British Airways flights to Bangkok land at Suvarnabhumi Airport, 18 miles east of central Bangkok. British Airways offers direct London flights from Bangkok. Once your flight touches down, take a 40-minute taxi ride through Bangkok's bustling streets to central Bangkok. If you're hungry after flights to Bangkok, sample mouth-watering curries or fried street snacks. Learn more about the city at the National Museum Bangkok. Feel the wind in your hair and get an insight into local life with different Bangkok views by taking public transport on the Chao Phraya Express Boat on the river or the speedy canal boats.
After flights arrives in Bangkok get ready for an exciting taxi ride into central Bangkok. Expect Bangkok's frequent traffic jams to delay the usual 40-minute journey. Once flights have arrived you can also catch one of the four Airport Express buses which ferry you to cosmopolitan Silom, backpackers' Khao San Road, touristy Sukhumvit and Hua Lamphong, Bangkok's central railway station. Leave plenty of time to reach the airport for return flights from Bangkok.
Immerse yourself in the mayhem of Bangkok's Chinatown after flights arrive. Or relax with a traditional Thai massage at Bangkok's Wat Pho temple, home to the golden Reclining Buddha. After a long day of temple hopping, get your taste buds tingling with Bangkok's tom yum soup. Before return flights from Bangkok, shop for silk in Siam district's modern malls or head to Bangkok's Chatuchak Market for everything from Thai jewellery to Bangkok designer fashion and electronics.
