Bangkok, Thailand (BKK)

Advantages: Clear direction signs, unique sight of a golf course in the middle of the runways
Disadvantages: Long walks, uncomfortable seats

The first sight people sometimes get when landing at Don Muang airport – code BKK - is the strange sight of people playing golf in between the runways. This is just the first of many quirks you will either love or hate about Thailand and Bangkok. The golf course is actually owned by the Air Force which shares the airport. Depending on your taxi route to / from the runway you will see the military planes and hangers. The airport is actually ...
...- being built to the north east of Bangkok which is due to open in 2004. Well, the Prime Minister said it would, so it must be true! Transport The airport itself is about 25km north from the “centre” of Bangkok. It is easily reached by car, bus or train. There is no link to the BTS Skytrain but the new one supposedly will have a link to it or the new underground system, they just haven’t made up their minds what it will be yet. ... Read review

Advantages: Surprisingly Hassle Free.
Disadvantages: High Season Could Be The Opposite.

Bangkok International Airport is situated 25km from downtown Bangkok. It has 2 terminals which are housed within the same building. When you fly in from London, you enter via terminal 1 but in order to reclaim baggage and go through passport control you have to make your way to terminal 2. The first thing you notice as you get off the plane is the intense rush of heat. When we arrived the skies were filled with dark clouds but the swirl of heat that ...
...was soaked through. Thankfully baggage trolleys are in plentiful supply because there is about a quarter of an hour walk to baggage reclaim. Passport control couldn't have been more straight forward. Before arrival you must fill out an arrival/departure card. We flew with Qantas and they handed out the cards about 1 hour before landing. The questions on the card are straight forward like name, details and passport number. The other form to be filled ... Read review

Advantages: Air conditioning
Disadvantages: Miles from the centre of Bangkok

...I imbibed on arriving in Bangkok, in combination with the amazing wrapper-cheese crustless sarnies which serve as a natural anthaema. If the Emirates goat-curry breakfast has left you a little hungry, then my advice is get straight in a taxi and get some noodles in town. And don't let the taxi driver charge you 900 Baht either.

2. You can't buy a newspaper anywhere in the airport until you have checked in on your return flight. I looked for 45 ...
...said, this review is avbout the little things. 3. The Bangkok Times is a great paper (written in English). It has the English footy results in it too. 4. If you are visiting the islands on the east coast (Koh Tao, Koh Pan Yang, Koh Samui) then spend yourself fifty quid and fly to Koh Samui. It is worth every penny. The night bus (about £15) takes 12 hours and you will get really bored. Flying takes an hour and Koh Samui airport is great. It is ... Read review

Advantages: Quick and Simple
Disadvantages: none

Arriving in any foriegn country can be a daunting expierience for some, particularly somewhere like Thailand, with a completely different culture to what westerners are used to. But it needn't be a harrowing ordeal and you'll get no such worries at Don Muang. ARRIVALS Most of you who read this will probably land at the international terminal, and customs is generally a swift affair. Be sure to queue in the correct line, although when I was there ...
...even though I hold a UK passport. Once through its a fairly straight forward route to the exit. In times of old, as soon as you reached the public area of the arrivals hall you were besieged by the local taxi mafia, who'd try and get you in an unlicensed cab. Thankfully these people seem to have dissapeared the last 2 times I've travelled. Bangkok is about 20k away from the airport and to get there you can use a taxi, bus or train. There are ... Read review

Advantages: Size
Disadvantages: Language

...airport is 23km outside of Bangkok, although the city itself is so sprawling these days that you will see no gaps or countryside. It is connected via a tollway to the city. It is actually a quick and efficient airport although not one where you would wish to spend too many hours in a stopover. If you have three or more hours you can get a taxi into BKK - see below - and find food, rest and T-shirts a plenty! English travellers will have no problems ...
...ALWAYS use the meter in Bangkok, never barter. This has become the morm there now and if the driver will not use the meter, get out... there will be 50 taxis behind who will! You pay the tolls on the freeway - 40 Baht twice - but should still get tere for around 300 Baht - (£6) all in. Finally, check-in times at BKK are overstated and you do not need that much time. The taxi out - at high speed! - takes about 30 minutes from Sukhumvit Road. Many ... Read review