COVID-19 THAILAND
New Entry Requirements to enter and travel in Thailand
Last update 1st of October 2021
- Sandbox has been reduced to 7 days for vaccinated travelers: after 7 nights in a SHA+ hotel, you can travel elsewhere in the country. Read TAT as announcement
- Sandbox zone is extending month by month read TAT as announcement
- International travelers from any country can enter Thailand through the sandbox/blue zone program. TAT announcement
- There are many SHA+ hotels (in these hotels 70% of the staff are vaccinated), for any budget but in general hotels are a lot better value than pre-covid. You can find a list by destination on the Government SHA website as well as on Agoda & booking.com
- It is now possible to go directly from Phuket airport to these destinations and spend the entire 7 days there:
This blue zone will expand every month: read
- From October 1st, travelers are allowed to visit without quarantine: Phuket, Surat Thani (Koh Samui, Koh Phangan, Koh Tao), Phang Nga (Khao Lak, Koh Yao), Krabi (Koh Phi Phi, Koh Ngai, Railay, Khlong Muang, Thap Khaek)
- From November 1st onward, the blue zone will be extended to these areas too:
Bangkok / Krabi (the whole province) / Phang Nga (the whole province) / Prachuap Khiri Khan (Hua Hin, Nong Kae) / Phetchaburi (Cha-am, Hua Hin) / Chonburi (Pattaya, Bang Lamung, Na Jomtien Thian, Bang Saray) / Ranong (Koh Phayam) / Chiang Mai (Mueang, Mae Rim, Mae Taeng, Doi Tao) / Loei (Chiang Khan) / Buriram (Mueang District)
From January 1st another 33 provinces.
We are still waiting for a new rule allowing tourists to go on a dive cruise within this first 7days and I will inform you of course if it does get approved but for the lucky travelers with 2 weeks holidays in Thailand, in today's regulation, it is already possible to spend the first 7 days in a nice hotel in the blue zone before coming onboard on day 8.
- Sandbox zone is extending month by month read TAT as announcement
- International travelers from any country can enter Thailand through the sandbox/blue zone program. TAT announcement
- There are many SHA+ hotels (in these hotels 70% of the staff are vaccinated), for any budget but in general hotels are a lot better value than pre-covid. You can find a list by destination on the Government SHA website as well as on Agoda & booking.com
- It is now possible to go directly from Phuket airport to these destinations and spend the entire 7 days there:
- Phang-Nga Prompt: Amazing Khao Lak-Ko Yao Sandbox
- Krabi Even More Amazing – Ko Phi Phi and Ko Ngai and Railay Beach
- Same from Samui International Airport:
This blue zone will expand every month: read
- From October 1st, travelers are allowed to visit without quarantine: Phuket, Surat Thani (Koh Samui, Koh Phangan, Koh Tao), Phang Nga (Khao Lak, Koh Yao), Krabi (Koh Phi Phi, Koh Ngai, Railay, Khlong Muang, Thap Khaek)
- From November 1st onward, the blue zone will be extended to these areas too:
Bangkok / Krabi (the whole province) / Phang Nga (the whole province) / Prachuap Khiri Khan (Hua Hin, Nong Kae) / Phetchaburi (Cha-am, Hua Hin) / Chonburi (Pattaya, Bang Lamung, Na Jomtien Thian, Bang Saray) / Ranong (Koh Phayam) / Chiang Mai (Mueang, Mae Rim, Mae Taeng, Doi Tao) / Loei (Chiang Khan) / Buriram (Mueang District)
From January 1st another 33 provinces.
We are still waiting for a new rule allowing tourists to go on a dive cruise within this first 7days and I will inform you of course if it does get approved but for the lucky travelers with 2 weeks holidays in Thailand, in today's regulation, it is already possible to spend the first 7 days in a nice hotel in the blue zone before coming onboard on day 8.
SandBox Requirements
Before the Flights
1. Check if you need a visa here (USA/ European countries can enter without visa, they will get a visa exempt stamp)
2. Book hotels and flights
3. make sure your travel insurance explicitly says it covers Covid 19 at least $100,000 (SafetyWing insurance approved by the Thai government, is significantly cheaper than others and covers any expense related to the Covid - even without symptoms)
3. Apply for a COE (here) you will wait up to 3 business days for the form to be approved by the embassy
4. take a PCR COVID 19 test less than 72h before taking your flight to Phuket
List of documents to bring with you on the flight:
1. Passport and passport photo
2. Flight tickets (round trip)
3. Entry permit for Thailand (COE) (+ Visa if needed, check this)
4. Vaccine Certificate/ Proof of vaccination (at least 14 days prior to your departure to Thailand and not more than 12 months)
7. Health/ Travel insurance covering more than 100,000 USD (exemple Nomad travel insurance 42USD for 4 weeks) Emirates Airlines include the travel insurance required for the COE in its flight tickets for the length of your stay.
8. Confirmation of ordering 2 Covid test for day 0 and day 6 (SHABA)
On arrival:
Download the Thailand Plus app
Get a covid test on day 0 and day 6
On day 7, you will receive a release letter allowing you to travel to the rest of the country. No need to stay in SHA+ hotel anymore, you are considered like domestic travelers.
