Thailand Visa Cost for Indians 2026: Visa-Free Entry, eVisa Fees and What You Actually Pay

How Much Does a Thailand Visa Cost for Indians in 2026? (Quick Answer)

From 15 September 2026, most Indian tourists pay nothing to enter Thailand. Thailand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed on 3 September 2026 that the revised rules take effect from 15 September 2026, and the Tourism Authority of Thailand has said passport holders from 60 countries and territories get visa-exempt tourist entry for up to 30 days from that date. The Tourism Authority of Thailand's published list names India among those 60. No application, no fee.

Anyone landing on or before 14 September 2026 falls under the outgoing scheme, which is also free: Thailand's MFA confirmed that travellers entering under the 60-day exemption before 15 September 2026 may stay until the last date of their permitted period of stay.

Costs appear only when 30 visa-free days are not enough, or the trip is not a plain tourist trip. Headline figures, as of September 2026:

• Visa-exempt tourist entry from 15 September 2026 — THB 0, up to 30 days
• Extension of stay at a Thai immigration office — THB 1,900 for up to 30 extra days
• Tourist e-visa, single entry, 60-day stay — reported at around INR 3,000
• Multiple-entry tourist visa — reported at roughly INR 12,000 to 13,500
• Destination Thailand Visa — reported at INR 30,000, official fee THB 10,000
• Thailand Digital Arrival Card — free
• Overstay — THB 500 per day, capped at THB 20,000

One number trips up more readers than the rest. Sixty days is the tourist e-visa stay, and was also the old exemption length for entries up to 14 September 2026. Thirty days is the visa-free stay for arrivals from 15 September 2026 onward. The date you land decides which applies.

Government fees are quoted in baht where Thailand sets them in baht; the Indian e-visa fees are charged in rupees on thaievisa.go.th, and the baht-rupee rate moves, so check it on the day you pay.

Visa-Free Entry - What Is Free and What Changed in September 2026

The Royal Thai Government Gazette published four Ministry of Interior announcements on 31 August 2026, rewriting Thailand's visa exemption and Visa on Arrival system. Thailand's MFA set out what they do: revoke the 60-day exemption, expand the 30-day exemption to 60 countries and territories, add a 15-day tier, and cut Visa on Arrival to three countries and territories. The MFA statement of 3 September 2026 confirms they take effect from 15 September 2026.

If you enter on or before 14 September 2026

The outgoing 60-day exemption applies, and it costs nothing. Thailand's MFA confirmed that travellers entering before 15 September 2026 may stay until the last date of their permitted period of stay, so a 60-day permission granted on 14 September 2026 is not cut short on the 15th. That scheme launched on 15 July 2024 for 93 countries and territories.

If you enter on or after 15 September 2026

Visa-exempt tourist entry runs to 30 days, and the fee is still zero. The Tourism Authority of Thailand confirmed the 60-country list applies from that date, and its published list names India in it. The official list limits Visa on Arrival to Azerbaijan, Belarus and Serbia, and India was added to the 30-day exemption in the final Gazette notice, so there is no arrival fee.

What free entry does not cover

The new exemption is granted for tourism purposes. Any stay past the permitted 30 days moves you onto a paid route: an e-visa in advance, or an extension inside Thailand.

The Tourism Authority of Thailand confirms that visa-exempt entries by land are limited to two per calendar year, with exceptions for arrivals from Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia and Singapore. That matters for border runs, not for flying in.

Thailand eVisa Fees for Indians by Visa Type

Thailand's e-visa portal, thaievisa.go.th, has been open to Indian applicants since 1 January 2025, and that is where the fee is charged in rupees. Reports on the Royal Thai Embassy's revised fee schedule put a new price list in force from 27 April 2026, which is why older figures still circulate.

Tourist visa (TR), single entry

As of September 2026, the single-entry tourist e-visa is reported at around INR 3,000, roughly the THB 1,000 official fee, after the April 2026 revision; the exact amount is charged in INR on thaievisa.go.th, so check it there before paying. Other aggregators still quote INR 2,500, so treat any figure, this one included, as indicative rather than published.

The e-visa allows a stay of up to 60 days, which is why many Indian travellers still apply even though entry is free. It is single entry: anyone hopping to Cambodia or Vietnam mid-trip and returning needs a re-entry permit or a multiple-entry visa.

Multiple-entry tourist visa (METV)

The multiple-entry tourist visa is reported at roughly INR 12,000 to 13,500; confirm the exact fee on thaievisa.go.th, because aggregator figures for it disagree by several thousand rupees.

