Suvarnabumi - Good Things

[sishow]

Originally Posted by jim robb

I`m going via Hong Kong in January and now I learn there is a massage parlour in Bangkok airport!

Dont think the massage place offers extras, and im sure the bar doesnt have any bg's to pick! Although I could be wrong....

[Critical Mass]

Originally Posted by Crustasian

It has been opened a year and I think it is about time we put together helpful information for BMs that might have to use it.

In summary I believe that there is a lot of good things now available in the airport.If you know of any more add to the thread.

Great info Crusty.

I think the following will also assist arriving travelers.


Pattaya to Bangkok Airport Bus

Airport Bus From Pattaya To Bangkok - Suvarnabhumi Airport


Limousine Service (Airport to Pattaya).


THELIMOPATTAYA. Best, cheap, low cost and luxury Limousine service in Pattaya. Budget car rent service with VAN, SEDAN include FREE Insurance.


Mr. Toom’s Taxi Service |


CM

[ER]

CM, I just had a look at the 2nd link for Pattaya Limo's.
It states free beer & water provided, if you book by internet.
Same price as Mr Toom as well.

[Critical Mass]

Originally Posted by easyrider_au

CM, I just had a look at the 2nd link for Pattaya Limo's.
It states free beer & water provided, if you book by internet.
Same price as Mr Toom as well.

Pretty cool.

It's good to have plenty of competition to keep everyone honest.

[luv u long time]

Originally Posted by easyrider_au

CM, I just had a look at the 2nd link for Pattaya Limo's.
It states free beer & water provided, if you book by internet.
Same price as Mr Toom as well.

For F%ck sake this info could have been good bout 2 days ago before i booked MR Toom for everything... Heading to Pattaya at 11 at night and free beer with no 7/11 pit stops would have been handy

But its all good Mr Toom has helped me out alot with reasonable prices so i no complian!!!!

[Simbo]

Notin a major rush to get to Patts on the 26th, may give the bus a try and report back.

[Iltis]

Originally Posted by easyrider_au

CM, I just had a look at the 2nd link for Pattaya Limo's.
It states free beer & water provided, if you book by internet.
Same price as Mr Toom as well.

Bello Uomo and me used that one in november. we didnt get any beer served but we also didnt ask for it... we only thought about it when we arrived at the hotel... the car was nice and the driver was good. i would use them again.

[MrDK]

Originally Posted by luv u long time

For F%ck sake this info could have been good bout 2 days ago before i booked MR Toom for everything... Heading to Pattaya at 11 at night and free beer with no 7/11 pit stops would have been handy

But its all good Mr Toom has helped me out alot with reasonable prices so i no complian!!!!

Last two trips I have taken with Mr. Toom service water was provided ... a far cry from bee I know.
Shortly after you pass the first toll plaza the is a strip-mall shopping area with no less than 3 7-ellevens. About the quarter the way to Pattaya. I always stop there for a SIM card and occationally a beer.

[Critical Mass]

Originally Posted by MrDK

Last two trips I have taken with Mr. Toom service water was provided ... a far cry from bee I know.
Shortly after you pass the first toll plaza the is a strip-mall shopping area with no less than 3 7-ellevens. About the quarter the way to Pattaya. I always stop there for a SIM card and occationally a beer.

I'll be needing one of those with a Number associated with it.

I need it to last me about a month.

Mostly SMS within LOS.

My Telstra plan is outrageously priced for overseas use.

How much will the SIM with Number set me back?

[MrDK]

Originally Posted by Critical Mass

I'll be needing one of those with a Number associated with it.

I need it to last me about a month.

Mostly SMS within LOS.

My Telstra plan is outrageously priced for overseas use.

How much will the SIM with Number set me back?

It changes a bit from time to time.
I normally buy 1-2-call and have usually paid 100 baht with 50 baht call time.
In November it was 50 baht with 15 baht of call time.
Either way I believe the expiration was 30 days after activation.
300 baht top-up will give you another 30 days.

1-2-call currently have a promotion that 300 baht will give you an extra 60 days, but you have to call the call center and activate the promotion before you top-up.
The number for the call center is on the SIM card and starts with a period "." (I think it is ".AIS Call Center"). Normally I use about 150 baht per week when I am there.

[Critical Mass]

Originally Posted by MrDK

It changes a bit from time to time.
I normally buy 1-2-call and have usually paid 100 baht with 50 baht call time.
In November it was 50 baht with 15 baht of call time.
Either way I believe the expiration was 30 days after activation.
300 baht top-up will give you another 30 days.

1-2-call currently have a promotion that 300 baht will give you an extra 60 days, but you have to call the call center and activate the promotion before you top-up.
The number for the call center is on the SIM card and starts with a period "." (I think it is ".AIS Call Center"). Normally I use about 150 baht per week when I am there.

