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or comment. Welcome to hipfig Travel Guide series on Bangkok Thailand. In this
travel guide for Suvarnabhumi International Airport for arriving
passengers will share our experiences and provide tips for smooth travel
through this very large Airport. Be sure to watch this travel guide for Suvarnabhumi
International Airport until the end so that you'll easily maneuver through
this very large Airport. Suvarnabhumi Airport also known as Bangkok Airport is
the major airport of two international airports serving Bangkok Thailand. The
other airport is Don Muang International Airport which usually serves low-cost
airlines. Bangkok's suvarnabhumi Airport means golden peninsula or golden land
which was an old name for Thailand Cambodia Laos Burma region. Suvarnabhumi
International Airport with the airport code bkk serves the city of Bangkok and
surrounding areas in Thailand. Suvarnabhumi Airport is 30 kilometers east of
Bangkok. We took a flight from Taipei to Bangkok bkk Airport. Once our plane
arrived it did take some time to taxi to our gate. Once we disembarked our plane
we crossed the long transparent bridge way from the plane to the gate. Once we entered
the terminal we follow the blue signs for arrivals as Bangkok was our final
destination. For your information suvarnabhumi airport is probably one of the
bigger airports I have traveled to and it requires lots of walking so you might
be taking one or more of the 107 moving walkways at this Bangkok Airport. At this
Bangkok Airport all signs are in English and in Thai. For domestic flight
transfers at this Airport all international arriving passengers should
follow the yellow signs for the transfer counter located on the second
floor on the east side of the airport. At a few places the signs for domestic
transfer and cities are in white. At the transfer counter you can check in for
your next flight. Once you have your ticket in hand you'll have to clear
immigration and customs before going to your gate for your next flight. For
international transit passengers connecting to another international
flight at bkk Airport follow the yellow signs for transit check. At the
information counter, flight board, or information kiosk to find out if you
need to go to the east or west side of the airport to the transfer counter for
your flight. Flight information boards are everywhere in the airport
passageways. Once you reach the airport transfer counter you will go through a
security screening then you'll go up to the third floor at the departure level
for your next international flight. Since we are US citizens a visa to Thailand
was not required for us if you need a visa on arrival
follow the blue sign that says visa on arrival to concourse D. Visa on arrival
is available for citizens from countries like India, China, Taiwan, and the Ukraine
Check on the Thailand government immigration website for a complete list
qualifications for tourists and fees for visa to Thailand. As we took the long
walk to passport control we saw currency exchange counters every few feet until
we exited the airport. The exchange rate seemed to be the same for USD at all the
currency exchange counters we saw at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport. We
followed the blue signs for immigration and was directed to one of the
immigration halls. Please make sure to complete the arrival card passed out on
the plane before arriving at immigration. The immigration line was long as we
arrived during a peak time. we had to wait about an hour and a half. Please
remain calm and patient during this process. A little odd sign we saw in
multiple languages was no tipping to the immigration officers which we found
intersting. Once we cleared immigration we continue to baggage claim. The baggage
claim area is huge. If you have checked in bags pick up your bags and continue
to customs. We usually don't travel with checked in bags so we walk directly to
customs and took the Green exits to the arrival hall. as soon as you enter the
arrival Hall after clearing customs which is on the second floor, you'll see a
counter for the AOT private cars, limousines, rental cars, currency exchange,
information counter, Wi-Fi and phone cards, and the free Bangkok Airport
shuttle bus service which connects the main terminal directly to the transport
Center and airport facilities. You will see signs for taxi and other public
transportation like the airport rail link clearly marked on sign boards. For a
taxi follow the signs down for taxi for the first floor using the moving walkway
you can go to a taxi counter near entrances 3, 4, 7, or 8 or you can go get a
ticket from a taxi queue machine and proceed to the main number printed on
the ticket. Pease avoid any person who solicits you for a taxi to be safe
if you need to get to the Don Muang Airport you can catch a bus outside gate
3 on the second floor of the arrival hall or you can take the shuttle bus to
the bus terminal and then take Express bus 554. If you take the moving
walkway down one more floor to the basement floor you'll find the airport
rail link station. You'll find a 7-eleven convenience store and restaurants in
this basement floor of Bangkok Airport. The Bangkok Airport rail link is a
commuter rail line connecting suvarnabhumi airport to the city. By the way
there's also currency exchange counter on this floor near the entrance of the
Bangkok Airport rail link station. We took the city line from suvarnabhumi
airport to Phaya Thai station. We purchased our tickets at the ticket
vending machines at the airport link station at bkk Airport
there are people to help you if you need assistance with purchasing a ticket. It
took about 45 minutes from suvarnabhumi Bangkok Airport to Phaya Thai station which
is the last station on this line. At Phaya thai station we alighted and transfered to
the BTS sky train to our hotel. If you are connecting to Bangkok MRT subway
then you can transfer at Makkasan station. From the airport rail link line
the airport rail link line operates daily from 5:30 a.m. to midnight daily
trains depart every 10 to 15 minutes depending on the time and day. For more
information on BTS sky train or MRT subways go to their website or watch our
Hipfig Bangkok public transportation Travel Guide. Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi
Airport is a very busy and huge Airport. It can feel chaotic sometimes but with
patience and Hipfig's Bangkok travel guides your visit can be wonderful in
this land of smiles. Happy Travels. Go to hipfig.com for more information or go
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