IV Drip Price in Thailand: Clinic, Hospital or Home Visit?

How much is an IV drip in Thailand? Going by published price lists from 2025–2026, a basic drip at a small clinic can start at around ฿1,000–1,500, while the same kind of drip at a hospital, or brought to your hotel, more often costs ฿3,000–9,000. The IV drip price in Thailand that you actually pay depends less on the bag of fluid and more on where you have it, who gives it and what is added.

This guide explains what drives the cost, shows example ranges from Koh Samui, Bangkok and Koh Phangan, and lists our own all-in prices so you can compare like with like. Treat every figure from other providers as an approximate example. Prices change.

What drives the IV drip price?

Two drips with similar names can be thousands of baht apart. These are the main reasons.

Clinic, hospital or mobile service

A walk-in clinic usually has the lowest headline price, because you travel to them. Hospitals tend to charge the most for the same type of drip. A mobile service comes to your room, so the visit itself is part of the cost, either built into the price or charged on top.

What goes into the bag

Plain fluids and electrolytes cost less than a drip with added vitamins, minerals or medicine for nausea and pain. Myers’-style drips with several vitamins and minerals sit near the top of most price lists.

Doctor or nurse

Some services send a doctor, others a nurse. Doctor-led drips can be priced higher. Either way, ask who will actually place the cannula and stay with you while the drip runs.

Call-out fees and add-ons

Some clinics quote a low drip price and add a separate fee for a hotel or villa visit. Extra vitamins or medicine may also be charged as add-ons, so the final bill can be higher than the advertised starting price.

Hospital bills

At a hospital, the drip may be one line on a bill that can also include a consultation and other charges, and service charges or VAT may be added. Ask whether the price you’re quoted is the total.

Typical IV drip price ranges in Thailand

So how much is the IV drip at a clinic, a hospital or in your hotel room? The table below shows examples from published price lists, 2025–2026. They come from a small number of providers, not a survey of the whole country, and prices change.

Where and what (examples from published price lists, 2025–2026; prices change)	Typical range
Koh Samui clinic: basic hydration	฿1,000–1,500
Koh Samui hospital: basic hydration	฿3,500–5,000
Koh Samui clinic: hangover drip	฿2,000–3,000
Koh Samui hospital: hangover drip	฿5,000–8,000
Koh Samui clinic: vitamin C drip	฿1,500–2,500
Koh Samui hospital: vitamin C drip	฿4,000–6,000
Koh Samui clinic: Myers’ cocktail	฿2,500–3,500
Koh Samui hospital: Myers’ cocktail	฿5,000–9,000
Koh Samui hotel or villa call-out fee (on top)	About ฿1,000–1,500
Bangkok: doctor-led hangover drip	From about ฿4,500
Bangkok budget clinic: basic vitamin drip	From around ฿1,000–1,500
Koh Phangan: doctor’s hotel-visit service	฿3,000–5,000

Notice the call-out fee. A ฿2,500 clinic drip delivered to your villa can come to ฿3,500–4,000 once the visit is added. That is why comparing headline prices alone can mislead you.

Our IV drip prices on Koh Phangan

Our prices include the nurse’s visit to your villa, hotel, bungalow or condo and all sterile, single-use equipment. There is no separate call-out fee.

Drip	Price (nurse’s visit included)	Time
Hydration Boost	From ฿2,900	30–45 min
Hangover Recovery	From ฿3,500	45–60 min
Traveller’s Tummy	From ฿3,900	60 min
Immunity Shield	From ฿3,900	45 min
Energy & Recovery	From ฿4,200	45–60 min

A licensed nurse usually arrives in about 45 minutes, any day from 8:00 to 22:00, and stays with you the whole time. You can pay in cash (THB), by Thai bank transfer or PromptPay, or by card. Full details of each drip are on our IV drip treatments page.

Hangover IV drip cost

Hangover drips are the ones most visitors ask about. In the examples above, the hangover IV drip cost runs from about ฿2,000–3,000 at a Samui clinic you visit yourself to ฿5,000–8,000 at a hospital, with doctor-led versions in Bangkok from about ฿4,500.

Our hangover IV drip on Koh Phangan starts from ฿3,500 with the nurse’s visit included. It contains 1L of electrolyte fluids, B-complex and vitamin C, plus anti-nausea medicine and pain relief if the nurse’s health check shows they’re suitable.

Whatever the IV hangover cure cost, be realistic about what you’re paying for. A drip helps you rehydrate faster than drinking when you can’t keep fluids down, and many people feel better within a few hours. It doesn’t cure a hangover, and the evidence for the vitamins in drips is limited.

What a cheap price should make you ask

A low price isn’t automatically a problem, but a drip goes straight into your vein, so it’s worth a few questions before you agree.

• Who gives it? Ask whether a licensed nurse or a doctor will place the cannula, and whether they stay until the drip is finished.
• Is the kit sealed? The cannula, lines and bag should be sterile, single-use and opened in front of you.
• Are the products registered? Ask what is in the bag and whether the products are registered medicines for injection.
• Is there a health check? Blood pressure, heart rate and a few questions about your health should come before any drip.
• Is the price final? Ask whether the visit, add-ons and any service charge are included.

Ways to pay less

If friends want a drip too, book together. One visit for several people means IV drip group deals with discounts of up to 15%.

If you need a drip because a stomach bug has left you dehydrated, your policy may cover part of the cost. Our guide on whether travel insurance covers an IV drip explains what insurers usually ask for. Hangover and wellness drips are rarely covered.

Price matters, but so does who looks after you. If you’re comparing options on Koh Phangan, start with our hydration IV drip or hangover IV drip pages, and message us if anything about the cost is unclear before you book.