Public transport in Bangkok. Transportation in Bangkok - fares and modes of transportation

There are over 400 bus routes across Bangkok, laid through 8 main zones. The coloring of a bus in Bangkok indicates the zone along which its route is laid. The schedule of bus routes in Bangkok can be obtained at the information desks of airports and in almost all hotels in the city. Payment for travel in Bangkok is accepted by the conductor directly on the bus.

Buses in Bangkok serving public routes, are divided into two main categories: regular scheduled and buses superior comfort with air conditioning (their numbers start with the number 5).

Prices for travel in a Bangkok bus with and without air conditioning differ by 2 or more times ($ 1-2 versus $ 0.1-0.8). But, given the density of the city's population (most choose cheaper buses) and the constant tropical heat, the air-conditioned option is preferable.

Bangkok Metro

Three ground and one underground Bangkok subway lines are practically the only way to deal with endless traffic jams on the main routes of the city. Bangkok Metro () is the least loaded type of urban public transport, because most of the city's residents find it too expensive to travel daily.

Although there are no single transitions between Bangkok underground and surface metro stations (you need to leave one station and enter another), free minibuses and inexpensive tuk-tuks run between many of them.

Skytrain Bangkok (SkyTrain - BTS)

Bangkok photo - Bangkok skytrain station

You can take a look at the panorama of the "City of Angels" from above by riding the Bangkok Skytrain, which has the poetic name "Heavenly Train". The surface metro route runs along 3 branches, covering the main areas of the city and the main airport of Bangkok - Suvarnabhumi.

Metro Bangkok

The cost of a trip on the "Heavenly Train" is determined according to the "zonal" principle - depending on the remoteness of the destination (0.5-1.3 $).

Skytrain tickets in Bangkok are of 4 types:

disposable (they go down into the turnstile at the exit, the limit of being in the paid zone is 2 hours)
one-day unlimited ($4)
reusable with a replenishable amount spent during trips.
reusable with a fixed number of trips (from 20 to 40, valid for 30 days)

Bangkok Underground Metro (Mass Rapid Transit - MRT)

Bangkok photo - Bangkok underground metro station

So far, the only (3 more under construction) Bangkok metro line connects 2 important railway junctions of the capital of Thailand: Bang Sue northern station with the main railway station Hua Lumphong.

The fare on the Bangkok metro consists of the price of an entrance ticket ($ 0.5) + $ 0.06 for each stage of the track (no more than $ 1.3). Subway tickets are single-use and reusable with a fixed amount.

River transport in Bangkok

Although, with the development of the modern road system, the importance of the main transport artery of the past, the Chao Phraya River, has decreased, local residents continue to actively use it for transporting goods and as an alternative to Bangkok's clogged roads. Down the river Chao Phraya floating in a continuous stream motor boats, barges and floating restaurants with vacationers.

Bangkok photo - Waterbuses on Chao Phraya

On the Chao Phraya River, there is a system of more than 30 piers (), which make up one of the busiest and most accessible transport arteries in Bangkok.

River trams (Chao Phraya Express Boat), running between these piers, are one of the most unusual and cheap ($ 0.3-5) ways to see the sights of Bangkok by driving through the historical center.

Riverbuses in Bangkok operate on several routes, which are indicated by colored flags above the boat (the most popular option is the "tourist boat" under the blue flag).

There is also a more exotic option - to hire a traditional "long boat" for riding on the river, but such a pleasure costs an average of $ 16 per hour and is suitable for small groups of tourists.

Regular (once every 10 minutes) ferries run from the piers between the shores of Chao Phraya ($ 0.1).

Bangkok- a huge city with a population of almost 6 million people. Due to the fact that the city was swampy and chaotically built up, the road and transport system did not develop for a long time, and this led to numerous traffic jams and congestion. To cope with the transport collapse, a lot of roads and surface and underground metros were built. In addition, buses run in the city, minibuses in the form of pickups, which are called tuk-tuk, and there is also a water connection.

Bangkok transport does not have a single official public transport website, there are no single tickets and travel cards for all types of transport, and buses and subways belong to different companies.

Thai Baht exchange rate: 1 Baht = 1.26 Rubles.

