Travel Reference
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Transport
Getting There & Away
Flights, tours and rail tickets can be booked online at
www.lonelyplanet.com/book-
ENTERING THE COUNTRY
Entry procedures for Thailand, by air or by land, are straightforward: you'll have to
show your passport (see
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for information about visa requirements); and
you'll need to present completed arrival and departure cards. Blank arrival and de-
parture cards are usually distributed on the incoming flight or, if arriving by land, can
be picked up at the immigration counter.
You do not have to fill in a customs form on arrival unless you have imported
goods to declare. In that case, you can get the proper form from Thai customs offi-
cials at your point of entry. See
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for Thai customs information about min-
imum funds requirements.
AIR
AIRPORTS
Bangkok is Thailand's primary international and domestic gateway. There are also
smaller airports throughout the country serving domestic and sometimes inter-re-
gional routes.
Suvarnabhumi International Airport
(BKK; 0 2132 1888)
Receives nearly all in-
ternational flights and most domestic flights. It is located in Samut Prakan, 30km
