I gathered here information about the need for return tickets, and also how to get to Thailand without a return ticket if I don’t want to buy it for one reason or another. First of all, this situation occurs when a person flies at one end, driving in to Thailand on the usual 30-day stamp without a visa. Also information on tickets for vyados and unpaid reservations will be useful to those who make a visa to Thailand in Moscow / St. Petersburg and does not have tickets in both directions on hand.
All details below. And on the topic of flights you can still read my article – How to fly cheap to Thailand.
The content of the article
- 1 To Thailand without a return ticket
- 1.1 What is a return ticket or a ticket to a third country?
- 1.2 Options out of the situation
- 2 Unpaid reservation instead of return ticket
- 2.1 How to make a reservation
- 2.2 How to print a reservation
- 2.3 There are no guarantees
Contents
To Thailand without a return ticket
What is a return ticket or a ticket to a third country?
UPDATE. Recently, I noticed that the Timatik rules have changed and information about the return ticket disappeared from there. However, in fact this some airlines continue to ask for a ticket, and depending, you are going to enter by stamp or visa. I have there is a suspicion that specifically Tai has ceased to demand a reverse ticket, and this is more of a trouble with airlines. Question bye I clarify.
Not everyone knows that if you are not in the passport tourist visa to Thailand, then you have first at the Russian airport at the counter registration, and after passport control in Thailand, may request a return ticket, or a ticket to a third country (in English return / onward ticket). Moreover, this ticket must be no later than 30 days after arrival, and it is air, and not by bus or railway Wherever you meet information that is possible without return ticket, do not believe – officially it is needed. But there will be check it or not, it is a completely different question, depending from the human factor. It is usually checked in Russia for rack.
Airlines boarding up to rules Timatic. You can see them on the links, all in English, in Russian is not. It is there that you can find out information about which country requirements for entry depending on your citizenship.
https://klm.traveldoc.aero/ https://skyteam.traveldoc.aero/ – it’s the same as the first link http://www.iatatravelcentre.com/ – choose Thailand in the form on the left and there, press the button; all other data is entered later. You don’t need the right shape. https://www.united.com/web/en-US/apps/vendors/default.aspx?i=TIMATIC
And it clearly states that citizens of the Russian Federation need a return ticket. or a ticket to a third country at the entrance to Thailand. This, by the way, also applies to other countries, such as Malaysia, the Philippines, Indonesia and so on. Therefore, even before the flight at the Russian airport, you may not check in for a flight if you don’t have a return ticket. Thus, airlines are reinsured from the fact that if you are suddenly not allowed into the country, they will have to deliver you back home at his own expense.
Return / onward ticket may not check, yes. And judging by various reviews on the forums and my experience, return tickets from many are not asked, either at the Moscow airport or in Thailand. If you are confronted specifically with this problem, no one will tell you. I personally EgyptAir checked tickets to Domodedovo, AirAsia I checked in Hong Kong, Emirates did not check, but I have a passport there was a visa. But when flying Aeroflot no one is nothing I asked, and I read that just our airlines do not check. AT blacklisted Qatar, Etihad, Thai Airways and AirAsia they always check.
Old Timatic rules with a return ticket requirement
New rules Timatik
On another link, these are additional requirements.
Options out of the situation
Remember the rule. Fly from Thailand on a charter can only be in In the event that also flew a charter. One time it’s nobody checked, but now with 2017 steel. Guess if entry was by land (for example, after a vizaran), then this rule is no longer is valid.
- Make a not paid ticket reservation. Full instruction in The following section is below.
- Buy a ticket with an open date or return fare. AT the first case then use it, in the second case pass. This method is also suitable for obtaining a visa in Moscow. From checked – Economy Premium FLEX from Aeroflot, refund without penalties. The only inconvenience is that the money can be returned a month.
- Buy ticket confirmation on the site euroavia.ru. Choose by Search ticket and there already about the price will be spelled out, fits this ticket for a visa or not, that is, can this agent book for several days or not. Choose item “for visa” and pay about 300 rubles. After that, the mail comes the confirmation. In the system, this ticket makes its way. This way suitable for obtaining a visa in Moscow. I did not try it myself, advised in the comments.