Bangkok Metro

The Bangkok Metro currently consists of two ground and one underground lines. This is the most comfortable view transport, air conditioners work at the stations, there is no need to stand in traffic jams and inhale the poisoned city air. The surface metro is called bts, underground MRT, you can see them on the Bangkok metro map.

Pay attention to the subway map, it is between Makkasan Station Phaya Thai Station that the best and most popular hotels among tourists are located, for example, the famous hotel in the skyscraper Baiyoke Sky Hotel, Grande Center Point Hotel Ploenchit, Novotel Bangkok Platinum Pratunam, all hotels and apartments in Bangkok You can look at the Hotellook website, which will offer you the largest number of hotels at the lowest prices.

The advantage of the metro is its low congestion, because. it is expensive for city dwellers. Also, transfer stations often do not have convenient crossings and you have to walk through the streets to overcome this distance, although free tuk-tuks run at transfer stations for convenience.

Understanding the subway is not difficult, there are few subway branches, everywhere there are signs where to enter / exit, and Thai inscriptions are duplicated on English language.

Skytrain Bangkok (SkyTrain, BTS)

On the this moment running two branches: Light Green Line: Sukhumvit Line (Mo Chit - Bearing) and Dark Green Line: Silom Line (National Stadium - Bang Wa). Metro working hours: 05.15-00.12 , official website: www.bts.co.th

Valid tickets are valid only for this metro and are not connected in any way with other modes of transport.

The cost of a ticket for one trip depends on the distance and ranges from 15 to 42 baht. To buy a ticket, you need to go to the ticket machine, select the starting, ending station, the number of passengers, throw in coins and you will be given a ticket that you need to validate! You need coins to buy tickets 5 and 10 baht. Although there are already machines that accept banknotes.

The ticket is valid for 120 minutes; otherwise, a fine of 40 Baht will be charged. Keep the token or ticket until the end of the trip, you will need it to exit the transport through the turnstile.

Day or monthly passes cannot be bought from vending machines, only at ticket offices. One day ticket price - 130 baht. The cost of a ticket for a given number of trips without distance limitation, valid for 30 days:

Bangkok Underground Metro (MRT)

While the underground metro only one branch (Hua Lamphong - Bang Sue), but construction of 2 more branches is underway and 5 branches are still in the plans. Working hours: 06.00-24.00 , official website: www.mrta.co.th

Fares from 16 to 40 baht depending on the distance. A day pass costs 120 baht, for 3 days 230 baht, for a month 1400 baht.

Tickets can be bought at the sales offices at the stations and in special vending machines. The machines only accept change 1.5, 10 baht, as well as banknotes 20, 50 and 100 baht. A single trip token is valid for 90 minutes.

The main state-owned company that provides bus service in the city is Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) www.bmta.co.th. In addition to public buses, buses owned by private companies run on routes.

Bus hours: 05:00-2:30, some routes stop running as early as 21.00.

The bus fleet consists of the following vehicles: Isuzu, Mercedes, Mitsubishi, HINO, DAEWOO. There are brand new buses and some look like a blast from the past. 4000 buses run on more than 215 route lines. The coloring of buses depends on the zone, in total the city is divided into 8 zones.

Bus schedules can be found at information desks in the city center, at the airport, and in any major hotel. You need to pay the fare to the conductor on the bus.

Some buses are air-conditioned, usually orange buses in the city center. Among the residents of Bangkok, this is considered comfortable transport, respectively, the fare in such a bus is more expensive: about 23 baht instead of 7 baht in an air-conditioned bus. If you take a cheap bus, there will be a lot of people there, because everyone saves.

You can buy a bus pass for a week for 100 and 200 baht(for buses with air conditioning) or for a month for 400 and 800 baht(for buses with air conditioning).

Minibuses Tuk Tuk

Popular mode of transport in countries South-East Asia- it's tuk tuk. A tuk tuk or motorcycle taxi is a three-wheeled vehicle designed to carry passengers or cargo. This is the most emergency mode of transport in Thailand, but the cheapest. Tuk tuk can be caught in any part of the city, always negotiate the fare before boarding. It is estimated that tuk tuks are 30% cheaper than taxis. I have heard stories that one trip will cost 10-20 baht, but most often drivers want much more and may require both 100 and 300 baht. But it’s not very pleasant to ride a tuk tuk along the smoky streets of Bangkok, it’s better to take a taxi.

