Thailand National Park Fees for Foreigners: THB 100 to 500

A foreign adult pays THB 200 at a Group 2 park such as Khao Sok, THB 300 at Erawan or Doi Inthanon and THB 500 at the Similan Islands. Khao Yai and the Phi Phi islands charge a special THB 400. Similan is closed from 16 May to 14 October.

By Vincent Nguyen and team

National park fee tiers for foreigners

Thailand’s Department of National Parks sorts its national parks into four groups, and the group sets the entry fee. The groups come from a regulation published in the Royal Gazette on 9 December 2021. The schedule took effect on 7 June 2022.

Group 4 holds the Similan Islands and the Surin Islands. Group 3 includes Erawan and Doi Inthanon.

Who counts as a foreigner

The schedule sets the foreigner rate by nationality: a foreigner is anyone without Thai nationality.

Entry fees at seven popular parks

Khao Yai and the Phi Phi islands sit among five parks with a special charge on top of the group rate. The table shows both layers.

What a family of four pays

Two foreign adults and two foreign children pay these totals in park fees, before any vehicle charge:

• Group 2 park such as Khao Sok: THB 600 in all.
• Group 3 park such as Erawan or Doi Inthanon: THB 900 in all.
• Similan Islands: THB 1,500 in all.
• Phi Phi islands at the special charge: THB 1,200 in all.

Park by park

• Khao Yai is open from 06:00 to 18:00. Pay on the QueQ app or to the officers at the gate.
• Erawan closed for wildfire haze under a notice dated 21 April 2026. It reopened on 22 April 2026.
• Doi Inthanon and Erawan are two of the six parks in the QueQ e-ticket pilot.
• Maya Bay is on Phi Phi Le.
• Boats to the Similan Islands leave Tap Lamu pier at 08:30 and return at 15:00.

Vehicle fees

Vehicles pay a separate charge on top of the person fee.

Special charges at Khao Yai and the Phi Phi islands

A clause of the regulation lets the Director-General announce a special charge for a tourist site with important or fragile natural resources, with the National Park Committee approving. A notice dated 19 September 2022 names five parks: Khao Yai, Khao Laem Ya-Mu Ko Samet, Mu Ko Ang Thong, Phi Phi and Mu Ko Lanta.

Phi Phi islands

At Ko Phi Phi Don, Ko Phi Phi Le and Ko Mai Phai a foreign adult pays a special charge of THB 400 and a foreign child THB 200. The base fee at Phi Phi is THB 200 for a foreign adult and THB 100 for a foreign child. Read the total on your e-ticket before you pay.

Khao Yai

At Khao Yai the special charge is THB 400 per foreign adult and THB 200 per child. It applies to the attractions between the Noen Hom gate and the Chao Pho Khao Yai shrine gate. They include Heo Narok Waterfall, Heo Suwat Waterfall and the Pa Deo Die Cliffs.

Foreigners pay THB 400 and THB 200 at the Noen Hom and Pak Chong entrances from 19 September 2022.

Children, seniors and residents

For this schedule a child is aged 3 to 14, or no taller than 140 cm. Children under 3 are exempt, together with disabled people and monks.

Rates follow nationality

The regulation defines a foreigner by nationality. The senior exemption covers Thai seniors aged 60 and over, so a foreign senior pays the group’s adult rate.

On national days the Director-General may waive person and vehicle charges for Thai nationals. Thai students and Thai study groups pay the child rate. Foreign visitors pay the full rate on those days and at those groups.

Monsoon and seasonal closures

The Gazette closure announcement for 2026 lists, park by park, the sites that close and when. The marine parks close longest.

The Similan season runs from 15 October to 15 May. The rest of the Phi Phi park stays open while the three bays are closed. On 15 October 2026 the Department of National Parks announced that the Andaman marine parks, Phi Phi included, had opened for the season.

Closures also follow the weather: Erawan closed for wildfire haze under a notice dated 21 April 2026. The Khao Yai rows show waterfall and trail closures through the wet months.

Before you go

• Buy the e-ticket on the QueQ app for Khao Yai, Erawan, Doi Inthanon, Similan or Phi Phi.
• Pay by debit card, credit card, cross-bank bill payment or PromptPay.
• Show the QR code in the app to the officer.
• Carry the ticket with you while you tour the park.
• Add the vehicle charge if you bring a car or motorcycle.
• At Khao Yai one ticket covers a single day.
• Check the closure table for your month, since Similan runs 15 October to 15 May.
• Planning Erawan: see Erawan Falls fee, buses and trains.

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Not confirmed: Phi Phi: how the THB 400 special charge and the THB 200 base fee combine is not confirmed. Read the e-ticket total before you pay. Special charges at Ang Thong, Lanta and Koh Samet: the 19 September 2022 notice names these parks, but no amount was read.

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