Do I need a visa for a 5-hour layover at Bangkok airport while in transit?

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May 2, 2019

6 years ago

Assumi ******

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Hi guys! Would we still need visa to hold in BKK airport for about 5hours and get a connecting flight  (after 5hrs on a different flight) without getting out of the transit zone?

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TLDR : Answer Summary

If you have a layover at Bangkok airport (BKK) for about 5 hours and do not plan to leave the transit zone, you do not need a visa. If your flights are booked on the same ticket, your luggage will be checked through to your final destination, and you can proceed through the transit area without clearing immigration. However, if your flights are booked separately, you will need to clear immigration to collect your luggage and check in again.

Bill **********

What’s important is whether you booked this on ONE TICKET with one PNR or you have two separate tickets. If it’s all booked on one ticket your luggage will be checked through to destination, you will be a CIQ passenger in transit and you’ll pass through a special security line and go to your gate. If it’s two separate tickets, you will have to clear Immigration in oder to claim your luggage, check in again and go through outgoing passport control and security. If you are a Cambodian national, you’re eligible for a free 14-day visa exemption, so you do not require a visa.

6 years ago

Duncan *******

Flyi into a non BKK airport. Not rocket science.

6 years ago

Assumi ******

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@Duncan ******

🙄🙄🙄🙄

6 years ago

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Assumi ******

James ********

If you are connecting to a Domestic flight inside Thailand you will need to clear Thai Immigration in Bangkok upon arrival.

6 years ago

James ********

Are you connecting to another flight OUT of Thailand? If you are...no visa needed. You are IN TRANSIT. FOLLOW the TRANSIT signs upon arrival in your Bangkok airport.

6 years ago

Assumi ******

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@James *******

Yes, I guess cause, it’s gonna be a different flight 😣

6 years ago

James ********

@Suli ****

will your airline check your luggage to your final destination? Upon arrival at Bangkok airport follow the signs to TRANSIT. I have not done this before. I am sure others will reply.

6 years ago

DJ *****

If your luggage has not been checked through to your final destination, you will very likely have to clear immigration to get your luggage.

6 years ago

Assumi ******

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James Miller Thanks, and Yes, we are connecting to another flight out of Thailand. But how do we get our luggage?

6 years ago

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Assumi ******

Paul *********

No you are in transit