Water transport

There are at least 3 types in the city river trams, two types walk along the Chao Phraya River, and the last type along narrow channels. If you need to move from coast to coast, then such a crossing will cost you 3 Baht. If you want to ride along the river on the river tram (Chao Phraya Express Boat), then you will need to pay 13 baht. On the map, such a route is indicated by a blue dotted line. Opening hours until 18.00.

Taxi in Bangkok

One of the most popular modes of transport in Bangkok is a taxi, I will tell you about the main points of using this type of transport.

Taxis are most often painted yellow-green, red-blue and pink.
Taxi drivers do not know foreign languages, many do not know how to read and do not understand street names.
The average cost of a taxi within the center of Bangkok will cost $3-5.
Landing and the first 2 kilometers cost 35 baht.
Pay attention to the taxi driver immediately turn on the taxi-meter!
During the trip, you will see on the counter how much has already been ticked (large numbers).
There are toll highways in the city center and you will have to pay about $1 extra to travel on them.
Often taxi drivers do not want to turn on the meters and try to bargain for a specific overpriced amount.
Many taxi drivers do not know the city well and do not understand maps, so it can be difficult to explain where you need to get to.
Leave about 5-10 baht for tea.

An alternative taxi option is

This is a metropolis in which more than 10 ml of people live, which means that the transport problem here is as important as in other metropolitan areas of the world. In Bangkok, without special training, at first it is very difficult to figure out how and what to get to the desired point. It seems that there is no system and everything is confusing, but it only seems so. This article is intended to understand the transport topic of Bangkok.

First of all, Bangkok is the country's largest transport hub, where all modes of transport intersect, including sea transport.

Taxi

Residents of Russia are used to the fact that a taxi in Moscow costs exorbitant amounts, and this knowledge is often transferred to other countries. Bangkok is an exception to this rule and taxis here are very cheap by Russian standards. The average check for a trip around Bangkok is 100-150 baht. (100-150 rubles) Taxi Bangkok is an important transport component of this city.

In order not to stand in traffic jams (which is also paid separately at the established rate), the taxi driver will offer you to use toll roads. Agree, in the end it will cost you less.

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Underground

It is well known that the metro is the fastest and cheap way moving around the city. For a long time it was believed that it was impossible to build an underground metro in Bangkok, because. part of Bangkok is below sea level.

Metro in Bangkok can not be taken as the main vehicle, because while it is very modest in its scale. Therefore, in order to get to many attractions in Bangkok, you need to use at least 2 modes of transport.

Currently, one underground line (blue or MRT), two elevated lines (BTS) and a metro line connecting the center with the airport have been built. Unfortunately tickets purchased for use in BTS are not valid in MRT and vice versa.

MRT

Construction of the first stage began in 1996. Due to financial difficulties, there were numerous construction delays. Eventually, the metro line was opened in July 2004 in the presence of the King and Queen. Passengers filled all the cars in 30 minutes!

MRT (pronounced MRT) is state of the art and safe. The tracks are fenced with a glass wall so that no one accidentally falls under the train. Crush, as in the Moscow metro is not found.

The fare depends on the distance, when buying a ticket, you need to find out the fare from the table. The rules of use are the same as in BTS, only to pass through the turnstile, you need to attach not a card, but a token. At the end of the trip, the token must be lowered into the turnstile at the exit of the metro.

The sequence of your steps is numbered, it's hard to get confused.

On this table, we are at Hua Lamphong station and the fare to the terminal is 40 baht.

bts

The skytrain, known as the Sky Train or BTS, was opened much earlier, in 1999, and currently has two lines: Sukhumvit and Silom. In 2010, a line was opened from Suvannapum Airport to the center of Bangkok.

