List of the official Financial Institutions’ Holidays in Thailand for B.E. 2561 (2018) from the Bank of Thailand

What most from the UK would refer to as bank holidays.

2018 bank holidays

• 1. Monday 1st January - New Year’s Day
  2. Tuesday 2nd January - Substitution for New Year’s Eve (Sunday 31 December 2017)
  3. Thursday 1st March - Makha Bucha Day
  4. Friday 6th April - Chakri Memorial Day
  5. Friday 13th April - Songkran Festival
  6. Monday 16th April - Substitution for Songkran Festival (Saturday 14 April 2018 & Sunday 15 April 2018)
  7. Tuesday 1st May - National Labour Day
  8. Tuesday 29th May - Wisakha Bucha Day
  9. Friday 27th July - Asarnha Bucha Day1
  10. Monday 30th July - Substitution for Royal Birthday (Saturday 28 July 2018)
  11. Monday 13th August - Substitution for Royal Birthday (Sunday 12 August 2018)
  12. Monday 15th October - Substitution for Royal Memorial Day (Saturday 13 October 2018)
  13. Tuesday 23th October - Chulalongkorn Day
  14. Wednesday 5th December - Royal Birthday / National Day / Father Day
  15. Monday 10th December - Constitution Day
  16. Monday 31st December - New Year’s Eve
  
  BoT link: https://www.bot.or.th/English/Financial ... /2018.aspx

For those planning travel on or around the above holiday dates (especially Songkran) it is advisable to book flights and rooms well in advance to ensure that they are available.

Possibility of ATM shortages

Please note that when a holiday occurs on a Monday or Friday there is an increased possibility of ATM machines running dry due to it being a three day weekend.

The possibility is even greater during the three periods this year when, including the weekend, banks will be closed for four days.

These are the three periods of four day closing this year (in April, July and December).

• April: Banks will close on Thursday 11th April re-opening on Tuesday 17th April.
  
  July: Banks will close on Thursday 26th July re-opening on Tuesday 31st July.
  
  July: Banks will close on Friday 28th December re-opening on Wednesday 2nd January 2019.