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What are the experiences of arriving at Suvarnabhumi Airport in the morning?

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One of my absolute easiest arrivals. 10

Minutes from stepping out of airplane until sitting in a taxi with luggage. Stamped in yet another months with a smile and no questions (as expected) 

Suvarnabhumi in early morning is awesome. I had 1 person in front of me at immigration. Smooth sailing 

I might try plan to arrive early morning in the future as well. 

I guess my only valuable point is that mornings are great at Suvarnabhumi.

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The post recounts a smooth arrival experience at Suvarnabhumi Airport, highlighting the speed of immigration processing in the early morning. The author notes a 10-minute timeframe from disembarking to getting a taxi, attributing it to the lack of crowds at that time. Comments from others vary in their perspectives, with some corroborating the author's experiences of quick processing, while others express skepticism, emphasizing that experiences can vary widely based on timing and circumstances.

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Thaimer ******

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Lol so you went to separate fast lane for business class passengers and act like that is normal immigration line.

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Haim *******

Haim *******

Did you get 60 days stamp?

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Jim *******

Jim *******

1 minute through THAI immigration, with my THAI wife, JULY 24, Year 2026.

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Dave ******

Dave ******

10 minutes? Bollocks.

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Rebecca **********

Rebecca **********

You were lucky - what time was it?

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Tore *********

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Rebecca Sullivan a bit before 8 am. Indeed was lucky. Though ive never actually had long queues at Suvarnabhumi. I know it happens though

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Mike ******

Mike ******

Was the plane empty? Dante - 'I wish it were so consistent but really nobody can predict.' Yes they can; it's what plane schedules are for.

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Brent *********

Brent *********

Travel with my Thai ms’s every month , through the Thai lines . Straight through every time .

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Tore *********

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Brent Rothsay to be fair I also went on thai/priority queue due to ticket type. Also why my luggage came fast.

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Rob *******

Rob *******

That's great news as I land at 5:25am. Thank you.

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Martin *******

Martin *******

I dont believe there's any way they can get your luggage out in less than 10minutes, I'm always waiting ages for mine after clearing immigration.

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Tore *********

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Martin Baker Buisness class. Luggage comes fast. I’ve experienced luggage already on the belt one time.

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Martin *******

Martin *******

Tore Valberg I fly BC, but i always beat my luggage. Also, my plane always lands more than 10 minute walk from immigration, even at a 6.5kph pace. You were very lucky.

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Tore *********

Tore *********

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Martin Baker yes, definitely lucky this time. Absurdly fast

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Alan **********

Alan **********

No luggage ? Good for you,,,,,, 👍

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Tore *********

Tore *********

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Alan Rothwell Had checked luggage. Waited 2 minutes at the belt.

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Alan **********

Alan **********

Tore Valberg Very interesting. I wonder how the baggage could have gotten from the plane out to the belts that fast.

I've gotten baggage pretty quickly, but never that fast.

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Lisa *********

Lisa *********

I've never had an issue going through Thai immigration!

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Dante **

Dante **

Lisa Callard give it time. you will have an issue eventually

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Lisa *********

Lisa *********

Dante ah, no... I don't do any border runs. I'm a legit tourist who goes to Thailand for a few weeks every couple of years. Why would I have a problem?

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TaupeRasp*********

TaupeRasp*********

Your statue will be errected outside the airport next week Captain Thailand

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Tore *********

Tore *********

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TaupeRaspberry5284 dang, your life must be so exiting 😅.

As I said, my only point is early morning was great. Enjoy your anonymous trolling day

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TaupeRasp*********

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Tore Valberg

I chose one Captain Thailand a day, keeps me sane. You have been recognised today, congrats, but to be fair, the word “dang” is cool

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Dante **

Dante **

I wish it were so consistent but really nobody can predict.

Seriously if it were that simple people would have figured it out by now. No need to act like you discovered fire.

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Tore *********

Tore *********

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Dante i didn’t lol. Just commenting that mornings can be great and i got lucky. Sorry my good mood bothered you 😅

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Johnny *******

Johnny *******

Exact same time tomorrow could be a long wait. It all depends. You can’t draw a conclusion from a sample size of 1

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Luffy ******

Luffy ******

Johnny Jones you can add my last 5 arrivals at or before 10 AM to the equation. Smooth sailing all 5.

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Johnny *******

Johnny *******

Luffy Monk so how do you know it wasn’t smooth sailing all day long and not just in the morning?

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Tore *********

Tore *********

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Johnny Jones haha, you really just like to argue 😅

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Tore *********

Tore *********

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Johnny Jones perhaps. But generally more quiet in early mornings at Suvarnabhumi. Might be a bit different in December though 😬

But today was a new record, kinda absurdly smooth and fast. Arriving at condo now 40 minutes after landing

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Johnny *******

Johnny *******

Tore Valberg lots of flights from the EU arrive early morning. You got lucky that’s it.

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