Thanks DK.

Do they come with an FNN (number)?

How much are their SMS's.

Is there an indicator warning you you're about to run out of credit?
How do the top up cards work? Do they replace the original card?

Sorry for all the questions?

by the way, Merry Xmas.

[MrDK]

Originally Posted by Critical Mass

Do they come with an FNN (number)?

They do come with a number.

Originally Posted by Critical Mass

How much are their SMS's.

I cant remember the exact charges, but I think it is a couple of baht per SMS.

Originally Posted by Critical Mass

Is there an indicator warning you you're about to run out of credit?

There is a reprogrammed number on the card to request balance
When you get under 50 baht you will get an announcement that you are running low .... I think you get another at 15 baht.

Originally Posted by Critical Mass

How do the top up cards work? Do they replace the original card?

The top-up card is a scratch off card with a number that you send back by dialing *120*[Card Number]#.
All the instructions are on the Top-up card in Thai, but it is pretty obvious what to do. The same goes for the first time activation of the SIM.
You will keep using the same SIM card until it expires (time or money).

[White Nancy]

Normally, I just stomp through BKK, jump a cab and head for the City and consequently not really taken any notice of my surroundings. However, on the next trip in 8 days I'm meeting someone who's coming in from Kuala Lumpur on an earlier flight than me and has never used the new airport before. Can anyone give me an idea of where would be a good place to meet up once the other side of immigration. Preferably where you don't get constant mither from the limo touts etc. Is there a bar or resturant on the arrivals level outside? Or are we better meeting before immigration and coming through together? If so, again where to tell them to meet so as to be no misunderstanding.

I really must pay more attention I know, but the pull of Singha gets too strong sometimes.

Thanks in advance.

[GMT]

Is there an on-line map of the new airport, something like a floor-plan. I'd like to have a look at it before I arrive so that I can get my bearings when I get there.

I arrive mid-afternoon from London, flying with EVA. A few hours later I fly down to Phuket with Thai Airways. I presume that I will need to collect my luggage, then find the check-in desks for the Thai flight. Can anyone copfirm?

[dawsey]

Originally Posted by GMT

Is there an on-line map of the new airport, something like a floor-plan. I'd like to have a look at it before I arrive so that I can get my bearings when I get there.

I arrive mid-afternoon from London, flying with EVA. A few hours later I fly down to Phuket with Thai Airways. I presume that I will need to collect my luggage, then find the check-in desks for the Thai flight. Can anyone copfirm?

Re your check in question, yes, you need to collect your baggage and recheck for your internal flight. Check in on the 4th floor.

Here is the URL you need. Click on the link on the left for airport map.

Suvarnabhumi Airport | New Bangkok Airport Guide

[2some]

Originally Posted by MassMoose

I like the big statue that I can cry to just before I leave LOS.

I take pictures of it every time so the camera is in front of my face and no one sees the river of tears streaming down my cheeks.

I'm with you on this one, MassMoose!

[per]

Originally Posted by dawsey

Re your check in question, yes, you need to collect your baggage and recheck for your internal flight. Check in on the 4th floor.

Here is the URL you need. Click on the link on the left for airport map.

Suvarnabhumi Airport | New Bangkok Airport Guide

Dawsey

Is it not possible to make the luggage go to Phuket international so you claim
it there? You save a lot of handling? I made some trips to Koh Samui and
those times, the luggage passed all the way and was through customs at this small coconut beauty. I suppose it could work to Phuket also. It was on the old airport, but if the labels say HKT it may be work?

Per

[dawsey]

Originally Posted by per

Dawsey

Is it not possible to make the luggage go to Phuket international so you claim
it there? You save a lot of handling? I made some trips to Koh Samui and
those times, the luggage passed all the way and was through customs at this small coconut beauty. I suppose it could work to Phuket also. It was on the old airport, but if the labels say HKT it may be work?

Per

If the airline you are using to travel to Bangkok has a codeshare with the airline you use from BKK to HKT, then yes your bags probably will be checked through.

But my experience has been unless using Thai or BKK Airways all the way through, the bags had to be collected and rechecked in at BKK. It really does depend on the codeshare.

When checking in at your first departure point, the airline staff will tell you where your bags need to be picked up anyway. If not, ask them.

[GMT]

I'm hoping thatwe can get our bags checked-through all the way to HKT. As I mentioned earlier, we fly to BKK with EVA, but then we're using Thais for BKK-HKT. When I go to work tomorrow (I work at Heathrow) I will ask the check-in people if this is possible.

[sishow]

Originally Posted by GMT

I'm hoping thatwe can get our bags checked-through all the way to HKT. As I mentioned earlier, we fly to BKK with EVA, but then we're using Thais for BKK-HKT. When I go to work tomorrow (I work at Heathrow) I will ask the check-in people if this is possible.

