Connection time calculator, immigration and security, and how to move between terminals at DMK.
At Bangkok Don Mueang airport, passengers connecting between two international flights can usually stay in the transit area without going through immigration. If you connect from an international to a domestic flight, you enter the country here: you go through immigration and collect and re-check your bags.
The airport has 2 terminals or concourses (Terminal 1 (international), Terminal 2 (domestic)).
Connecting passengers go through a transfer security screening.
Is your layover at DMK long enough? Pick your connection and get an estimate with the times of this airport.
Terminals / concourses: Terminal 1 (international), Terminal 2 (domestic)
Getting between them: Indoor walkway on the departures level, about 5 to 10 minutes; free shuttle buses outside
Terminal 1 handles international flights and Terminal 2 domestic departures, linked by an indoor walkway on the departures level. Most transfers require Thai immigration; you stay airside only on a single international ticket with a Fly-Thru or transit arrangement.
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.
Sources: airasia.com.
Times are estimates: always check with your airline.
