About Thailand

Practical Information

Money

The unit of Thai currency is the “baht”.

It may be best to not bother to carry too much money into Thailand, or even carry on you while traveling around within Thailand, because you can get Thai baht from the ATM machines using your major credit card, even in most small towns around Thailand. The exchange rate is automatic and roughly as good as you'll find. Withdrawal fees are usually around 150 baht per transaction, which is roughly $ 5 US, and you can withdraw amounts up to 20,000 baht from some bank ATMs, more from others. (150 baht is 1% of 15,000 baht.)

The vast majority of ATM machines offer both Thai and English, and some offer Chinese and Japanese.