Connection time calculator, immigration and security, and how to move between terminals at BKK.
At Bangkok Suvarnabhumi airport, passengers connecting between two international flights can usually stay in the transit area without going through immigration.
The airport has 2 terminals or concourses (Main Terminal Building, Midfield Satellite 1 (SAT-1)).
Connecting passengers go through a transfer security screening.
Is your layover at BKK long enough? Pick your connection and get an estimate with the times of this airport.
Terminals / concourses: Main Terminal Building, Midfield Satellite 1 (SAT-1)
Getting between them: Airside Automated People Mover (APM) underground driverless train connects Main Terminal Building (Level B2) and SAT-1 (Level B2); moving walkways run through terminal concourses.
International concourses (C, D, E, F, G) and Satellite 1 (SAT-1) are airside connected, but arriving transit passengers must pass transfer security before reaching departure gates. Domestic concourses (A, B) require immigration clearance.
Airside passport control facilities operate on Level 2 (Concourse C for international-to-domestic transfers and Concourse B for domestic-to-international CIQ transfers).
Estimate based on typical times at this airport, not your airline's official minimum connection time. Immigration and security lines change with the time of day and season. On a single ticket, the airline must rebook you if you miss the connection; on separate tickets, it does not.
Times are estimates: always check with your airline.
