Transportation in Thailand
How to get to Thailand
BY AIR
Bangkok is Thailand's major gateway. Most visitors arrive
through
Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi International Airport which is connected by daily
flights to Europe, North America, Asia and Australasia aboard the world's major
airlines. Further international flights, mostly from Singapore, Kuala Lumpur,
Penang and Hong Kong, land on a less regular basis at the southern airports of
Phuket and Hat Yai and Chiang Mai in northern Thailand. Charter flights from
Europe and the Orient sometimes land in Bangkok, Phuket, Chiang Mai, Hat Yai and
at U-Taphao for Pattaya.
BY RAIL
Regular rail services link Singapore and Bangkok. Intermediary stops include
Kuala Lumpur, Butterworth and major southern Thai towns.
BY ROAD
Overland entrance to Thailand is restricted to three road
crossings on the Thai-Malaysian border in Songkhla, Yala and Narathiwat.
BY SEA
There are no regular steamship connections with Thailand.
Cargo ships calling at Bangkok's Klong Toey port sometimes have passenger cabin
facilities. Cruise ships, such as Cunard's Queen Elizabeth 11, Royal Viking, or
Pearl of Scandinavia periodically visit Pattaya.
Travel within Thailand
Domestic air, rail
and road transport in Thailand is surprisingly inexpensive.
BY AIR
Thai Airways International, Thailand's national airline, Bangkok Airways,
Orient Thai Airline and Angel Airlines.
BY RAIL
An efficient rail system links major
northern and northeastern towns with the capital. A southern route permits the
visitor to travel by train into Malaysia and Singapore. Domestic express trains
comprise first, second and third class carriages. Slower trains may have only
third-class seats.
The State Railway of Thailand organizes oneday,
two-day economy tours to various destinations on Saturdays, Sundays and official
holidays. Other tours include trips to Surat Thani (for Koh Samui), Chumphon and
Chiang Mai. Railway schedules can be obtained from Bangkok Railway Station, Tel:
223-7010, 2237020.
Time Schedule for Northern Line
Time Schedule for Northeastern Line
Time Schedule for Eastern Line
Time Schedule for Southern Line
BY ROAD
A modern highway system reaches
into all corners of the Kingdom. Domestic bus services offer fast means of
travel. Air-conditioned tour coaches offer more comfort. Bangkok's
Northern/Northeastern Bus Terminal is on Kam Phaeng Phet 2 Road, Tel: 9363674,
9363667-8.
Government Bus Service Call Center 0-2576-5599
The government bus
company, called Bor Kor Sor (BKS), provides the cheapest mode for getting around
Thailand. Being frequent and reliable, no advance booking is necessary. Both
air-conditioned ones and open-aired ones stop almost everywhere along their
route, with the latter being the cheapest and slowest.
There are 3 stations to take a bus
1. Jatujak Station (Morchit 2): Central, Northern, Northeastern
Kampaengphet 2 Rd, Bangkok
2. Eakamai Station: Eastern Sukhumvit Rd, Bangkok.
3. South Station: Southern Boromratchchonnani Rd, Bangkok
Government Bus schedules , route and fares
Central Bus Terminal : Jatujak Station (Morchit 2)
Kampaengphet 2 Rd, Bangkok Tel: 0-2537-8055, You can buy a ticket at the Counter
No. 25 (inside the building), Ground Floor.
Northern Bus Terminal : Jatujak Station (Morchit 2)
Kampaengphet 2
Rd, Bangkok Tel: 0-2936-3670, You can buy a ticket at the Counter No. 24-30
(inside the building), Ground Floor.
Northeastern Bus Terminal : Jatujak Station (Morchit 2)
Kampaengphet 2 Rd, Bangkok Tel: 0-2936-0657, You can buy a ticket at the Counter
No. 93 - 103, 3 th Floor.
Eastern Bus Terminal : Eakamai Station
Sukhumvit Rd, Bangkok Tel:
0-2391-6846
Southern Bus Terminal : South Station
Boromratchchonnani Rd,
Bangkok Tel: 0-2435-1200, 0-2435-1199
Travel inside Bangkok
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