Short answer
Foreigners pay 80 baht at each of the seven Fine Arts Department temples in Ayutthaya Historical Park, or 300 baht for one ticket covering all seven, according to the Ayutthaya Historical Research website and Wikivoyage in 2026. A few other temples, such as Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon, charge about 20 baht, and some sites are free. We could not open an official fee page in October 2026, so carry small notes and check at the booth. On our tour the temple tickets are paid on the day and come to about 280 baht.
Seven temples sell the main ticket, at 80 baht for foreigners
Ayutthaya Historical Park is run by Thailand's Fine Arts Department, and seven of its sites sell tickets: Wat Phra Si Sanphet with the ancient palace, Wat Phra Ram, Wat Mahathat, Wat Ratchaburana, Wat Chaiwatthanaram, Wat Maheyong and Wat Kudi Dao. That is the list in the park's announcement of free entry on 27 March 2026, as TrueID reported it. The Ayutthaya Historical Research website, which shows photographs from December 2025, gives 80 baht for foreigners at each site and 10 baht for Thai nationals.
Wikivoyage's entries for Wat Mahathat, Wat Phra Ram and Wat Kudi Dao, updated in August 2026, repeat the same 80 baht. The figure fits the band that Thailand's Cabinet approved in July 2023: Infoquest and Khaosod English reported that foreigners at archaeological sites would pay 80 to 120 baht, up from 50 to 100, and that Wat Kudi Dao joined the list of sites allowed to charge. Thai nationals kept their old rates.
The 300 baht ticket pays off from the fourth temple
The Ayutthaya Historical Research site lists 300 baht for foreigners for all seven sites, against 560 baht if you bought seven single tickets. Wikivoyage describes it as one Fine Arts Department ticket covering seven monuments within seven days, sold at any of the sites that charge. The sum is simple: four temples at 80 baht cost 320 baht, so the combined ticket saves money from the fourth temple, and only if you really go to four.
A visitor who sees three of the seven and stops pays 240 baht ticket by ticket, less than the pass. Other guides disagree with these numbers: a July 2026 guide on VoyageTips still lists 50 baht a temple and a 220 baht pass for six. We could not confirm either figure from a Fine Arts Department page in October 2026, so ask at the first booth which tickets are on sale and what they cost today.
Other temples charge 20 baht or nothing
Not every temple belongs to the seven. Ayutthaya Historical Research lists Wat Thammikarat, Wat Na Phra Men, Wat Phanan Choeng and Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon as active temples that charge foreigners a fee to help maintain the grounds. Wikivoyage puts Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon, Wat Na Phra Men and Wat Phu Khao Thong at 20 baht for foreigners. These are separate tickets: the 300 baht pass does not cover them.
Some of the best-known sights cost nothing. Wikivoyage lists Wat Lokayasutharam, with its very large reclining Buddha, and the Phra Chedi Suriyothai as free. Wihan Phra Mongkhon Bophit, the hall with the large bronze Buddha next to Wat Phra Si Sanphet, is free too, according to both Wikivoyage, updated in December 2024, and the Ayutthaya Historical Research site. Wear clothes that cover shoulders and knees at working temples.
Museums cost more than temples
Ayutthaya Historical Research gives foreigners' prices of 150 baht at the Chao Sam Phraya National Museum and 120 baht at the Chantharakasem National Museum. Wikivoyage lists the first as open Tuesday to Sunday and the second Wednesday to Sunday, both from 09:00 to 16:00. Chao Sam Phraya is where much of the gold found at Wat Ratchaburana and Wat Mahathat is now kept, so it is the museum most closely tied to the ruins you walk through.
The Dutch settlement, Baan Hollanda, and the Japanese settlement are listed at 50 baht each for foreigners. The Ayutthaya Historical Study Centre appears at 100 baht on the research site, but Wikivoyage says it has been closed to the public since 2019, so do not plan a visit around it. A single day from Bangkok rarely has room for a museum; with two days, the Chao Sam Phraya is the one to add.
