2007-08-02 08:39:20 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ Asia Pacific ➔ Thailand
Yes, the best or lowest airfares are the ones usually timed to leave LAX in the afternoon between 1 pm and 3 pm and arrive in Bangkok from Midnite to 3 am Bangkok time, 18-20 hours later. Cost is from USD 770 on up. Airlines? China Airlines, EVA Air, sometimes you can find it for Cathay Pacific, Northwest. American Airlines and Delta Airlines cooperate with EVA Air and China Airlines, respectively. I think. Thai Airways is the only carrier with a direct flight, the lowest fare I have seen for this airline is like USD 1,000 r/t.
Each airlines has their advantages and disadvantages. I prefer China Airlines in general. The food is okay to good. The seat are in okay to good shape. The seats are the only ones I noticed with a side to side head rest, or its cupped not flat like most. And China Airlines offers individual monitors for movies, programs and games. They usually have 2 flights in the afternoon and 2 in the late evening departing LAX. On the return leg, they have flights I think departing as early as 8 am or 11 am and as late as 5 pm to Taipei, because the last flight to LAX is around 11:30 pm.
EVA air is priced around the same but, usually not available. Service and food are on par with China Airlines. Though the seats do NOT have individual monitors. If you have a bad back or are tall or are broad shouldered. EVA Air does have Deluxe Economy on 747's and Elite Class on their 777's, what it is a down played business class seat, no special foods, no special perks, just the seat and an individual monitor. Costs around USD150-200 r/t. Something to keep in mind when traveling around.
Check the below referenced sites for china airlines or EVA Air and check www.kayak.com or www.sidestep.com and you know for airfares, even www.expedia.com or www.orbitz.com works.
For Hotels, try www.asiarooms.com
Good luck
2007-08-02 12:34:04 · answer #1 · answered by gbdelta1954 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
True, China is cheaper and the planes are new and have good individual in-flight entertainment, but the food is not great and the stewardesses are not particularly friendly. Thai is more expensive, but the direct flight is only a little over seventeen hours and leaves every other day around eleven at night, arrives in Bangkok two calendar days later at around six in the morning. The food has been superior and the service the best of any airline I've flown...worth the extra couple hundred dollars, in my opinion.
2007-08-02 15:25:29 · answer #2 · answered by Ratchanexpat 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think gb delta 1954 has a great answer, spot on. One suggestion I would like to add, on something I did this year, is I signed up for Cathay Pacific's news letter, and sometimes they send me emails for promotions. When they sent me an email, I went to their website via the email, and was able to score a ticket to Bangkok via LAX for 608 dollars, after taxes and fuel surcharge that ended up being 815 dollars. EVA, China did not have any thing close than that. Also I went to book regularly on Cathays website without going in the back way, and that offer was not there. Hope that helps.
2007-08-03 18:01:38 · answer #3 · answered by kris76 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the airport for every destination there will provided some signs and if you follow that you can catch your connecting flight, but dont ask any strangers for any information because they may guide you in the wrong way. Better to depend on the airport people only because they can tel you the correct way.
2016-04-01 12:27:08 · answer #4 · answered by Sylvia 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I fly that route several times a year and always find the best prices on China Air website.
2007-08-02 14:43:22 · answer #5 · answered by EMAILSKIP 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try EVA air. You will have to stop in Taiwan but it is generally the cheapest flight.
2007-08-02 09:21:05 · answer #6 · answered by Traveler 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use booking buddy it allows you to check rates from several sites at one time.
2007-08-02 08:42:29 · answer #7 · answered by hourglass_beauty 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