Do Bangkok airports offer a transit visa for short layovers between international flights?

@Amaël *****

times are changing and while there is no specified limit be assured Thai Immigration are watching.

@Hartfried *******

there is no maximum visa exemptions you can have from Thailand, so you're going through unnecessary trouble.

@Ci***

there is no transit visa available at any Thai airport. Period. Thailand does have a transit visa but it has to be obtained in advance and it’s really only applicable for those not eligible for visa exemption or Visa on Arrival or ship’s crew members. Just use your 30-day visa exemption. There is no downside to that.

@Rob *****

if you book through kiwi.com they give a guarantee I'd you miss your connection due to delays they will put you in another plane no charge

@Ci***

. This is one I got from KL. It is becoming commonplace because some budget airlines do point to point on many routes and don't do through bookings. In this case I flew with Air Asia Philippines to KL then Air Asia X to Australia. I couldn't book through so I had to "enter" Malaysia for about an hour to pick up baggage clear immigration and check in again

@Ci***

. In that case if you wish to avoid the visa exempt stamp, you are better off to interline so your luggage is checked right through. However, I don't believe a in-out stamp on the same day will count against you. What immigration is clamping down on is people who stay 30 days - extend - then border bounce, maximising their stay in Thailand. An in-out on the same day will not set off any alarms

@Cindy ********

. Can you elaborate and tell us which airlines you will be using please? This will make the advice easier

There is a transit visa, but to be honest it's easier to come in with an exempt entry, if you're eligible. Transit visas are applied for at a consulate or embassy and they have a cost. It's a lot of work for a few hours. You should have no problems entering the country on an exempt stamp if you have a flight a few hours later.

One thing to keep in mind when booking separate tickets - if your first flight is delayed and you miss the onward leg, it's 100% your responsibility and you'll have to pay whatever fees are associated with missing a flight and reticketing, neither airline will help you or is responsible for helping you.

I don't know what you're going on about. It's not relevant to anything anyone had said. You haven't read anything by the OP or her replies.

But, on two separate tickets, she will have to clear customs some way or another. She cannot stay in transit. There are very very limited circumstances where she would be allowed to stay in transit on two separate tickets, and it's not worth going into that here because it's about the way the flight is booked, the airlines involved etc...

With two international airports it is possible to use both airports, the person ask advice not how to book a ticket but about using a Transit visa while changing international flights in Bangkok.

@Robert ******

you should read everything again, I'm not sure where you're getting that from.

She can't stay in transit on two separate tickets, no matter what airport (s) she uses.

Rob Huff And how do you go from Suvarnibhumi Airport to Don Muang airport? Is there a closed transit railway or bus system?

That she can stay inside transit. This is only applicable if she's on a single ticket. She'd have two separate tickets

What is not true?

Robert Lagas this is not true if it's two separate tickets, unless they are on the same PNR and the airlines have interline agreements and the check-in staff staff at the departure airport actually honor the interline agreements and thru-check any baggage.

@Cindy ********

. To collect your luggage and recheck it, you will have to clear immigration and customs, which means you will have entered the country. I have done similar in both KL and Singapore

My company will always interline IF it's in 1 pnr. We won't if it's on 2. Even on partner airlines.

@Steve ********

I've had mixed experience interlining on international itineraries. Just because the airlines have an agreement doesn't mean you'll get to benefit from it.

@Cindy ********

I think you messed yourself up doing two separate bookings

@Cindy ********

then contact your airline and find out if they are willing to interline your bags. If not, then you have no choice but to "land" and recheck.

@Cindy ********

you don't need Transit visa. Americans can enter on visa exemption stamp for 30 days.

@Cindy ********

if you're on 2 separate bookings you WILL be entering the country. Not many airlines will through-check (interline) your bags to the final destination if they're separate bookings on different PNRs.

@Cindy ********

what's your nationality?

Stephen Woods from the baggage Hall after immigration. Then walk up to check in.

Cindy Fonseca this is for cases where it's a single passenger name record (PNR). IF you can get two sperate tickets on the same PNR it'll be much easier to avoid clearing customs and having your bags interlined. But don't count on this, you'll need a good travel agent to make a ticket like this for you.

@Steve ********

Correct. How would you collect your luggage and check in again?