Bangkok Airport

Travellers may stay for 30 days (29 nights, 30 days) without a visa if they enter Thailand for tourism purposes, have a confirmed travel ticket to leave Thailand within 30 days of entering, and have the equivalent of 10,000 B in cash per person (20,000 B per family). (Travellers may enter from a neighboring country by land or air route up to twice per calendar year.)For an extension more than 30 days, you will need a visa.Inquire with the Thai Embassy for details.

To enter Thailand, your passport must be valid for at least six months.

When visiting from Japan, it is prohibited to bring the following items into Thailand. Food products with plant ingredients can sometimes be brought in if they have been processed to eliminate disease and pests and raw fruit that is forbidden from bringing in is sometimes permitted if it is frozen to -17.8°C or lower.

• a. Main raw fruit or vegetables
• b. Main plant seeds and all other parts (excluding cigarettes, cut tobacco, and leaf tobacco)
• c. Soil, organic fertilizer, weeds, Quarantine pests

Note that you are not allowed to bring e-cigarettes into the country and that possession in Thailand is illegal.

To enter Thailand, you must fill out an arrival and departure card. Only fill out a Customs declaration form if applicable.

• * Visa, passport, and other information is subject to change without notice. Be sure to check with the Embassy, Consulate, or travel agency.

• Tobacco: Cigarettes 200 pieces, or cigars 250 g
• Alcoholic beverages: 1 bottle (or up to 1 L)

If items exceeding the above amounts are to be brought into the country, a declaration must be made to Customs. Note that failing to provide such a declaration will result in the imposition of penalties consisting of high monetary fines.

Thailand is 2 hours behind Japan. When it is noon in Japan, it is 10:00 in Thailand. Daylight saving time is not observed.

Thailand uses a different video system (PAL) from Japan (NTSC). Products such as videos and DVDs sold in Thailand cannot be played on video players built to Japanese specifications. When watching a video, a region-free multi-player must be used. The DVD region code is 3 (Japan is 2). BD is the same code A used in Japan.

Though it differs slightly for each post office, usually they are open from Mon. to Fri., 8:30 to 16:30, Sat. 9:00 to 12:00, closed Sun. and holidays. The post office at Suvarnabhumi International Airport is open 24 hours a day, but only carries out mail service.

Airmail to Japan costs B12 to B15 for a postcard, and B14 for a sealed letter up to 10g. An extra B5 is added for every 10g thereafter.

1. International Telephone Company Number (Choose one of the following) 001, 007, 008, 009
2. 81 (Country Code, Japan)
3. xx(Remove the first 0 for area codes and mobile telephone numbers)
4. 1234-5678 (Other parties telephone number)

1. International Telephone Company No.
   • 001 (KDDI)*1
   • 0033 (NTT Communications) *1
   • 0061 (SoftBank Telecom) *1
   • 005345 (au Mobile) *2
   • 009130 (NTT DoCoMo Mobile) *3
   • 0046 (SoftBank Mobile)*4
2. 010 (International Identification No.) *2
3. 66 (Country Code, Thailand)
4. 1234-5678 (Remove the first 0 for numbers with eight or nine digits)

• * For the three cell phone carriers, hold down 0 until + appears, then add the country code and the phone number your wish to dial.

Domestic calls from within Thailand:

There are no area codes applied when making calls within Thailand. Fixed lines start with 0 for nine digit numbers, and 08 or 09 for ten digit mobile telephone numbers. The first 0 is required in front of all numbers regardless of where calls are being made in Thailand.

The dates of national holidays observed according to the lunar calendar change each year *1. When a national holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday, it is observed on the following Monday.Buddhist holidays are designated no alcohol days and it is prohibited to sell or serve alcohol on those days *2.

• January 1: New Year's
• January 25: Chinese New Year (not a public holidays, but some shops close)
• February 8: Makha Bucha (On the day of the full moon, usually in February or March)*1 *2
• February 10: Substitute holiday
• April 6: Chakri Day
• April 13 to 15: Songkran (Thai New Year's) (differs slightly by region)
• May 1: Labor Day
• May 4: Coronation Day
• May 6: Visakha Bucha (On the day of the full moon, usually in May or June)*1 *2
• May 13: Royal Ploughing Ceremony Day (only government offices are closed)*1
• June 3: H.M. Queen Suthida's Birthday
• July 5: Asalha Bucha (On the day of the full moon, usually in July or August)*1 *2
• July 6: Khao Phansa*1 *2
• July 7: Substitute holiday
• July 28: H.M. King Maha Vajiralongkorn's (Rama X's) Birthday
• August 12: The Queen Mother's Birthday
• October 13: Wan Ok Phansa (Leaving Vassa. Not a public holiday, but alcohol is banned.)
• October 13: Rama IX Memorial Day
• October 23: Chulalongkorn Memorial Day
• December 5: National Day (Rama IX's Birthday)
• December 7: Substitute holiday
• December 10: Constitution Day
• December 31: New Year's Eve

The official language is Thai. English is understood to a certain extent in luxury hotels, upscale restaurants, etc., but general understanding is low.

Below are guidelines for general business hours.

Mon. to Fri. 9:30 to 15:30, closed on Sat., Sun., holidays (differs slightly by branch).

Every day around 10:00 to 22:00.

Upscale restaurants close for a time in the afternoon. Some restaurants are only open at night. Food stalls are open from early morning until late at night, so that something is available to eat at anytime.

Usually open 24 hours.

Persons under 20 years old cannot purchase or consume alcohol and tobacco.

Bangkok and other cities in Thailand impose a maximum legal fine of B2000 on littering and throwing away tobacco in the streets.

In Thailand, smoking is prohibited primarily in public spaces that are sealed and climate-controlled and within 5 meters of their entrances.

Non-smoking During Business Hours:

• Public transportation (buses, taxis, passenger trains, boats, aircraft, school buses)
• Air-conditioned buildings (waiting rooms for vehicle transport, etc., internet cafés, sports facilities, restaurants, elevators, sales areas, hotel lobbies, night spots such as bars)
• Inside buildings (theaters, libraries, barbers, tailors, beauty salons/esthetic salons/spa facilities, pharmacies, department stores, medical facilities without beds, places of religious ceremony, toilets)
• Other (public harbors, telephone booths)

Schools, city halls, sport facilities, medical facilities, museums, public transport, restaurants, etc. Main beaches have been non-smoking since 2017.

Punishment for Violators:

Violators will be fined B2000.