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.
Check schedules
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.
Check schedules 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.
Check schedules
Eastern Bus Terminal : Eakamai Station Sukhumvit Rd, Bangkok Tel: 0-2391-6846
Check schedules
Southern Bus Terminal : South Station Boromratchchonnani Rd, Bangkok Tel: 0-2435-1200, 0-2435-1199
Check schedules
Travel inside Bangkok PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
 Public buses are plentiful and cheap, with 3.50 Baht minimum and 5 Baht maximum fares to most destinations within metropolitan Bangkok- Air- conditioned buses within Bangkok have minimum and maximum fares of 6 and 16 Baht respectively. Red and grey Micro-Buses, also air conditioned, cost 20 Baht for single journey. A Bus Route Map is available at most hotels, bookshops and the TAT head office for 35 Baht. TAXIS AND TUK TUKS
 Hotel taxis have fixed tariffs. Taxis cruising the streets of Bangkok, and designated "taximeters" charge 35 Baht for the first 3 kilometres and approximately 5 Baht for every kilometre thereafter. Tuk-Tuk or three wheel taxis are quite popular among the tourists for short journeys inside Bangkok. Fares range from a minimum of 30 Baht to a maximum of 150 Baht. Fares must be bargained for. RIVER TAXIS
 There are many boats plying the Chao Phraya River. Some criss-cross between landings on opposite banks while the Chao Phraya Express boats travel upstream and downstream within the metropolis. Fares range between 5 and 15 Baht.
SKY TRAIN As promised the BTS Skytrain service was launched on 5th December 1999, to celebrate the 72nd birthday of the King of Thailand.
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