Visa Questions - NY to DPS through HKG and BKK
Jul 12th, 2005, 06:22 PM
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Visa Questions - NY to DPS through HKG and BKK
My friend is meeting me in Bali and has found that the most reasonable airfare from NY is to fly Cathay to HKG, fly HKG to BKK and then a totally different carrier BKK to Bali all in 2 days. Does he need visa for each of these countries before he leaves and how much time will he need between each flight to get through customs etc????
Jul 12th, 2005, 06:27 PM
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Don't need a visa for any of those countries if you're US Citizen going for short stays.
In Hong Kong, you'll only transitting, so you don't go through immigration/customs. Probably the same in BKK, though I'm not familiar with that airport.
Unless you need to stay overnight at a hotel in either place.
But shorter answer - no visa necessary.
In Hong Kong, you'll only transitting, so you don't go through immigration/customs. Probably the same in BKK, though I'm not familiar with that airport.
Unless you need to stay overnight at a hotel in either place.
But shorter answer - no visa necessary.
Jul 12th, 2005, 07:01 PM
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He will need to stay overnight in Bankok, I think. But it sounds like it shouldnt be a problem then. Once the plane lands in either of those places, does it usually take a long time to get off and get out of the airport?
Thanks for your help!
Thanks for your help!
Jul 12th, 2005, 07:26 PM
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If your friend's flying CX through HKG, he/she doesn't need to get out of the airprot. Just go to the transit desk and get up to the departure level. That's it.
Avoid overnight in HKG, unless one wants to see the city. There's only one overpriced hotel near the airport right now. [The new hotels at the soon-to-open Disneyland HK won't be cheap either.] Going to the city is a 20-minute train ride plus connecting shuttle bus.
And you're right. CX's non-stop JFK-HKG arrives around 8pm. There's one flight going to BKK at around 10pm. Pretty late getting into Bangkok, however.
Or fly CX's JFK-YVR-HKG-BKK. That flight leaves New York late at night, and arrives Hong Kong early morning. One should be able to get same day connection to Bangkok and Bali.
Avoid overnight in HKG, unless one wants to see the city. There's only one overpriced hotel near the airport right now. [The new hotels at the soon-to-open Disneyland HK won't be cheap either.] Going to the city is a 20-minute train ride plus connecting shuttle bus.
And you're right. CX's non-stop JFK-HKG arrives around 8pm. There's one flight going to BKK at around 10pm. Pretty late getting into Bangkok, however.
Or fly CX's JFK-YVR-HKG-BKK. That flight leaves New York late at night, and arrives Hong Kong early morning. One should be able to get same day connection to Bangkok and Bali.
Jul 12th, 2005, 07:50 PM
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Thanks everyone. rkkwan -thanks for your insight. sadly, because we got a specific deal with amex/cathay - we are limited on which seats they will give us. so while it seems very easy in concept to go from NY to HKG-BKK-DSP it has become a bit of a headache...what i was told when i bought the fare and what i was told after and when i was trying to sort out the details were 2 different things!!! Anyway, this is all very helpful - thanks all!