Destination Thailand Visa (DTV)

The DTV is reported at INR 30,000 under the April 2026 schedule, against an official fee of THB 10,000, and is described as a five-year multiple-entry visa allowing stays of up to 180 days per entry. Confirm it with the Royal Thai Embassy before applying.

Fees are not refundable

Thai e-visa and Visa on Arrival fees are processing charges, generally kept even if the application is refused. The decision belongs to the Thai consulate, so no agency can promise an outcome. Visarun's e-visa processing options are Standard at 2-3 business days, Express at 24 hours and VIP same day.

Visa on Arrival Fee - Who Still Pays It

Short answer for Indian passport holders: not you, not after 15 September 2026.

The Visa on Arrival fee is a flat THB 2,000, paid in cash, and non-refundable even if the application is denied. That fee is real; it simply stops being an Indian cost. Thailand's MFA confirmed the revised Visa on Arrival scheme covers only three countries and territories, and the official list limits Visa on Arrival to Azerbaijan, Belarus and Serbia. Indian tourists arriving from 15 September 2026 enter visa-free instead.

That also settles an old cash rule. The THB 10,000 per person proof-of-funds guideline belongs to the Visa on Arrival route, which India leaves on 15 September 2026; the Embassy of India's own advisory tells Indian travellers to carry THB 20,000 per person, and that is the figure to plan around.

Extension of Stay Fees Inside Thailand

One extension of up to 30 additional days at any immigration office costs THB 1,900 — the number that matters if your trip runs past the visa-free window.

A one-time 30-day extension at a Thai immigration office is expected to remain available under the new rules, subject to immigration approval, though that comes from Thai media rather than the Gazette text and the new regime only starts on 15 September 2026. No Immigration Bureau notice confirms it under the new exemption, so we recommend checking with the office you plan to use.

The same THB 1,900 applies on the e-visa route: a Thailand e-visa stay can be extended for an additional 30 days at any Thai immigration office for that fee. Extensions are granted at the officer's discretion, not on payment alone.

Mandatory and Hidden Costs - TDAC, Insurance, Proof of Funds, Airport Fees

Thailand Digital Arrival Card

The TDAC became mandatory for all foreign arrivals on 1 May 2025, replacing the paper TM6 form, and the Embassy of India's advisory confirms that completing it before arrival is mandatory. The Indian Embassy in Bangkok, in its advisory of 9 September 2026, advises completing the TDAC within 72 hours before arrival. It is filed free of charge on the official portal, tdac.immigration.go.th. Any site charging for a TDAC is a paid reseller, not the government.

Cash in hand

The Embassy of India in Bangkok advises Indian travellers to carry at least THB 20,000 per person in cash, according to the advisory as reported in September 2026. The embassy stresses actual cash, since immigration officers may not accept a credit card, debit card or digital wallet as proof of funds. It is not a fee and nobody takes the money, but immigration can ask to see it — the Indian Embassy advisory of 9 September 2026 notes that officers do not ask every traveller, but have the authority to do so at any point. Any rupee equivalent is approximate on the day of travel.

Documents

An advisory from the Embassy of India in Bangkok, as reported by Indian media in September 2026, tells travellers to carry confirmed return flight tickets, hotel booking confirmations and a clear travel itinerary. An 11-point advisory reported in July 2026 also asked for passport validity of at least six months from arrival.

Travellers staying with friends rather than in hotels keep asking what immigration accepts instead of a booking. The reported advisories name hotel confirmations and say nothing about private stays, and we found no published Thai rule setting out a substitute, so we suggest asking the Royal Thai Embassy in New Delhi before departure.

Insurance

Travel insurance is not mandatory for a Thailand tourist visa, though it is highly recommended given how much treatment costs foreigners in Thai hospitals. Premiums depend on age, cover and trip length.

Entry and airport fees

No tourist entry fee is being collected today, in September 2026. The earlier 300-baht plan was never implemented; in August 2026 the National Tourism Policy Committee backed a replacement flat 450-baht fee, now in public consultation, with collection targeted for early 2027, according to The Nation Thailand. Nothing is payable at the border yet. On airport and departure charges we have no current official figure, so we are not quoting one.

Total Cost Scenarios for a 7, 14 and 30-Day Trip

Visa and entry costs only. Flights, hotels, food and spending money are not included.

Seven days, arriving on or after 15 September 2026

Visa THB 0, TDAC THB 0. Total government cost: nothing. A week sits well inside the 30-day visa-free allowance.

Fourteen days, arriving on or after 15 September 2026

Same answer, THB 0. Still inside the 30 days.

Thirty days, arriving on or after 15 September 2026

THB 0, provided you leave on or before the last day of the 30-day stay granted at entry. Count from the entry permission, not from your booking.

