Landing at Don Mueang International Airport

What DMK is like

Don Mueang handles low-cost flights both domestic and international, keeps the two in clearly separate buildings, and involves far less walking than Suvarnabhumi. Most people here are either connecting onward inside Thailand or heading straight into the city. Mobile coverage reaches the whole terminal.

On arrival

Set the line up before you fly, as anywhere else; it registers by itself once airplane mode goes off. If you are connecting onward domestically here, having data from the moment you land lets you check your onward gate without hunting for a board.

How far the airport Wi-Fi gets you

Public Wi-Fi exists in the terminal but slows in proportion to how many flights have just landed. Your own line stays steadier when you need to book a car or check in for an onward flight.

Getting into town

Don Mueang sits north of the city, with a commuter rail line and buses into town and a taxi rank on the arrivals level. Traffic on the main road in and out is heavy morning and evening, so the train is the more predictable of the two.

What people ask about this airport

• Check which airport your ticket says — Bangkok has two airports with clearly different codes, and crossing between them takes an hour at minimum.
• Domestic connections — Some connections here mean moving from one building to the other, so leave time and use your data to check the gate before you start walking.