They used to check my bags the whole way through, on both ways. I have never had a problem with collecting my bags at bkk, when flying to hkt. Every carrier Ive used has checked my bags through.

[dawsey]

Originally Posted by sishow

Every carrier Ive used has checked my bags through.

Mine haven't. Etihad did check the bags through to HKT, but Qatar didn't

[Simbo]

Cheapest airport food I ever had yesterday down on the 3rd floor opposite Boots. 2 big pieces of fried chicken B20 each. There's a few thai style snack places along there and the family marts seem to keep to normal prices as well.

[Critical Mass]

Originally Posted by Simbo

Cheapest airport food I ever had yesterday down on the 3rd floor opposite Boots. 2 big pieces of fried chicken B20 each. There's a few thai style snack places along there and the family marts seem to keep to normal prices as well.

I had the same experience last May.

Flew in from Phuket and had a long wait before my next flight to Melbourne.

All the little food places in the area you describe had lots of various hot and cold thai snacks at very reasonable prices and served by good looking young thai girls.

Once you go past the customs barrier though it's a different story. Snacks there can be dearer than a ST or bar fine.

If you have to hang around at the airport hold off moving into the restricted area until very close to your departure time.

[faultytowers]

Here is another useful website for the airport. Also has a good link to an "inter-active map" of the airport.

[suttoh]

hi all, maybe this is not the correct forum for my question but you all seem to know a great deal about the airport, i am flying in to bangkok from sydney and have to transfer to a flight to phuket 1.5 hours later, how do i get from international to the connecting flight? any info is helpfull, thanks in advance,

Suttoh

[Captain]

Originally Posted by suttoh

hi all, maybe this is not the correct forum for my question but you all seem to know a great deal about the airport, i am flying in to bangkok from sydney and have to transfer to a flight to phuket 1.5 hours later, how do i get from international to the connecting flight? any info is helpfull, thanks in advance,

Suttoh

Which company are you flying international and which one domestic? Is your domestic also Suvarnabhumi?

[nacha]

Originally Posted by suttoh

hi all, maybe this is not the correct forum for my question but you all seem to know a great deal about the airport, i am flying in to bangkok from sydney and have to transfer to a flight to phuket 1.5 hours later, how do i get from international to the connecting flight? any info is helpfull, thanks in advance,

Suttoh

that's pretty easy...
just follow the signs for domestic (connection) flights.
you'll get a "CIQ" sticker, your visa and the actual gate.
depending on the number of people, it will take about 5 mins
your luggage will be usually checked through automatically (manage this at your check-in at sydney)!

[suttoh]

Originally Posted by Captain

Which company are you flying international and which one domestic? Is your domestic also Suvarnabhumi?

hi, flying thai int all the way apparently, and yes same airport domestic

[suttoh]

Originally Posted by nacha

that's pretty easy...
just follow the signs for domestic (connection) flights.
you'll get a "CIQ" sticker, your visa and the actual gate.
depending on the number of people, it will take about 5 mins
your luggage will be usually checked through automatically (manage this at your check-in at sydney)!

great, thanks for the info, much appreciated,regards,

suttoh

[suttoh]

Originally Posted by faultytowers

Here is another useful website for the airport. Also has a good link to an "inter-active map" of the airport.

hey, great map, you chaps are full of terrific info, thanks heaps,counting the days, woohoo

[Captain]

Originally Posted by suttoh

hi, flying thai int all the way apparently, and yes same airport domestic

Nacha is correct, can take a bit longer than 5 minutes (distances and queing at immigration, but you have time enough.

[suttoh]

thanks heaps fellas, really appreciate the help and advice, all the best , regards,

suttoh

[Talbotman]

Originally Posted by dawsey

Never used to be like that at Don Muang. Always got duty frees despite a stop over going home. Another new rule?

sorry sirgeeza BUT ON my two flights from the new airprort march changing at dubai and december changing at AMSTERDAM i was able to buy both spirits and cigarettes the spirit bottle was put in a sealed bag and you were told not to open it until you reached the uk.

on my first trip through the new airport i was not impressed no bars no fast food outlets ques at immigration but on my last trip in november/december i made an efffort to explore a little and yes as crusty says there is a section with several fast food outlets including burger king and also there as he says is the bangkok sports cafe with reasonably priced draught beer and ok food

the ques at immigration were not so bad either although maybe i was just lucky and did not arrive at a busy time !

[Nanook]

Originally Posted by Talbotman

there is a section with several fast food outlets including burger king and also there as he says is the bangkok sports cafe with reasonably priced draught beer and ok food !

Is this that bar opposite of the Burger King close to terminal F or G???

[Talbotman]

YES THATS THE ONE MATE cheered me up no end getting a double whopper with cheese and the washing it down with a jug of tiger 555555