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Thailand Emergency Contacts & Numbers

Save these numbers before you travel. In a genuine emergency, seconds matter.

Save These Numbers Now

Screenshot this page or save the numbers in your phone contacts before you need them. Thai emergency services respond to calls even if you only speak English.

Thai Emergency Services

ServiceNumber
Tourist Police1155
Police (General)191
Ambulance / Medical1669
Fire Department199
Highway Police1193
Disaster Relief1784

Embassy & Consulate Emergency Lines

For passport emergencies, arrest, hospitalisation or death of a citizen abroad. These are the Bangkok embassy numbers — consulates in Chiang Mai and Phuket may also assist.

CountryEmergency / After-Hours
United States+1 202-501-4444
United Kingdom+44 20-7008-5000
Australia+61 2-6261-3305
Canada+1 613-996-8885
Germany+49 30-5000-2000
France+33 1-4317-6767

Always call the country-code formatted number from a Thai SIM card. Dial 001 or 009 before the country code.

Major Hospital Hotlines

Bumrungrad International (Bangkok)

+66 2-066-8888

Bangkok Hospital (Bangkok)

+66 2-310-3000

Samitivej Hospital (Bangkok)

+66 2-711-8000

Bangkok Hospital Phuket

+66 76-361-888

Chiang Mai Ram Hospital

+66 53-920-300

Koh Samui Hospital (Government)

+66 77-913-200

Travel Insurance Emergency Lines

These are general assistance numbers — your specific insurer number will be on your policy card. Save it before you fly.

What to have ready when you call:

  • Your policy number
  • Your passport number
  • Name and address of hospital or clinic
  • Nature of the emergency
  • A local Thai phone number if possible