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Major city · Thailand

Suphanburiสุพรรณบุรี

Go only as a one-night stop or day trip from Bangkok: the town sights take half a day, and the province's best stops need a car.

Weather
see forecast
Currency
THB
Best months
Nov–Feb
avoid Mar–May (hot, 35 °C+), Sep–Oct (wettest)
Airports
BKK · DMK
Nights
1–2
Not field-verifiedbasic guide
Print / PDF guide
3 pages, for the metro and roaming-off days
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Suphanburi is a low-rise provincial town of about 26,000 people, 100–115 km northwest of Bangkok, with an old wall, a riverside temple and a 123 m viewing tower. Most travellers pass through on the way to Sam Chuk's old market or use it as a quiet base for the western provinces. Two nights covers the town and one outlying sight; a day trip from Bangkok is possible but rushed.

Essentials

Quick answers and what things cost

Quick answers

The questions people ask first about Suphanburi, one line each. Tap a card for the full answer.

Cost cheat-sheet

2026 desk estimate · check

Typical prices for the everyday things, as ranges. Your currency is shown next to the local price.

  • CoffeeCoffee or iced drink฿35–70 (≈ US$2–3)
  • Street or quick mealNoodle soup or rice plate฿50–90 (≈ US$2–3)
  • Beerdraught in a restaurant / can at a 7-Eleven฿70–120 (≈ US$3–4)฿35–60 (≈ US$2)
  • Taxi, about 5 kmSongthaew or tuk-tuk ride in town฿20–60 (≈ US$1–2) (agree first)
  • SIM or eSIM, a weekeSIM or data SIM, about a week฿250–500 (≈ US$8–16)
  • Museum or sight ticketTemple or museum entry฿0–100 (≈ US$0–4) (check)
  • Budget bedHostel or guesthouse bed, a night, per person฿350 (≈ US$11)
  • Mid-range bedHotel double room, a night, per room฿1,400 (≈ US$45)
  • High-end bedHotel double room, a night, per room฿3,500 (≈ US$110)

A day, not counting the bed: Budget ฿900 (≈ US$30) · Mid ฿1,800 (≈ US$60) · High ฿4,000 (≈ US$130)

Local prices, with USD next to them (rates 2026-09 (approximate); change it in the header). Ranges are desk estimates: check locally. Every price and the budget calculator →

Decide

What it is known for, and when the weather works

At a glance

What the city is known for, how you fly in, and where to find the phrases.

Banharn-Jamsai TowerWat Pa Lelai Worawihan and Luang Pho ToOld Sam Chuk MarketDon Chedi MonumentBueng Chawak aquarium and zoo
Airports
BKK Suvarnabhumi (Bangkok) (About 2.5–3 h by road; no direct rail or bus link to Suphanburi.) · DMK Don Mueang (Bangkok) (About 2–2.5 h by road; Mo Chit 2 bus terminal is nearby for Suphanburi coaches.)

Weather and climate

Forecast from Open-Meteo · averages rounded

Suphanburi: next 7 days

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Forecast: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0), model data for this point.

Air quality

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Model estimate (CAMS via Open-Meteo), not a street-level station; readings near busy roads run higher.

Jan

32°C

20°C

1 rd

Feb

34°C

23°C

2 rd

Mar

36°C

25°C

3 rd

Apr

37°C

26°C

5 rd

May

36°C

26°C

12 rd

Jun

35°C

26°C

13 rd

Jul

34°C

25°C

14 rd

Aug

34°C

25°C

16 rd

Sep

33°C

25°C

18 rd

Oct

32°C

24°C

13 rd

Nov

32°C

22°C

4 rd

Dec

31°C

20°C

1 rd

High / low °C · rd = rain days

Arrive & move

Airports are listed under At a glance; this is how to move once you are in

Getting around

The town centre is walkable in 20–30 min end to end. For anything outside it, use songthaew, tuk-tuk or a rented car; buses and vans run to other districts but are slow and signed in Thai. No train station in the town centre: the daily train uses Suphan Buri station on the outskirts (check).

See & do

Day-trips, door to door

Day-trips

Door-to-door, not ride time

Old Sam Chuk Market

go

Door to door: About 1 h

Car or van north on Route 340, about 40 km

Wooden shophouses and food stalls; liveliest in the morning, quiet after about 16:00.

Don Chedi Monument

go

Door to door: About 45 min

Car west on Route 322, about 30 km

King Naresuan monument and pagoda; combine with Bueng Chawak on the same loop.

Bueng Chawak (aquarium, zoo, lake)

go

Door to door: About 1 h

Car north on Route 340, about 50 km

Open daily, roughly 08:00–16:30 weekdays and to 18:00 weekends (check); a half-day with children.

Phu Toei National Park

overnight

Door to door: 2–2.5 h

Car to Dan Chang district, about 80 km, then park roads

Waterfalls, pine ridge and a Karen village; too far for a comfortable return day.

