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Feb 12, 2022, 7:37 am
#1441
Join Date: Aug 2005
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Mar 10, 2022, 2:43 pm
#1442
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I'm considering a couple of weeks in Asia at the end of April. I actually want to go to Cambodia, but due to Ł1kish LHR-BKK offers, I want to start and finish in BKK. I know things can change, but how much hassle is it to have a couple of nights at the start and then again at the end of the trip in BK, given the application and testing/hotel etc?
Mar 10, 2022, 8:28 pm
#1444
Join Date: Aug 2005
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I'm considering a couple of weeks in Asia at the end of April. I actually want to go to Cambodia, but due to Ł1kish LHR-BKK offers, I want to start and finish in BKK. I know things can change, but how much hassle is it to have a couple of nights at the start and then again at the end of the trip in BK, given the application and testing/hotel etc?
By all means, do come and enjoy a few days in Bangkok - it is a different experience nowadays when there are not many tourists here
Mar 11, 2022, 1:15 am
#1445
Join Date: Jul 2013
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I'm considering a couple of weeks in Asia at the end of April. I actually want to go to Cambodia, but due to Ł1kish LHR-BKK offers, I want to start and finish in BKK. I know things can change, but how much hassle is it to have a couple of nights at the start and then again at the end of the trip in BK, given the application and testing/hotel etc?
However I would probably only one time enter Thailand and do the other time a transit in BKK (for latter you do not need a Thai Pass)
Mar 11, 2022, 4:45 am
#1446
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Mar 11, 2022, 8:40 am
#1448
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Mar 11, 2022, 9:47 am
#1449
Join Date: Dec 2010
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It is no hassle at all, to be honest - the ThailandPass application is pretty straightforward if you have the documentation handy (took me around five minutes to submit last time), and the Test&Go scheme works quite smoothly. As you will see, most people report aircraft to car timings of ~30 mins max. Depending on your arrival time and your hotel, you will be free to go with a negative test result in a matter of hours (my experience is around four hours from taking the test).
By all means, do come and enjoy a few days in Bangkok - it is a different experience nowadays when there are not many tourists here
By all means, do come and enjoy a few days in Bangkok - it is a different experience nowadays when there are not many tourists here
Mar 11, 2022, 10:59 am
#1450
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Mar 11, 2022, 12:50 pm
#1451
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Mar 11, 2022, 12:54 pm
#1452
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Just been told that transfer and transit in BKK can be done with PCR test on not less than 72 hours and full dose and 20,000 usd insurance covering covid expenses. If you go inside then most probably yes.
Mar 11, 2022, 6:23 pm
#1455
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Just got back from BKK. Agree that the need to convert PDF to JPG is a hassle. For some of the items I ended up needing to merge PDFs then take a screenshot of them side by side.
The really infuriating part is the embarrassing lack of any care taken to secure the submitted information.
The really infuriating part is the embarrassing lack of any care taken to secure the submitted information.
