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Chiang Mai & Sukhothai in 8 days

2 sightseeing days in Chiang Mai, a dedicated relocation day, then 5 days in Sukhothai. Includes Wat Phra Singh and Ramkhamhaeng National Museum, with guide-listed dining suggestions.

Adapted from community travel guides · Researched Sources & notes

The stops are drawn from the guides below; daily order, times and durations are our suggested adaptation. Available map pins are approximate, not provider-verified; missing coordinates remain unset. Prices are left unknown; check tickets, opening hours and transport before booking.

Route data adapted from Wikivoyage contributors, with our own selection and suggested timing; shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Source pages link to contributor histories. This is an editorial multi-day schedule; the source community has not rated this itinerary.

  • Stay in Chiang Mai for the first 2 sightseeing days; move to Sukhothai on day 3, then stay for 5 sightseeing days. Book accommodation in both bases rather than returning each night.
  • The 213 km figure is approximate straight-line separation, not transit distance. The relocation day reserves room for travel and check-in without promising a direct service or a same-day connection. Verify the journey before booking this two-base plan.
  • City visits and restaurants are adapted from the linked retained community-guide material, not newly verified opening hours, live menus or first-hand visits. Suggested times are editable planning blocks. Check closures, reservations, accessibility and dietary needs.
  • Cover photo shows the first city. Original source and photo credits remain attached. Adapted community route selections retain CC BY-SA 4.0 attribution; source research dates remain in the individual stop and dining notes.
4 local dining picks added to this itineraryDining sources

These picks have positive travel-guide coverage or a named professional recommendation; they are not live customer ratings. Suggested times are not reservations. Confirm service days, dietary needs and prices. Other days remain open for your own food discoveries.

  • Day 1 · O'Malley's Irish Pub — Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Wikivoyage contributors ↗
  • Day 2 · Khum Khantoke — Traditional. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Wikivoyage contributors ↗
  • Day 4 · Chopper Bar — Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Wikivoyage contributors ↗
  • Day 5 · Dream Café — Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Wikivoyage contributors ↗

Sources checked 2026-10-30. Community-guide dining data is adapted from Wikivoyage contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; source pages link to contributor histories.

Chiang Mai & Sukhothai itinerary: 8 days at a glance

Review the original daily plan before editing below. Times and durations are suggested planning blocks; dining stops are not reservations. Your personal edits appear in the editor and downloads.

Day 1: Chiang Mai: Wat Phra Singh & Wat Chedi Luang

  • · Wat Phra Singh · 120 min
  • · Wat Chedi Luang · 120 min
  • · Dinner: O'Malley's Irish Pub (Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties) · 75 min

Day 2: Chiang Mai: Wat Phra That Doi Suthep & Warorot Market

  • · Wat Phra That Doi Suthep · 120 min
  • · Warorot Market · 120 min
  • · Dinner: Khum Khantoke (Traditional) · 75 min

Day 3: Chiang Mai → Sukhothai: travel and check-in

  • · Relocate: Chiang Mai → Sukhothai · 600 min

Day 4: Sukhothai: Ramkhamhaeng National Museum & Wat Traphang Thong

  • · Ramkhamhaeng National Museum · 120 min
  • · Transfer to Wat Traphang Thong · 30 min
  • · Wat Traphang Thong · 75 min
  • · Dinner: Chopper Bar (Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties) · 75 min

Day 5: Sukhothai: Sangkhalok Museum & Phra Mae Ya Shrine

  • · Sangkhalok Museum · 120 min
  • · Transfer to Phra Mae Ya Shrine · 30 min
  • · Phra Mae Ya Shrine · 90 min
  • · Dinner: Dream Café (Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties) · 75 min

Day 6: Sukhothai: Wat Si Sawai & Wat Chana Songkhram

  • · Wat Si Sawai · 75 min
  • · Transfer to Wat Chana Songkhram · 30 min
  • · Wat Chana Songkhram · 75 min

Day 7: Sukhothai: Wat Phra Phai Luang & Wat Tao Thu Riang

  • · Wat Phra Phai Luang · 75 min
  • · Transfer to Wat Tao Thu Riang · 30 min
  • · Wat Tao Thu Riang · 75 min

Day 8: Sukhothai: Wat Maha That & Noen Prasat

  • · Wat Maha That · 75 min
  • · Transfer to Noen Prasat · 30 min
  • · Noen Prasat · 75 min

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Day 1
  • 10:00120m
    Chiang Mai

    Suggested visit block; confirm opening hours, admission and transfer time. Approximate map pin from a community guide; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Chiang_Mai (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 14:00120m
    Chiang Mai

    Suggested visit block; confirm opening hours, admission and transfer time. Approximate map pin from a community guide; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Chiang_Mai (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 18:0075m
    Dining
    149-14/15 Changklan Rd

    Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Guide-listed service: 09:00-02:00. Recheck with the restaurant. About 1.5 km straight-line from the preceding stop; allow transit or taxi time as needed, not a measured walking route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Chiang_Mai (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5397509; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 2
  • 10:00120m
    Chiang Mai

    Suggested visit block; confirm opening hours, admission and transfer time. Approximate map pin from a community guide; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Chiang_Mai (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 14:00120m
    Chiang Mai

    Suggested visit block; confirm opening hours, admission and transfer time. Map pin unavailable; locate the entrance before navigating. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Chiang_Mai (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 19:0075m
    Dining
    139 Moo 4, Nong Pakrung

    Traditional. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Guide-listed service: Daily 19:00-21:00. Recheck with the restaurant. Route distance is unknown; check travel time and the entrance. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Chiang_Mai (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5397509; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 3
  • 08:00600m
    Chiang Mai → Sukhothai

    Dedicated relocation day from Chiang Mai to Sukhothai; no transport is booked. The city centres are approximately 213 km apart in a straight line, not a measured road or rail route. Choose and book a suitable flight, train, bus or ferry; confirm operating days, total door-to-door time, luggage rules and arrival before making reservations. This full-day block is reserved time, not a timetable. Move the following day if your journey needs longer.

Day 4
  • 09:30120m
    Sukhothai

    Check admission, timed-entry availability and the current exhibition or visitor route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Sukhothai (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 12:0030m
    Sukhothai

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.15 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:0075m
    Sukhothai

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Sukhothai (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 18:0075m
    Dining
    Pravetnakorn Rd

    Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Service hours need confirmation. About 11.4 km straight-line from the preceding stop; allow transit or taxi time as needed, not a measured walking route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Sukhothai (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5344633; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 5
  • 09:30120m
    Sukhothai

    Check admission, timed-entry availability and the current exhibition or visitor route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Sukhothai (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 12:0030m
    Sukhothai

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (1.26 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:0090m
    Sukhothai

    Check visitor access and worship times; follow site-specific dress and photography rules. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Sukhothai (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 18:0075m
    Dining
    86/1 Singhawat Rd

    Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Service hours need confirmation. About 0.5 km straight-line from the preceding stop; allow transit or taxi time as needed, not a measured walking route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Sukhothai (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5344633; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 6
  • 09:3075m
    Sukhothai

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Sukhothai (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 12:0030m
    Sukhothai

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.57 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:0075m
    Sukhothai

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Sukhothai (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 7
  • 09:3075m
    Sukhothai

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Sukhothai (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 12:0030m
    Sukhothai

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.36 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:0075m
    Sukhothai

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Sukhothai (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 8
  • 09:3075m
    Sukhothai

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Sukhothai (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 12:0030m
    Sukhothai

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.23 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:0075m
    Sukhothai

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Sukhothai (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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