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Phuket in November
Good month: November is at the start of the recommended season (November – April). Loy Krathong can fall this month.
The season runs to the end of April, 5 months away. Andaman Monsoon: Rough Seas and Red Flags usually starts in May, 6 months away.
4 days in Phuket in November · from ₹45,853 for two
Stay, food & local travel; getting there extra
What’s on in November
Timing a trip around these changes what you pay and what you can book.
Loy Krathong2026: 24 Nov
On the full moon of the twelfth lunar month, people float candle-lit krathong baskets on rivers and ponds. Sukhothai's historical park holds the oldest celebration, with light shows over the ruins; Bangkok's riverside piers get very crowded. Hotels in Sukhothai and Chiang Mai fill weeks ahead.
What it costs
For two sharing a room; 4 days on the ground, getting there not included.
Budget
₹45,853 for two
- Room a night₹2,810
- Food a day, each₹1,638
- Main sight entry, each₹840
Mid-range
₹86,672 for two
- Room a night₹8,430
- Food a day, each₹3,780
- Main sight entry, each₹840
Luxury
₹1,91,324 for two
- Room a night₹25,290
- Food a day, each₹8,820
- Main sight entry, each₹840
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 Phuket (HKT)
Flights from India: from 6 cities, one way from ₹10,500
Fly into Krabi (Ao Nang & Railay) (KBV), 60 km away
Then: Transfer · 2h 30m (Private car, per vehicle)
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 November
Also in season this month.
- Ayutthaya · good month
- Bangkok · good month
- Chiang Mai · good month
- Chiang Rai · good month
- Hua Hin · good month
- Kanchanaburi · good month
- Khao Lak · good month
- Khao Yai National Park · good month
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