Thirty days that turn into fifty

Visa-free entry at THB 0, plus one extension of up to 30 days at THB 1,900, subject to immigration approval. Total THB 1,900.

Longer stays, or a trip with a hop out of Thailand and back

The e-visa route: single entry reported at around INR 3,000 for a 60-day stay, extendable by 30 days for THB 1,900. Travellers who need to re-enter look at a multiple-entry visa at a reported INR 12,000 to 13,500, or a re-entry permit.

Arriving on or before 14 September 2026

THB 0 under the outgoing 60-day exemption, and the permitted stay granted at entry runs its full course even after the new rules begin on 15 September 2026.

Overstay Fines and Penalties

Overstaying a permitted stay results in a fine of THB 500 per day, capped at THB 20,000. At that rate the cap is reached after 40 days.

Beyond the money, overstays exceeding 90 days can lead to detention, deportation and re-entry bans lasting 1 to 10 years. How long a ban runs depends on the case.

The arithmetic runs the other way too: three extra days costs THB 1,500, most of the price of a lawful extension at THB 1,900 that covers a full month.

Recent Changes (2025-2026 Updates)

A short timeline, because most of the confusing advice online is simply out of date.

• 15 July 2024 — the 60-day visa exemption launches for 93 countries and territories
• 1 January 2025 — the e-visa portal opens to Indian applicants
• 1 May 2025 — the TDAC replaces the paper TM6 form
• 27 April 2026 — reports put the Royal Thai Embassy's revised fee schedule in force
• 19 May 2026 — the Cabinet approves a plan that would have narrowed the 30-day list to 54 countries
• July 2026 — the Cabinet reverses course and adds India to the 30-day visa exemption list instead
• 31 August 2026 — the Royal Gazette publishes the four Ministry of Interior announcements
• 3 September 2026 — Thailand's MFA confirms the effective date
• 15 September 2026 — the new rules take effect

A KPMG immigration alert described India's eligibility as one that would shift from VoA to the 30-day visa exemption, with India's VoA removed to eliminate overlapping visa privileges. That alert describes the proposal, not the final Gazette rule.

Country counts are easy to mix up: 93 was the old 60-day list from July 2024, 54 the abandoned May 2026 draft, and 60 the new 30-day list from 15 September 2026. The notices add a 15-day tier as well, which sits outside the scope of this guide.

The Embassy of India in Bangkok issued an advisory for Indian nationals in September 2026. As reported, it confirms the TDAC is mandatory before arrival and asks travellers to carry at least THB 20,000 per person in cash, with return tickets, hotel bookings and an itinerary. We have seen news coverage rather than the full text.

FAQ

Do Indian passport holders need a visa for Thailand right now?

Not for tourism. Entries on or before 14 September 2026 use the outgoing 60-day exemption; from 15 September 2026 Indian tourists get visa-exempt entry for up to 30 days. Longer or non-tourist stays need a visa.

How many days can Indians stay in Thailand visa-free?

Up to 30 days for arrivals from 15 September 2026. Anyone who entered on or before 14 September 2026 keeps the stay granted at entry under the old 60-day exemption.

Do Indians pay the THB 2,000 visa on arrival fee?

No. From 15 September 2026 the official list limits Visa on Arrival to three countries and territories — Azerbaijan, Belarus and Serbia — with India on the 30-day exemption instead. Indian tourists enter visa-free.

How much is the Thailand tourist e-visa for Indians in 2026?

Reported at around INR 3,000 for single entry, roughly the THB 1,000 official fee, after the April 2026 revision. Aggregators disagree, so check the amount charged on thaievisa.go.th before paying.

Is it 60 days or 30 days for Thailand?

Both, on different routes. Sixty days is the tourist e-visa stay, and was the exemption length for entries up to 14 September 2026. Thirty days is the visa-free stay from 15 September 2026.

Can a 30-day visa-free stay be extended?

A one-time 30-day extension at a Thai immigration office costs THB 1,900 and is expected to remain available under the new rules, subject to immigration approval. Confirm with the office you plan to use.

Is the Thailand Digital Arrival Card paid?

No. The TDAC has been mandatory for all foreign arrivals since 1 May 2025 and is filed free of charge on the official portal, tdac.immigration.go.th. Sites charging for it are resellers.

How much cash should an Indian traveller carry?

The Embassy of India in Bangkok advises at least THB 20,000 per person in cash, according to the advisory as reported in September 2026. The older THB 10,000 figure belonged to the Visa on Arrival route.

What does overstaying cost in Thailand?

THB 500 per day, capped at THB 20,000, which is reached after 40 days. Overstays exceeding 90 days can lead to detention, deportation and re-entry bans of 1 to 10 years.