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Khao Yai National Park in January
Great month: January is in the middle of the recommended season (November – February). Plan around: Bangkok Weekenders at Khao Yai.
The season runs to the end of February, next month.
2 days in Khao Yai National Park in January · from ₹11,966 for two
Stay, food & local travel; getting there extra
Before you book January
Closures, crowds and rules at Khao Yai National Park this month.
Heads up
Bangkok Weekenders at Khao Yai
In the cool season, at New Year and over Songkran, Bangkok fills Khao Yai from Friday to Sunday: queues at the park gate, a slow park road and resort prices up to double. Come on weekdays if you can, and book weekend rooms early.
What it costs
For two sharing a room; 2 days on the ground, getting there not included.
Budget
₹11,966 for two
- Room a night₹2,810
- Food a day, each₹1,274
- Main sight entry, each₹1,120
Mid-range
₹26,680 for two
- Room a night₹7,870
- Food a day, each₹2,940
- Main sight entry, each₹1,120
Luxury
₹59,599 for two
- Room a night₹19,670
- Food a day, each₹6,860
- Main sight entry, each₹1,120
What January does to prices
- In the cool season, at New Year and over Songkran, Bangkok fills Khao Yai from Friday to Sunday: queues at the park gate, a slow park road and resort prices up to double.
Totals cover the room (taxes included), food, local transport, entry and a 10% buffer: the figures the planner opens on. These are typical rates; Tourisma has no month-by-month rates for Thailand yet, so they don't move with the month.
Getting there
Fly into Bangkok (BKK), 131 km away
Then: Transfer · 3h (Private car via Highway 2, per vehicle)
Flights from India: from 16 cities, one way from ₹8,600
Fly into Krabi (Ao Nang & Railay) (KBV), 778 km away
Flights from India: from 2 cities, one way from ₹11,500
Routes compared
Entry rules
No visa needed for up to 30 days
- Within 72 hours before landing, fill in the Thailand Digital Arrival Card (TDAC) at tdac.immigration.go.th. It is free; save the QR code it gives you. Do one card per traveller, children included.
- At the immigration counter, show your passport, the TDAC QR code and, if asked, your return ticket, hotel booking and cash.
- You are stamped in for up to 30 days. To stay longer, apply once at a Thai immigration office before the stamp runs out: up to 30 more days, ฿1,900.
Carry: Passport valid for at least 6 months from the day you arrive, with a blank page; Confirmed return or onward ticket leaving Thailand within 30 days; Hotel bookings (or a host's address) for the whole stay; Cash or equivalent of ฿20,000 per person (฿40,000 per family), about ₹56,000 per person; TDAC confirmation QR code (screenshot or printout).
India's visa-free stay was cut from 60 to 30 days from 15 September 2026, after a May 2026 plan to move Indians to a 15-day visa on arrival was reversed. Rules have changed three times this year, so confirm on the Royal Thai Embassy, New Delhi site before you fly. A 300-baht tourism fee for air arrivals is still proposed, not collected.
Checked 2026-10; confirm with the embassy before you fly.
Elsewhere in Thailand in January
Also in season this month.
- Hua Hin · great month
- Khao Lak · great month
- Koh Chang · great month
- Koh Kood (Koh Kut) · great month
- Koh Lanta · great month
- Koh Lipe · great month
- Koh Mook (Koh Muk) · great month
- Koh Phi Phi · great month
Nearby in Bangkok & Central Thailand:
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Khao Yai National Park in January, day by day, priced for your group.