Arriving at Bangkok Airport with Your Bike: What to Do Next

You arrive at Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) in Bangkok with your bicycle and wonder: What should you do with your bike in its cardboard box or bike travel case? There are six options, and which one is right for you depends on how the rest of your journey continues.

I’ll show you the three most common scenarios and which solutions you should consider for each one. Whether you’re visiting as a tourist for a cycling trip or bringing your bike to Thailand as an expat, the graphic and table below will help you quickly find the right combination.

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Which Situation Are You In?

What happens with your bike next depends on whether you’re traveling on right away, stopping over in Bangkok, or won’t need your bike until later. Each of these three scenarios calls for a different solution:

• Scenario 1: You’re traveling on right away. See options A and B.
• Scenario 2: You’re making a stopover in Bangkok. Take a look at B, C, D, and F.
• Scenario 3: You don’t need your bike for a while. Take a look at E.

You’ll find descriptions of options A to F in separate sections below.

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The Same for Everyone: Pick Up Your Bike at the “Big Luggage” Counter

The first step is the same for everyone: collect your bike near the baggage carousel at the “Big Luggage” counter. After that, the next steps depend on which solution you choose.

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Six Options for Your Bike in Detail

Here you’ll find all six options, along with the key information and my personal experience. The graphic above will help you see which options are suitable for you.

A: Take Your Bike Straight to Check-In for Your Connecting Flight

If you’re continuing your journey by plane, take your bike straight from the “Big Luggage” counter to check-in for your connecting flight.

Be patient: The elevators at Suvarnabhumi Airport are undersized, and there aren’t enough of them.

B: Leave Your Bike in Left Luggage

If you want to leave your bike somewhere for a while, you can drop it off at the left-luggage service (“Left Luggage”). You can store your bicycle here, too. During major cycling events, I’ve seen several bike travel cases stored there.

• Provider: Bellugg
• Location: On the 2nd floor, roughly in the middle.
• Opening hours: 8 AM to 11 PM.
• Price: 150 to 200 baht per item per day, depending on its size and the number of days.

You can find photos and more details in my article More Tips for Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK).

C: Take a Large Taxi (“Big Taxi”)

Take your bike to the taxi stand on the ground floor and book a large taxi there. The machines will assign you a taxi, and there’s a separate queue for “Big Taxis.” These taxis can also accommodate a bicycle if there are only one or two passengers.

I explain how the taxi stand works in More Tips for Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK).

Be patient: The elevators will slow you down on your way to the taxi stand, too. They’re undersized, and there aren’t enough of them.

D: Have Your Bike Delivered to Your Hotel

At the airport, you can also arrange to have your luggage delivered to your hotel in Bangkok. The service costs between 380 baht for regular suitcases and 600 baht for sports equipment. You can therefore have your bicycle delivered to your hotel for 600 baht without having to deal with the hassle of transporting it yourself.

The best part is the live tracking feature: you always know where your luggage is. This makes the delivery service a good alternative to taking a large taxi.

You can read more in the section Have Your Luggage Delivered to Your Hotel.

E: Send Your Bike by Post

If you don’t need your bike until later, you can simply send it by post to your destination. There’s a Thai Post office on Level 2 near Exit 8. It cost me 800 baht to send my bike in its cardboard box to Chiang Rai.

F: Assemble Your Bike Outside the Airport and Ride Away

You can also assemble your bike right outside the airport and start cycling straight away. That’s what I did with my daughter Anna at the start of our tour from Bangkok to Chiang Mai.

To warm up, we first rode on the Skylane, the cycling track that runs around the airport.

What’s Not Allowed: Taking Your Bike on the Skytrain into the City

Taking your bike on the Skytrain (Airport Rail Link) into the city centre is not an option. To get into the city, your choices are a large taxi (C), delivery to your hotel (D), or cycling there under your own power (F).

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So, What Should You Do?

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I’ve now sent a boxed bicycle home through Thai Post at the airport twice. It works wonderfully, and the bike is delivered right to your doorstep. One advantage is that I don’t have to worry about luggage weight limits. This is especially useful since I have Silver status with Thai Airways, which gives me an extra 10 kg of baggage allowance.

Have you ever taken your bike away from the airport using a different method? Share your experience in the comments, and I’ll add it to the article.

You’ll find more practical information for your arrival in My 5 Best Tips for Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport.