No more Fast track

[Daddy415]

Just landed 17:00 and again booked buggy and fast track and the door number 5 limo. Huge lines - worse than last week. Our escort from Sawasdee said easily two hours. We got through in 20 to our car and that’s with a bathroom stop. Of course now we are stuck in traffic trying to make our 730 pm spa appointments 😂😂

[hank75]

On 8/15/2026 at 8:18 AM, Olddaddy said:

Last time I walked through I flashed my business class boarding pass and used priority ...always give them a stern look as you do it , I always make sure my glasses are sitting on my nose and flash it like your a detective 

They were probably desperate for you to stop flashing and just leave 

[vinapu]

6 hours ago, Daddy415 said:

Just landed 17:00 and again booked buggy and fast track and the door number 5 limo. Huge lines - worse than last week. Our escort from Sawasdee said easily two hours. We got through in 20 to our car and that’s with a bathroom stop. Of course now we are stuck in traffic trying to make our 730 pm spa appointments 😂😂

welcome to paradise

[jason1975]

15 hours ago, Daddy415 said:

Just landed 17:00 and again booked buggy and fast track and the door number 5 limo. Huge lines - worse than last week. Our escort from Sawasdee said easily two hours. We got through in 20 to our car and that’s with a bathroom stop. Of course now we are stuck in traffic trying to make our 730 pm spa appointments 😂😂

Wise decision to get fast track. Hope you managed to meet your spa appointment!

[khaolakguy]

Wonder if there is a Fast Track at The Pearly Gates? Who qualifies?

[Daddy415]

Made my appointment at Stars, went to a guy who another forum member recommended and had a great time. Stars has replaced Jey Spa for me in terms of quality and variety. Can't wait to write this trip report.... I have a LOT to report, including a happy ending at a place where they don't usually give them... (no, not the hotel lobby....)

[vinapu]

8 hours ago, khaolakguy said:

Wonder if there is a Fast Track at The Pearly Gates? Who qualifies?

I venture to say, dead people first as soon as they are able to walk fast enough

[mauRICE]

6 hours ago, Daddy415 said:

I have a LOT to report, including a happy ending at a place where they don't usually give them... (no, not the hotel lobby....)

The confession box?

Groundbreaking. 🙄🥱

 

[Olddaddy]

The sawasdee fast track is Booked OUT for my return flight tommrrw to Bangkok!!.

Yes I should of booked it earlier 😠silly me 😕 

Any other companies??

, I'm flying Business class but it seems they don't qualify anymore to use the Priority Lane 

What if I get a wheelchair arrangement?

Do they go for Priority??

Any other suggestions?

 

 

[BjornAgain]

50 minutes ago, Olddaddy said:

😠😕...Any other suggestions?

I would have have thought a man of your HiSo connections would have already briefed the Concierge at the Capella or to give him his prefered name, "Head of the Capella Culturists" of your imminent arrival as booking VIP Airport Fast-Track Services is one of their standard offerings. 

[captainmick]

5 hours ago, Olddaddy said:

The sawasdee fast track is Booked OUT for my return flight tommrrw to Bangkok!!.

Yes I should of booked it earlier 😠silly me 😕 

Any other companies??

, I'm flying Business class but it seems they don't qualify anymore to use the Priority Lane 

What if I get a wheelchair arrangement?

Do they go for Priority??

Any other suggestions?

 

 

Business Class ticket holders do get priority but no longer in the same signed Priority Lane as people who have booked Fast Track.  Go to the main immigration hall but instead of joining the queue, show your business class boarding pass to staff and they will direct you to unsigned lanes on the right hand side which bypass the main queue 

[mauRICE]

10 hours ago, Olddaddy said:

Any other suggestions?

Don't flash them your business class boarding pass; pointing to your colostomy bag will get you through a lot faster!

Safe travels. 🫶

[Pantherz]

17 hours ago, Olddaddy said:

What if I get a wheelchair arrangement?

That’ll work. Please upload a video of you being wheeled around. 

[macaroni21]

23 hours ago, Olddaddy said:

The sawasdee fast track is Booked OUT for my return flight tommrrw to Bangkok!!.

And that's the problem!   When the company running the airport makes money on the side by offering special lanes for paying passengers, it makes congestion among the 99.9% of passengers at the normal gates a positive for its bottom line, reducing the incentive to improve the situation.

