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Cheap Flights from Johannesburg to Bangkok

Compare prices of airlines flying from Johannesburg to Bangkok (Thailand) using the tool on the left and pick the cheapest. Thai International Airways offers the only direct flights, but 1-stop flights are often the cheapest, so keep an eye on flight duration. Then use our travel vouchers to further discount the price! We give away travel vouchers to anybody who emails us a write-up of their flight to Bangkok (and more for photos).

News

• 2013-06-07 Bangkok has the most international visitor arrivals out of any city, according to the 2013 MasterCard Global Destination Cities Index.

• 27 Oct 2013. Emirates introduces a 2nd daily Airbus A380 flight service from Dubai to Bangkok.

• 1 Jul 2013. Cathay Pacific increases its Johannesburg to Bangkok flight frequency from a large 42 to a massive 47 flights a week (something tells me Hong Kong citizens like Bangkok).

• 1 Apr 2013. Thai Airways increases its JNB - BKK frequency from 3 to 4 flights a week, the additional flight being on Fridays: "hai is providing a total capacity of 4 964 seats per week and research has shown that the majority of passengers are more likely to travel on Fridays where two extra days are gained." said Thai Airlines

• 15 Mar 2012. Expect delays at passport control at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi International Airport, as renovations are under way, which are expected to carry on until 30 June 2012. With effect from 1 June 2012 the Airport Express Bus is being cancelled.

• 2 Dec 2009. Thai International Airways reinstates its Johannesburg to Bangkok flights with Boeing 777-200ER aircraft. Flight TG704 leaves Wed, Fri & Sun.

• 16 Jan 2009. Thai International Airways suspends its flights from Johannesburg to Bangkok from 16 Jan 2009, as part of a process to end long-haul flights which did not meet minimum yield expectations. The flights were three times a week on an Airbus A340-600, scheduled to take 10h50m.

Flight specials

• 17 May 2013. Johannesburg to Bangkok from R6823*

*Very limited availability. Airfares will change. The further we are from the date the price was given the greater the probability that airfares will change.

Airlines

You don't need to be able to pronounce Suvarnabhumi Airport to fly to Bangkok :) The only airline operating direct flights is Thai International, although flights are often cheaper with the 1-stop airlines. A direct flight from Johannesburg to Bangkok with Thai International takes some 12 hours to cover the 8994km (as the crow flies).

A direct flight from JNB to BKK is some 8994km; taking you over South Africa, Mozambique, Madagascar & Myanmar (Burma).

See our Johannesburg to Thailand flights page for a full discussion of the flight options to Thailand.

Visa-free

At the time of writing no visa was required for South African passport holders to visit Thailand (double-check with the embassy before you depart, as these things have a nasty habit of changing).

Compulsory listening for a trip to Bangkok

Map of Bangkok with the airport pinpointed

Almost all international flights are to Suvarnabhumi Airport. As can be seen, Suvarnabhumi Airport is situated 30km to the east of Bangkok city. The airport consists of 1 GIGANTIC terminal. Most people use the Airport Rail Link's high-speed train to go downtown. If you prefer taking a public bus, first take the free shuttle bus from gate 5 outside the second floor.

Top review

Andy caught a Johannesburg - Bangkok flight with SAA (when they still used to fly there): "I walked in and around a large market where I discovered an assortment of counterfeit clothes, shoes, watches, jewellery and other property. The “fake” women were discovered that night...After watching some chaps knock the hell out of each other (kickboxing), I went along to explore the infamous Khao San Road...A German tourist told me that not all the girls were girls. I found this unbelievable as the ladies in the booze bus / bar behind me looked like real damsels in distress from fa." Here's a photo of him posing with a lady with a strong grip and deep voice! To escape Bangkok Andy caught an overnight train down to Surat Thani, a springboard to the islands, and then a ferry to Ko Somui where he stayed in a hut at Lamai Beach.

To do in Thailand

Samphran Elephant Ground & Zoo also has tigers - here's a photo shared by Manisha.

Mae Vang Elephant Camp

Somebody shared that the best experience they had in Thailand, was when a baby elephant slept with him! This was at Mae Vang Elephant Camp about an hour outside of Chiang Mai. "This baby was six weeks old, still drinking milk from it's mother. It ran right up to me and wouldn't stop trying to cuddle. Eventually I sat down at which point it laid down on top of me (stepping on my balls in the process) and went to sleep. The mother kept a watchful eye, patting me with her trunk as I lay beneath her feet (a terrifying place to be), but was overall cool with me."