Connecting at Krabi airport

Connection time calculator, immigration and security, and how to move between terminals at KBV.

How connections work at KBV

At Krabi 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 (Domestic departures, International departures). They are not connected after security: changing means going through security again.

Connecting passengers go through a transfer security screening.

Connection time calculator

Is your layover at KBV long enough? Pick your connection and get an estimate with the times of this airport.

Terminals / concourses: Domestic departures, International departures

Getting between them: Walking inside the terminal; at most 5 minutes from the gates to the aircraft

Krabi has one terminal: the arrivals hall and the first-floor check-in area are shared by domestic and international flights; domestic security is on the right side and international security on the far left. There is no direct transfer: you go through immigration, exit and check in again.

Immigration queues usually take 5 to 30 minutes.

  • Guaranteed connections are rare at Krabi: most transfers are on separate tickets.
  • Security before departure is usually quick; waits over 20 minutes are rare.

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: cestee.com.

Times are estimates: always check with your airline.

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