The BTS elevated meter is very easy to use. Your task is to climb up the stairs and find the ticket vending machine. You have several options, buy a day pass with unlimited travel for 120 baht or buy a single ticket, the cost of which varies according to the distance travelled. It is very easy to determine the travel distance:

On the left in the diagram, select the station that you need (the yellow circle in our case is the transfer station) the cost is written in the circle. In the blue "Select Fare" panel, press the button with the selected fare, flip coins and get a ticket. The machine only accepts 5 and 10 baht coins. But there are vending machines that accept bills and give change.

Tickets must be kept until the end of the trip, because. they will be required when exiting the subway. The BTS metro operates from 6:00 to 00:00.

Click on the map for a high resolution view.

Water transport

Bangkok is often referred to as the "Venice of the East" for its many canals. Canals have always served as the transport arteries of the city, until they were replaced by roads. But until now, movement by water remains a very popular mode of transport, which, moreover, does not know what traffic jams are. From the point of view of a tourist, it is also an exotic mode of transport. Boats ply the Chao Phraya River and narrower channels. The fare is 15 baht. Tickets are sold right in the boat, the conductor walks, like on a bus, and sells tickets. For a river communication scheme, see the Maps section.

Ground transport

To ground transport include buses, tuk-tuks, motorbikes. The most important thing to remember is that Bangkok has a very developed transport system. Before taking a taxi or a motorbike, walk up to a Thai at any stop who looks like a nerd, he probably speaks English, poke your finger at the map and ask which bus goes to your desired place.

Buses

Buses they go along the routes and this is a very slow mode of transport, because often stuck in traffic jams. Buses are divided into several categories, but in fact they can be divided into two main categories - with air conditioning and without air conditioning. The fare varies from 8 to 20 baht.

To find the desired route number, you can use a special form on the official website of the Bangkok bus service, or buy a map bus service Bangkok. The card is sold at 7Eleven stores, bookstores, costs about 100 baht.

Knock Knock

Knock Knock this is a three-wheeled vehicle, which is convenient if you are 3-4 people. As a rule, you don’t have to look for a tuk-tuk, he will definitely find you. If you chose a tuk-tuk as your means of transport. then agree on the price in advance, for all offers "to call in a good place Say no. For example, near Khaosan Road or the Royal Palace, tuktukers are eager to take you to some store.

Motobike taxi

motobike- this is the most convenient and maneuverable type of vehicle that can and should be used for short distances. You will not confuse these guys in multi-colored vests with anyone. Motorbikers usually don't drive very far and work within a few blocks. Very maneuverable and fast vehicle for fearless people with strong nerves. The rules of the road for many motorbikers simply do not exist, traffic safety is not a well-known concept for them, but it’s worth a try at least once!

Bus stations in Bangkok

There are three major bus terminals in Bangkok (Bus Terminal) that will take you anywhere in Thailand. Buying tickets for any of the buses is pretty easy, even if you don't speak Thai or English. Directions are almost always duplicated in English, the price and time of departure are indicated.

There is one caveat regarding transport system Thailand as a whole. Thailand has a large number of large, small, local, state-owned transport companies. As a rule, they can all be located at the same bus station or, for example, the office of the company where tickets are sold can be located across the street from the bus station. If there are no tickets in one window, then you just need to walk to another ticket office or look around. You should not be interested in the presence of a bus and the availability of seats at the "helpers" who meet you and almost carry you to the cash desk they need. These are agents who just fight for the client. The least you can expect from him is information about the bus of a competing company.

North Bus Station - Mo Chit

Bangkok's largest bus station at Mo Chit serves as the starting point for routes to the north and northeast of Thailand. From this bus station there are buses to the Isan region, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai. The Mo Chit bus station can be reached by BTS, to the Mo Chit station of the same name, there are also metro stations at Chatuchak Park, but from both stations another 15-20 minutes walk from the bus station. Taxi drivers will be waiting for you at the exit of the metro station. There are also a few buses that go to Pattaya and other cities on the east coast from Mo Chit, but most of these destinations leave from Ekamai.

Eastern Bus Station - Ekamai

Buses to cities east coast, including Pattaya, Rayong depart from the Ekamai bus station, which is conveniently located next to the BTS Ekamai station.

