General Reports

[Mua Tur]

On 8th April my flight landed at 4.30 pm. I get surprised we few are from other countries in the Que for immigration other than Chinese groups. Why the hall is full of Chinese!

On 14th April 2.00 pm got the Que in front of immigration on way to manila. It was same the hall was full of Chinese groups. Couple of times my Que immigration officer stand on his chair and warned to some Chinese ladies just to shut the mouth. Too much noise. Citizens from other countries are not much. And we passed the immigration like a breeze.

On 30th April 5.00 pm arrived Suvarnabhumi again from Manila. Just the repeat of other days. No crowd, less visitors than I seen before. Short Que and smooth passing the immigration.

On 8th may passed out BKK. Nothing to surprise we just breezed out the immigration and what the hell the hall was full of Chinese visitors.

The bottom line: What happened to Thailand! Does the visitors getting less these days?

[Mogwai]

5 minutes? That doesn't sound right, at all. Anybody else a bit skeptical?

The only time it took 5 minutes for me (or in fact even less) was when I came back from the Phils around midnight one time and the immigration hall was almost empty. I was also in one of the front rows so I got off the plane quickly.

All other dozens of times it took anywhere between 10 and 30 minutes I think. No reason for me to spend 900 Baht on a express service. That's almost a ST.

[Mogwai]

Your going to drop a couple of hundred bucks a day in Bkk so why not get there by flying business at a little higher price?

A little higher? Business class is usually about three times more expensive than economy. If I would fly business then I could only go to SE Asia once a year, instead of two or three times on average.

[Banana Boi]

I have noticed that if I come in on a flight from say Singapore during the morning the lines do seem to be shorter.

My last 2 recent entries to Thailand one via suvabharumi and the other at dmk I notice they pull out anyone with a Singapore passport and they get express service.

[Ibaski]

I have been to Thailand about 40 times over the past 15 or so years, and while I never have been able to clear immigration in 5 minutes

Agree in general. If you get an ASEAN Card or fly Biz Class it is possible to clear in 5 minutes. Added bonus with ASEAN card is you can get an entry for longer than 30 days.

[Roaming Rob 1]

I have been to Thailand about 40 times over the past 15 or so years, and while I never have been able to clear immigration in 5 minutes I can say from my experience if I can get through in 15 minutes or so I feel like I have done good. I have felt the pain of being in line well over an hours quite a few times. I do think the time of the day plays a large part of it as with the staffing levels at the immigration desks.

I have noticed that if I come in on a flight from say Singapore during the morning the lines do seem to be shorter. However if I am arriving on a flight that comes in later in the evening when several flights that contain a larger percentage of westerners the lines do take a lot longer to move. With all that said I would not discount what any BM says as his experience could be legit. Just because others haven't experienced doesn't make it not true. Just my two cents.

[Eszpresszo]

The other morning it took about 5 minutes. It only took that long because they were having a shift change. I have never ever ever had to wait 2 hours. They must have been on strike that day. You can always walk with a limp and ask for the handicap line. I have a picture of when my foot got messed up on Koh Tao. So when push comes to shove I go to the handicap line and if someone asks why I am in that line, I show them the picture in my phone to make them cringe and stop asking so many damn questions.

5 minutes? That doesn't sound right, at all. Anybody else a bit skeptical? I went through customs at BKK a while back, on what I was told was an ordinary day (the guy I cleared with had been through BKK at least a dozen times) and it took at least 30 minutes. Then again, a while back Mr. E was telling me about what I saw during my latest immigration experience at DFW Airport, and described the LE dogs present there, when I have never seen a LE dog at DFW airport in my 40 years of traveling through it.

[Robert Long]

Hi Guys.

I'm landing at Suvarnabhumi tomorrow and I'm wondering if anyone can give me an idea of clearing immigration and customs at the moment? My flight lands at 4. 30 pm and I'm sure last time we were about 2 hours at that time on a Saturday in February.

Thanks in advance.

Rob.

