Thread: Thailand quarantine and entry conditions

Originally Posted by malmomike77

We're on a road trip and its a bit of fun. Nothing too plsnned apart from two places to see family. Little has been pre booked

IMO the best kind of road trip.

^ well the more time i spend driving and not watching Cricket the happier i am going to be

Originally Posted by malmomike77

well the more time i spend driving and not watching Cricket

Is Test Match Special still available on UK Radio 4 ?

Hi all,
Still confused by the Test&Go testing requirements.

I intend to arrive in Phuket, spend 5 days and fly off to Chiang mai for another 7 days.

Do I have liberty to fly off to Chiang Mai without further testing other than the initial PCR test upon arrival?

For the day 6&7 ATK self test, I dont have to stay 7 days in phuket right? I could do the test in whatever location?

Any clarification would be appreciated. ��

Originally Posted by OhOh

Is Test Match Special still available on UK Radio 4 ?

I don't think so hoohoo.

Why don't you turn on your radiogram and find out what you can hear after the valves have warmed up?

Originally Posted by malmomike77

We're on a road trip and its a bit of fun. Nothing too plsnned apart from two places to see family. Little has been pre booked.There are some silly discounts on koh Chang atm but couldn't be bothered. We basically stay with family weekend when the Thai pitch up and stay in a hotel Mon to Thurs and have places and beaches to ourselves.

Nice! Have fun mate, we are off on Saturday up north! Safe travels

^ One of the only places I found last minute with availability was The Bangkok Hospital, Huay Kwang in Bangkok. The turnaround was guaranteed in 6 hours (I think) so an early morning test on the same day as a night flight was necessary as Norway required a negative PCR cert within 24 hours of arrival.

I seem to remember I put the details near the start of the work thread I did (late August). Cost I think was around 5000 Baht.

got a link to that story harry? i need to send it to someone about to travel to thailand.

^^ and that is what makes travel outside your own country still such a lottery, have to feel for those people, holiday fooked and all that extra expense

Originally Posted by david44

Where to get a same day PCR test (Not the ATK test) with a certificate in English to enter EU in Bangkok please.

Be really obliged of personal recommendations or tips or

Contact details
Turn around time, I assume 2 trips ? No idea how long the process in a hospital /clinic etc
Ideal would test Monday Pm , collect paper copy Tuesday for Tuesday night flight
Total Costs


I know the city quite well will be staying in Thonglor but anywhere on MRT /Skytrain is doable

Just out of interest, can you use the test and go hotel s check for outward journey as well? Book in the day before your outward flight and get the PCR test next day. It is in English and looks good for outward journey.

Originally Posted by taxexile

got a link to that story harry? i need to send it to someone about to travel to thailand.

No, it was on Facetubegram somewhere.

Originally Posted by Troy

Just out of interest, can you use the test and go hotel s check for outward journey as well? Book in the day before your outward flight and get the PCR test next day. It is in English and looks good for outward journey.

That's a good question. The only problem is that it's kind of a sealed route from international arrivals to your hotel room.

gonna be fun returning to the UK, a PCR test required within 48 hours of landing but they have run out of tests

Originally Posted by malmomike77

gonna be fun returning to the UK, a PCR test required within 48 hours of landing but they have run out of tests

Its chaos mate, you're better off staying there on some warm beach.

Finally! You've posted something sensible on the UK COVID situation compared to Thailand.

And it's only taken a couple of years.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

this morning

seems to be common

Phuket "Sandbox" traveller infected with Covid-19, tour group now in quarantine | Thaiger

You would have to be a bit of a tard to travel in a group these days.

So many things to possibly go wrong.

Originally Posted by baldrick

seems to be common

Phuket "Sandbox" traveller infected with Covid-19, tour group now in quarantine | Thaiger

They started early on quarantining people in the seats near an infected person, but they refuse to say what the rules are. A seat either side? Rows front and behind?

And there were two guys (not seated together on the plane) in a taxi to the hotel and one tested positive; the other was forced to quarantine.

Like most people, I checked with the hotel who just said they send "hotel transport", so I paid an extra Bt500 to make sure I have my own car.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

This is the one I see most often recommended.

COVID-19 PCR Testing | MedConsult Bangkok

Sukhumvit Soi 49.

They have a same day option, presumably more expensive.

I booked them a while back. Their RT PCR test is same day turnaround. In before 9am and result at 8pm. Cost is 2000 baht.


floor 3, Building 2 of The Racquet Club, Sukhumvit 49/9 Alley, Khlong Tan Nuea, Watthana, Bangkok 10110

Swampy was mad yesterday. Took me two hours to get out and another two waiting for a hotel room to be free.
Those that arrived in the evening took six hours. It seems a lot of people are in for Xmas.
The app still doesn't work but now they have an email for your ATK.

I just phoned mine through to my ASQ hotel after they said it doesn't work for some, didn't even bother pissing around with the app.

"Test and Go" might be cancelled:

Thai government to consider cancelling Test & Go entry scheme - Health Minister | Thaiger

Nearly two months after Thailand opened its doors to international tourism, the country may tighten restrictions and cancel the quarantine exemption scheme, Test & Go. In an interview on Channel 9, Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said that the Thai government will discuss whether to cancel the entry scheme due to the uptick in Omicron cases.

If the Test & Go scheme is cancelled, vaccinated travellers would still be able to enter Thailand under the “sandbox” scheme which allows them to roam freely in a province or district approved for the pilot tourism programme, such as Phuket and Koh Samui. They must say in the “sandbox” area for seven days before travelling to other areas of Thailand.