Lounge Access

[canthai55]

Int'l departures on 4-th floor. Lounges on 3-rd floor. Can I clear Immigration and then go down one floor to lounge, chill, go back up to departure gate without having to clear Immigration again ?

BKK website gives no info

Thanks

[Upnotover]

Yes.  And you don't have to go back up as the gates are on the same floor as the lounges.

[canthai55]

BKK terminal map shows departures on 4-th floor. Or is that just the walkway ?  I remember that you need to go down some stairs to the actual departure lounges. Is this what you mean ? Never used Bangkok Flight Services before so unsure. Thanks

[Upnotover]

All the gates are accessed after going down one level from the shopping/eating level 4.  The first thing at each gate entrance is a ramp down another level so the actual gate itself is on level 2.  The lounges and gate entrances are on level 3.

[canthai55]

Thanks for your help.

[Aussieroaming]

All of the lounges are after Immigration. Not all lounges are on the same level as the departure gates though

[bubba]

No you definitely cannot reach the airline lounges after clearing immigration without going back through immigration. They are all located in the departures levels and you cannot reach those from the arrivals level unless you are transiting on an international connection and have an ongoing ticket. 

 

You also need a departure flight boarding pass to enter the lounges, so even if you could access them, you would not be allowed in. 

 

If you have a domestic connection, you will be able to use the Thai Airways domestic lounge, but it is usually so crowded and the food choice so bad, I just tend to avoid it. 

Edited April 14, 2017 by bubba

[steve187]

29 minutes ago, bubba said:

No you definitely cannot reach the airline lounges after clearing immigration without going back through immigration. They are all located in the departures levels and you cannot reach those from the arrivals level unless you are transiting on an international connection and have an ongoing ticket. 

 

You also need a departure flight boarding pass to enter the lounges, so even if you could access them, you would not be allowed in. 

 

If you have a domestic connection, you will be able to use the Thai Airways domestic lounge, but it is usually so crowded and the food choice so bad, I just tend to avoid it. 

why would travelers lounges be before immigration, which is immediately after check in

Edited April 14, 2017 by steve187

[bubba]

why would travelers lounges be before immigration, which is immediately after check in

Airline lounges at BKK are all located after departures immigration.


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[bubba]

No you definitely cannot reach the airline lounges after clearing immigration without going back through immigration. They are all located in the departures levels and you cannot reach those from the arrivals level unless you are transiting on an international connection and have an ongoing ticket. 
 
You also need a departure flight boarding pass to enter the lounges, so even if you could access them, you would not be allowed in. 
 
If you have a domestic connection, you will be able to use the Thai Airways domestic lounge, but it is usually so crowded and the food choice so bad, I just tend to avoid it. 

I'm really sorry but I I misunderstood Canthai's question. I was thinking of accessing the lounges on arrival, after clearing immigration.

As others have already stated, all the airline lounges are accessible after you clear departure immigration, before you go to your departure gate.

Ooops


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