Flights Thailand to east coast India etc

Peter Pan · Dec 16th, 2007, 03:11

Hi everyone...this site looks handy when you dont know where to start!

We are a couple goin' to reach venerable age of 60 next year...(where did all those years disappear to?) We will celebrate (commiserate) with a memorable trip in Nov 2008...starting with a voyage on Star Clipper from Athens to Phuket and return in hops, Phuket or Bangkok to east coast India, cross India by train, and then return to Europe from west coast India...(guess the last is the easy bit!) We have travelled quite a bit in the past and enjoy the adventure...altho tend to look forward to ensuite now where looking for a rock to duck behind for modesty was ok when we were in our late 20's in the Sahara...

First question...can anyone tell us where to start looking for flights from Thailand to India?

Second...please recommend the entry point on east coast of India...better further south or further north?

Guess that also relates to the time of year, end Nov/early Dec and to a good rail journey across India...which is the next question... please recommend a scenic route with some good stopovers?

We would be happy to spend maybe first 2 weeks of December in India, so could visit places east coast & west coast and on rail crossing between...

We will spend a bit of time surfing this site for other useful traveller's tips and look forward to member's responses to our questions....We have got nearly a year to plan stuff out...

Thankyou in anticipation...

Peter Pan and Wendy

(we'll stick our pix up when we work out how to do that)

Nattusbs · Dec 16th, 2007, 05:51

Nice to see your post and the wonderful life of travel & adventure.

I believe that Thai Airways flies Bangkok to Kolkata and probably Hyderabad & Delhi direct too. I thought I also read that Jet Airways, one of India's best private airlines flies to Bangkok (from Delhi or Kolkata) and probably Indian Airlines (or whatever the merged Air India, Indian Airlines is now called) too.

Cheers

Nattusbs

Casey · Dec 16th, 2007, 19:53

Your trip sounds exactly like the one that I plan to do when I first retire! I pesonally really like Calcutta and would make that my entry point from Thailand. There are also flight to India from Chiang Mai so you could see a bit of Northern Thailand on your way to India.

I found this site easy to use. I am not sure of the prices but it gives you a good idea of what airlines fly out of what cities. Some websites are more difficult because they require more precise airline codes etc.

http://www.lowfares.com/airfare

Good luck planning. I find the anticipation of a trip to be as exciting as the trip itself.

machadinha · Dec 16th, 2007, 19:59

Some more air travel sites to help you plan are up in the "links" link in my signature, see what you make of them.

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Dec 16th, 2007, 03:11	#1
Peter Pan Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Cumbria Posts: 1	Flights Thailand to east coast India etc Hi everyone...this site looks handy when you dont know where to start! We are a couple goin' to reach venerable age of 60 next year...(where did all those years disappear to?) We will celebrate (commiserate) with a memorable trip in Nov 2008...starting with a voyage on Star Clipper from Athens to Phuket and return in hops, Phuket or Bangkok to east coast India, cross India by train, and then return to Europe from west coast India...(guess the last is the easy bit!) We have travelled quite a bit in the past and enjoy the adventure...altho tend to look forward to ensuite now where looking for a rock to duck behind for modesty was ok when we were in our late 20's in the Sahara... First question...can anyone tell us where to start looking for flights from Thailand to India? Second...please recommend the entry point on east coast of India...better further south or further north? Guess that also relates to the time of year, end Nov/early Dec and to a good rail journey across India...which is the next question... please recommend a scenic route with some good stopovers? We would be happy to spend maybe first 2 weeks of December in India, so could visit places east coast & west coast and on rail crossing between... We will spend a bit of time surfing this site for other useful traveller's tips and look forward to member's responses to our questions....We have got nearly a year to plan stuff out... Thankyou in anticipation... Peter Pan and Wendy (we'll stick our pix up when we work out how to do that)

Dec 16th, 2007, 19:59	#4
machadinha Not Your Guru Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: yörp Posts: 10,521	Some more air travel sites to help you plan are up in the "links" link in my signature, see what you make of them. __________________ Reading tips, all picked up at IndiaMike : INDAX's A Comprehensive Guide To India / Dinoj Surendran's Desi Humor / ITHVC on Culture Shock & Travel Health / JetLag Travel Guides For the Undiscerning Traveller / India Travel Links

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Dec 16th, 2007, 05:51	#2
Nattusbs Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Costa Mesa Posts: 356	Nice to see your post and the wonderful life of travel & adventure. I believe that Thai Airways flies Bangkok to Kolkata and probably Hyderabad & Delhi direct too. I thought I also read that Jet Airways, one of India's best private airlines flies to Bangkok (from Delhi or Kolkata) and probably Indian Airlines (or whatever the merged Air India, Indian Airlines is now called) too. Cheers Nattusbs

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Casey Maha Guru Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 637	Your trip sounds exactly like the one that I plan to do when I first retire! I pesonally really like Calcutta and would make that my entry point from Thailand. There are also flight to India from Chiang Mai so you could see a bit of Northern Thailand on your way to India. I found this site easy to use. I am not sure of the prices but it gives you a good idea of what airlines fly out of what cities. Some websites are more difficult because they require more precise airline codes etc. http://www.lowfares.com/airfare Good luck planning. I find the anticipation of a trip to be as exciting as the trip itself.

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