South Bus Station - Sai Tai Taling Chan

Buses to the south of Thailand, including Koh Samui, Phuket and Krabi, depart from the South Bus Terminal also known as Sai Tai, which is located on the Thonburi side of the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok. This bus station is also used in case of a trip to the West of Thailand, to the province of Kanchanaburi. The Southern Bus Station moved to a new location in 2007 with more modern equipment but the problem still remains to get to public transport if you are not familiar with the local bus system in Bangkok. The most convenient option for most tourists would be to use a taxi. From Mo Chit bus station to Sai Thai South Station, bus number 170 costs 19 baht. Departure several times per hour. It is located on the square where the departure of city buses.

Another way to get to the South Station is from the city center. From BTS Victory Monument Station, take the pale orange air-conditioned bus #515 (17 baht). Say "Sai Tai" to the ticket clerk.

There are several information desks at the bus station.

Public Transportation Center at Bangkok Airport

In addition to the three main bus terminals listed above, there is a small bus terminal at Suwannapumi Airport in Bangkok. Buses from this station run to most parts of Bangkok, including the main bus terminals above. To get to the Suwannapumi Transportation Center, on the first floor you need to ask for "Shuttle Bus Free". This is a free bus from the main airport building to the bus terminal. Directly from the airport there are direct and very convenient flights to Koh Chang, Pattaya. Tickets are sold on the ground floor, near the cafe.

Railway stations

Railway communication in Thailand is not as popular as in Russia, but it is still present.

Hualamphong Train Station.

Hualamphong Train Station is the most important and largest junction station of Thailand's railway system. Hualamphong Railway Station was built during the reign of King Rama VI. Surprisingly, at the request of the Thai resistance movement during the Second World War, the station was spared from the bombing of the allied forces.

Tickets for trains following this or the next day can be bought at the box office under large screens. The Advance Booking Office is located to the right of the platform, open from 8:00 to 16:00, an electronic queue is organized. In addition, you can book e-ticket. The price is the same, however, the reserve quota for electronic booking limited, and there is only first and second class in air-conditioned sleeping cars.

http://www.thiarailticket.com - site for booking tickets.
http://www.railway.co.th/ - train schedule.

Right next to the entrance from the main facade of the building there is a real Tourist Information, where you will be advised on transport issues. The girl behind the counter wrote on a piece of paper very detailed itinerary and a cover letter for bus drivers and conductors. Otherwise, there are many false information desks that are essentially travel agencies.

How to get to Hualamphong Train Station?

The easiest way to get to Hualamphong is to take the underground metro (MRT) and get to the Hualamphong station of the same name. From all three main stations in Bangkok there are buses to railway station Hualampong and back.

Hua Lumpong Train Station

Thonburi Railway Station

Thonburi Railway Station, formerly known as "Bangkok Noi Station", is located on the western side of the Chao Phraya River. This is the terminus for the train, which departs twice a day, at 07:50 and at 12:55, for Kanchanaburi (via Nakhon Pathom). If you are going to visit the so-called " railroad Death" and independently organize an excursion to the River Kwai, then you'd better take a tourist train to the final station Nam Tok (Nam Tok - waterfall) which departs from railway station Hualampong.

The major railway station is Don Muang Station which is located next to Don Mueang Airport. Any train heading north from Hualampong Railway Station passes through Don Muang Station.

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Chao Phraya means "Royal River" in Thai. And she really is - a wide, full-flowing, real pride local residents:

Huge suspension bridges stretch across Chao Phraya, this bridge glows amazingly at night:

1.1. Boat options on Chao Phraya

Chao Phraya is served by many boats and ferries, All boats can be divided into 4 types:

Express boat
Special tourist boats
Ferries plying between the banks of the river
taxi boats

So how do you navigate them?

The map that is on each Chao Phraya pier will help us with this:

The map shows all the piers of Chao Phraya. Next to each pier number, there are multi-colored triangles that indicate which ferries stop at that pier. The map also shows the route of each ferry and the cost of the trip.

Express boats used by local residents, it is one of the cheapest types of river transport.

