10 Days in Thailand: Bangkok & the North

This route covers Bangkok and the cultural north, the strongest part of mainland Thailand for temples, markets and mountains. You spend four nights in Bangkok and five in Chiang Mai, linked by the classic overnight sleeper train that saves you a hotel night. If you are set on islands, pair this with a separate beach leg.

Working out the long hop north? Read our Bangkok to Chiang Mai sleeper train, bus and flight options. Adding a day trip to the old capital? Read our Bangkok to Ayutthaya day trip options.

Route	Bangkok to Chiang Mai
Length	9 nights (10 days)
Getting around	Overnight sleeper train
Note	Mainland north, not islands

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Is 10 days enough for Thailand?

For Bangkok and the north, comfortably. If you also want southern islands, 10 days gets tight, so it is better to focus on one region.

Should I take the overnight train to Chiang Mai?

It is the traveler favorite. You leave Bangkok in the evening, sleep in a berth, and arrive in Chiang Mai in the morning, saving a hotel night and a travel day.

Hotel options and prices come from Agoda and update at booking time; sample data shown if live pricing is unavailable. Transport fares are estimates, confirmed on 12Go.