Flying From Bangkok To Spain

[jasreeve17]

In October I plan to pop to Spain for a few weeks.

I'll need to fly from Bkk to either Valencia or Alicante (or Murcia, but that's quite a little airport I think) and was wondering on good prices / routes?

I haven't flown to Europe in half a dozen years and have lost touch of costs. Could I get there and back for 50,000 baht?

I'm considering a Lufthansa flight to Frankfurt then finding a local airline to Spain, or a flight to Madrid then a local flight to Valencia (55E I saw on Spanair which looked excellent.)

Any suggestions?

[tw25rw]

Don't Thai fly to Madrid? Or have they stopped that?

[dr_Pat_Pong]

Don't Thai fly to Madrid? Or have they stopped that?

They do.....via Rome.

[dr_Pat_Pong]

Don't Thai fly to Madrid? Or have they stopped that?

[libya 115]

I have done this. It is very difficult because Iberia do not fly from Bangkok. They use a codeshare with British Airways.

The cheapest way to do it is find a cheap flight to London Heathrow or Gatwick, then make a separate booking with Iberia: London-Spain.

Do not make the mistake of booking an all-in ticket (only convenient for baggage).

Good luck. You will need it.

[THAILIBAN]

i guess the most convenient way to get there would be with Air France via Paris. no backtracking necessary. I am pretty much sure they fly to either Valencia or Alicante.

probably will cost u no less than 50.000, though. depends on the season.

Thai flies to Madrid, and then u could book a dmestic connection through the internet, if u r familiar with the airlines there.

but i wouldnt recommend that. once ur intercontinental flight is delayed, and u miss your connectinmg flight subsequently, u will loose ur ticket on any inexpensive carrier, as there is usually no refund.

every good travel agent (okay, there arent many good ones with a knowledge of Europe in Thailand) should be able to assist u.

[jasreeve17]

Thanks for everyone's advice.

The best (not good, but best for me) option is to go Gulf air via one stop to Paris or London for 35,000 baht then go a cheap airline to Spain (clickair or something for under 100 euros). Paris saves a couple of hours flying time.

I might not be able to find any better than this. Though I'm looking what cheap airlines fly to Valencia / Alicante, then checking where they fly from. I'm hoping for something like a 35,000 direct to Zurich then a cheap local airline to Valencia for a hundred euros or so. It'd potentially save hours in connections.

Thanks again.

[Brown1950]

Would suggest you try Air Berlin - Bangkok via Dusseldorf to all major cities in Spain

[LaoPo]

Would suggest you try Air Berlin - Bangkok via Dusseldorf to all major cities in Spain

I second that. Duesseldorf is a nice airport; not too big, handy and many many flights to Spain, daily. They are the Mother company of LTU as well.

Here you go:

http://www.airberlin.com/site/start.php?LA...=1&MARKT=TH

WOW: I just checked and found that they're even flying BKK-Palma de Mallorca; from there it's just a stone's throw away to your destination.

http://www.airberlin.com/site/abvakanz_c.php?LANG=eng

LaoPo

Edited August 5, 2008 by LaoPo

[tartempion]

Isn't Qatar flying to Madrid 4xweek?