Define cheap, I just flew AirAsia yesterday Phuket BKK for 1500 thb, booked 3 days earlier.

@Garrett **********

yes, but where are you reading that?

@Garrett **********

transit + layover

Make sure it’s SHA Plus + not SHA+ . But nothing needed just proof of the reservation when you upload to Thai pass , probably helps if the reservation mentions it.

@Toohotma *******

I got a Thai car (and motorcycle) driver license with just showing my US one. I did have to pass their little lights/reaction test though.

My Thai gf called a number in Krabi and luckily whoever picked up spoke the same dialect and she got it processed by end of day. But otherwise it was already on day 4, and we had flights for 2 days later.

Currently in Sandbox on day 5. Flew Turkish Airlines from Istanbul directly to Phuket. Plane was oddly 99% foreigners, and 1% thai. Was maybe 85% full (some people were able to get 2 people in a center row of 4, so they got to lay down over 2 seats.

Fairly smooth process, once you look back into it:

1) insurance (insubuy patriot international, cost me $130 for 3 months, but depends on your age/country/gender)

2) go to agoda, search 'sha plus +' and you'll have plenty of options to book

3) flight booking

4) did not need an outbound flight, but I had one via onwardticket com, was $12 usd

5) in thaipass there's a link to prepay for the pcr at the airport plus day 5 pcr test, it is required to pay, and pick your location for testing in phuket

-- upload all into thaipass. Everything needs to be uploaded as a screenshot/image. At the end you can upload the pcr receipt at the end and it can be a pdf.

I did it jan 2, and gf had to call in to push it ahead for a departure jan 8. Got it on jan 6.

1.5 days before, did a pcr test. Just in case, if it there was some delay on the results, or it was positive, I could try to cancel/reschedule the flight. Maybe also possible to reschedule the hotel too.

In Phuket it was actually also pretty quick, 30 minutes from off the airplane to out of the airport. They check your docs right out of the plane, you go through immigration, pick up you luggage, and outside the airport they do your pcr test, then they had not sure if they were touts, but just gave them the hotel name. Was 750thb for 2 in private van to Patong beach area.

@Dan *******

I’ll tell you in 24 hours when I get my second pcr result 😅

But the goal was to just fly in country and head out to bkk which is sort of homebase, so it is what it is.

@John **********

I'm in Phuket sandbox and literally planned it a week in advance. (but not two weeks in advance)

@Carlos ********

I’m told buying extra luggage would be comparatively expensive.