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