Reader question: How far in advance should you book a plane ticket to Thailand?

If it's a direct flight, it's a nice price.
You won't get much cheaper.
I have been going to Thailand for 20 years and I pay about the same price on average.

greetings Hans

It's about the return date. You can already book tickets with an outward journey in October, flying back in March, for example, is not yet bookable. I think you have to wait another 3 weeks
If you want to pay less, look for flights with a connection in the Middle East, such as Etihad, Emirates, and Qatar airways.
Only KLM and EVA fly directly to Thailand. China airlines will stop at the end of this year.
Price indication €500 return.

I booked yesterday for the end of November. We always book early. We have been flying to Thailand since 1998. Always went with China airlines. I would also recommend choosing a decent company. We always want to fly from Amsterdam. Watch the cat out of the tree for a few weeks and then I'll grab a ticket with a nice price. Looks like you haven't seen a direct ticket (adm.costs) I always book directly with the company. Usually I have a ticket with a good price in terms of price, but you never know in advance what airlines will do.
I am now flying with Ethiad for 581 pp. At the moment a cheap price. (find a good departure day and return trip. Can make a lot of difference with the price.
But you will see from other responses (I think) that there are completely different views on this
Good luck and let me know if you have any questions

I book several times a year. If I'm sure I'm going and when I'm going there and back I don't hesitate to buy the ticket months in advance.
Certain dates, periods, the tickets are firmly priced. Other periods much lower. €540 plus fees is a good price BUT a lot can happen in five and a half months. Almost all year round, especially during the holidays and around Christmas and New Year, you can buy tickets for around € 700 . The cheap tickets can usually not be converted or at high cost. Do you really have to consider. You also have to look closely at flight time. Europe and Asia is directly about 14 hours. With a transfer a few hours longer. But sometimes you see cheap tickets and then the duration that you are on the road turns out to be 20 hours or more. Transfer time! So pay attention to that too.

Dear Johanna.
It remains a matter of scouring the internet on a daily basis.
I flew myself .. last March .. for 450 euros and at the end of this year I will go for less than 500 euros.
I booked both these flights well in advance because these offers passed by
otherwise I would have waited a while.
For the price of 540 euros plus 25/30 euros, I would be patient and look further.
Incidentally, both flights that I have booked are from a high-quality airline from the Middle East. The last flight in March last was great.. I look forward to next November.

If you like the price, why not book? I can assume that you have read in advance what the costs are for a stay of more than 5 months in Thailand.
This also includes the cost of an airline ticket, depending on whether you book a direct flight or with a stopover, the prices are clearly stated with each company, and you can read that these are between 500 and 650 euros.
I think it is more important to orientate yourself properly what the costs of your stay in Thailand will be.
Think of travel insurance, hotel costs, travel costs, meals.

Bought a return AMS – BKK with Xiamen Airlines via Skyscanner for 327 euros a few days ago. Departure on May 30 and return two weeks later. Comparison pays off and sometimes you can find a nice offer in a relatively short period of time.

I always fly KLM until now. There 9 to 11 am and back about 12 hours direct.
Average 730 Euros. With seat reservation, a minimum of 40 euros is added. Depending on how far you live from Schiphol, an alternative airport can work in your favor because you also have to include the travel costs to and from Schiphol. I live in Amsterdam, and the Schiphol bus stops in front of my door. for 2.95 Euro I am at the airport. Personally, I think a price difference of around 200 Euros, a transfer where you sometimes have to wait up to 17 hours for a connecting flight, is not worth it, but everyone should know that for themselves. Furthermore, KLM is close to home and easy to approach in case of problems.
I book and that was the question usually around 2 months before departure. Prices have never increased from my first visit to the website for the flight in question. Keep in mind that the cheapest seats are often not available when you log in because they have an option on them. when it expires, that seat is available again. So it pays to log in regularly and see what the price is at that moment.
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