Bangkok Transportation |
 |
::
Bus |
 |
|
|
| |
Public buses are plentiful and cheap, with a minimum
fare of 3.50 baht to most destinations within metropolitan
Bangkok. Air-conditioned buses have minimum and maximum
fares of 8 and 18 baht, respectively. Air-conditioned
micro-buses charge a flat fare of 25 baht all routes.
A Bus Route Map is available at bookshops and the TAT
office. |
| |
| |
| |
::
TAXI |
|
|
|
| |
Taxis cruising city streets are metred. They charge
a minimum of 35 baht for the first 3 kilometres, and
approximately 5 baht per kilometre thereafter. Make
sure you have change, as taxi drivers often dont! Passengers
must pay tolls in the case of using an expressway. |
| |
| |
| |
::
TUK-TUKS |
|
|
|
| |
These three-wheeled open-air motorised taxis are popular
for short journeys. Fares must be bargained in advance.
Minimum fares, for journeys of up to 3 kilometres, are
approximately 30 baht. |
| |
| |
| |
::
BTS Sky Trains |
|
|
|
| |
BTS sky trains ply along Sukhumvit, Silom and Phahonyothin
roads. The routes connect Bangkoks leading hotels and
major shopping areas such as Siam Square, Silom, Ratchaprasong
and Chatuchak Weekend Market. The fare ranges from 10-40
baht according to the distance. For more information,
contact the Bangkok Mass Transit System at tel: 0 2617
7300 or visit www.bts.co.th
|
| |
| |
| |
::
Boat |
|
|
|
| |
Taxis that are even more unusual, though equally
convenient, are the river taxis that ply the Chao Phraya
River. Some are just cross river ferries, but others
serve the many landing stages on both banks and cover
a route that goes up as far as the northern suburb of
Nonthaburi. |
| |
| |
| |
::
AIR |
|
|
|
| |
Bangkok's Don Muang airport is as busy as any major
international airport anywhere in the world and there
are flights leaving and arriving every minute.
A word of caution: The Bangkok airport has more than
its share of hustlers out to make a quick baht, who
often wear uniforms and tags that make them seem official.
They will try to get you to change your hotel to one
that pays them a large commission, perhaps claiming
your intended hotel is overbooked. They will hustle
you into overpriced taxis or limousines. Do not get
taken in. This is a genuine warning, not a 'competitors'
wrangle.
For more information on flight timetables etc. telephone
the department you require as follows: International
Flights: (Bangkok) 5351111, Domestic Flights:(Bangkok)
5351253, Arrivals: (Bangkok) 5351301 and Departures:
(Bangkok) 5351386
Airport - Limo When arriving in Bangkok International
look for the Airport Associate Limousine / Taxi counters.
There are two services operating out of the Airport,
the Airport Associate Limousine service or the Thai
Airway Limousine. The cars are generally clean and the
drivers reliable. The toll way for the highway is not
included but the expressway below it is. Ask for a bonus
card and for each 650 Baht you spend they will give
you a stamp, when you complete the card with a total
of 5 stamps, you will be entitled to a one way trip
in either direction free of charge (if you take the
return trip at 1,150 you will only get one stamp).
Airport - Taxi Taxi's are readily available. Only take
the taxi's which are in the official taxi queue and
only those that will show you the meter is working before
you get in. A ride from the airport to central downtown
should cost between 200/350 Baht
|
| |
|
| |
| |
