What to install on a smartphone before a trip to Thailand

Travel guides

Thailand: Guide and travel guide

A quality offline guide with many articles on Thailand's regions and attractions. The premium version provides information about transport, the best vacation spots, markets, shopping centers and many other interesting establishments. There is also a built-in scheduler for creating lists of things to take with you.

Thailand - Travel guide and guide

A great iOS guide with tons of information on the best hotels, beaches, walks, and islands to visit. Articles about attractions will acquaint you with interesting facts from the history of the country, and a section with cautionary information will remind you of possible risks and dangers.

Thailand: Offline travel guide

A handy guide that includes many articles on cities and cultural sites, customs and nightlife, in-country mobile communications, shopping and more. There is an offline map of Thailand right in the application, which allows you to find your way around in the absence of other means of navigation.

Cards

MAPS. ME

Detailed offline maps that make it easy to find the store, pharmacy or bank you need. The application supports routing for any type of transport, allows you to save places on the map, as well as send your coordinates to friends using SMS, instant messengers or social networks.

Thailand map

A simpler map of Thailand available in 2D and 3D. A special tourist mode allows you to display sights on top of standard points of interest and, if necessary, pave a route to them. Description of objects is loaded from Wikipedia.

Bangkok Metro Guide

An interactive map of the Bangkok subway that allows you to find the best route in a couple of clicks, calculate travel time and even find out the fare. The metro line map can be displayed either over the city map or without it. The same application will allow you to track departures from the local Suvarnabhumi Airport.

Thailand Rail Map - Bangkok

For those who like to travel with savages, a detailed map of the railway network of Thailand with all stations, reference information and even a photo may be useful. In the case of Bangkok, metro lines are also displayed, including their overground parts.

Language

Learn Thai - Speak Thai

Given the complexity of the Thai language, it will be much easier to communicate with locals in broken English or at least in sign language. However, if you still decide to surprise Thais by learning a few words and phrases, it is better to start acquaintance with the language with this simple application.

Learn Thai

This translator is suitable for quickly finding an expression, number or word to ask a question, or, conversely, answer someone from the local. All words and phrases are divided by topic and voiced so that you don’t break your language and clog your head with transcription.

Google translator

This service does not need any special introduction. This is the most popular option for translating words and whole sentences. There is support for offline mode and the ability to recognize text through a smartphone camera, which is very useful when translating various signs and plates.

Transport

Rent a Car - CARNGO.com

The app of a major car rental service that has partnerships with the most renowned suppliers including Hertz, National, Payless, Sixt, Europcar and many more. Right in the app, you can compare all prices and find the most suitable option. It can be either a small car for a day or a minibus for a month.

Grab - Cars, Bikes & Taxi Booking App

The Asian analogue of the Yandex. Taxi service, which allows you to order a car and track its entire route. The cost of the trip is usually displayed in advance, taking into account the selected vehicle. You can order both a comfortable SUV and a simple motorbike.

Reviews

TripAdvisor

This application can be used as a navigator for restaurants, clubs and bars. A huge database of reviews with photos allows you to compile a list of must-see establishments in advance. Similarly, based on feedback from other users, you can choose a hotel to stay even before your trip.

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Foursquare

An alternative service with a huge number of ratings and reviews about various establishments around the world. With Foursquare, you can find out not only details about cuisine and service, but also get information about prices and opening times.

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Useful

Thailand Airports

A useful application that allows you to monitor in real time information about departures and arrivals from the airports of Bangkok, Phuket or Koh Samui. For each of them, detailed plans are provided so that you definitely do not get lost. All this is supplemented by photographs, descriptions and layouts of aircraft cabins, allowing you to get acquainted with the location of the seats.

Thai street food

Rounding out the collection is a quality guide to Thai food, sponsored by the National Institute of Nutrition of Thailand. It contains descriptions, photos and recipes for a wide variety of dishes. The application is in English, but even so it may well help to place an order in a restaurant, becoming your reference point in the world of local cuisine.