How long does it take to receive COVID test results in Bangkok?

@Jeremy *******

it is what it is, look at Bangkok traffic could take an hour and a half to get from Hotel to Lab. If its a cheaper package do they wait till got few tests till sending to lab.

@Michael *******

maybe they had a lab on site? I have no idea nor do I care but I know this 1.5 hours later I received my results…

@Jeremy *******

hotels dont have labs on site. Where did you get your test done ? One test is not much of a benchmark though. I had two tests a week in Singapore over 9 month period and thats an organised country as we know Thailand is not.

@Michael *******

since you’re so interested

@Michael *******

at the airport…the 2 labs there have a service of 2 hours

@Jeremy *******

I am in Sweden and a professional biochemist....there are plenty of waiting steps in the procedure. On Wednesday I take my own for my return to Thailand. That is guaranted within 20 hours. But as you say, the instruments get more sensitive and the procedures slicker with time. But my own laboratories had plenty of RT-PCR instruments for scientific use.

@Stenbjorn ********

it should have taken under 3 hours

Yes, very fast.

@Tony ******

you will not go in a taxi they will send a ambulance to collect you and it’s all going to cost nothing that’s why you have insurance so what you on about ?

@Paul *******

unfortunately if you have been in contact but not positive you still have to go through the same itenery and insurance companies have not been paying out for this look at you policy and read the articles .it only covers you for positive results not contact . insurance companies cover themselves and just because you have insurance will not help you in this case .unless you have stated it and paid extra for it.

@Tony ******

mine does so if you pay cheap you get cheap cover

@Paul *******

do you mind me asking what company you used

@Tony ******

you’ve lost me. I paid 5000 for taxi Bangkok to hotel in Pattaya, covid test and three meals plus 1 night in hotel 🤷

@Peter ******

One of the lucky ones I had family come over ended up going back home only came for 3 weeks they were told because my daughter was positive witch by the way was a wrong result as she is a nurse in the UK and was tested each week and when they got back so that why I am very sceptical about letting a test be done you have no control over .plus there are many more stories of the same on the media platforms like I said well done you were lucky many others have not been .enjoy your trip .

@Tony ******

according to the official numbers 99.92% of the arrivals in Test and Go test negative. This does not fit with your statement of "many others". Bad luck for your daughter though.