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thaiman · 27-02-2013, 02:43 AM

My niece is coming to England for 6 months.I have been looking for a flight for her in the UK but the flights seem to be a double the price I pay going to Bangkok from Manchester. Is this because I searching from the UK? The price from Manchester to Bangkok is £580 on the same day from Bangkok to manchester 54000 baht. This is very confusing can anyone help.

superman · 27-02-2013, 05:57 AM

This is normal. For some unexplained reason flights from Thailand to the UK are more expensive than the other way round. Nothing can change that no matter how/where you buy the ticket.

Norton · 27-02-2013, 06:31 AM

I have a friend does BKK to Manchester couple times a year. Believe on a mid east carrier (Qatar or Emerates). About £1000 round trip. One stop.

cheekyman · 27-02-2013, 07:40 AM

try farecompare.com for the best prices

Mousepad · 27-02-2013, 12:36 PM

Don't know if thy fly to Manchester or not but quite a few (15+) years ago, EVA let you buy BKK to the UK flights at UK prices. Might be worth checking to see if they still do.

Also if your niece is Thai, check out East West, a travel agency based in Acton or somewhere like that. They (used to?) do deal for Thai nationals. They might be worth checking as well .... Google for their details.

DrB0b · 27-02-2013, 12:42 PM

I'm going to Manchester on Sunday. I fly from Bangkok to Heathrow by Air India for B16,000. Then I'll get the Heathrow Express into London (20UKP) and first-class train to Manchester (50UKP, booked in advance). Flying to London and then taking the train instead of flying directly to Manchester adds about 5 hours to the journey time but saves a lot of money.

hazz · 27-02-2013, 01:21 PM

unfortunatly their is not a lot you can do about it. On one occasion it worked out cheaper for me to buy a single from bkk->uk and then a 12 month return uk->bkk->uk

sometimes air india and jet can be very cheap bkk->uk. But then these airlines are a bit crap, the security at the india transfers can be nightmarish and I would imagine if anything went wrong with the transfer you will be completely own your own. crap I put up with a year ago because they were 600 pounds cheaper than everyone else and for that money I am prepared to slum it for 20 hours and spend the money on something nice and less fleeting. Its worth noting that air india has new aircraft, whos interia they have not fucked up yet running between bombay, new deli and london.

Finney64 · 27-02-2013, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by DrB0b

I'm going to Manchester on Sunday. I fly from Bangkok to Heathrow by Air India for B16,000. Then I'll get the Heathrow Express into London (20UKP) and first-class train to Manchester (50UKP, booked in advance). Flying to London and then taking the train instead of flying directly to Manchester adds about 5 hours to the journey time but saves a lot of money. __________________

Not knocking you Bob, but I flew BKK - MAN return last December with Qatar for 40,000 Baht. Factor in your train fares & the return price would be similar.
Difference being you fly on a far better airline & don't have to fuk around on 2 trains after a long haul flight.

DrB0b · 27-02-2013, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Finney64

Quote:

Originally Posted by DrB0b

I'm going to Manchester on Sunday. I fly from Bangkok to Heathrow by Air India for B16,000. Then I'll get the Heathrow Express into London (20UKP) and first-class train to Manchester (50UKP, booked in advance). Flying to London and then taking the train instead of flying directly to Manchester adds about 5 hours to the journey time but saves a lot of money. __________________

Not knocking you Bob, but I flew BKK - MAN return last December with Qatar for 40,000 Baht. Factor in your train fares & the return price would be similar.
Difference being you fly on a far better airline & don't have to fuk around on 2 trains after a long haul flight.

I'm going one way. Total is about 20,000THB. Next cheapest at the time of booking was 38,000THB, to Manchester it was about 54,000THB. Guess it all comes down to booking far in advance, which I didn't do.

Finney64 · 27-02-2013, 02:48 PM

For sure advance booking are usually cheaper. I went on a weeks notice & got that price direct from their website. Supply & demand, I saw the same flight for next week for 33,000 baht, then when I checked 2 days later it was 45K.

hazz · 27-02-2013, 02:50 PM

not leaving us drbob?

