50 minutes connection in BKK airport, enough?
I will be flying in at international terminal, clear custom, hop over to domestic terminal and catch a flight to Chiangmai. Is 50 minutes enough, or should I book a later flight to Chiangmai (next flight is 4 HOURS later!! really don't want to sit in airport for 4 hours)....
any opinion?
Thanks.
10 hours stop over in bkk
i have a 10 hour stop over in bkk. will i be able to go to the city. will immigration allow me? will there be extra charges aside from the 500bht terminal fee?
Double check your local flight too
I don't know how far ahead your visit is, but do double check your domestic flight is still valid a week or so before you arrive, in case they alter their schedules.
I booked a flight to Chiang Rai with TG departing supposedly 3 hrs after my international arrival at Bangkok. Sailed through OK to domestic, met the bf, presented ourselves at the TG checkin with e-tickets in hand, only to be met with bewilderment on the face of the check-in staff. TG had changed it's service/timetable, and the last flight to Chiang Rai had taken off as I landed in Bankok! I had booked the ticket by internet 2 months earlier... TG hadn't bothered to tell me they had cancelled my flight.
So after a few 'OMG' exclamations, the attentions of the supervisor, and a little voice in my head repeatedly having to remind me to 'keep calm' Thai style, there was just enough time to get on the last flight to Chiang Mai that evening, which they transferred us to. They phoned our hotel in Chiang Rai not to bother sending a car to meet us at the airport, and to advise them we would be arriving late. When we landed at Chiang Mai, we were escorted to a waiting limo with 2 drivers (one to drive and one with local knowledge to direct him to our hotel - figure that out?) to take us on to Chiang Rai. We were cold throughout the drive - no heater in the car... That thought hadn't occured to me before, living as I do in a country where cars are fitted with a heater as a basic feature. We arrived at midnight after a 3hr drive. But at least we got there that evening... just.
As it was nearing Christmas I had booked business class for the domestic trip, and boy was I glad I did. I don't think TG would have made much effort had we been flying economy. The cost of business over economy wasn't that expensive, and was worth every penny if only to watch the bf scoff 'a lot' from the buffet in the pre-flight lounge whilst waiting for the flight to be called. When I cast him a knowing look he smiled and said 'its free!'