Jun 23, 2022

Travel to Thailand without Thailand Pass from 1st of July

From 1st of July no registration for Thailand Pass will be needed to travel to Thailand. This has been decided by Center for Covid-19 Situation (CCSA) under its director PM Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha. Also no more Covid-19-insurance will be needed. Right now visitors are required to have US$10,000 Covid-19 insurance coverage. From 1st of July Thailands government only recommends to have such a coverage.

Travellers will still have to show proof of either a vaccine certificate or a COVID-Free test result (within 72 hours before departure). That will be checked by airline staff at check-in and once again when travellers arrive in Thailand.

The CCSA has also decided to move the legal closing hours for nightlife outlets from midnight to pre-pandemic hours or around 2 AM. It will be still recommended to wear masks in crowded spaces.


Feb 15, 2022

Thailand Test and Go: Bangkok, Phuket, Krabi, Phang Nga, Koh Samui, Pattaya, Koh Chang, Hua Hin and Chiang Mai among the Destinations

For fully vaccinated international travellers from every country worldwide Thailand offers more destinations since 1st February. With the Thailand Pass they can visit the so calledTest and Go destinations and then travel on to other destinations in Thailand. After the arrival they have to do a PCR-Test, then stay in the hotel room until they get the negative result. From then on they are free to move inside Thailand. On the fifth day they have to do another PCR test and stay in the hotel room until they get the result. With the second negative result they can travel anywhere inside Thailand. The hotel will hand out the release form.


The Test and Go destinations:

Bangkok: By air you enter at Suvarnabhumi or Don Muang Airport. For the first night with test you stay at hotels in Bangkok. For the fifth night with test you can go anywhere, where hotels offer the Test and Go Package.
Hua Hin: By air you enter at Bangkoks airports. Hua Hin is within a five hours distance, so you can book a hotel in Hua Hin, which offers test and first night.
Phuket, Phang-Nga and Krabi provinces: In Phang-Nga Khao Lak and Koh Yao are included. In Krabi Koh Lanta and Ko Phi Phi are included. By air you enter at Phuket International Airport for Krabi, Phang-Nga (Khao Lak) and Phuket or at Krabi Airport for Krabi. You can also enter by Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport and then transit on a sealed flight for Phuket. There is a Sandbox Extension program between Phuket, Phang-Nga Krabi and Surat Thani (Ko Samui, Ko Pha-ngan, and Ko Tao). Sandbox travellers can travel within these destinations during the first 5 days in Thailand.

Koh Samui, Koh Phangan, Ko Tao in Surat Thani province: By air you enter at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport, then transit on a sealed flight for Koh Samui. The first night travellers have to stay on Koh Samui.

Pattaya and surrounding districts Si Racha, Si Chang and Sattahip (only Na Jomtien and Bang Saray beaches): By air you enter at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport, then transit on a prearranged vehicle on a sealed route.

Koh Chang in Trat province: By air you enter at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport, then transit by a prearranged vehicle on a sealed route.

Chiang Mai: By air you enter at Bangkoks airports and stay in Bangkok for the first night with test, then you travel to Chiang Mai and stay for the fifth night with test at a hotek there. Or you arrive by Chiang Mai international airport and stay for the first and fith night with tests there.

Other destinations in Thailand: You can go anywhere, where hotels offer Test and Go packages. For example you enter at Bangkoks airports, stay the first night with test in Bangkok and travel on to the destination, where hotels offer the fifth night with test.



What you need to enter Thailand:

Apply for Thailand Pass: From 1st February on https://tp.consular.go.th. After your registration you should get the Thailand Pass within seven days.
Do a PCR-Test before the flight: Bring a medical certificate with an RT-PCR lab result indicating that COVID-19 is not detected, issued no more than 72 hours before traveling.

Must have a health insurance policy: Coverage no less than US$ 50'000.

Hotel payment confirmation: A confirmed payment for 1st and 5th day stay at approved accommodation establishments in the sandbox destination.

Confirmed payment for 2 RT-PCR tests: For Krabi, Phang-Nga and Phuket you reserve and prepay at www.thailandpsas.com (4,200 Baht for 2 tests). For Koh Samui, Ko Pha-ngan and Ko Tao you book and prepay, when booking and prepaying for accommodation at SHA++ hotels (4,400 Baht for 2 tests). The first test will be conducted at Samui International Airport and the second test at hospitals on Ko Samui, Ko Pha-ngan or Ko Tao. For Pattaya and Koh Chang you book packages for first and fifth night, including tests and transfer from Suvarnabhumi or Don Muang airports.

Certificate of Covid-19 vaccination or recovery from Covid-19: Vaccinated at least 14 days before traveling to Thailand.


Test and Go Hotels

During the first and fifth night in Thailand travellers have to stay at SHA Extra Plus hotels. You find the official list here:

Bangkok SHA Extra Plus hotels
Hua Hin SHA Extra Plus hotels
Phuket SHA Extra Plus hotels
Phang Nga SHA Extra Plus hotels (included Khao Lak and Koh Yao)
Krabi: Krabi SHA Extra Plus hotels, Koh Lanta SHA Extra Plus hotels, Koh Phi Phi Extra Plus hotels

Koh Samui SHA Extra Plus Hotels
Koh Tao SHA Extra Plus Hotels
Ko Phangan SHA Extra Plus Hotels

Chonburi: Jomtien Beach SHA Extra Plus hotels, Pattaya SHA Extra Plus hotels. Check the hotel location on Treasures of Pattaya SHA Extra Plus Hotels Google Map

Koh Chang SHA Extra Plus hotels

Chiang Mai SHA Extra Plus hotels

SHA Extra Plus hotels in any destination in Thailand


Frequent asked questions

Can I stay own house between the first and the fifth night?
Yes you can, but you have to stay at the hotel during the first and the fifth nights, says Giorgio Bonfante on Facebook, who is very well informed.


More detailed informations you can read at tatnews.org.


Feb 3, 2022

Test and Go Chiang Mai: Hotel Packages for 1st and 5th Night

See the location of Test and Go Chiang Mai Hotels on Google Map

Also hotels in Chiang Mai are now offering Test and Go Packages for fully vaccinated visitors. Therefore it is possible now to travel with Thailand Pass to Bangkok, stay the first night at an SHA Extra Plus Hotel for the first test, travel to Chiang Mai and check in there at a hotel for the fifth night with the second test.


The Test and Go Hotel Packages in Chiang Mai for 1st and 5th night:

The official list of SHA Extra plus hotels certified in Chiang Mai.

The following hotels are offering packages for the fifth night (PCR-Test included, single):

CH Hotel Chiang Mai: From 4700 THB. See CH Hotel Chiang Mai Test and Go Package
Chiang Mai Grand View Hotel: From 3900 THB. See Chiang Mai Grand View Hotel Test and Go Package



Hyde Park Chiang Mai Hotel: From 5250 THB. See Hyde Park Chiang Mai Hotel Test and Go Package



Le Méridien Chiang Mai: From 5935 THB. See Le Méridien Chiang Mai Test and Go Package



Parasol Hotel: From 4190 THB. See Parasol Hotel Test and Go Package.



Riverside House Hotel Chiang Mai: From 4500 THB. See Riverside House Hotel Test and Go Package.



U Nimman Chiang Mai: From 6600 THB (only if you also book the first night).See U Nimman Chiang Mai Test and Go Package


Woodfield Resort Chiang Mai: From 4600 Bath. See Woodfield Resort Chiang Mai Test and Go Package




Read more:
How to arrive in Chiang Mai with Test and Go