1.2. Express boat routes in Bangkok

There is a total 4 express boat routes(to find out which route the boat is taking, just look at the color of its flag, it is the colors that distinguish the routes):

Boat without a flag stops at every pier. The cost is from 10 to 14 baht. Opening hours: Mon-Fri 6.45-7.30 and 16.00-16.30.
orange flag. Route: Nonthaburi - Wat Rajsinkorn. The cost is 15 baht. Opening hours: Daily 6.00 - 19.00.
yellow flag. Route: Nonthaburi - Wat Rajsinkorn, Rajburana-Nonthaburi. The cost is from 20 to 29 baht. Opening hours: Mon-Fri 6.15 - 8.20 and 16.00 - 20.00.
green flag. Route: Pakkret - Sathorn. The cost is from 13 to 32 baht. Opening hours: Mon-Fri 6.10 - 8.10 and 16.05 - 18.05.

There is also a special tourist boat, she makes fewer stops, mostly near the sights. There is also a guide on this boat who will tell you about the route and sights in English.

A one-way ticket for a tourist boat costs 40 baht. At the same time, you can buy a ticket for 150 baht, which will allow you to make an unlimited number of trips during the day. Tourist boat marked blue flag, departs every 30 minutes from the Central Pier (Sathorn Pier).

Scheme of routes of express boats and tourist boats:

More detailed information You can look at the official website: http://www.chaophrayaexpressboat.com

The entrance to many piers is very beautifully decorated with bright greenery and flowers:

1.3. How to get to the other side of the river

In addition to tourist and express boats, ferries run between the shores of Chao Phraya, on which you can quickly cross to the other side.

Ferry cost- only 3 baht. To check if there is a ferry to the other side from a particular pier, you can use a Google map, all routes are marked there water transport Bangkok.

For example, to get from to, located on the other side, just take a ferry, pay 3 baht, and you will find yourself on the right side of the river:

View from the ferry to Chao Phraya on the way to wat arun:

In some places, the river blooms so strongly that you can’t even see the water:

If you want private tour along Chao Phraya, you can rent taxi boat on any of the piers. True, this pleasure will cost a lot - from 1500 baht.

You can also go on an evening tour of Chao Phraya on a special boat, where you will be offered a delicious dinner and live music. You can book a tour in advance or directly through this form:

In addition to Chao Phraya, Bangkok is riddled with a network of water channels called klongs, some of which can also be traveled on special boats.

Unfortunately, Google maps has not yet learned how to build routes using klongs, however, it’s not difficult to deal with routes on your own.

The official website of transport for klongs: http://khlongsaensaep.com

On the map, the piers are marked as follows:

Klong boats run daily from 5.30 to 20.30, on weekends until 19.00.

2.1. Routes and pier names

In total, there are 2 lines in Bangkok along which boats go: Golden Mount Line and Nida Line. Moreover, in fact, this is one long route, one line ends - another begins.

Full route and pier names:

The fare depends on the distance from 10 to 20 baht.

When transferring to another line, in theory new ticket You don't have to buy, just show what you have. At least that's what it says on the site. But when I rode this boat for the first time, I was asked to pay again, although I showed the ticket from the previous boat. Maybe I just had the most cheap ticket, and I had to go almost to the end of the route, I don’t know. Tickets must be bought directly inside the boat from the conductor.

Transfer is carried out at the pier Pratunam.

2.2. Central Pier (for shopping and visiting Baiyoke Sky)

Pratunam Pier is located in the center of Bangkok - from here it is convenient to walk to, and:

To get into the boat, you need to bend over three deaths and jump onto the rocking boat, while managing to not crush anyone.

Getting out of the boat is also not so easy:

Several boats met in Bangkok's narrow klong:

This time we were lucky - there were almost no passengers. There are wooden benches inside the boat, and on the sides there is an oilcloth that can be lifted up to escape the splashes.

On the right you can see a special handle that lifts the oilcloth, usually whoever sits next to him holds this handle:

2.3. Boat rules

As I already wrote, you need to buy a ticket directly from the conductor in the boat, naming him the place to which you are going to swim. So, there is absolutely no place for the conductor inside the boat, therefore, in order to collect money, the conductor walks around the perimeter of the boat while moving, holding on to the rope and the roof on the outside of the boat (behind the oilcloth). So the work is not easy, it requires attentiveness and dexterity, as well as the ability to swim - just in case.

