3 Best Vaccination and Travel Clinics in Chiang Mai
Compare vaccination and travel clinics at Chiang Mai hospitals: published vaccine package prices, travel advice, adult vaccines and what to ask before you go. Check services, staff, fees and availability with each provider before you book.
Chiang Mai hospitals list adult vaccines such as influenza, HPV and dengue, with some prices published online.
A university hospital runs a travel clinic offering pre-travel advice and vaccination certificates.
Rabies treatment and travel vaccines are not always listed online, so ask before relying on a clinic after a bite.
Our method for this page
We read each provider's own web pages on vaccination and travel clinics in Chiang Mai and kept only statements we could trace to a source. Nobody paid to be included, and the list is not a quality ranking. Criteria:
Bangkok Hospital Chiang Mai gives vaccines at its Health Promotion Center on the 1st floor of Building B, open daily from 08:00 to 16:00. Its published vaccine package is a three-dose Gardasil 9 HPV course for people aged 15 and over, with the second dose one to two months after the first and the third at six months.
The page asks people to postpone if unwell or pregnant, suggests a Pap smear and HPV test first for those who are sexually active, and requires booking three days ahead. No travel vaccine or rabies packages were published.
It may suit Chiang Mai residents planning an HPV course who want the schedule and price set out in advance.
Three-dose HPV package
Dose schedule published
Health Promotion Center open daily
Book three days ahead
Health Promotion Center, Building B, 1st floorDaily 08:00–16:00+66 52 089 888
Worth confirming: Ask about travel vaccines and rabies treatment directly, as no packages for them are published.
Chiangmai Ram sells vaccines as packages through Chiangmairam Health Mart, its online shop, with a price on each. Adult packages include a two-dose influenza pack, a three-dose 9-strain HPV course, meningococcal B, Prevnar 20 for people aged 65 and over, and an RSV vaccine.
Children's packages cover age-based programmes from two months, a two-dose children's dengue course, influenza and meningococcal B. The shop does not list travel-specific vaccines, such as typhoid or Japanese encephalitis, or rabies.
It may suit Chiang Mai families and older adults looking for routine vaccines at a published price.
Published package prices
Adult RSV and Prevnar 20
Children's dengue vaccine
Online purchase
Worth confirming: No validity period is shown on the shop listing; confirm the price and how long the package can be used before buying.
Sriphat Medical Center is the private-care hospital of Chiang Mai University's Faculty of Medicine. Its travel clinic, on the 7th floor of the OPD Sriphat building, offers pre-travel preparation, vaccination and certificates, and checks and diagnosis for illness linked to travel.
A separate Northern Vaccine Center, on the 5th floor of the Excellent Building, vaccinates adults aged 18 and over against influenza, diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, chickenpox and dengue. Neither page lists individual travel vaccines, prices or opening hours.
It may suit people in Chiang Mai who want travel advice from a university hospital.
How to compare vaccination and travel clinics in Chiang Mai
In Thailand, vaccines are given by travel medicine clinics, hospital vaccine clinics and hospital emergency departments. The right place depends on why you need it: planned travel vaccines and advice, a routine adult or child vaccine, or urgent rabies treatment after a bite or scratch. The last of these cannot wait for an appointment.
This guide is general information, not medical advice. A doctor or travel health professional should decide which vaccines you need, based on your plans, age, health and vaccination history.
Travel clinic, hospital vaccine clinic or emergency department
Specialist travel clinics offer a consultation about your itinerary, then vaccines, certificates and advice on malaria and other risks. Some publish a full price list per dose and are authorised to give yellow fever vaccine and certificates. Hospital vaccine clinics tend to focus on adult and child vaccines such as influenza, hepatitis B, HPV, shingles and pneumococcal, often sold as packages with a fixed price and use-by date.
After an animal bite or scratch, go to the nearest hospital emergency department or a rabies clinic the same day. Several travel and vaccine clinics are closed in the evening, on Sundays or on public holidays, so do not wait for one to open.
