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Thailand Reopening to Canadian Travellers: What You Need to Know
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Major error regarding flights. To enter a “sandbox” in Koh Samui or Phuket you can only transit through BKK on a sealed route booked on one ticket. If you arrive in BKK not on one of the specific flights you will not be able to continue and will have to quarantine in BKK. This has always been the case for Samui. Phuket only allows transit through BKK starting February 1.
This is wrong and will cause major problem for people trying to arrive for sandbox in Samui or Phuket.
“In these cases, travellers can simply book an award ticket to Bangkok, and then use either Etihad Guest miles or cash to book the Bangkok Airways flight separately.”.
Milelion from singapore has just been there ans has a few articles on the process on the ground.
https://milelion.com/2022/01/23/koh-samui-sandbox-transit-in-bangkok-and-on-arrival-testing-experience/
All these details assume the traveller has not recovered from a COVID-19 infection. For those who have, this is not how it works.
Hey Ricky, I have been in Phuket for the past 2 months and think there has never been a better time to come here. I was able to get in on the slightly easier Test and Go program from November. The best news is thanks to your great PoT advice along the way, I had the points and know how to book business class from Canada, including a month-long stopover in Europe. Thanks man!
Thanks Ricky. Much appreciated. Could you please clarify the following though? “.. SHA++ accommodation establishments for the first and fifth nights ..” Is the 5th night required for a second test i.e. If negative after the first test, we can leave hotel, but need to go back for a 2nd test 5 days later so need to have a 2nd night booked at that same hotel just in case? Thanks!
Hi! This article is great. We have booked our flights from Vancouver to Koh Samui but realized we didn’t get the 2 required flights for the last leg from Bangkok to Koh Samui. Wondering if we could still travel Vancouver to Bangkok (Japan Airlines), cancel the last leg of the flight and book a separate ticket Bangkok to Koh Samui with the required flights (either PG 5125 or PG 5171). Do you know if this would be acceptable?
Hey Ricky, with the rules requiring you to quarantine while you await your Day 0 PCR test, is that on entry? I.e. you CANNOT fly to CNX via BKK because you’ll be required to complete the testing/mini-quarantine?
I could not book JAL First Class for 75K. I had to do it in 2 segments, NYC or ORD to Tokyo First Class is 70K and then Tokyo to BKK for 25K. Then call JAL to merge the tickets. You can book in one ticket business class though.
I notice that Taiwan is not on the list of approved countries which limits the routes that west coast travellers can take to Thailand.
You can’t transit thru Taipei anyways. Transit is currently prohibited in Taiwan for foreign passengers. Tokyo and Seoul are your two main options.
Thanks Ricky for this informative post. Do you know how to obtain the Thailand visa these days? Can I apply online and get something like a electronic visa? Or else I need to go through a consulate or embassy in person or mail in? That would be much helpful. Thanks.
Thailand is, right at this moment, transitioning to an e-visa stickerless system. Before you had to send your passport to the embassy/consulate to get your visa. Now you apply electronically via thaievisa.go.th and you don’t have to send in your passport anymore. http://www.thaiconsulatevancouver.ca/evisa-stickerless/
Thanks a lot for your input Paul. Much appreciated.
There is a lot of discussion going on regarding Thailand dropping ASQ/Sandbox requirements for fully vaccinated tourists. https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2186579/shorter-quarantine-for-some-visitors
Nobody knows when/what will happen but unless you need to go real soon it might be worthwhile waiting to see what happens with these changes in the next month or so. Just curious Ricky, how far out did you have to go to find that YYZ-IST-HKT in TK J? I’m not seeing anything in the next month or so using cowtool and beyond that there is a good chance that things in Thailand will have changed.
Also, be careful out there. https://www.thephuketnews.com/costs-of-forced-repeated-tests-threaten-canadian-sandbox-holiday-81464.php