From 11 January, 2022, fully vaccinated international travelers can also enter Thailand, but How to Book a Flight under the Sandbox programme at either Krabi, Phang-Nga, and Surat Thani (Ko Samui, Ko Pha-ngan, and Ko Tao), in addition to Phuket.
Eligible travellers
Thai citizens.
Foreign travellers, including but not limited to diplomats, guests of the government, Thai work permit holders, students and their family, and patients seeking medical treatment.
Eligible countries
All countries/territories.
Points of entry
By air at Phuket International Airport
Pre-Arrival Requirements
All eligible travellers travelling from the eligible countries must have the following documents for entering Thailand:
A Thailand Pass, which can be applied via
A Medical Certificate with an RT-PCR lab result indicating that COVID-19 is not detected issued no more than 72 hours before travelling.
Travellers under 6 years of age, travelling with parents with a negative RT-PCR test result within 72 hours before travelling, are not required to have a pre-arrival negative RT-PCR test result and can have a saliva test when entering the Kingdom.
An insurance policy with coverage no less than US$50,000.
Thais and foreign expatriates under Thailand’s national healthcare coverage are exempt from this requirement.
A confirmed payment for at least 7-day stay at an approved accommodation; such as, a SHA++ hotel, within either Krabi, Phang-Nga, Phuket, or Surat Thani (Ko Samui).
For travellers planning to travel to Ko Pha-ngan, or Ko Tao, they must have a confirmed payment for at least 1-night stay at an approved accommodation on Ko Samui and must receive a negative result for their first RT-PCR test, before being able to continue their remaining nights in Ko Pha-ngan or Ko Tao.
A confirmed payment for 2 RT-PCR tests;
Phang-Nga and Phuket: Travellers can reserve and prepay for the 2 mandatory RT-PCR tests via www.thailandpsas.com (2,100 Baht / test, or 4,200 Baht / 2 tests).
Surat Thai (Ko Samui, Ko Pha-ngan, and Ko Tao): Travellers can book and prepay for the 2 mandatory RT-PCR tests when booking and prepaying for accommodation at SHA+ Hotel/s. (2,200 Baht / test, or 4,400 Baht / 2 tests).
A Certificate of COVID-19 Vaccination/Recovery
Everyone 18 years of age and older must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 with an approved vaccine at least 14 days before travelling to Thailand.
Travellers 12-17 years of age travelling to Thailand unaccompanied must get vaccinated with at least 1 dose of an approved vaccine. Those travelling with parents are exempt from this requirement.
Travellers 6-11 years of age, travelling with parents, are exempt from this requirement.
Travellers with a history of COVID-19 infection who have recovered by medical treatment and travellers who have received at least 1 dose of an approved vaccine after post-infection must have a certificate of COVID-19 recovery.
All travellers must undergo ‘exit screening’ at the point of departure, i.e., at the airline check-in counter and present the required documents to the person-in-charge to carry out the checks.
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