Thailand
Warnings and insurance
Summary
Download map (PDF)
FCDO
For security reasons, the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) advises against non-essentialall but essential travel toto:
Pattani
Yala
Narathiwat
Southern partsSongkhla ofprovince. Thailand.
TheThis Foreign,does Commonwealthnot &include Developmentareas Officenorth (FCDO)of providesand adviceincluding aboutthe risksA43 ofroad travelbetween toHat helpYai Britishand nationalsSakom, makeand informedareas decisions.north-west Findof outthe moretrain aboutline FCDOwhich travelruns advice.
Areasbetween whereHat Yai and Pedang Besar
The FCDO
advises against travel
using the Hat Yai to Pedang Besar train line, which was attacked in December 2022.
YourBefore travelyou insurancetravel, couldcheck bethe invalidated‘Entry ifrequirements’ yousection travelfor againstThailand’s FCDOcurrent advice.entry Consularrestrictions supportand isrequirements. alsoThese severelymay limitedchange wherewith FCDOlittle adviseswarning. againstMonitor travel.
Pattanithis province
FCDOadvice advisesfor againstthe alllatest butupdates essentialand travelstay toin Pattanicontact province.with your travel provider.
Yala province
FCDOIf advisesyou againstplan allto butpass essentialthrough travelanother country to Yalareturn province.to the UK, check the travel advice for the country you’re transiting.
Narathiwat province
FCDOIt advisesis againstmore allimportant butthan essentialever to get travel toinsurance Narathiwatand province.
Southerncheck Songkhlait province
provides sufficient cover. See the FCDO’s guidance on foreign travel insurance.
FCDOOn advisesaverage againstapproximately allone butmillion essentialBritish travelnationals tovisit SouthernThailand Songkhlaevery province,year, exceptmost for:visits are trouble free.
- the
Avoid areasany northprotests ofor andpolitical includinggatherings theand A43be roadwary betweenof Hatmaking Yaipublic andpolitical Sakom
- the
statements. areasLèse-majesté north-west(criticism of the trainmonarchy linein any form) is a crime, which runscan betweenbe Hatbroadly Yaiinterpreted and Padangcan Besar
Hatcarry Yaia tolong Padangjail Besarsentence. trainSee line
Political situation
FCDOTerrorists advisesare againstvery alllikely butto essentialtry travelto carry out attacks in Thailand. The authorities have on a number of occasions warned of the Hatpossibility Yaiof attacks to Padangcoincide Besarwith trainsymbolic line.dates or holidays. Take care, particularly in public places, follow the advice of local authorities and monitor local media reports. See Terrorism
FindUrban outareas moreacross aboutThailand, whyespecially FCDOin advisesBangkok againstand travelChiang Mai, can experience poor air quality and high PM 2.5 counts, occasionally entering the unhealthy and hazardous levels. See Air quality.
Before
Make sure you travel
Noresearch travellocal laws and customs before you travel. Laws and penalties can be guaranteeddifferent safe.from Readthe allUK. theConviction advicefor inpossession, thisdistribution guideor asmanufacture wellof asdrugs supportcan forlead Britishto nationalsthe abroaddeath whichpenalty. includes:See Local laws and customs
- advice
There onare preparinga forhigh travelnumber abroadof androad reducingtraffic risks
- information
accidents forin women,Thailand LGBT+especially andinvolving disabledmotorcycles. travellers
See Road travel
FollowThe andrainy contactseason FCDOin travelmuch onof TwitterThailand is from May to October. See Rainy season,
The FacebookTourist Authority of Thailand’s website and Instagram.call Youcentre can(1672 also- signpress up‘9’ tofor getEnglish) emailare notificationsable whento thisprovide some general advice isto updated.tourists in English. If you need to contact local emergency services, call 1155 (tourist police) or 1669 (emergency medical services).
Travel
If insuranceyou need emergency help from the UK government, contact the nearest British Embassy, Consulate or High Commission.
If youyou’re chooseliving in Thailand or planning to travel,stay researchfor youra destinationslonger andperiod, getcheck appropriatethe travelLiving insurancein Thailand guide. Insurancein shouldaddition coverto yourthis itinerary,travel plannedadvice.
