Practical Information in Bangkok
Take flights to Bangkok for fragrant street-side food, riverboat rides and Buddhist palaces gleaming gold at sunset.
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GMT
GMT +7.
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Money
Thai Baht (THB) is the currency
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Electricity
220V AC, 50 Hz, two-pin plugs are standard.
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Dialling Code
+66 (national), (0) 2 + seven-figure number (Bangkok)
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Bangkok Tourist Office
Public Holidays 2012-2013
- Makha Bucha (Buddhist festival): 25 Feb
- Chakri Dynasty Day: 8 Apr
- Songkran (Thai New Year): 15-16 Apr
- National Labour Day: 1 May
- Coronation Day: 6 May
- Visakhu Bucha (Buddhist festival): 24 May
- Mid-Year Bank Holiday: 1 Jul
- Asanha Bucha (Buddhist festival): 22 Jul
- Queen's Birthday: 12 Aug
- Chulalongkorn Day: 23 Oct
- King's Birthday: 5 Dec
- Constitution Day: 10 Dec
- New Year's Eve: 31 Dec
- New Year's Day: 1 Jan</p