- Buy the cheapest ticket to a third country for emission. For example, from the airline Airasia to any country, such as Malaysia. See directions: Phuket – Kuala Lumpur, Phuket – Penang, Hut Yai – Kuala Lumpur, Suratani – Kuala Lumpur. On ejection because it cannot be returned (more precisely, the tariff is not refundable, and fees can be return). The cost of one ticket is 1000-2500 baht. be 800 baht (and you need to take without luggage, so cheaper). As an option, fly the same ticket and at the same time to see new places. Any it is convenient to search for tickets through the search engines Aviasales and Skyscanner, they also sell tickets from Airasia and other low-cost airlines. It will be convenient for those who do not know English, because the search engines are in Russian, and AirAsia website in English only.
- Make a fake Airasia ticket. You can download this one Editable eticket template. The main thing is, flight, time, cost, put down correctly. But if they check you, they won’t even I know what will happen, almost fake documents. I would not recommend so do.
AirAsia Ticket Template
Emission ticket from AirAsia (search on Aviasales)
Unpaid reservation instead of return ticket
In the comments they write that this method no longer works.
Unpaid reservation is much better than a fake ticket, because that if they start checking your printout, then at least you blame will be nothing, they say, just did not have time to pay. Of course, no guarantee that you will be allowed on the flight, however, as I understand it, it is very difficult to check whether your reservation was paid or not, the main thing so she was in the database. When I fly according to a stamp I always fear such reservation.
But I think it is obvious that you need to make a reservation, not the one airlines that you fly. That is, if you fly Qatar, then Reservation from them is not suitable.
How to make a reservation
We need the site Agent.ru and the site Qatar. Qatar reservation is holding about 10 days. It is very convenient, you can then print the reservation on Qatar official website in English or Russian.
I tell. First you need to register on the site Qatar. Everything is standard there, I think, and you will understand without me. Sure to just enter your real data, name, phone number and mail. Sometimes the site asks to confirm the phone and mail, and you can not do if you point the left. After registration, go to your personal Qatar account and copy your Qatar privilege number (Membership number), you now need it.
Take your number from Qatar personal account
Next, go to the Agent and search through the search flight, for example, Bangkok-Moscow. In the search results, find the flight from Qatar and You start to place an order. Here we will need your Membership number.
Be sure to enter it when ordering in the field “Bonus Card”. After that, go to the payment, but do not pay. On this here everything. Reservation is done.
Enter your Qatar number
Order Agent website
How to print a reservation
Go back to the Qatar website, switch to English, since it is better to have a route receipt in English. On the main page find the tab My trips, enter your last name Latin and supposedly booking code, which you do not have. therefore Enter any 6 letters as “TBGBZK”.
The site will curse that it can not find such a reservation. But will give us the opportunity to go to the booking by the name and your Membership number, here called Privilege Club Number. Voila! Now you have the real booking code and the opportunity print itinerary receipt (i.e. electronic ticket) from Confirmed status.
Reservation control panel on Qatar website
Login by privilege number and last name
Real booking code and reservation printout
And yes, on the Qatar site itself, you can also make an unpaid reservation This is indicated periodically by the site itself. But don’t let that be you confuse. Reservations can be a maximum of 72 hours (3 days) and this service costs 20 bucks. Basically, why not, but just know.
But to you, just in case, third-party sites where you can check your reservation by booking code, and then print it. Not all tickets will be taken, but only from some reservation systems. AND Still, it seems to me better to do a printout from the site airlines than through similar services, there will be more confidence.
viewtrip.com (Galileo) www.checkmytrip.com (Amadeus) www.virtuallythere.com/ (Saber)
There are no guarantees
This is the most frequent question in the comments, so I repeat. There are no guarantees. Want to be completely sure – buy, either a real ticket to the country where you will fly, or a ticket to overshoot. Ready to take the risk – make a reservation, but just be prepared for different turns of events. Just remember, this is your decision and you they themselves must accept it.
In principle, all those who doubt it are better to buy a ticket for the emission and do not fool yourself a head, it costs about 1000 baht in total, this inexpensive. This is especially true of those who already have full punches passport, they may be the focus of Thai border guards.
P.S. That’s all I wanted to tell. There will be questions ask.
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