Bangkok Airport Arrivals (BKK)

Flight Arrivals at Bangkok Airport

Arrivals at Bangkok International Airport are rather spoiled for choice when it comes to onward flight routes.

More than 96 airlines use Savarnabhumi Airport as their aviation hub in Asia and passengers can select from destinations such as Colombo, Tokyo, Shanghai, Phuket, Okinawa, Osaka, Macau, Frankfurt, Munich, Zürich, Singapore, Seoul, Sydney, Kuala Lumpur, Istanbul, Kathmandu, Hong Kong, Beijing, Bangalore, Auckland, Warsaw, Prague, Riga, Mumbai and Paris-Charles de Gaulle to name but a few of the hundreds of flight routes offered.

The international and domestic carriers based at Bangkok Airport include Air Canada, Air Japan, Turkish Airlines, Thai Airways, Air France, Bangkok Airways, Asiana Airlines, Aeroflot, Korean Airways, Air China, Kenya Airways, Austrian Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Emirates, Delta Airlines, Gulf Air, Finnair, KLM, Jet Airways, Kuwait Airways, Swiss International Air Lines, Lufthansa and Qantas among many other flight providers.

Bangkok International Airport arrivals also have many onward travel options available to get from the airport to the city of Bangkok and other districts. A direct motorway link takes passengers with car rental to the city. Savarnabhumi Airport as it is called in the Thai language, is located just over 25 km/16 miles from central Bangkok, namely in the Samut Prakan Province.

Last year Savarnabhumi arrivals shared the airport with a total of 47.9 million passengers, making it the 6th busiest airport in Asia and also the most visited in Thailand.

There are 130 passport control checkpoints for Bangkok Airport arrivals, while departures will find 72 passport control checkpoints at their disposal. Arrivals at Savarnabhumi Airport will also find 26 customs control checkpoints are in use, while departures passengers have 8 such checkpoints for their passage through the overall security procedure.

Savarnabhumi Airport arrivals can travel from the arrivals areas by 107 moving walkways or use the 102 elevators and 83 escalators as they pass through the various parts of this vast terminal building. The underground rail link station is located below the main terminal building on B1 Level, which is two floors below the arrivals hall. This underground train station offers passengers onward travel options via two different train lines.

Just above the rail link station Bangkok Airport arrivals will find the new 600-room airport Hotel which is operated by the Accor Group and referred to as the Novotel Savarnabhumi Airport.

Arrivals at the airport can use either the non-stop Express Line trains which travel between Savarnabhumi Airport and Makkasan or use the much slower City Line trains travelling between Savarnabhumi and Phaya Thai station. The trains services run every day between 6.00 am to midnight. The Express Line trains take just 15 minutes to cover the distance to Bangkok city, while the City Line takes 27 minutes for the same journey, stopping at all intermittent stations. The easiest way to reach a variety of Bangkok destinations is to use the commuter train City Line and disembark at Phaya Thai station, where passengers have BTS Skytrain connections to other parts of the city.

A total of 12 city bus routes link Savarnabhumi Airport with Bangkok. Passengers can take the free shuttle bus to the airport’s own bus terminal, from where Bangkok city buses and long-distance coach services are available.

Passengers with advance car rental reservations will find the usual car rental desks in the arrivals area. The car rental companies stationed at Bangkok Airport include Avis, Budget, Europcar, Hertz, Sixt and Thai Rent a Car.

Arrivals at Savarnabhumi can also select limousine services, which have a service counter on the 2nd floor of the arrivals level. The limousine operators charge a flat fare for the journey into Bangkok. Metered taxis are available at the taxi rank on the ground level, which is one level down from the arrivals hall.

Passengers seeking refreshments before they continue their journey will find more than 50 dining outlets in the vast terminal building. European-style cuisine as well as Asian fare is on offer in both restaurants and snack bars.