Plan ahead for travel vaccines
The US CDC advises seeing a doctor at least a month before a trip, and the UK government suggests checking vaccine advice at least eight weeks before travel. Some vaccines need more than one dose, spaced days or weeks apart, and some take time to give protection.
For Thailand, the CDC recommends hepatitis A for unvaccinated travellers aged one and over and typhoid for most travellers, and asks people to keep routine vaccines such as MMR up to date. It suggests Japanese encephalitis vaccine for people moving to or spending a month or more in affected areas, or with higher-risk rural activities, but not for short city trips. It lists Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Pattaya and the Krabi islands as low or no risk for malaria.
Rabies: before travel and after a bite
Dogs with rabies are sometimes found in Thailand. The CDC says pre-exposure rabies vaccination should be decided with a healthcare provider, weighing your contact with animals and how quickly you could reach treatment. Pre-exposure vaccination does not remove the need for care after a bite, but it changes and simplifies what you need.
After any bite or scratch from a mammal, the WHO advises washing the wound with soap and water for at least 15 minutes, then getting medical care promptly. A doctor will decide whether you need vaccine alone or vaccine with rabies immunoglobulin, which some clinics and hospitals stock and others may need to source. Keep a written record of every dose and the dates of the doses still due, especially if you will finish the course elsewhere.
Yellow fever and certificates
According to the CDC, Thailand requires proof of yellow fever vaccination from travellers aged nine months and over arriving from countries with a risk of yellow fever, including those with a layover of more than 12 hours in such a country. It is not required for direct travel from countries without that risk. If you need a certificate, use an authorised yellow fever vaccination centre and bring your passport.
For other vaccines, ask the clinic to record each dose, the brand and the batch in an international certificate or vaccination booklet you can keep.
Dengue
Dengue is spread by day-biting mosquitoes and occurs across Thailand, in cities as well as the countryside. Several clinics and hospitals now list a dengue vaccine. Whether it suits you depends on your age, health and history, so discuss it with a doctor; avoiding mosquito bites remains the main protection.
Prices and what they include
Published prices are presented in different ways, so compare like with like.
Per dose, or for a full course
Whether the doctor's consultation, hospital fee and injection fee are included
Which brand of vaccine the price refers to
Whether a promotional price is limited to Thai residents
The use-by date of any pre-paid package
Whether the vaccine is in stock on the day you plan to visit
Questions to ask before you book
Which vaccines do you recommend for my itinerary, and which are optional?
Is the price per dose or for the full course, and how many doses will I need?
Are the doctor's fee, hospital fee and injection fee included in the price?
Which brand of vaccine will I receive, and is it in stock today?
Can you give me a dated record of each dose in an international certificate?
Are you an authorised yellow fever vaccination centre?
Do you treat animal bites, and do you stock rabies immunoglobulin?
What are your hours for walk-in rabies treatment, including weekends?
If I start a course here, can I finish it at another clinic or abroad?
Does the promotional price apply to visitors, or only to residents?
Warning signs
Advice to wait and watch for symptoms after a mammal bite or scratch instead of seeking same-day assessment.
No written record of the vaccine, brand, dose and date.
A package price with no clear number of doses or list of vaccines.
Vaccines recommended without any questions about your plans, health or previous doses.
A clinic that cannot say whether it is authorised to issue a yellow fever certificate.
At least one university hospital in Chiang Mai runs a travel clinic with pre-travel advice, vaccination and certificates. Call ahead, as individual vaccines and prices are not published.
What should I do after a dog bite in Chiang Mai?
Wash the wound with soap and water for at least 15 minutes and go to a hospital emergency department the same day for assessment.
Are vaccine package prices for residents only?
Some are. One Chiang Mai package was limited to Thai nationals and expatriates living in Thailand, with proof such as a work permit. Ask which price applies to you.
About the writer and reviewer
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Naruemon Chaiyasit
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Writes Thai Clinic Guide's guides and comparisons, collecting each fact from the provider's own pages and noting where it came from.
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Anucha Prasertkul
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