DrB0b · 27-02-2013, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by hazz

not leaving us drbob?

Yes, I am. Other than holidays I probably won't be coming back to Thailand until I retire, another 20 years or so.

27-02-2013, 02:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
thaiman Newbie Last Online: 05-03-2013 03:19 AM Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 40	flights from bangkok to manchester My niece is coming to England for 6 months.I have been looking for a flight for her in the UK but the flights seem to be a double the price I pay going to Bangkok from Manchester. Is this because I searching from the UK? The price from Manchester to Bangkok is £580 on the same day from Bangkok to manchester 54000 baht. This is very confusing can anyone help.

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DrB0b ไพร Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oh, beyond the last mountain, the very last mountain, beyond the last zynica-zanica tree. Posts: 10,640	I'm going to Manchester on Sunday. I fly from Bangkok to Heathrow by Air India for B16,000. Then I'll get the Heathrow Express into London (20UKP) and first-class train to Manchester (50UKP, booked in advance). Flying to London and then taking the train instead of flying directly to Manchester adds about 5 hours to the journey time but saves a lot of money. __________________ O ye generations of Christ-deluded imbeciles! Ye swarms of moonstruck meeklings! Ye burnt out cinders of men! — ye bleeding lambs! One day! One day! ye shall be flung to the lions! Behold! I spit upon your Idols — your Opinions. Now would I pour molten hell through the ventricles of your soul. "I am the Flail of God. If you had not committed great sins, God would not have sent a punishment like me upon you."

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27-02-2013, 05:57 AM	#2 (permalink)
superman Thailand Expat Last Online: 30-03-2013 10:45 AM Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Somewhere over the rainbow Posts: 4,656	This is normal. For some unexplained reason flights from Thailand to the UK are more expensive than the other way round. Nothing can change that no matter how/where you buy the ticket.

27-02-2013, 06:31 AM	#3 (permalink)
Norton Days Work Done! Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Roiet Posts: 19,514	I have a friend does BKK to Manchester couple times a year. Believe on a mid east carrier (Qatar or Emerates). About £1000 round trip. One stop.

27-02-2013, 07:40 AM	#4 (permalink)
cheekyman Member Last Online: 23-05-2013 09:11 PM Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 425	try farecompare.com for the best prices

27-02-2013, 12:36 PM	#5 (permalink)
Mousepad Member Last Online: 22-05-2013 04:24 PM Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Nakhonnomyai Posts: 86	Don't know if thy fly to Manchester or not but quite a few (15+) years ago, EVA let you buy BKK to the UK flights at UK prices. Might be worth checking to see if they still do. Also if your niece is Thai, check out East West, a travel agency based in Acton or somewhere like that. They (used to?) do deal for Thai nationals. They might be worth checking as well .... Google for their details.

27-02-2013, 01:21 PM	#7 (permalink)
hazz Free david44 Last Online: 23-05-2013 06:44 PM Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 5,283	unfortunatly their is not a lot you can do about it. On one occasion it worked out cheaper for me to buy a single from bkk->uk and then a 12 month return uk->bkk->uk sometimes air india and jet can be very cheap bkk->uk. But then these airlines are a bit crap, the security at the india transfers can be nightmarish and I would imagine if anything went wrong with the transfer you will be completely own your own. crap I put up with a year ago because they were 600 pounds cheaper than everyone else and for that money I am prepared to slum it for 20 hours and spend the money on something nice and less fleeting. Its worth noting that air india has new aircraft, whos interia they have not fucked up yet running between bombay, new deli and london.

27-02-2013, 02:48 PM	#10 (permalink)
Finney64 Thailand Expat Last Online: 03-05-2013 11:24 PM Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Vientiane Posts: 1,041	For sure advance booking are usually cheaper. I went on a weeks notice & got that price direct from their website. Supply & demand, I saw the same flight for next week for 33,000 baht, then when I checked 2 days later it was 45K.

27-02-2013, 02:50 PM	#11 (permalink)
hazz Free david44 Last Online: 23-05-2013 06:44 PM Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 5,283	not leaving us drbob?

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