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This is how it all went for us in the end. Checked in on line for Perth to BKK leg, went to Perth airport spoke to check in where we dropped off bags and got our boarding passes. They issued boarding passes for both legs. Perth to BKK and BKK to LHR.

I told check in desk that we were going to leave the airport and stay in hotel for the stop over. They checked our bags in for Perth to BKK leg only and we picked up our luggage at BKK and took it with us. I didn't ask about bags automatically transferring between Perth-BKK and BKK-LHR and us leaving the airport as we wanted to add stuff to our luggage that we were going to buy in Bangkok.

I went through passport control with my wife via the Thai lane I didn't have to pay any tourist tax or fill out visa on arrival form that I have in the past.

Next day just dropped the bags off at BKK as we were already checked in and had BKK-LHR boarding passes issued the day before.

Just to update this I spoke to Thai Airways contact centre yesterday. We fly in a few weeks time.

I asked about luggage and what I was told is when checking in on Perth leg to BKK to only check in luggage for that leg of the journey. We then collect luggage at BKK when we land and then check in the next day when we go back to the Airport the next day.

If we check luggage in for the complete journey in Perth then we will not be able to leave the airport as we will be checked in for the complete journey I.e. Perth - BKK-LHR 

I'll apply for the Transit Visa as it looks straight forward enough and will try and remember to comeback here and say what the outcome was.

Never having done such a long layover before do they automatically remove luggage and you collect it as normal or is it held and transferred to the next leg of the flight.

2 hours ago, soi3eddie said:

 

You're a UK citizen. Why would you need a transit visa to enter Thailand? Simply enter visa free. Your wife would enter as a Thai would.

 

I have been to Thailand numerous times entering by visa on arrival form but wasn’t sure if it would be the same procedure if stopping as a transit passenger.

I appreciate its the same way out via customs but wanted to check if it would be seen differently as it was a transit visit as you can never be sure with these bureaucratic immigration people.

Just wondering if anyone had done the same thing.

Just spoke directly with Thai Airways and they said I would need a Transit Visa.

According to the Thai representative I spoke to on the phone I would need to arrange this with UK Thai Embassy before the flight.

Not yet thought I would ask here as would have thought others have done this in the past even if travelling to different country than the UK after layover

Me and Thai wife are flying with Thai Airways from UK stop BKK then fly to Australia to visit family over the Christmas break. On the way there it is 1 hour 20 minutes layover before connecting flight to Australia from BKK on the way back i.e. Australia to BKK it is a 22 hour layover in BKK.

I have UK passport wife has UK & Thai passport. On the way back would we be able to go through customs check in a hotel etc. like a tourist then come back for connecting flight next day without any issues.

As connecting flight is with same airline from Aus-BKK-UK then I assume luggage would be automatically transferred internally at BKK for UK leg. Or would we need to request it be unloaded and then check back in with luggage in BKK when we check in. We wouldn't need anything in the luggage as we could have in hand luggage anything required for overnight.

On 9/29/2023 at 4:18 PM, nglodnig said:

Don't mention it! Oh, you didn't.....

Thank you for the recommendation and sorry I didn't reply the second you pressed the Submit Reply button I will be much quicker next time.

Flying from Bangkok into Krabi then need taxi to hotel near Klong Muang Beach.

Can anyone recommend a taxi service from the airport or is it best to just use local one on site at the airport.

What sort of cost should it be

Best thing I heard was "you will never out train a bad diet"

I hear a lot of people in the gym saying they are training so that they can down their 3-4 pints of beer after the gym with their friends. None of them are getting slimmer

On 3/15/2018 at 12:55 AM, Langsuan Man said:

No,  I had to Google what a PIR spotlight was, so I could give you  the url

See google is your friend :)

7 hours ago, Langsuan Man said:

Why don't you just say Motion detector light ?

 

Here:

 

https://www.homepro.co.th/category/13156

Thank you for the link. You obviously understood what I was asking for

Can anyone recommend where to get mains powered PIR spotlights on line in Thailand.

Want to order them and send to family up north in Isaan

6 hours ago, deptrai said:

Yes.  [email protected]

 

Thank you

Can Mr Roong be contacted via email for bookings prior to arriving in Thailand

I have a friend flying into Suvarnabhumi airport later in the year. He is landing around 2am and wants to go straight to Hua Hin.

What would be the best way to get there and any contact details if you recommend getting a Taxi

Can anyone recommend where to get an acoustics guitar for a 12 year old child in Udon Thani.

Daughter has taken an interest in learning as she started lessons in school but for first one just want something cheap will need a case/bag also

Doesn't have to be new.

1 minute ago, Scotwight said:

There are a full range of skin tones in Thailand from black to white.  

The hand holding the needle and hand holding the top up skin tone are different colours

5 minutes ago, Enoon said:

 

"Visit" = Holiday in Korea = rich Thai = deathly pale skin?

 

Have you never seen one of the "Ghost Women" of Thailand?

I've heard of Photoshop 

That skin tone in the photo doesn't look Thai

To make the experience as real as possible I assume he used Tuna tins

Avoid Ratchawithi road while it gets ugly cabling makeover

BANGKOK — Starting Friday, Ratchawithi Road will be partially closed as authorities begin moving its infamous tangle of overhead cables underground.

They make it sound like they will dig the road up and just magically drop the existing cables into the ground. I imagine there are going to be lots of disruption to users in these areas for sometime.

Quite interesting that TAT have used a Thai/foreign relationship (thought that would be a no no), I also noticed they weren't wearing life jackets when on that boat trip and she was also wearing a wedding ring.

She also looked surprised when he turned up out of the blue guess she was waiting for guy number 3 not him lol