What's the shortest length trip you have ever made to LOS?

[colmx]

Hi All
I booked my next trip to LOS this afternoon and have now started the long 6.5 month countdown till i return around the New Year

In the meantime i still have a few days holidays that i could burn up in Sept or Oct on a VERY quick trip to LOS
With the price of flights these days (€529 return from Ireland) a 5 night trip to London would be as expensive as a trip to thailand (when accomodation, drink prices and Club/Sauna entry is factored in)

Just curious... what is the shortest trip any of you have made to Thailand?
Was it worth it?
Would you do it again?

I know Gaythailand from the Gaythailand board often makes flying trips like this... but he's a Billionaire!

[Joe M]

Did a long weekend (Fri to Sun) once, however, I was working in Japan at the time.

"Was it worth it?" Yes, definitely, any time in the LOS is worth it. It was difficult to leave since I was not there long enough to to all the things I wanted. Hence, I did a quick return visit 3 weeks later with a longer stay.

If I was based in SE Asia, I would probably do more numerous short trips in between longer stays.

[allieb]

5 days from Saudi Arabia via Singapore Airlines 14 hours each way inc transit time. And yes worth it

[Beachlover]

Never been for less than 6 days....

It's only a 9-hour flight for me so I could quite happily spend just a long weekend there. I can do a day's work on the flight so there would be not much loss of time really...

It's quite tempting to flee this freezing cold city for a weekend now... some of the fares are as low as AUD$720 now... so really, a weekend wouldn't add up to more than $1,500 or so... cheap as chips. And a night out in Bangkok is way cheaper than a night out here lol.

[mlomker]

Just curious... what is the shortest trip any of you have made to Thailand?

I think it comes down to the length of flight as to whether it'd be worthwhile. I'm waiting until I could get two weeks off since a 19 hour flight is a bit much. I've taken flights to Tokyo just to watch fireworks and flew on a buddy pass to AMS on a lark one weekend just to buy chocolate at the airport and turn around. :)

How long are the flights from Ireland? 8-9 hours, similar to AUS? I would...

[colmx]

flights from Ireland:
2 hours to Amsterdam
2 hour Stop over
11 hours to bkk
so allowing for checkin times its a 17 hour trip each way

Maybe i'm just being crazy - but it seems like a better idea than heading to London,Amsterdam or Berlin for those few days!

[Beachlover]

flights from Ireland:
2 hours to Amsterdam
2 hour Stop over
11 hours to bkk
so allowing for checkin times its a 17 hour trip each way

Maybe i'm just being crazy - but it seems like a better idea than heading to London,Amsterdam or Berlin for those few days!

Makes sense... Thai boys are cute and always so friendly...

If you can sleep or work on the flight, there's not much loss of time.

[atri1666]

In march 6 days with nonstop flights from and to Amsterdam. I would do again because flying in business class is no problem. Already have been only 4 days in Singapore with nonstop flights from Frankfurt.

[Gone Fishing]

Just curious... what is the shortest trip any of you have made to Thailand?

About 30 minutes when I was working in Cambodia and commuted daily from Thailand, driving across the border with a Thai military border pass (no passports, so no passport control).

(Sorry, but you did ask .....)

[pong]

1.from UK: currently returns BKK from 333 GBP (less as 400€ still-I think)-and there is Ryan to ferry you over, but will add time. singaporeair! check sites like travelsupermarket, westeasttravel or netflights.
2.about same as gonefisy-less as 1 hr once. just for administrative purpose.
for what one may call a ''holiday''-when I worked more, often 1 week )trying to squeeze it out till 1 week there) lve FR (THU if possible) after work-arr BKK next day afternoon-lve BKK su-eve-arr back MO-morning-going straight home->work. though it was worthwhile-then, yes

[gra46]

!5 days and Still too short of a time in LOS but anytime there is better than anywhere in the world

[Mr.DreamTransport]

My first and only trip over here before I moved over was 8 1/2 days. Far too short for a first trip. I guess the old saying now is, if you book for 1 week you wish it was 2, if you booked for 2 weeks you wished it was a month!! Very, very, true indeed. I was almost in tears when I had to get back in the car for the ride back to the airport.

[1PR4BKK]

My shortest trip was for 10 days and I thought that was too short. However, I am tempted to do a few days in Thailand just so I can accompany my friend on his first trip to USA next week.

I am still shocked he got his visa on the first try. I guess that is what I get for saying, "Sure...you can come any time." And that invitation was just given to him in April.

[yedo111]

Normally I stay up to 60 days in LOS . And most of the time around June - August .

Yes I look forward to meet my bf again

[kenc]

One week..after a 19 hr trip from San Francisco.

Going is not too bad but the coming home and jet lag at work the next day is murder.

Alas, that's all I can swing now for my summer trip. In the winter, if I play my cards right with holidays, I can get almost 3 weeks.

I know one week sounds crazy but I'm going to see someone special and any time we have together is precious to me.