Trip Plan
Sukhothai Historical Park
All destinations
● Best season North430 km from Bangkok

Sukhothai Historical Park

Thailand's first capital (UNESCO) — ride a bike around old temple ruins; the place where Loy Krathong began

HistoryTemplesPhoto spots Ideal: 2 days430 km · 6–7 hrs bus
How to go
Bus Mo Chit → Sukhothai ≈ 350–500 ฿ (6–7 hrs) · Flight Bangkok Airways BKK → THS ≈ 2,500 ฿ · Or fly to Phitsanulok + 1 hr bus
Entry
100 ฿ per zone (central / north / west) or 350 ฿ for all + 10 ฿ per bike
Stay
Old city guesthouse 500–1,200 ฿
Season in Nov ● Best season

Loy Krathong (Nov full moon) has a light and sound show — book your hotel early. Apr is too hot (40°C+).

Day-by-day plan

3 days
1Day 1
  1. Bus from Bangkok (6–7 hrs) / morning flight
  2. Check in at the old city, rent a bike (50 ฿)
  3. Central zone: Wat Mahathat, Wat Si Sawai, Wat Sa Si (sunset photos)
  4. Night market / Saturday walking street
2Day 2
  1. Sunrise bike ride — Wat Si Chum (giant Buddha), Wat Phra Phai Luang (north zone)
  2. Ramkhamhaeng museum (150 ฿)
  3. Wat Saphan Hin (hill in the west zone)
  4. Sukhothai noodles for lunch
  5. Si Satchanalai Historical Park (1 hr away, 100 ฿) — quieter, by the river
  6. Back, dinner
3Day 3
  1. Sangkhalok pottery kilns / organic farm café
  2. Lunch
  3. Bus / flight back

Food to try

  • •Sukhothai noodles (kuay tiao Sukhothai) — sweet and savoury
  • •Night market by Wat Mahathat (Sat)
  • •Khanom jeen nam ngiao

Good to know

The best place to stop between Chiang Mai and Bangkok — the bus from Chiang Mai to Sukhothai takes 5 hrs.

Book directly

Partner sites show live prices.

Booking.comHotelsAgodaHotels12GoTransportGoogle MapsSukhothai
฿3,600 / per person
3 days · 2 people · ฿7,200