer from the Netherlands
Bali
Directly from Schiphol to Denpasar (DPS) in 16 hour (1 overstap). KLM, Garuda, Singapore Airlines. Taxi/Grab to Ubud €15 in 70 minutes.
Bangkok
Directly from Schiphol to Bangkok Suvarnabhumi (BKK) in 11 hour. KLM, Thai. Airport Rail Link to Phaya Thai €1.50 in 30 minutes.
Costs compared
Bali
Hostels from €5, mid-range hotels €30 to 80, villa's €70 per night. Food: warung-meal €2, beach-restaurant €10, fancy dinner €25. Cheap world-trip-basis.
Bangkok
Hostels from €5, mid-range hotels €25 to 70, vacation rentals €40 per night. Food: street food €1, restaurant €5 to 15, Singha-beer €2. Bangkok is huge cheap.
Who is it for?
Choose Bali if you are...
Yoga-retreat-zoekers, surfers, couples for honingmaand-rust.
Choose Bangkok if you are...
Urban-jungle-fans, foodies, partygoers, first Asia-trip.
Our verdict
Bangkok is cheaper for stay, Bali for food + activiteiten. Combinatie ideal: 1 week each.