If you fly with an upgrade or business class, they will give you an express pass that will clear you in 5 minutes. The entrance is just past the main entrance for the immigration room. Another perk is that your bags will come up first.

Your going to drop a couple of hundred bucks a day in Bkk so why not get there by flying business at a little higher price?

RL.

[Mr Enternational]

I'm landing at Suvarnabhumi tomorrow and I'm wondering if anyone can give me an idea of clearing immigration and customs at the moment? My flight lands at 4. 30 pm and I'm sure last time we were about 2 hours at that time on a Saturday in February.

The other morning it took about 5 minutes. It only took that long because they were having a shift change. I have never ever ever had to wait 2 hours. They must have been on strike that day. You can always walk with a limp and ask for the handicap line. I have a picture of when my foot got messed up on Koh Tao. So when push comes to shove I go to the handicap line and if someone asks why I am in that line, I show them the picture in my phone to make them cringe and stop asking so many damn questions.

[Blanquiceleste]

Thanks. Good to know. Bookmarked the link. Definitely will consider next time. Now if they had this for the chaos at DMK I'm all over it!

Might be a good idea to write to them and check if they have the service at DMK.

[Banana Boi]

Hi Guys.

I'm landing at Suvarnabhumi tomorrow and I'm wondering if anyone can give me an idea of clearing immigration and customs at the moment? My flight lands at 4. 30 pm and I'm sure last time we were about 2 hours at that time on a Saturday in February.

Thanks in advance.

Rob.

Wasn't too bad a couple weeks ago. Maybe 30 minutes max. It's no longer high season. It shouldn't be as bad as February.

If you don't mind spend a bit (900 baht) go and sign up for the express service online. Works like a dream. I have used it for my last 4 or 5 visits and each time iI have never had to spend more than 2 minutes at immigration. A pretty lady will be standing right outside the aerobridge doors with a placard carrying your name. She will greet you, take your passport, offer to take your hand baggage and escrt you to the premium lane for immigration. That is a breeze. Then on the land side she will come with you to the conveyor belt and wait till you collect your checked-in luggage. She will even offer to come up to your taxi, but here is where I sign her off. Tip if you must. I usually hand over a 100 to make it a round 1000 baht spent on saving 2 hours.

https://www.bangkokflightservices.co...port-services/

Thanks. Good to know. Bookmarked the link. Definitely will consider next time. Now if they had this for the chaos at DMK I'm all over it!

[Blanquiceleste]

Hi Guys.

I'm landing at Suvarnabhumi tomorrow and I'm wondering if anyone can give me an idea of clearing immigration and customs at the moment? My flight lands at 4. 30 pm and I'm sure last time we were about 2 hours at that time on a Saturday in February.

Thanks in advance.

Rob.

If you don't mind spend a bit (900 baht) go and sign up for the express service online. Works like a dream. I have used it for my last 4 or 5 visits and each time iI have never had to spend more than 2 minutes at immigration. A pretty lady will be standing right outside the aerobridge doors with a placard carrying your name. She will greet you, take your passport, offer to take your hand baggage and escrt you to the premium lane for immigration. That is a breeze. Then on the land side she will come with you to the conveyor belt and wait till you collect your checked-in luggage. She will even offer to come up to your taxi, but here is where I sign her off. Tip if you must. I usually hand over a 100 to make it a round 1000 baht spent on saving 2 hours.

https://www.bangkokflightservices.co...port-services/

[Rob Jones]

Hi Guys.

I'm landing at Suvarnabhumi tomorrow and I'm wondering if anyone can give me an idea of clearing immigration and customs at the moment? My flight lands at 4. 30 pm and I'm sure last time we were about 2 hours at that time on a Saturday in February.

Thanks in advance.

Rob.

[Mumbai Guy]

29th. May being a religious holiday bars will be closed and sale of alcohol will be prohibited. I would like to know the oily MP scene. Will the MPs be open? I am landing in BKK on 29th. So was curious to know.

[Horatio]

I didn't rhink that would have the answer. But you are right. It. They are available everyday.

Or do a Google search. How hard can it be?