The airport has only one huge terminal, so getting lost is virtually impossible. The international section is located in the left part of the terminal, while the domestic is in the right part, but they are interconnected.
- Arrivals - 1st floor
- Departures - 4th floor
The terminal is open 24 hours.
Transfer between flights
Transferring in Bangkok is relatively easy. While the airport is very large, it only has one terminal, so you don't have to deal with the often complicated travel from one terminal to another.
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You don't have to leave the transit zone when you make an international transfer if you have flights on one ticket. You don't go through passport control, but you will go through security.
You'll go through the entire airport from one end to the other in about 25 minutes, which is also a realistic transfer time from one plane to the next. The lines at transfer security are usually short and very well organized.
If you continue on through Thailand, you must first go through immigration. Watch for signs directing you to departures to Chiang Mai, Phuket, Krabi, etc.
Suvarnabhumi Airport transfer information Don Mueang DMK see the Transport section.
Hi, I'm arriving in Bangkok with QA at 12:50pm and planning another flight to Chiang Mai. Is it possible to catch the 15:25hrs flight or better to take the later one at 19:10hrs? I will have a checked in baggage that I will need to pick up and re-check in. I don't want to wait too long at the airport, but at the same time I'd like to make it :-)
It's a long journey to immigration and there can be queues, the airport is huge, why stress if it's not on one ticket you probably can't make it in 2.5 hours
Look, you can't get this done unless everything really comes together perfectly. I mean, no delays on arrival, minimal line at immigration, no waiting for luggage. I wouldn't do it.
Thank you very much for the answer. So I'd rather play it safe and wait a few hours longer at the airport than stress :-)