When does the 72-hour COVID test timeframe for entering Thailand start?

Good question

@Ron ******

. Further to this, what happens of you have a layover of 20 hours as well? I will be flying out on the Sunday evening, arriving in Bangkok om the Tuesday. That means my Covid test result would be 120hrs old already?

Before departure, and they will also test you in arrival

I have just read some new articles is that there is lots of conflicting information.

Some provinces are saying they don’t want to open up to tourists because the hotel owners are lobbing for a bailout package rather than get foreigners back. The unemployment rate is starting to come up with 2,5 million jobs directly related to the tourism sector are to be lost if the mass tourism doesn’t open by the end of the year. 1,5 million are still expected to have their jobs?

Then there is the knockdown economic effect with all industry across the board within the economy.

There were many different examples of the knockdown effect but it was stated that at the end of the 2ed quarter of 2021 tourism could be opened again for normal for foreigners with vaccines.

With regards to the limited numbers of tourist coming from Australia and New Zealand have been sited for participants in the long stay program?

The last news I saw on both of those countries is that their boarders are also closed.

A couple of things for sure is that the experience won’t be the same as before and posting bad reviews of any tourism venue on any travel site can land you in jail just happened to a American Expatriate who vacationing on Koh Chang 🧐

Part of the new normal is that every review must be 5 stars 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

Good luck and keep us all posted

The way the USA is going with covid, I very much doubt that you will be flying anywhere for many months yet. So this won’t be a pressing problem for you.

72 hours before departure time of your flight

You are aware that you will need a certificate of entry from the Thai embassy to enter Thailand, with more requirements than just the covid-19 test. Currently no tourists are being allowed to enter, and even if the new long stay tourist visa is approved by the government, the US and other countries with a high number of covid-19 infections will still not be allowed to enter. This could change by your flight date, but highly unlikely. Just because an airline sold you a ticket does not automatically mean you can come to Thailand, as many people are finding out. If you have Thai family here, or already have a job here, that is a different story, but as a tourist Thailand is closed. As far as the time of the Covid-19 test, it is 72 hours before you board your flight. Three days, and they are not sticklers if you are a few hours off. You should contact the Thai embassy, if you haven't already done it, as there is a whole lengthy application process now to enter Thailand.

Your 72 hour start when you receive the results of your Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test results

72 hours before your departing flight.