The views from the boat are very interesting, unfortunately, part of the way the view is blocked by oilcloth, but you can still look behind it:

Sailing along the klongs, you can see the real life of the locals - poor neighborhoods and skyscrapers. The feeling that you are immersed in history, it is here that the spirit of antiquity is very well preserved, this is how they lived here 100 years ago, as if time had stopped:

3. Conclusions on the use of river transport in Bangkok

During peak hours, boats are simply irreplaceable! They do not stand in traffic jams, they swim quickly. True, people use them very actively, so you still need to jump into the boat.

By the way, when rallies were held in Bangkok and the center of Bangkok was blocked off, the buses went on completely different routes, and it was simply impossible to get to some places, the boats helped out a lot.

We love to dive into local life and in each city we try to communicate more with local residents, go to markets, holidays, and also travel by cheap local transport.

In this regard, Bangkok's public buses are perfect place for a new experience. In addition, this allows you to save a lot when you want to visit many places, and you often have to travel around the city. Of course, you can take a taxi, but there is only one traffic jam for everyone! And you can not get to all areas of the capital.

Today we will tell you what city buses are, what is the fare for them, what routes go to popular ones.

At first glance, the bus system in the capital of Thailand is very complicated - colorful buses of different sizes and models, all signs are in Thai, left-hand traffic besides ...

But there is a solution! You buy a map of bus routes in any store 7-11 (which are almost on every corner). It costs 99 baht, but it brings incredible benefits. With this map, you do not need any Google applications on your phone (although it is also convenient), it is enough to be able to navigate and, if anything, do not be shy to ask local residents. Conveniently, it is in English and Thai.

Opening hours of public buses from 05.00 to 23.00 (there are also night routes).

Types of buses and fares:

Creamy red with a green stripe- cost 6.5 baht, the most popular transport, without air conditioning with a wooden floor.

The cheapest transport in Bangkok

White-blue- cost 8 baht, without air conditioning.

Light and dark pink buses- cost 8 baht, without air conditioning, look a little better.

In air-conditioned buses, the fare depends on the distance, just tell the conductor where you need to go, and he will tell you how much to pay and tell you when it's time to get off.

Yellow, cream blue, orange, white and blue buses- cost from 11 to 35 baht depending on the distance. They are air-conditioned - it's easy to understand when you see that all the windows are closed.

Buses in Bangkok

As we already wrote, there are big traffic jams in Bangkok, so a long bus trip, especially without air conditioning, is a test for the strong in spirit :-) We warned you!

Now about how to use the card. In the upper corner there are separate squares with diagrams. Popular in the center tourist place, for example, and from it arrows to other areas of the city with numbers.

Bangkok bus route map

For example, from Khaosan to the northern Mo Chit bus station, the conditional branch is 16. We look at the transcript above: these are routes No. 3, 157, 509.

In this way, we drove to this bus station, so that later we could take a bus. Moreover, it turned out to be about the same time, as if we were going first to the center, and then on the BTS Skytrain or underground metro.

Useful buses that will come in handy

№2 - travels from Khaosan Road through Wat Saket, through the business center, Panthip Plaza, Central World Plaza and to the Ekkamai East Bus Station, from where buses go to Pattaya, Koh Chang and Cambodia.

№40 — from Hua Lamphong via shopping centers MBK, Siam Center, Siam Paragon to Ekkamai East Bus Station.

№503 - from Khaosan Road, through, to Don Muang Airport, from where low-cost airlines fly throughout Thailand and to neighboring countries, for example, Air Asia.

№507 - goes from the southern bus station through, again, the main backpacker street, through Chinatown, the railway station, and towards the eastern bus station.

№509 - from Khaosan Road to the northern Mo Chit bus station (buses to Ayutthaya, Lopburi, Sukhothai, and other cities in the north) and Chatuchak market.

№511 - from the southern bus station Sai Thai May (buses southbound ( Hua Hin, Koh Samui, Phuket, Krabi and others) to Khaosan Road or back. Very convenient route!

№555 - from to Don Muang Airport. On it you can get between airports, but it's very long!

Thus, you can make many routes around the city on public buses, depending on where you need to get.

As you can see, buses in Bangkok are a very convenient and inexpensive way to move around the capital.