What are the COVID-19 testing requirements for transiting through Thailand with a long layover?

Jan 15, 2022
3 years ago
Curtis *******
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Departure testing for Thailand is <72 hours before boarding 1st leg. If my transit time inc. layovers is 41 hrs, does it matter?
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The post discusses the COVID-19 testing requirements for travelers with long layovers when transiting to Thailand. Key points include that test results must be obtained within 72 hours before boarding the first leg of the journey, and transit travelers may face additional regulations depending on their layover duration and whether they leave the airport. Several comments clarify that the layover duration does not affect the testing requirement as long as the transit does not exceed 12 hours and the traveler remains within the airport.
Declan ***********
Within 72 of first LEG..... Not at End - 🙇
Steve **********
Travel used to be so simple and fast.

Now have learn a whole new ' travel' language.

ASQ, FTF etc
Hughie ***********
@Steve *********
ffs i think I'll wait. 🤔🤔🤔
Steve **********
@Hughie **********
good idea, do little to do. I live here so have little choice, it's the locals that suffer.
Mitchell *******
I believe it is 72 hours before the leg that checks your Thai pass etc. And of course, any transit would have to be on the same ticket in that scenario, and airside. I think different airlines have different processes as well. If your layover time is great enough, you may be required to pick up your transit ticket at the transit/transfer desk, and they may check all the paperwork then. I have no first hand knowledge of this though.
Wayne *********
Thailand maybe 72 hours but your transit country may request less, Singapore as example is 2days for transit
Curtis *******
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@Wayne ********
I’m aware
Dennis ********
These people are the masters of deception. So have your ducks in a roll
Dennis ********
RT-PCR. Test. this is what stops most people from going to
@Thai****
. Understand when you read about the covid test what test they want . Wait a little longer and they will join most counties and just make it a covid test.
Paul *******
@Dennis *******
You mean just an ATK (RAT) or saliva test?
Dennis ********
@Paul ******
No RT-PCR is expensive & they are not as easy to find in some locations
Paul *******
@Dennis *******
That is true, but I personally think Thailand will keep the PCR gravy train going for as long as they can.
Lisa ********************
@Dennis *******
RT-PCR is the covid test 🤷‍♀️
Alejandro ***************************
You are not allowed to make a longer transit then 12 hours máximum I if remember right. And of course should not leave the airport.
Lai *************
@Alejandro **************************
, I land in Thailand, Bangkok airport. I need to get my luggage 🧳, do I have to quarantined? It’s less than 24hr ?
Alejandro ***************************
@Lai ************
you can’t land in bangkok if you are doing sandbox program. You need to arrive with international flight to you destination. Phuket etc,
Lai *************
@Alejandro **************************
, when I purchased my ticket, the agent did not mentioned anything like that.
Alejandro ***************************
@Lai ************
must transit in an airport out side thailand.
Alejandro ***************************
@Lai ************
yep, this is from Spain for sandbox

2. Phuket, Phang Nga, and Krabi - Itinerary of flights from Spain to Phuket International Airport (Travellers may transit at an airport outside Thailand before arriving at Phuket airport, with transit time no more than 12 hours and not leaving the transit area.) Domestic transit from other airports in Thailand to Phuket is not allowed.

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ᘻᗅᖶᖶᗁᕦᙛ *******
The 72 hours is for boarding only. It don't matter how long the layover is
James ********
Will you be doing transit in Singapore?
Garrett ***********
41 hours sounds like a long layover, are you sure?
ᘻᗅᖶᖶᗁᕦᙛ *******
@Garrett **********
do you mean your entire flight + layover is 41 hours ?.
Rogerio ******
@Garrett **********
transit + layover
Garrett ***********
@Rog****
If you leave the airport, it's not a layover anymore. You'll need a new covid test.
Rogerio ******
@Garrett **********
yes, but where are you reading that?
Martin *********
Departure time is the clue
Josh ***********
Does your layover require you to exit the airport ? If you leave and return to an airport that would possibly reset the 72 hr limit
Paul *******
@Josh **********
Very few countries will allow you to freely exit the airport these days. All depends on the entry policies of the transit country.
Johannes *******
@Paul ******
in Ethiopia it is possible and also practised
Paul *******
@Jo ******
Yes like one country. In Asia, it's virtually impossible.
Andy *******
No
Curtis *******
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@Andy *********
that’s what I thought
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