Vaccinations for Thailand: What CDC and UK Advice List

CDC recommends hepatitis A and typhoid vaccine for most travellers to Thailand, hepatitis B for unvaccinated people under 60, and routine vaccines up to date. Japanese encephalitis vaccine suits stays of a month or more. A yellow fever certificate applies to arrivals from or through listed countries.

By Vincent Nguyen and team

CDC recommends hepatitis A vaccine and typhoid vaccine for most travellers to Thailand. Keep routine vaccines up to date. A yellow fever certificate applies if you arrive from or through a listed country.

Vaccines for most travellers

Make sure routine vaccines are up to date before every trip. Visit your doctor at least a month before the trip.

Hepatitis A

Adults over 40, immunocompromised people and people with chronic liver disease get a single hepatitis A dose as soon as travel is considered.

Typhoid

Typhoid vaccine is not 100% effective. The injectable Vi vaccine is one dose at least 2 weeks before travel. The oral regimen is completed at least 1 week before exposure. Oral and injectable vaccines are available.

Tetanus

The UK booster advice applies to areas where medical facilities may be limited.

Hepatitis B

CDC recommends hepatitis B vaccine for unvaccinated travellers under 60. Unvaccinated travellers aged 60 or older may get vaccinated.

Thailand has an intermediate or high prevalence of hepatitis B. UK advice lists long-stay travellers among those at increased risk. Vaccination could be considered for all travellers.

Rabies before you go

Rabies vaccination before travel depends on your activities and on how hard prompt treatment would be to reach. UK advice recommends it for long-stay travellers staying more than one month. A full course shortens later treatment and removes the need for immunoglobulin.

Rabies vaccines are typically available throughout most of Thailand. For the bite itself, see the dog bite and rabies guide.

Japanese encephalitis: who and schedule

Japanese encephalitis occurs countrywide in Thailand all year, with peaks from May to October, especially in northern regions including the Chiang Mai Valley. CDC also lists cases from resort and coastal areas of southern Thailand.

CDC recommends the vaccine for travellers moving to an endemic area, spending a month or more there, or travelling there frequently. It is not recommended for short urban trips or areas with no clear season. Trips of less than a month to major urban areas carry minimal risk.

Staying a month or more in an endemic area in the transmission season is a group for whom UK advice considers the vaccine. Short trips of usually less than a month, especially to urban areas only, are lower risk.

The CDC schedule for the IXIARO vaccine finishes at least a week before travel.

Clinic prices per dose: inactivated JEVAX THB 445, live CDJEVax or Imojev THB 480 or THB 520. The clinic doctor sets the schedule for the brand given.

Yellow fever certificate

Thailand has no risk of yellow fever, but a certificate requirement exists. CDC does not recommend the vaccine for Thailand. Passengers who travelled from or through declared infected countries must hold an international health certificate showing vaccination for at least 10 days.

Arrivals show the certificate to immigration. From 1 July 2022 they also submit it through the electronic health declaration form (T8) at thaihealthpass.com before entering. The requirement covers travellers aged 9 months or over, and transits of more than 12 hours through an airport of a risk country. A certificate is valid for the life of the person vaccinated.

The declared countries and territories are listed below.

• Angola, Argentina, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon
• Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Congo (Democratic Republic and Republic), Cote d’ Ivoire, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia
• French Guiana, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria
• Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Suriname, Tanzania, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, Venezuela

The certificate is not required for direct travel from the United States.

Dengue, chikungunya, malaria and cholera

There are currently no dengue vaccines recommended for travellers in the United States. Chikungunya vaccination may be considered for stays of 6 months or more.

CDC recommends prescription malaria medicine for certain areas of Thailand. It lists no malaria transmission on the islands of Krabi Province or in Pattaya City. There is no longer active cholera transmission and the vaccine is not recommended.

Where to get vaccinated in Thailand

Thai Travel Clinic, Bangkok

The Thai Travel Clinic is on the 3rd floor of the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, at 420/6 Ratchawithi Road, Ratchathewi District, Bangkok 10400. Phone 02-306-9100 ext. 3034 or 02-3069145 in office hours. Appointments are available.

The clinic closes on Sunday and public holidays.

Every shot is preceded by a clinical assessment. Bring your previous vaccination record. Clients are observed in the clinic for at least 30 minutes after vaccination. A new vaccination record is issued at no extra cost.

Fees come on top of the vaccine in office hours: doctor THB 200, hospital THB 100, injection THB 20 per dose and THB 20 for a new registration. In extended hours the doctor fee is THB 400 and the hospital fee THB 200.

Queen Saovabha Memorial Institute, Bangkok

The Thai Red Cross institute is at 1871 Rama IV Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330. Its travel-medicine immunisation clinic is open Monday to Friday, 08:30 to 16:30, on 0 2252 0161.

Prices at the Thai Travel Clinic

The list was updated 12 October 2026. Prices are per dose and may change without notice.

When to get your shots

Visit a doctor at least a month before the trip. UK advice says four to six weeks. All travellers should hold adequate travel health insurance.

The injectable typhoid vaccine goes at least 2 weeks before travel. The Japanese encephalitis series finishes at least a week before travel. Yellow fever vaccination must be at least 10 days before arrival.

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Not confirmed: Whether the Thai Travel Clinic has typhoid vaccine in stock is not confirmed: its price list tags the row OUT. Queen Saovabha Memorial Institute travel clinic fees and Saturday opening are not confirmed.

General health information checked against the sources listed above, not medical advice. Rules, vaccine schedules and prices change; see a doctor or the hospital before you act. See how guides are checked.

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