What i do is always leave plenty of time (3+ hours) between incoming and out going when having to through immagration at BKK. This way I tend to be able to get a 'few' beers in at the domestic terminal before sobering up on the plane to phuket and the taxi to Patong, then restarting at MTB. I always try to get a later flight in to phuket because of this (Landing after 7pm).
On the way back, i tend to be too groggy from the black death to care about time between flights.
But if you book with the same company, both tickets then there shouldn't be any problem.
Just 102 days and counting, before the bar at BKK!!!!!
