8 days in central ruins: Ayutthaya and Sukhothai itinerary
Bangkok first, Ayutthaya second, Old Sukhothai third. THS or PHS is the ruin airport; Sukhothai is not a Bangkok day trip.
The Grand Palace, Ayutthaya's brick temples, and a Sukhothai dawn ride make the two-park week with no beach. Start with two Bangkok nights and the Ayutthaya train. Paid sites are 80 THB or a 300 THB combo. Overnight in Ayutthaya only if dawn at the bricks is the point; see from Bangkok.
Fly Bangkok Airways into Sukhothai Airport (THS) when it fits, or land Phitsanulok (PHS) about one hour east and take a van west to the park. Sleep three nights in Old Sukhothai for the 200 THB central zone and an optional Si Satchanalai morning. Leave Kanchanaburi and Chiang Mai off this spine.
Day by day
1 Bangkok landing
No ruin day. Sleep Sukhumvit.
2 Ayutthaya train
About one hour. 80 or 300 THB.
3 Second ruin morning or buffer
Overnight only for dawn. Else back to Bangkok.
4 Fly THS or PHS
Sleep in Old Sukhothai beside the gate so the 06:30 bicycle is a walk.
5 Central zone bicycle
200 THB. 06:30 open.
6 Si Satchanalai or extra zones
Second UNESCO morning north.
7 Park rest
Old-town walk. Pack.
8 Exit via PHS or BKK
Not a same-day Ayutthaya add.
Train ruins, then the bicycle park
Chiang Mai after Sukhothai is the ruin to moat week. This page stays with the two parks.
| Block | Sleep | 2026 ticket |
|---|---|---|
| Days 1 to 3 | Bangkok or Ayutthaya | 80 THB or 300 THB combo |
| Days 4 to 7 | Old Sukhothai | Central zone 200 THB |
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- THS or PHS?
- THS on Bangkok Airways when it fits. PHS is east of the park; the van into Old Sukhothai runs west.
- Add Erawan?
- No. That train leaves Thonburi and is a different week.
- One park only?
- Ayutthaya if you stay in Bangkok. Sukhothai if you will sleep out of the capital.