Saturday, February 15, 2014

Hat Yai International Airport

Hat Yai International Airport is situated in Songkhla Province and is the 5th busiest airport in Thailand. It handles both domestic and international airlines such as Thai Airways International, Nok Air, Thai AirAsia, and Tiger Airways.

Passenger Terminal
The Passenger Terminal of Hat Yai International Airport is a 2 storey building featuring domestic and international Inbound/Outbound Passenger areas, Ticketing Offices of various airlines, check-in counters. On the 1st floor are the Information Counter, Baggage Tracking Service Counter, Hotel & Tour Reservation Counter, currency exchange counter, VAT Refunds, Luggage storage service, Emergency Medical Service, souvenir shops, Duty Free shops, restaurants, car rental counters and a post office to render service to travelers who arrive at the airport.

Getting to / from Hat Yai International Airport
Travelers who stop by Hat Yai International Airport like to comment that it is most convenient to travel downtown from Hai Yai International Airport as there are so many forms of transport as follows:

Taxi
At Hat Yai International Airport there are both metered taxis and taxis with flat rate fares. The flat rate fare from the airport to downtown Hat Yai will be 200 – 250 THB depending on the destination. Tourists may either phone in advance to give an appointed time for the taxi to pick them up at the airport or use the services of taxis which are waiting for passengers at the Passenger Terminal. Tourists who want to go the airport may halt any taxi driving around town and pay the fare of 200 – 250 THB also.

Limousine
At Hat Yai International Airport there are limousine services for travelers. Enquiries and booking may be made at the limousine service counter situated outside the Domestic Passenger Terminal. Fares are flat rates according to distance traveled. Transfer to downtown Hat Yai will be around 300 THB.

Van
Travelers who want to avail themselves of van services may buy tickets at the service counter located outside the Inbound Passenger Terminal at the flat rate of 100 THB. Tourists who want to be transferred to the airport by a van may board it at the Thai International Office, Sai 1 Road, at the flat rate fare of 100 THB also. The vans’ departure schedules are 6:45 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 12:15 p.m., 1:45 p.m. and 6:15 p.m.

Songtaew (two-row seats minibus)
Blue Songtaews (mini-vans) service tourists from Hat Yai International Airport to downtown Hat Yai and are parked outside the Passenger Terminal. The fare is a fixed rate of 20 THB and service ends at 6 p.m. The terminal for these Songtaews are at the Kim Yong Market in downtown Hat Yai.

Car Rental
There are many car rental counters at the Hai Yai International Airport. Tourists who want to rent cars may contact the service counter situated on the 1st floor in front of the Domestic Arrivals Hall.

Map

Contact Information
Hat Yai International Airport
99 Moo 3, Klong La Subdistrict, Klong Hoi Kong District, Songkhla 90115, Thailand
Tel: (66) 7425 1007 – 12
Information Counter: (66) 7422 7131-3

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