1. Check if you need a visa here (USA/ European countries can enter without visa, they will get a visa exempt stamp)
2. Book hotels and flights
3. make sure your travel insurance explicitly says it covers Covid 19 at least $100,000 (SafetyWing insurance approved by the Thai government, is significantly cheaper than others and covers any expense related to the Covid - even without symptoms)
3. Apply for a COE (here) you will wait up to 3 business days for the form to be approved by the embassy
4. take a PCR COVID 19 test less than 72h before taking your flight to Phuket
List of documents to bring with you on the flight:
1. Passport and passport photo
2. Flight tickets (round trip)
3. Entry permit for Thailand (COE) (+ Visa if needed, check this)
4. Vaccine Certificate/ Proof of vaccination (at least 14 days prior to your departure to Thailand and not more than 12 months)
7. Health/ Travel insurance covering more than 100,000 USD (exemple Nomad travel insurance 42USD for 4 weeks) Emirates Airlines include the travel insurance required for the COE in its flight tickets for the length of your stay.
8. Confirmation of ordering 2 Covid test for day 0 and day 6 (SHABA)
On arrival:
Download the Thailand Plus app
Get a covid test on day 0 and day 6
On day 7, you will receive a release letter allowing you to travel to the rest of the country. No need to stay in SHA+ hotel anymore, you are considered like domestic travelers.
Who can travel to Thailand via the Sandbox ?
- Vaccinated Thai and foreign travelers from any countries
- Unvaccinated children under 18 years old traveling with vaccinated parents.
- Children aged under 18 years old, traveling with parents or guardians, must have a medical certificate with a laboratory result by an RT-PRC method indicating that COVID-19 is not detected no more than 72 hours before their travel date.
-Unvaccinated adult travelers will be required to undergo mandatory quarantine at any AQ Hotels in Phuket for 14 days
- Unvaccinated children under 18 years old traveling with vaccinated parents.
- Children aged under 18 years old, traveling with parents or guardians, must have a medical certificate with a laboratory result by an RT-PRC method indicating that COVID-19 is not detected no more than 72 hours before their travel date.
-Unvaccinated adult travelers will be required to undergo mandatory quarantine at any AQ Hotels in Phuket for 14 days
Can you change hotel?
Tourists can change SHA+ accommodations no more than 3 times within these 7 nights.
Sandbox eligible countries
Since October 1st, all travelers can enter, from any countries.
Covid-19 tests
The number of required COVID-19 tests (RT-PCR method) during the stay in the sandbox at own expense :
- The first test upon arrival at the airport and await the test results the next morning in the accommodation
- The second test on Day 6
All the mandatory COVID-19 tests need to be pre-booked and prepaid via PSAS System and proof of payment for RT-PCR tests must be submitted when applying for Certificate of Entry.
As in most cases you will be required to present a negative COVID-19 test result for boarding the plane when traveling back home from Phuket. The cost of an RT-PCR test starts from 2,500THB per person and a COVID-19 rapid Antigen test ranges from 500-1,000 THB per person.
- The first test upon arrival at the airport and await the test results the next morning in the accommodation
- The second test on Day 6
All the mandatory COVID-19 tests need to be pre-booked and prepaid via PSAS System and proof of payment for RT-PCR tests must be submitted when applying for Certificate of Entry.
As in most cases you will be required to present a negative COVID-19 test result for boarding the plane when traveling back home from Phuket. The cost of an RT-PCR test starts from 2,500THB per person and a COVID-19 rapid Antigen test ranges from 500-1,000 THB per person.
Thailand Sandbox Flights
Many airlines are scheduling flights to Phuket, Koh Samui and Soon Bangkok will also be part of the Sandbox:
Direct Flights from abroad to Phuket include, Thai Airways, Singapore Airlines, Emirates, Qatar Airways, EVA Air, Korean Air, etc. Passengers seeking to travel to Phuket should contact airlines directly for current flights and travel requirements. Emirates Airlines include the travel insurance required for the COE.
Direct Flights from abroad to Phuket include, Thai Airways, Singapore Airlines, Emirates, Qatar Airways, EVA Air, Korean Air, etc. Passengers seeking to travel to Phuket should contact airlines directly for current flights and travel requirements. Emirates Airlines include the travel insurance required for the COE.
Phuket Sandbox 7+7 Extension (expired)
"Phuket Sandbox 7+7 Extension" was the model used between 16 August 2021 and October 1st and allowed travelers to stay in Phuket for no less than 7 days before travelling to in Krabi, Phang-Nga, or Surat Thani with required documentation. Since October, they can stay in these provinces from the first night.
15th of October 2021 update
- October 7th: Thailand is off the Uk red list
October 15th: Thailand is now opened without quarantine (nor Sandbox) for travelers from the U.S., U.K, China, Germany and Singapore. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OqC0dVIafI
More countries will be exempted soon and I will update you here...
October 15th: Thailand is now opened without quarantine (nor Sandbox) for travelers from the U.S., U.K, China, Germany and Singapore. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OqC0dVIafI
More countries will be exempted soon and I will update you here...
21th of October 2021 update
Shemes for entering Thailand (by air travel). Effective from the 1st November 2021.
Eligible countries at the 21th October 2021
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