Bangkok

go

Door to door: 2–2.5 h

Air-conditioned coach from Mo Chit 2 or the Southern Bus Terminal

Frequent departures; the return leg of a day trip if you start early.

Eat & sleep

Which area to sleep in

Where to sleep

Areas, not hotels: pick the one that fits your arrival time and plans.

Town centre, around Malai Maen Road

Walkable to the tower, the old wall, Wat Pa Lelai and the night market; most hotels sit here.

Sam Chuk

Only if you want the old market at dawn; about 40 km north of town, few beds.

Practical

What a day costs, what to watch out for, and the pocket card

Cost per day

2026 estimate, excluding the bed unless stated
Budget
฿800–1,400 (≈ US$25–45) excl. bed
Mid
฿1,400–2,800 (≈ US$45–90) excl. bed
High
฿2,800 (≈ US$90)+ excl. bed

Trip budget

2026 estimate · converts to your currency
Hotel double room1 × 1 night × ฿1,400฿1,400
Food, local transport, entries2 × 1 day × ฿1,800฿3,600
Coach Bangkok (Mo Chit 2) → Suphanburi, one way2 × ฿150 · check฿300
Car with driver, one day around the province1 × ฿2,500 · check฿2,500
eSIM, about a week of data2 × ฿300฿600
Buffer 10%Price creep, a taxi you did not plan, one splurge฿840
Trip total≈ ฿4,620 per person per day, bed included฿9,240≈ US$300

2026 estimate in baht; intercity transport excluded. Your choices stay in this browser.

Prices of common things

Coffee or iced drink฿35–70 (≈ US$2–3)
Noodle soup or rice plate฿50–90 (≈ US$2–3)
Beer: draught in a restaurant / can at a 7-Eleven฿70–120 (≈ US$3–4) / ฿35–60 (≈ US$2)
Songthaew or tuk-tuk ride in town฿20–60 (≈ US$1–2) (agree first)
Temple or museum entry฿0–100 (≈ US$0–4) (check)
eSIM or data SIM, about a week฿250–500 (≈ US$8–16)

2026 estimate; check locally.

Watch out

Safety

Low-crime provincial town; the real risks are road travel (fast two-lane highways, motorbikes), heat in Mar–May and unposted tuk-tuk fares. Use 191 for police and 1155 (≈ US$40) for tourist police.
  • Outlying sights (Bueng Chawak, Don Chedi, Sam Chuk, Phu Toei) are 30–80 km apart: without a car, each becomes a half-day.
  • English is limited outside hotels; have place names written in Thai.
  • Songthaew and tuk-tuk fares are not posted: agree the price before you get in.
  • Phu Toei National Park and some caves close or flood in the rainy season: check locally before setting out.

Emergency numbers

Police
191
Ambulance
1669
Tourist police
1155

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Suphanburiสุพรรณบุรี

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Emergency

  • Police191
  • Ambulance1669
  • Tourist police (English)1155

Embassy

No embassies in Suphanburi; all are in Bangkok. US citizens: American Citizen Services at the US Embassy, Bangkok (check the address).

My embassy: —

Fare anchors (2026 estimate)

  • Coach Bangkok (Mo Chit 2) → Suphanburi: about ฿120–180 (≈ US$4–6), 2–2.5 h (check)
  • Train Bangkok → Suphan Buri: one daily departure, about 2 h 50 min (check)
  • Car with driver, full day: about ฿2,000–3,000 (≈ US$65–95) (check)

Say or show

  • สวัสดี — Hello (sawatdee)
  • ขอบคุณ — Thank you (khop khun)
  • เท่าไหร่ — How much is it? (tao rai)
  • แพงไป — Too expensive (phaeng pai)
  • ห้องน้ำอยู่ไหน — Where is the toilet? (hong nam yu nai)
  • จ่ายบัตรได้ไหม — Can I pay by card? (jai bat dai mai)

Carry cash: many market stalls and small shops take no cards.

Deep dive

What this guide covers so far, and its sources

Not a trip line yet

This is a basic guide: no airport-to-bed contract, walking clusters or day plans are published for Suphanburi. Airport, fare and schedule details are unverified; check the operators before you fly.

What we know, and what is coming

On this page

  1. Best months: Nov–Feb · avoid Mar–May (hot, 35 °C+), Sep–Oct (wettest) · month by month →
  2. 2 airports and 2 areas to sleep in
  3. Weather: a 7-day forecast and monthly averages
  4. Cost per day in 3 bands
  5. 5 day-trips, door to door
  6. 4 things to watch out for, with emergency numbers

Coming as the guide grows

  1. Airport-to-bed contract for BKK and DMK: coach and van cutoffs from Mo Chit 2 and the Southern Bus Terminal, taxi fallback, overnight rung.
  2. Walking cluster for the town centre: tower, park, old wall and gate, Wat Pa Lelai, Wat Phra Rup, night market.
  3. Place pages with verified hours (tower, national museums, Bueng Chawak, Sam Chuk) and eat pages with last orders.
  4. Rainy-season and car-free fixtures so gates A–D can go green.

Meanwhile

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