Most travelers to Thailand come to us for hepatitis A and typhoid, and those going rural or staying longer add rabies and Japanese encephalitis. Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Phuket and Koh Samui all sit outside the areas where CDC recommends malaria tablets. A pre-travel consultation is $95 per person and each vaccine is priced per dose.
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What we usually give for Thailand
| Vaccine | Cost per dose |
|---|---|
| Hepatitis A | $135 |
| Typhoid, oral (Vivotif) | $195 |
| Typhoid, injection (Typhim Vi) | $215 |
| Hepatitis B | $125 |
| Hepatitis A and B combined (Twinrix) | $185 |
| Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) | $115 |
| Rabies, for longer or rural stays | $475 |
| Japanese encephalitis | $415 |
Your nurse practitioner decides what you need at the consultation. See the full price list or everything we give the same day.
Malaria, and why most travelers need no tablets
This surprises people. CDC places malaria risk in Thailand mainly in the rural and forested provinces along the borders with Myanmar, Cambodia and Malaysia. For Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Phuket, Koh Samui, Koh Pha Ngan, Krabi and Pattaya, CDC advises insect bite precautions rather than preventive tablets.
If your trip does take you into a border province, we will prescribe accordingly. More on malaria prevention.
Also worth discussing
- Japanese encephalitis for a month or more, for repeated travel, or for shorter trips with rural, hiking, camping or unscreened accommodation. Not recommended for short urban stays.
- Rabies for long stays or animal contact, including the monkeys around the temples and the dogs on the islands.
- Dengue is present year round and there is no dengue vaccine available to travelers in the United States, so daytime bite precautions are the whole strategy. See our notes on dengue.
- Food and water. We send you with a plan for treating travelers' diarrhea, which matters more here than any vaccine. See travelers' diarrhea.
- Routine vaccines brought up to date, measles above all. We do not stock the chickenpox or COVID-19 vaccines, so arrange those with your regular doctor if you need them.
When to come in
Ideally 4 to 6 weeks before you fly, which leaves room for any vaccine that needs more than one dose. It is never too late, so come in anyway if you are leaving sooner. Your pre-travel consultation is with one of our nurse practitioners, who see travelers every day and work alongside our founder and medical director, Dr. Bradley A. Connor.
For the current detail on Thailand, including any outbreak notices, see the CDC destination page (opens in a new tab).