Chumphon
Kitesurf spot · Thailand
Is it worth the trip?
We don't know which way the shore faces here, so we can't warn of offshore wind: kite and windsurf aren't scored.
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We don't know which way the shore faces here, so we can't warn of offshore wind: kite and windsurf aren't scored.
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About Chumphon
Known for kitesurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. We don't know which way the shore faces here, so we can't warn of offshore wind: kite and windsurf aren't scored.
A spot for kitesurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it. The town to stay in is Chumphon.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,150–US$2,290 each
about US$1,150–US$2,290 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to USM, estimated from distance and season, changing at HKG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$884–US$1,840 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$47–US$80 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$100–US$161 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$114–US$208 |
| Total | about US$1,150–US$2,290 |
Kit hire is not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Chumphon
1 min by car · 127 places to stay
about US$33/nightcountry average
About Chumphon its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$33 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 29h 15m
About 29h 15m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → USM, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG), then 2h 45m by road
Flights ORD → USM on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.