2024 Malaysia / Thailand / Cambodia: Costs
In this blog I will attempt to add up the costs of our 4 week trip through Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Cambodia.
As a recap:
We flew NZ to Singapore
Crossed into Malaysia at Johor Bahru
Train to Kuala Lumpur
Train to Georgetown
Train to Hat Yai, Thailand
Flew to Bangkok
Train to Kanchanaburi
Back to Bangkok
Bus to Hua Hin, and bus back to Bangkok
Flew to Siem Reap Cambodia
Flew Siem Reap to Bangkok to Singapore to NZ
The costs are for 2 people, and will be in $NZ, based on the exchange rate at the time
Flights
Napier to Auckland to Singapore $2,000
Hat Yai to Bangkok, $327
Bangkok to Siem Reap, $277
Siem Reap to Bangkok to Singapore, $741
Singapore to Auckland to Napier, $2,000
Total Flights: $5,381
Hotels ( in order )
Singapore: Four Points Sheraton Riverside, 1 night, $339
Johor Bahru: Fivers Downtown, 1 night, $201. ( this was including the night we booked and paid for which was for the month before! The night we stayed was $128 )
Kuala Lumpur: Santa Grand Classic KL Chinatown, 2 nights, $237 ( this price includes a night we didn’t use but paid for anyway, we only stayed 2 nights )
George Town: Citadines Connect, 3 nights, $317
George Town: Hotel Sentral Georgetown, 0 night, $70 ( we never stayed here, but booked and paid, then read the reviews… )
George Town: Bayview Hotel Georgetown Penang, 1 night, $70
Hat Yai: Centara Hotel Hat Yai, 3 nights, $428
Bangkok: Siri Heritage Bangkok, 2 nights, $169
Kanchanaburi: Bridge Residence, 2 nights, $136
Bangkok: Citadines Sukhumvit 11, 3 nights, $282
Hua Hin: BTC Boutique Resort, 2 nights, $294
Bangkok: Taipan Sukhumvit, 1 night, $100
Siem Reap: Royal Crown, 4 nights, $286
Singapore: Boss Hotel, 1 night, $193
Total Hotels ( 26 nights ): $3129
Average price per night for hotels: $120
Trains / Buses
All are trains unless stated otherwise
Singapore to Johor Bahru, $12
Johor Bahru to Gemas, $14
Gemas to Kuala Lumpur, $20
Kuala Lumpur to Butterworth/Georgetown, $55
Butterworth to Padang Besar, $6
Pedang Besar to Hat Yai, $0
Bangkok to Kanchanaburi, $10
Kanchanaburi to Bangkok, $10
Bangkok to Hua Hin ( bus ), $33
Hua Hin to Bangkok ( bus ), $33
Total on buses/trains: $193
From Singapore to Hat Yai ( which we flew out of ) cost of the trains: $107
Miscellaneous Costs ( taxis, grabs, food, supplies, entry fees, visas, etc ) excluding costs above.
Total: $3115
Total Cost:
Airfares: $5,381
Hotels: $3,129
Trains/Buses: $193
Spending: $3,115
TOTAL: $11,818
26 days travel = $454/day, including everything
For just the costs from Singapore back to Singapore ( ie excluding getting to Singapore ) = $300/day