Along with their offer from Warsaw, Oneworld member Qatar Airways has put a pretty nice price tag on business class tickets from Budapest to Bangkok as well. For only HUF 476,900 (~€1,213), the gulf carrier will bring you from Eastern Europe to Thailand’s capital in its famously good business class cabin. Sadly, lounge access is no longer included in this fare, but can be added for roughly HUF 40,000 (~€102).
Qatar Airways offers a full refund in the original payment form for all bookings made before June 30, 2021.
Worldwide travel restrictions are in place to slow the spread of Covid-19. We strongly recommend gathering detailed information about the travel and quarantine restrictions that apply to your desired origin and destination.
A good start is the International Air Transport Association (IATA) website. It provides current updates on a country’s immigration policies. Even better, the Covid-19 Travel Regulations Map is one of the most useful tools you can find.
Our Go2 tool will forward you directly to Qatar Airways with your preselected flight dates. The fare is available almost daily from September 2021 through March 2022, so you have plenty of dates to choose from when respecting the minimum stay of five days, as well as the maximum stay of one month.
Qatar Airways uses Boeing 787 and Airbus A320 aircraft between Budapest and Doha. The former will bring you a better business class cabin, but flights are often a bit more expensive. All flights to and from Bangkok feature widebody aircraft, sometime even outfitted with the marvelous Qsuite.
We expect further shakeups in the airline industry over the following months. Some services might be cancelled, aircraft changed or downgraded. The schedule we describe may very well change.
Search & Book
The fare rules for these flights don’t offer an expiration date, so this offer remains valid until its sold out or withdrawn. You can use Google Flights to check availabilities and continue to book on qatarairways.com, which is the best option for several reasons.
Why is booking with an airline better than with an online travel agency?
More often than not, online travel agencies offer lower fares than airlines do. We still recommend booking with the airlines directly. There are two main reasons for that:
Better Customer Service
In case any problems like delays, cancellations or missed connections arise, you can communicate directly with the airline. The airline has to take care of you because you have a contract with them.
If a travel agency issues your ticket, you may have to reach out to them first. You also depend on your OTA to forward information like flight changes instead of receiving them directly from the airline. In many cases, you may get a prime exhibition of responsibility shifting rather than problem-solving.
This especially applies to premium tickets. You don’t want to spend more than €1,000 to wind up with some budget OTA’s telephone hotline in case anything goes wrong.
Baggage and Other Fees
Economy fares not including hold luggage are industry standard by now. In most cases, travel agencies charge much higher baggage fees than the airlines themselves. If bags are not included in your fare, airlines are often the cheaper alternative.
This also applies to other things like food services, insurances or priority treatment. In almost all cases, you pay less for additional amenities when booking on the airlines’ website.
Mileage
All tickets will be booked in booking class R. This gets you an earning rate of 100% to 125% on many Oneworld frequent flyer programs. Here’s the credit you can expect:
- 25,272 Award Miles + 14,040 Elite Qualifying Miles on Alaska Mileage Plan
- 16,850 Miles on American AAdvantage
- 14,040 Avios + 560 Tier Points on British Airways Executive Club
- 14,040 Avios + 120 Qpoints on Qatar Privilege Club
- 14,040 Avios + 1,450 Elite Points on Iberia Plus
- 14,040 AsiaMiles + 140 Club Points on Asia Miles
- 14,040 Points on Finnair Plus
- 14,040 Miles on Japan Airlines Mileage Bank
- 14,040 Points on JetBlue TrueBlue
- 14,040 Award Miles on LATAM Pass
- 14,040 Miles on MEA Cedar Miles
- 14,040 Miles on Royal Air Maroc Safar Flyer
- 14,040 Miles on Royal Jordanian Royal Club
- 14,040 Award Miles on Oman Air Sindbad
- 11,232 Award Miles on Bangkok Airways FlyerBonus
- 11,232 Points + 24 Elite Points on Malaysia Airlines Enrich
- 11,232 Miles on SriLankan FlySmiLes
Hotels
It’s always good to compare prices, location and reviews of potential hotels you may want to book. We recommend using one of our favorite hotel booking platforms for that:
We may also have a hotel voucher or discount code available, that you may be able to use:
Information & Tips for Bangkok
Bangkok is both the capital and the largest metropolis of Southeast Asian Thailand. We often have reasonable offers to share with you. No matter if in Economy, Business or First Class – you can almost always find bargains for flights to Bangkok! Also, even luxurious 5-star hotels are available at excellent prices. Just some reasons why you shouldn’t miss Bangkok!
From the airport to the city center
Suvarnabhumi Airport is connected to the city center by train. Trains run between 06:00 and 23:59 approximately every 15 minutes and the journey takes 24 minutes. A taxi ride costs about 400 Baht and takes, depending on the traffic, 30 minutes to more than an hour.
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