Ayutthaya Day Trips from Bangkok: the 9 Best

1.Ayutthaya Temples Guided Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 10,535 reviews · 7 hours · from $28Our pick

Explore Ayutthaya’s four major temples from Bangkok with a guide, air-conditioned transport, Thai buffet lunch, and useful cultural context.

“We had a fantastic day visiting Ayutthaya with our guide, Paul. He was friendly, very knowledgeable, and brought the history of the ruins and temples to life. Everything was smooth and well organized, and Ayutthaya is an absolute must-visit from Bangkok. Highly recommend this tour!”

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2.Ayutthaya Temples and River Cruise from Bangkok

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 1,692 reviews · from $73

Review of the Ayutthaya temples and Chao Phraya River cruise from Bangkok, with itinerary details, value advice, food, guides, and practical tips.

“The entire day was amazing. We LOVED our tour guide Donna. The driver was safe, food delicious. Highly recommend!!”

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3.The Old Siam: Ayutthaya Temples Small Group Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 992 reviews · 7 hours · from $35

Review of the $35 Ayutthaya temple tour from Bangkok, with four historic sites, local lunch, expert guides, and practical booking tips.

“Our guide (Sam) was just amazing - we cannot recommend him more. He knew everything we wanted to know and spoke perfect English. This was by far the best thing we did in Bangkok and just wish we could travel around Thailand with him. Genuinely such a lovely day and you are back in Bangkok by 3pm”

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4.Lopburi Monkey Temple & Ayutthaya Old City Tour From Bangkok

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 719 reviews · from $61Top rated

Review of the Bangkok to Lopburi and Ayutthaya tour, with temple highlights, monkey safety, costs, transport tips, and who should book.

“I had a fantastic experience exploring the historical park of Ayutthaya thanks entirely to our guide, Ken. He was incredibly knowledgeable, bringing the ancient temples and ruins to life with engaging stories and context. Ken was also super frieRead more”

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5.Small Group Tour to Ayutthaya Temples from Bangkok with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 656 reviews · from $35

Review of a 7.5-hour Ayutthaya temple tour from Bangkok with air-conditioned transport, guide, four ruins, and lunch.

“Kelly was a wealth of information about the history of Thailand. This tour was a perfect mix of guided tour, inside information, and free time to explore. The lunch was excellent.”

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6.Ayutthaya Temples and Boat Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 357 reviews · 1 day · from $82

Explore Ayutthaya from Bangkok with palace visits, ancient temples, riverside Thai lunch, and a scenic long-tail boat ride.

“The guide was very interesting and engaging. The places are definitely worth seeing. Transportation was in a small, comfortable group.”

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7.Ayutthaya One Day: Famous Temples & Bang Pa-In Palace Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 236 reviews · 9 hours · from $38

Review of Ayutthaya’s $38 day tour, with Bang Pa-In Palace, four historic sites, transport, guide quality, fees, timing, and practical tips.

“Overall, the trip was well planned. Guide had a box with cool drinks and water. In the 3nd place there you can see the Buddha"s head woven with a tree, in the closest proximiry there was an interesting complex of ruins with a stupa (like tower), quite worth visiting, but it was not included in our programm, maybe because of lack of time. So we went to vist it ourselves, and did not regret it! It took about 20-25 minutes. The last 4th complex was not so interesting according our opinion, but instead we had to spend more time there...”

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8.Ayutthaya & Lopburi Monkey Temple Private Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 196 reviews · 10 hours · from $176

Review of a private Bangkok day trip to Ayutthaya and Lopburi, with temple ruins, bronze Buddha statues, lunch, and monkey encounters.

“Very friendly and nice tour guide. We were very satisfied. Our tour guide explained and showed us a lot about the temples and Thailand. We will definitely book again next time we stay. Thank you for this wonderful day.”

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9.Ayutthaya Summer Palace and Temples Day Tour from Bangkok

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 176 reviews · from $39

Review of the Ayutthaya day tour from Bangkok, covering Bang Pa-In Palace, three temples, transport, cost, timing, dress code, and value.

“Just be aware this is a long day due to the fact you choose to see the Royal Summer Palace in addition to 3 temples. Chicky was an amazing tour guide. Great English and very knowledgeable of the history we were seeing. He was incrediRead more”

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