Business Class Flights Travel guide for Bangkok

Cheap flights to Bangkok (BKK), the capital of Thailand are available from airports throughout the UK. Heathrow International Airport (LHR) in London is one of safest, most convenient and accessible airport in the country. It is located at 234 Bath Road, Hayes, Middlesex. Public transportation in the form of buses, coaches, train/rail. Cabs are easily available. Getting there is not a problem. You can even cycle to reach the place. There are cycle routes paved by a network of bike friendly lanes around the city. Parking for bicycles and cars are in designated areas.

Below is a checklist of important reminders:

1. Always carry your tickets and passport. Keep it in a safe place--put it in a bag slung across your shoulders. Hand carry all your valuables, example: cash, checks, credit cards, bank cards, money order, jewelry, medicine (if possible ask your doctor to provide you with a written explanation), and other important documents.

2. Carry an identification card with your picture.

3. Never leave your suitcase or bags unattended, especially if you go to the restroom. If you need to go from one corner to the next--keep them always within reach, even if you will just sip water from the water fountain.

4. Allow plenty of time before your flight. You will have to check your baggage three hours before your scheduled departure time.

5. Check-in is in Terminals 1 and 4 on the 1st floor. You can also check-in on Terminal 3 on the ground floor and on Terminal 5 on the top floor.

6. There are computerized screens to help you find your check-in zones. They are located near the entrance on the first floor of Terminals 1 and 4, and on the ground floor of Terminal 3. Use these information screens to find the zone where you are supposed to check in. They are marked by bright yellow cubes.

7. After you have checked your luggages, you can directly go to security control where you will be thoroughly searched for materials that are not allowed on board.

8. The number of allowed suitcases is up to your airline's discretion. Please check with them before you book your flight.

If you are traveling on a limited budget, 21 airlines offer cheap round trip tickets to Bangkok. The prices are from £351 to the £500 range, with the taxes and airport fees included. All the airplanes provide three meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner. A vast array of entertainment is available for the traveler. Menu and entertainment vary, depending on the airlines.

Almost all of the trips from London to Bangkok requires connecting flights; only two airlines provide stopovers with changing aircrafts. The duration of layovers and change of planes takes one to eight hours. The entire travel is usually 12 to 16 hours. While in the air, you will be served food and beverages, depending on time of day or night. You will have to pay extra for alcoholic beverage. All the flights offer a similar array of comfort, menu and entertainment. TV shows, films, games, and in-flight communicator are offered by some. China Airlines, for example, will provide telephone satellite service and email connection for a fee, so you can communicate with friends and business associates while flying. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are served on all the flights. The menu is either western (sandwiches, roast beef, pasta) or Asian fusion. Most of the airlines go out of their way to make special dietary food available for medical or religious reasons. Always inquire and notify the company of dietary preferences ahead of time.

The cheapest airfare starts at £351.00 for Tourist Economy Class. This is sold by Transearo Airlines, a Russian commercial company. Aside from food and movies, the package includes: free newspapers, books and magazines from the plane library. You will travel in Boeing 777 or 747. Smoking is strictly prohibited. There is a plane change in Moscow.

For the same £351.00 airfare, Kuwait Airlines will take you from London to Bangkok with Boeing 777 international. The menu aboard the Kuwait airplane is purely vegetarian, but you have many choices: Hindu (meal comprised of vegetables cooked using Asian recipe or any specification), bland food for people who cannot eat spices, diabetic, low gluten, fruit platter. Jain, low calorie, low fat, low salt, low lactose, and seafood meals. There is a stop over in Kuwait.

For £400.00 to £500.00, you can purchase an economy class ticket from one of the following eight airlines: China Southern, China Airlines, Jet Airways (India), Aeroflot (Russia), Uzbekistan Airways, Gulf Air (Bahrain), Etihad Airways (United Arab Emirates) and Royal Jordanian. They offer a similar array of services. Breakfast, lunch and dinner is served on all the flights. The menu is either western (sandwiches, roast beef, pasta) or Asian fusion. If you have any dietary restrictions, please let the airline know ahead of time.

While tickets in the £500.00 range are not as cheap, the airfare is still very economical. considering that you are traveling from a European to an Asian continent. There are tickets that costs as high as £2,000.00. The low £500.00 plus prices are offered by Sri Lankan Air, Swiss Air, Qatar Airlines (Qatar is located in the Persian Gulf), Royal Brunei, EgyptAir, FinnAir (Finland), Asiana Airlines (South Korea), and Cathay Pacific (China).

Please ask about the refund policy before booking your flight.

Below is the list of duration of stopover en route to Bangkok:

- Cathay Pacific Airways: Stop over in Hongkong for one hour and 15 minutes.

- EgyptAir: change of planes in Cairo. Layover is four hours and 30 minutes.

- Emirates Airlines: change of planes in Dubai. Layover is six hours and 50 minutes.

- Etihad Airways: change of planes in Abu Dhabi. Layover is one hour and 20 minutes.