The activitiesOverseas Business Risk service offers information and expensesadvice infor anBritish emergency.companies operating overseas on how to manage political, economic, and business security-related risks.
FCDO
For security reasons, the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) advises against non-essentialall but essential travel toto:
PattaniYalaNarathiwatSouthernpartsSongkhlaofprovince.Thailand.
TheThis Foreign,does Commonwealthnot &include Developmentareas Officenorth (FCDO)of providesand adviceincluding aboutthe risksA43 ofroad travelbetween toHat helpYai Britishand nationalsSakom, makeand informedareas decisions.north-west Findof outthe moretrain aboutline FCDOwhich travelruns advice.
Areasbetween whereHat Yai and Pedang Besar
The FCDO
advises against travel
YourBefore travelyou insurancetravel, couldcheck bethe invalidated‘Entry ifrequirements’ yousection travelfor againstThailand’s FCDOcurrent advice.entry Consularrestrictions supportand isrequirements. alsoThese severelymay limitedchange wherewith FCDOlittle adviseswarning. againstMonitor travel.
Pattanithis province
FCDOadvice advisesfor againstthe alllatest butupdates essentialand travelstay toin Pattanicontact province.with your travel provider.
Yala province
FCDOIf advisesyou againstplan allto butpass essentialthrough travelanother country to Yalareturn province.to the UK, check the travel advice for the country you’re transiting.
Narathiwat province
FCDOIt advisesis againstmore allimportant butthan essentialever to get travel toinsurance Narathiwatand province.
Southerncheck Songkhlait province
FCDOOn advisesaverage againstapproximately allone butmillion essentialBritish travelnationals tovisit SouthernThailand Songkhlaevery province,year, exceptmost for:visits are trouble free.
- the
AvoidareasanynorthprotestsoforandpoliticalincludinggatheringstheandA43beroadwarybetweenofHatmakingYaipublicandpoliticalSakom - the
statements.areasLèse-majesténorth-west(criticismof the trainmonarchylineinanyform)isacrime,canbetweenbeHatbroadlyYaiinterpretedand PadangcanBesar
Hatcarry Yaia tolong Padangjail Besarsentence. trainSee line
FCDOTerrorists advisesare againstvery alllikely butto essentialtry travelto carry out attacks in Thailand. The authorities have on a number of occasions warned of the Hatpossibility Yaiof attacks to Padangcoincide Besarwith trainsymbolic line.dates or holidays. Take care, particularly in public places, follow the advice of local authorities and monitor local media reports. See Terrorism
FindUrban outareas moreacross aboutThailand, whyespecially FCDOin advisesBangkok againstand travelChiang Mai, can experience poor air quality and high PM 2.5 counts, occasionally entering the unhealthy and hazardous levels. See Air quality.
Before
Make sure you travel
Noresearch travellocal laws and customs before you travel. Laws and penalties can be guaranteeddifferent safe.from Readthe allUK. theConviction advicefor inpossession, thisdistribution guideor asmanufacture wellof asdrugs supportcan forlead Britishto nationalsthe abroaddeath whichpenalty. includes:See Local laws and customs
- advice
Thereonarepreparingaforhightravelnumberabroadofandroadreducingtrafficrisks - information
accidentsforinwomen,ThailandLGBT+especiallyandinvolvingdisabledmotorcycles.travellers
FollowThe andrainy contactseason FCDOin travelmuch onof TwitterThailand is from May to October. See Rainy season,
The FacebookTourist Authority of Thailand’s website and Instagram.call Youcentre can(1672 also- signpress up‘9’ tofor getEnglish) emailare notificationsable whento thisprovide some general advice isto updated.tourists in English. If you need to contact local emergency services, call 1155 (tourist police) or 1669 (emergency medical services).
Travel
If insuranceyou need emergency help from the UK government, contact the nearest British Embassy, Consulate or High Commission.
If youyou’re chooseliving in Thailand or planning to travel,stay researchfor youra destinationslonger andperiod, getcheck appropriatethe travelLiving insurancein Thailand guide. Insurancein shouldaddition coverto yourthis itinerary,travel plannedadvice.
The activitiesOverseas Business Risk service offers information and expensesadvice infor anBritish emergency.companies operating overseas on how to manage political, economic, and business security-related risks.