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| Public Taxi : Metered-taxi is available in front of terminal 1,2. Passengers are required to pay the fare plus a surcharge of 50 Baht and toll fee. Note : Metered taxis has to obtain a coupon designed for preventing problems which may occur, and helping passengers in the case that they fall into trouble and need to contact the taxi drivers. The driver’s name will appear on the coupon which is separated into three parts. Each of the coupon parts will be held by the passenger (s), the driver and the Airports Authority of Thailand. The coupon service is at the sole expense of the Airports Authority of Thailand.  Airport Bus : Baht 70, Operate from 05.00 A.M. - 12.00 P.M. Contact Airport Bus in front of terminal 1, 2. Tel.9951252-4 (in town)
Commuter Train : From Don Muang Railway Station (opposite the Airport Terminal 1) at Baht 5-10 (ordinary train) Baht 30 (rapid train) Ticket is available at the Station Tel: 566-2957, 523-6151. Trains run averagely every 30 minutes between 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.. It takes about 45 minutes to reach Hualamphong Station which is Bangkok's main railway station. Shuttle Bus to Domestic : There are free shuttle buses to Domestic Airport from 5.00 A.M.-11.30 P.M. (every 20 mins) in front of terminal 1, 2 Public Bus :
ADVICE : Person with large bags/ luggages is advised to take airport bus since the public buses always have limited space and can be very crowded during the rush hour period between 06.30-10.00 A.M. and 03.30-08.00 P.M. Getting Around Bangkok : Buses : Public buses are plentiful and cheap, with a minimum fare of 3.50 baht to most destinations within metropolitan Bangkok. Air-conditioned blue buses have minimum and maximum fares of 6 and 16 baht respectively. Orange air-conditioned buses charge 8-18 baht. Air-conditioned microbuses charge a flat fare of 20 baht all routes. A bus route map is available at bookshops. TAT office also provides a city map with bus route for free of charge. Taxis : Hotel and airport taxis have fixed rates. Taxis cruising city streets are metered. They charge a minimum of 35 baht, for the first 3 kilometers, and approximately 5 baht per kilometer thereafter. Tuks-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 kilometers, are approximately 30 baht. Boats : An express boat service on the Chao Phraya River connects Bangkok with the northern neighbouring province of Nonthaburi, starting from the Wat Ratsingkhon Pier near Krung Thep Bridge. Boats run daily from 6.00 a.m.- 6.40 p.m.. The fares range from 4 to 8 baht. There are also express boats which stops only at main piers. These boats can be recognised by the yellow, green or red flag attached to the boats and the fares are a bit higher. |
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