- Gulf Air: change of planes in Bahrain. Layover is eight hours.

- Jet Airways: stopover in Mumbai, India for four hours. Aircraft is BOEING 737-800

- Oman Airlines: change of planes in Muscat, Oman. Layover is 2 hours and 15 minutes.

- Qatar: change of planes in Doha, Qatar (located on the Persian Gulf). Layover time is eight hours.

- Singapore Airlines: change of planes in Singapore Changi Airport. Layover is 4 hours and 15 minutes. Aircraft is Boeing 777.

- SriLankan Airlines: change of planes in Bandaranayake, Colombo Sri Lanka.

- Turkish Airlines: change of planes in Istanbul. Layover is six hours and 56 minutes.

Once in Bangkok air space, the plane will land in Suvarnabhumi Airport. This is also called the New Bangkok International Airport. It's the only international airport in the city. It is a high tech with signs and travel-friendly directions, so you will not have any difficulty finding your way. It's also a major cargo hub. The Thai are serious about security, so security is very good. There are cameras all over the building. It's as modern as any major European airport.

Thailand is a beautiful country. It is exotic and faraway but you will not feel out of place because English is spoke everywhere. Native Thai citizens understand and speak English. It's a safe place. There are many foreign students studying in Thai universities and colleges. Of course, the issue of safety is commonsensical. As a rule, the country has clumped down on violence, especially on terrorism, which had been a one-time occurrence in the past. Make sure to read and familiarize yourself with the country's customs. And follow advice, don't venture in dangerous areas.

For such cheap round trip tickets, it's easy to understand why Thailand is a favorite hub for Europeans.

There are many cheap round trip tickets from the United Kingdom to Bangkok, the capital of Thailand. Outside of London, there are international airports where you can take your departure flight. If you are in the city of Aberdeen, you can catch a flight from the ABERDEEN AIRPORT (ABZ) which is located in Dyce. To get there, you can drive, take the bus or train.

For less than £700.00, BMI (British Midland Airways) and EVA Airlines (Taiwan) will take you to Bangkok and back. You can book your tickets with EVA Airlines. There are two stops. First stop is in London for a connecting flight, where the plane changes from BMI to EVA. The flight takes 17 hours and 25 minutes. The EVA aircrafts are Boeing 747-400F and McDonnell Douglas MD-11F, which is leased from World Airways.

EDINBURGH AIRPORT: Scotland's official airport is located at Turnhouse in the City of Edinburg. There is no rail service to get there. You can take the bus. There is a link, Airlink 100 Express Bus that goes straight there. You can also drive and park your car in designated terminals. The airport is located near the M8 motorway.

For £678.00 to £700.00, Thai Airlines and EVA Air will fly you to Bangkok. Both airlines will fly you out of Edinburgh Airport through BMI Air, which will land in Heathrow, London for your connecting flights. From there you will change to your designated airplanes (either Thai or EVA) based on the tickets you bought. Travel is between 14 to 17 hours. There are no fees for your first and second carry-on bags.

GLASGOW PRESTWICK AIRPORT: The airport is a busy hub for international flights in Scotland. It is located in the northern of part of Preswick in Ayrshire. It is very convenient to public transportation. There is a railway built inside the building named the Glasgow Preswick Airport Railway Station. It serves the surrounding areas of Glasgow Central, Ayr on the Coast Line, Stranraer, Newcastle and Kilmarnock. Public buses to the airport are efficient. They operate in Glasgow and Ayr. Driving is Glasgow Airport convenient. There is parking for long and short term passengers, and a shuttle bus that runs 24 hours everyday to take you between the terminal and the parking lot.

For the cheap price of £515.24, you can book a flight out of Glasgow Airport to Bangkok through Emirates Airlines. Taxes and fees are included. The trip will take an approximate of 16 hours. You will be riding Boeing 777-300 for six hours until you reach Dubai International Airport where you will change planes to Airbus A380-800. It will take six hours to land in Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok.

Aside from the above, you can purchase other cheap fares from Emirates. For £664.00 or £781.00, you depart out of Glasgow and fly to Dubai International Airport without having to worry about plane changes. It stops over for a few hours, then resumes its flight to Suvarnabhumi International Airport. . The aircraft is Boeing 777-300. Travel time is 14 hours.

MANCHESTER AIRPORT: The airport is located at Ringway in Manchester City (part of Greater Manchester). It is a very busy international hub with worldwide services. It is one of the most accessible airports because of its impressive public transportation system, operated by The Station. The Station is located inside Manchester Airport and it gives you many public transportation options. It is a remarkable system of buses, trains and coach services. People from Dublin, Ireland can depart from Manchester Airport by taking the National Express coach that drives directly to the airport. Local Manchester buses regularly drive to the airport. By rail, you can go to Manchester Airport by taking the Northern Rail or TransPennine Express. This will connect to Manchester Piccadilly Station where you can take the train to the airport. You can also ride the cab to get there. If you are driving to the airport, use the M56 motorway. It has a road that specifically leads to the facility. There is short term and long term parking.

