Originally Posted by
doug 2205
Hey travelers
Two questions, TIA for your replies.
We're arriving at BKK around midnight on a weekday and departing from DMK at 8am on Saturday for a domestic flight.
What's your prediction regarding immigration lines and the utility of fast pass (we have no status, will have to buy it) at midnight for BKK?
Next question
Air Asia recommends that we arrive 3 hours in advance for DMK to Krabi on Saturday morning. How long will the baggage check in and security lines be? If we I've read about DMK s many difficulties, but three hours?
And thanks to the OP for creating this thread If there's another place where I can find this information please let me know
Immigration lines at BKK are completely unpredictable. A lot of flights seem to arrive in that "around midnight" time so I've seen it bad and I've seen it painless. I generally purchase the fast track pass (if not provided by the airline) when flying into BKK, regardless. I definitely would if I arrived at midnight and had a flight the next morning at 08:00 am (and wanted some sleep.)
Regarding your domestic flight the next morning on AirAsia, arriving two hours prior to departure should be plenty of time. I've flown from DMK a couple of times in the last two months and each time security took less than five minutes (weekday mid-morning flights). Early morning on a Saturday, I wouldn't expect much problem there. I don't check bags but - again - I wouldn't expect teeming crowds when checking bags at 06:00 am on a Saturday morning.