[Olddaddy]

Well....well.....arrived tonight was so worried about the so called ...2 hour waits . I dashed towards the immigration. 🙄🙄🙄

Ended up through within 6  minutes...and... And ...waited at the carousel for my luggage 20 minutes!!!

So no need for FAST TRACK....2 hour waits ??? Yeah right🙄

And by the way,  the idiot who used the Fast track coming off my plane,( the one I tried to book)   got through 5 minutes before me and then still had to WAIT with ALL of us at the carousel for his bag 🧳🧳

He looked a laughing stock by the whole plane ,we all from business class watched how he got the buggy 🛻big fat guy in his flower 🌺 shirt 

Then...he laughed as he past us all  walking towards immigration 

We had the last laugh as he still was waiting for his luggage 🧳 having paid the 3200 baht fast track fee .....stupid Cxnt ...he looked red faced & embarrassed giving us the finger 🖕🖕as he passed us in his golf buggy but ended up in the same places 

No long queues , very fast immigration

No need for Fast Track 

 

 

[aaroninatl]

Any predictions for a midweek midnight arrival this week?  I should't need it?

[10tazione]

When the rooster crows through the immigration hall, the line is long... or not at all!

[Olddaddy]

1 hour ago, aaroninatl said:

Any predictions for a midweek midnight arrival this week?  I should't need it?

Doubtful 

[vinapu]

1 hour ago, aaroninatl said:

Any predictions for a midweek midnight arrival this week?  I should't need it?

Always lottery. Your plane may be first to land of of 5 jets , may be last of them. May park at the gate very close to immigration like it happened to me month ago , may park far and require long walk 

[Daddy415]

Exactly @vinapu, well said. I arrived TWICE in August and both times the lines were horrible. Good for @Olddaddy that he was lucky, but I would not advise arriving at midnight without FastTrack if you would be upset to wait in a very long line. It's a gamble, and the unlucky pay for it with their precious time. We flew all the way from USA so it was the end of a very long journey.  

Help is on the way however:

https://www.nationthailand.com/news/tourism/40069910

Once they deploy the e-gates it will no longer be a gamble and arriving will be as fast as leaving. (We did not book FastTrack for departure.)

[ichigo]

6 hours ago, Daddy415 said:

Help is on the way however:

https://www.nationthailand.com/news/tourism/40069910

Once they deploy the e-gates it will no longer be a gamble and arriving will be as fast as leaving. (We did not book FastTrack for departure.)

I was so happy when I found out that Suvarnabhumi will finally be installing e-gates on arrival! 

[emiel1981]

On 8/22/2026 at 11:58 AM, Daddy415 said:

Can't wait to write this trip report.... I have a LOT to report, including a happy ending at a place where they don't usually give them... (no, not the hotel lobby....)

Sounds promising. Can't wait for your trip report.

[Daddy415]

From reading the article, it sounds like you may be able to use the e-gates now if they have already read your biometric information on a different entry to the country.

[EricV]

Apparently, 33 nations will be able to use the egates, with most European countries and Canada in; US, China, Russia & India are out. You will have to have entered once ( or twice, depending on source) with the exact same passport before to use them... TiT - so last minute changes can still happen...

Hopefully, that will ease the lines. For US (and Asian) citizen, an APEC card is your best bet. Business Class is officially out for priority (only handicapped, elderly, pregnant etc), but individuals have reported luck at trying anyway... As always, depends on the person you deal with ...YMMV

As others have said, there is no reliable way to forecast lines: a few large planes arriving early/late (which is common on long-haul flights) and hundreds of extra arrivals will clog up the lines. 

If you want reliably fast entry, paying for FastTrack is your safest choice - just realize it might not be needed when you get there...

[Daddy415]

@EricV what's the source of your info above? Do you have an arrticle to share? This from AI:

"

Will the USA be eligible?

The Thai government has not yet published the official list of the 31 selected nationalities. However, the United States is widely expected to be included.

Thai authorities have confirmed that they are selecting the eligible countries based on three primary criteria:

• High rankings on the Henley Passport Index.

• Low entry-refusal and immigration rejection statistics.

• Strict national security and legal parameters.

Because the US ranks highly across these metrics and its citizens already benefit from visa-exempt entry, travel analysts anticipate it will be on the finalized list."