Which Thai airlines operate flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Chiang Mai, and where can I find them?

There are not multiple terminals at Suvarnabhumi. Not like LAX or JFK. Just one big giant terminal. Won't matter which airline you take. You exit international baggage claim at the same place and go to the departures level where all airlines do their check-ins.

@Daniel ***********

....hello my mutual LAX flyer.

I am in Bali now, will be in CM on the 26th.

Hope to see you around.

I have had issues with VietJet. They are usually the cheapest but their systems is old and has problems. I tried to fly a friend VietJet and they need her to have a photo of my credit card. About 2 months later there was fraudulent activity on that credit card. Now I spend a few bucks more to avoid them.

Regarding nearness of flights I think it won't make much of a difference. I believe you will still go from international to domestic, also I think you will have to go through immigration in BKK.

Thai Smile for sure

There’s a lot of good information above, I live in Los Angeles as well and I’m leaving November 1 for three months. Enjoy Chiang Mai, my favorite place!

After immigration and customs you are in the big hall .

You go upstairs ( 3rd floor)

To be in domestic ! Then you check out for a domestic flight

There are many many 😁😁good luck . To find the shorter trip inside the airport 🤔🤔🤔🤔

Got to find it yourself !!

What is more important ? Shorter trip? ,cheaper flight?

Cheaper soup and coffee are in the domestic part 2nd floor I believe !! Many restaurants . Good trip inside this great airport !

BKK It’s not that bad for arrivals, although you are sent to a central area after immigration and baggage claim. The problem is on departure, you have to walk through a kilometer of duty-free shops to get to your gate.

So your flying 15,000 miles but are too lazy to walk a block or two in the airport,pathetic 🤣🤣🤣🤣

There are only a few options from BKK to CNX since most of the budget airlines (AirAsia, NokAir, ThaiLion, etc) use DMK instead of BKK. I think Thai, Thai Smile, Bangkok Airways, and VietJet are the only options from BKK. Whichever Airline you choose, you'll have to clear immigration first. VietJet is the cheapest and perfectly fine for short trips.

After deplaning find a connection taxi to Pattaya, overnight stay and few beers at local boom boom room required. Then next day catch another taxi to the DMK (don muang) airport onwards to CNX (Chiangmai mai), that’s the closest connection you’ll get.

Next closest route is a bus ride to Phuket then Chiangmai and that’ll cost you a few more beers 🙂

I think Thai Smile and Thai airlines are the only ones that fly out of BKK. The others fly out of Dom Mong so you'll have to take a taxi there. You can confirm who flys where by using Traveloka.com. I personally like Thai Smile. You get 20k for luggage, usually a snack, and a carry-on and personal item for free. All the others charge extra for everything and after all the fees Thai Smile is the cheapest.

Bangkok Air has an office upstairs. Very easy to find, just ask information. You can buy a ticket to Chiang Mai there. I just did the same thing. Got though Immigration and Baggage check at 7am. Checked flight schedules, Bangkok Air had flight at 8am. Bought a ticket at office, went back downstairs checked my bag at desk and got boarding pass, went though security and walked on an already boarded plane. Was in the air within 15 minutes. One hour flight to Chiang Mai. Have a great flight.

Except maybe Thai Viet Air.

International flights ✈️ BKK. Domestic flights DMK !!!!! ???? Cheers 🍻

it does not matter from a location stand point you will need to exit the international terminal and go to domestic. This does take time. The best airline to connect to in my experience is Thai smile.

Ever heard of walking? Or hav u been eating too much of that american junk food?

United doesn't fly to Thailand - why would you think there is a United Terminal? this isn't the US. You can catch domestic flights from BKK to CNX though with no hassles.

There is only one, albeit huge, terminal in Suvarnabhumi. All domestic flights are located on one side of the terminal, you cannot avoid walking from the international end to the domestic end. It is more convenient to book the 2 flights together with the same airline all the way to Chiang Mai (even though your airline may use a code share arrangement for the Chiang Mai flight). Otherwise you have to retrieve your luggage in Bangkok and re-check in. When you have a single booking everything is taken care of by your airline, much less hassle.

Are your legs broken

Non hub airlines don’t have designated gates... besides, you need to go through immigration and pick your luggage up, and recheck it with the regional airline, which completely defeats this purpose.

I am flying the same on United (MCO-SFO-NRT) to Tokyo then ANA to Bangkok (BKK) from there take Smile to Chiang Mai (CNX) here is the booking site:

Nippon Air probably partners with either Thai Airways or Bangkok Air domestically. Then they could give you both boarding passes at checkin. Then your luggage would go straight through and you would use the transfer facility. Just follow the signs.

Use to search your arriving international flight to check to see if the flight has regular arrival delays. Suvarnabhumi only has one terminal and two sections - international and domestic - both are connected to the main terminal with domestic check in and security to the left of the terminal (from the street entrance). However you will need to clear customs and immigration and collect any hold luggage, before then checking into a domestic flight. Most domestic flights have to be checked in 45 minutes before departure and hold luggage will need to be checked. Domestic security is normally quite quick and easy. All domestic airlines fly from the same domestic section of the airport, there is no advantage of one airline over another, although Bangkok Airways does have a very nice free airport lounge with free food and drink that everyone flying with them can use, so if you give yourself more time you can then use that lounge for free food and drink and relaxing. Thai Smile and Bangkok Airways also include 20kg of hold luggage in the ticket price, and Air Asia ticket prices do not work out much difference in price after adding hold luggage.

Why do you want to go to Chiangmai?

Allow yourself a minimum of 3 hours for the change over!

Flying from LA to Chiang Mai would have e been the better option. There's direct flights from Hongkong to Chiang Mai.

There is no United Terminal at BKK Airport .Most of the budget Airlines depart from DMK airport in Bangkok to Chang Mai .Thai Airways, Bangkok Airlines, are the major airlines that fly from BKK.DMK airport is on the other side of the city .

What Brandon said. You will go with everyone thru immigration then go to the domestic terminal so it doesn't matter.

It doesn't really matter. Book whatever is most convenient or cheapest, depending on your needs. You are going to have to leave the international terminal and process through immigration and then go to the domestic terminal either way.