Opening hours matter more than a few baht
Wikivoyage lists Wat Phra Ram as open daily from 08:00 to 18:00, Wat Phra Si Sanphet from 08:00 to 19:00 and Wat Chaiwatthanaram from 08:30 to 18:30, with no tickets sold there after 18:30. VoyageTips says the temples of the park are open every day from 8 am to 6 pm. The sources differ by up to an hour, so treat the closing time as approximate and check it on the day.
The practical point is the last entry. A visit that reaches a temple in the last half hour risks seeing it from the gate. Our day trip starts in the morning and lasts about 9 hours, so the group is at the temples well before the late-afternoon closing times. If you go independently, put the temple you most want to see first and the free or cheap ones last.
A free-entry day exists, but it is not a plan
On Friday 27 March 2026, the 115th anniversary of the Fine Arts Department, Ayutthaya Historical Park opened its seven ticketed sites without charge, for Thai and foreign visitors alike, according to TrueID's report of the park's announcement. It was a one-day event. We found no sign that free days are a regular part of the calendar, so price your trip on the normal rates.
Both Thai and foreign visitors were included in the 2026 offer. On any ordinary day, ask for a ticket when you pay and keep it. Wikivoyage's contributors advise insisting on a ticket, saying that money paid without one may not reach the park. Treat that as a reason to check the receipt, not as a warning about any one booth.
What temple tickets add up to on our day trip
Our Ayutthaya day trip from Bangkok is from $25 per person and includes transport from a central meeting point, an English-speaking guide and drinking water. Temple tickets and lunch are not included. The details we hold for the tour say about 40 to 80 baht per temple and about 280 baht in total, paid on the day, for four stops: Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon, Wat Mahathat, Wat Phra Si Sanphet and Wat Chaiwatthanaram.
The published rates add up to a little less: 20 baht at Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon and 80 baht at each of the other three makes 260 baht. Bring about 300 baht in small notes and you are covered either way. On this route the 300 baht combined ticket does not pay, because only three of the four temples are Fine Arts Department sites. Our price guide lists the other costs of the day.
Practical checklist
- Count your temples first: the 300 baht ticket only saves money from the fourth Fine Arts Department temple.
- Bring about 300 baht in small notes for temple tickets on our day trip, more if you add a museum.
- Ask for a ticket at each booth and keep it for the day.
- Check the closing time of each temple; tickets can stop selling before the gate closes.
- Check the price at the booth or on the park's own announcements before you travel, because we could not open an official fee page.
- Cover shoulders and knees, as our tour advises, and wear shoes that suit walking over brick ruins.
Questions and answers
How much is the entrance fee at Wat Mahathat?
Foreigners pay 80 baht according to Wikivoyage's entry, updated in August 2026, and the Ayutthaya Historical Research site; Thai nationals pay 10 baht. Wat Mahathat is one of the seven sites covered by the 300 baht ticket.
Is there one ticket for all the temples in Ayutthaya?
There is one ticket for the seven Fine Arts Department sites: 300 baht for foreigners according to the research site and Wikivoyage. It does not cover separately run temples such as Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon, which charges about 20 baht.
Is Wihan Phra Mongkhon Bophit free?
Yes. Wikivoyage, updated in December 2024, and the Ayutthaya Historical Research site both list free access to the hall with the large bronze Buddha beside Wat Phra Si Sanphet. Dress to cover shoulders and knees.
Are the ruins ever free for foreigners?
Not regularly. The park opened its seven ticketed sites free of charge on 27 March 2026 for the Fine Arts Department's 115th anniversary, as TrueID reported. Check the park's announcements rather than counting on a free day.
Should I bring cash for the Ayutthaya temples?
Yes. The advice for our tour is to carry cash for the temple tickets, and the smaller temples charge about 20 baht. We found no official statement about paying by card at the ticket booths.