[cottbott]

hi, travelling to thailand at the end of june and im trying to find the cheapest place to get a flight, got some quotes already, cheapest being around £480 flying from heathrow. if anyone can suggest any companies or websites etc it would be a great help!
thanks in advance!

[callippo]

try Emirates ex-Manchester via Dubai, they have good stopover times, only a two hour wait. It's not likely you'll do much better than about £480, though June is low season in Thailand, it's high season here.

consider routing through Kuala Lumpur, it's often cheaper to go there than Bangkok since the Thais built their nerw airport at Suvarnbhumi. Once you're in KL, you can use the budget airline Air Asia to route through many more destinations in south east Asia than Bangkok, including 3 provincial Thai ones - Phuket, Chiang Mai, and Krabi.

the political uncertainty/demonstrations in Bangkok is still ongoing and might even take a turn for the worse by next month, which might make KL a more prudent place to be your hub.

[shaz112]

Try airasia, you might have to fly to a neighbouring country and then travel to Thailand from there, but it might still work out cheaper. Worth a look anyway.

[finoni9]

With the political unrest at the moment, maybe think about going somewhere else?

If you are still determined to go - try China Airlines - I used to fly them and they were the cheapest at the time.

[callippo]

Originally Posted by finoni9

With the political unrest at the moment, maybe think about going somewhere else?

If you are still determined to go - try China Airlines - I used to fly them and they were the cheapest at the time.

as I said in my previous reply, it's easy to avoid flying into Bangkok - just fly into Kuala Lumpur instead and arrive in Thailand at Chiang Mai, Phuket, or Krabi instead using Air Asia. There's a choice of inexpensive Arab carriers that fly from Manchester via the Gulf.

Thailand has five international airports, and its not compulsory to arrive in the country at the one that happens to be in the capital city.

all the unrest is taking place in Bangkok, with very little happening in the provinces. At the moment, the UK Foreign Office Travel Advisory cautions against travel only to Bangkok, not into Thailand as a whole.

this is important, because it means that you are not covered on your travel insurance for anything, not just something that is related to the political disturbances.

Air Asia are no longer as cheap as they were when they first started the route last year, and besides Stansted is a real pain to get to from Sheffield.

[kelawinda]

Hi, I travelled to Thailand last year and got two return tickets over 31 days for 850. Over a lesser period of time was cheaper. It was through Thomas cook. They also provide insurance on the tickets without having to using a credit card which is why I booked with them