Taxis to BKK airport

lomuamart · Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 3:29 pm Post subject: Taxis to BKK airport

Can anyone who's made the journey recently give me an idea of the time needed from HH to make a 16.05 flight on a Sunday?
Thanks.
That's departure, BTW, not arrival.
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niggle · Professional Joined: 27 Nov 2006 Posts: 442

Just to be safe allow 3 1/2 hours because of traffic ib Bangkok. Plus time for check in etc

Hobiecat · Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 5:08 pm Post subject:

Sundays are pretty busy as everyone in returning home from the weekend. I've been stuck in traffic for over an hour on the HH side of the bridge going into BKK. I'd try and be safer than 3 and a half hours. If there's an accident you could be there for some time.

lomuamart · Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 5:33 pm Post subject:

Thanks.
I havn't ever been to the new airport to catch a flight and a friend who's here for a couple of days was hoping to leave HH around 11.30am!!!
We'll have a word with some taxi drivers as well, but I reckon a departure time of 10am latest from here would be advisable.
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Jim · Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 6:00 pm Post subject:

I'm told the rule of thumb is to allow 7 hours for an international. It sounds excessive but it means that you will catch the flight. Working backwards, 4pm flight so 2 hours before to check in plus allow an hour for queueing, makes 1 pm. Leaving at 10 therefore gives you 3 hours to get to the airport - fine so long as nothing goes wrong on the road!!!!!!

There are also more bars/cafes to hang round in at Savarnabhumi than there were at Don Muang. I'd rather have a meal and beer for an hour than spend it waiting to cross the bridge.

Hope this helps

Jim
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ricardo · Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 12:01 am Post subject:

Lomu would your friend consider flying up on SGA.

The price for a 1 way ticket had been reduced last month to B2950 - only B500 more than a taxi including a tip.

I flew out of Suvarnabhumi at 16:10, a couple of weeks ago, and flew up from Hua Hin on the 12:30 pm flight, arriving in Bangkok at 1:15 pm.
From leaving my house at 11:50 am, I was checked in and inside the departure lounge at Suvarnabhumi 2 hours later. I have taken this flight 4 times and its always the same approximately 2 hours from home to the departure lounge.

It is only really worthwhile though if you are travelling alone.

lomuamart · Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 6:32 am Post subject:

Thanks for that Ricardo. It could certainly be a possibility as the timing is good. We'll look into it when he arrives.
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Hobiecat · Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 9:46 am Post subject:

Plane might be the way to go. Trying to get to Bang Na (in the direction of the airport) on a sunday afternoon can be hell sometimes. Traffic is backed up all the way over the bridge.

g.tott · Amateur Joined: 28 Nov 2006 Posts: 35

hi lm you could always go and stay in bkk on the saturday night and a good night out bkk always worth a night out thumbs up

lomuamart · Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 10:51 am Post subject: Re: taxi to bkk

prcscct · Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 1:33 pm Post subject:

STEVE G · Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 1:59 pm Post subject:

Pete, we’re still having to use the Rama IX bridge; the last bridge that would get you on the ring road still wasn’t open two weeks ago, although it looks complete so maybe it will be soon. I hope so because I think that will improve things a bit, and for the drive I do up to Issan as well.

prcscct · Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 2:05 pm Post subject:

STEVE G · Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 3:45 pm Post subject:

Pete, the bridge I mean is the third one of the three new ones that have been built, that crosses the river from the end of the southern bit of the 9 expressway which is supposed to eventually join up to the Eastern ring road. I haven’t tried the bridge that you are referring to as I wasn’t sure of the route. I’ve been trying to find a map to link to, but have failed so far.