how much time in advance do you need to be in the BANGKOK airport before boarding for your return flight ?

It would be too silly to miss the plane and have to stay more time in thailande

Regards.

Edited August 6, 201115 yr by ipweb

long haul flights they recomend 3 hours..

 

id usually be 3 hours in advance anyway, make use of the launge access

 

2 hours is about the limit, just incase something happens on the way to the airport, accident etc

Edited August 6, 201115 yr by fostraswift

how much time in advance do you need to be in the BANGKOK airport before boarding for your return flight ?

It would be too silly to miss the plane and have to stay more time in thailande

Regards.

 

I think two hours can be enough. Do not forget imigration row can be long. You can spent on this place long time. You do not want stay more time in Thailand? You are first man has this opinion !

2-3 Hours. Check in isnt usually so bad, but immigration can be very full at time.

Two hours probably the best in my opinion....

gota love been a silver member with etihaid, fast pass immigration and security

Edited August 6, 201115 yr by fostraswift

Usually Airlines have a "last check-in" time, ask your travel agency about your airline - long-haul flights I believe it's 90 minutes. Anyway if you check-in by that time, the airline will help to get you through immigration and customs quick and get you on board in time.

 

But be careful to cut it to close if you miss that time, you are toast and end up in front of a closed check-in counter.

Edited August 6, 201115 yr by pattaya.fan

On my last couple of trips I have left Pattaya by taxi at 0900hrs for a 1250hrs departure.

On my last couple of trips I have left Pattaya by taxi at 0900hrs for a 1250hrs departure.

of course there are worse places to miss your flight than thailand

 

dammm ...stuck in thailand for another week...lol

My flight take off at 22h50, so i guess i can leave PATTAYA with a taxi around 18h00.

do NOT miss flight

If on a 30 day visa things can go bad quick, usually 1 day over-stay no problem, after 2 days it can get messy. 500B fee per day, you have 500B on you ? right ?

Airline can charge you up to a new return ticket price if you miss flight, minium a 100 USD/euro re-book fee. OOPPs no flights for a couple of days, now you pay overstay fee, hotel bill......

 

Easy fix don't be late, allow 2 hours to get to BKK, and 3 hours for airport delays

5h00 in advance is a good compromise.

As a former airline employee i have travelled as as staff passenger many times from bangkok, allmost all airlines close their flight for checkin at -45 mins to the published departure time ,it is at that time that they close the check in for any remaining booked passengers , they then onload the passengers that have been waiting , ie standby and staff ticket passengers , then they finalise the the flight to calculate the weight and balance of the aircraft. When i fly i allways arive 3 hours early.

If it helps, I allow 2 hours for travel to BKK (taxi's can be late turning up, you never know what might happen on the roads.....) plus 2 hours for check-in time. So, I travel 4 hours ahead of the flight time. It usually means wasting about an hour having a meal and drink before boarding, but I'd rather be way too early than just a little late.

 

Cheers

 

Perthie

If it helps, I allow 2 hours for travel to BKK (taxi's can be late turning up, you never know what might happen on the roads.....) plus 2 hours for check-in time. So, I travel 4 hours ahead of the flight time. It usually means wasting about an hour having a meal and drink before boarding, but I'd rather be way too early than just a little late.

 

Cheers

 

Perthie

 

Pretty much the same with the 4 hour rule and never had a problem.

gota love been a silver member with etihaid, fast pass immigration and security

there is no fast track at bangkok airport

there is no fast track at bangkok airport

 

there is fass track for immergration and security at bangkok airport

Last time i travelled it took 2 hours getting througn immigration so you would def need to leave 3 hours when you get to Bangkok airport.