The following are the airlines and their ticket prices from Manchester Airport to Bangkok:

For £548.00, Etihad Airways (United Arab Emirates) has scheduled flights that takes 15 hours and 25 minutes in Aircraft 332. Stopover is in Abu Dubai International Airport for three hours. The plane changes to Aircraft 77W. It arrives in Bangkok the next day.

For £659.00, Emirates Air has scheduled flights that take 22 hours and ten minutes. Aircraft is 77W. One stop in Dubai (DXB) International Airport. Change of planes to Aircraft 388. Stopover for three hours. It arrives in Bangkok after eight hours of flight.

For £675.00 to £775.00, Thai Airlines in conjunction with BMI (British Midland Air) has flights for 16 hours and 30 minutes. BMI Aircraft 319 will take you to Heathrow Airport in London, where there is a change of planes to Thai Aircraft International 744 which flies directly and arrives in Bangkok the next day.

BRISTROL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT: Located in North Somerset, Bristol England, this airport is among the fastest growing hub in the country. It's not as huge as other airports, therefore it cannot accommodate many large aircrafts. Boeing 767 owned by Thomson Airways is among the few large airplanes that regularly uses the tarmac. Public transportation to the airport is provided by two bus services, owned by First Group, runs every two hours from Weston-super-Mare.

For £728.60 or £ 729.60
KLM (The Netherlands) together with China Airlines will take you from Bristol Airport to Bangkok. You will board KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Fokker 70 which will take you to Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport for a change of planes to China Airlines 66, Boeing 747. There is an hour and ten minutes stopover. The flight from Amsterdam to Bangkok is direct and will arrive in Bangkok in 10 hours. The complete travel time is 13 hours.

BIRMINGHAM AIRPORT: The airport is located in the center of Birmingham in Bickenhill within the Borough of Solilull. It serves the West Midlands area of England. It is a very busy international airport and commuting is not a problem. All public buses stop in Terminal 1 of the airport. Buses 717, 757 and 777 from the rail station in Coleshile Parkway, East Midlands has regular routes to the Terminal. Convenient and free rail access from Air-Rail Link 0515 to 0200 to the Passenger Terminals in the airport is available. It runs every three minutes. Birmingham Airport is easy to reach if you choose to drive on your own. There are many motorways that connect Birmingham from all points of the country. Parking is available at car parks and multi-story parking lots near the area. There is parking in the airport for long and short term.

For £690.17 or £720.17 Emirates Airlines will take you to Bangkok from Birmingham Airport. Travel time is 21 hours and 45 minutes. There is a change of planes in Dubai International Airport. Stopover is for several hours. The flight to from Dubai to Bangkok is six hours.

Exeter International Airport: The airport is in Devon, four miles east of the city of Exeter. It’s in the South West of England. Exeter Airport is growing in popularity. As a result of this, public transportation is accessible. For buses, there is a service operated by Stagecoach. Service 56 (56A and 60B) and Service 379 will take you from Exeter Street, David’s Station to the airport. Service 56 does not operate on Sundays or bank holidays. There is no train that goes straight to the airport. However, you can get connecting train rides from London Paddington, Plymouth and Cornwall in the North and South of Devon to Exmouth where you can take a cab or bus or train from London Waterloo and Paddington Stations to the North and South Devon, and get your cab or bus from there to the airport. If you choose to drive, there are many motorways linking the airport from the major highways. There is parking in the airport.

For £859.00, Emirates Airlines in conjunction with FlyBe Air (European) will take you from Exeter to Manchester Airport where there is a stop over for two hours. From there, you will change planes and fly to Dubai where there is another stopover and change of planes. Flight resumes after two hours. The plane will reach Bangkok in nine hours. Total travel time is 18 hours and 55 minutes.

There are more cheap round trip flights available from the UK to Bangkok. China Air, China Southern, AirJet (India), Asiana Airlines (South Korea), Aeroflot (Russia), Kuwait Airlines and Royal Jordan Airlines are a few of the airlines that sell tickets for very low prices (£420.00 and up). Most of them depart from Heathrow Airport in London. All the flights are overnight. Food and beverages are included. The menu varies, according to the airlines. For example, Kuwait Airlines serves only vegetarian food. Be sure to inquire about the menu before booking your tickets if you have any preferences.

It takes more than 15 hours to get from the UK to Bangkok, Thailand. Your airplane will land in Suvarnabhumi Airport, also called the New Bangkok International Airport. It is one of the safest and ultra modern airports in Asia. It is equipped with the latest computers and cameras designed to keep you safe and comfortable. There are airport signs in English. You will not have difficulty finding your way.

Thailand likes tourists and you will see a lot of them. The place is full of color, life, exotic plants, food, and hospitable people. As a beautiful country with a lot of tourists, Thailand is remains unspoiled. Use good judgment in your travel. It is wise to google or get in touch with your native embassy to thoroughly inform yourself and enjoy your new surroundings.