Airport Bus, Bangkok

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Airport Express Bus terminates its operation from June 1st, 2011

From/To Aiport

AE1 Suvarnabhumi-Silom (by expressway)

Bus Stop Hotel, Inn, Condominium
1. Petchaburi soi 30 (under flyover) Pratunam
2. Wolrd trade / Central Wolrd Plaza Arnoma Hotel, Isetan
3. BTS, Rachdamri Station
4. Lumpini Park
5. Saladaeng (on Rama 4 Road) Surawong Road Pan Pacific Hotel, Robinson Silom
6. Montien Hotel Thaniya, Patpong
7. Tawana Ramada Hotel
8. Plaza Hotel
9. Surawong Soi Kamjai Iamsuri Manohra Hotel
10. Charoen Krung soi 47/1, Silom Road Song Samai, New Trocadero Hotel
11. Lertsin Hospital State Tower
12. Central Silom Holiday Inn
13. Silom Soi 26 Silom Village, Indian Temple
14. Narai Hotel (Silom Soi 18) 222 Hotel, Tower Inn
15. Sofitel Hotel (Silom Soi 12) Sofitel Silom /Niagala Hotel
16. Silom Soi 6 (Bangkok Bank) Trinity Complex, Soi Lalaisup
17. BTS, Saladang Station Thaniya, Patpong, CP Tower

AE2 Suvarnabhumi-Khao San Road (by expressway)

Bus Stop Hotel, Inn, Condominium
1. Petchaburi soi 30 (under flyover) Pratunam
2. Platinum Fashion Mall Amari Water Gate, Pantip Plaza
3. Petchaburi Soi 20 First Hotel, Rajthevee Tower
4. Petchaburi Soi 10 Asia Hotel, Samran Place
5. Urupong
6. Sapan Kao
7.Thai Airways (Lan luang) Royal Princess Hotel
8. Wat Rachnatda (Temple)
9. Democracy Monument
10. Royal/Ratanakosin Hotel
11. National Theater Sawasdi Hotel
12. Pra A-Thit Rd.
13. Phra-sumen
14. Khaosan Rd. Swasdee Khaosan Inn

AE3 Suvarnabhumi-Sukhumvit - Wireless Road

Bus Stop Hotel, Inn, Condominium
1. Sukhumvit Soi 52-50 BTS, On Nut Station, Lotus
2. Prakanong Market Klongton (Sukhumvit 81)
3. Eastern Bus Terminal Ekamai (Sukhumvit 63)
4. Sukhumvit Soi 38 BTS, Thonglor Station
5. Sukhumvit Soi 34 Rex Hotel
6. Sukhumvit Soi 24 Emporium, BTS Prom-Phong
7. Sukhumvit Soi 20 Novotel Hotel, Sukhumvit
8. Sukhumvit Soi 18 Westin Hotel, Robinson
9. Sukhumvit Soi 10 (Bangkok Bank) Manhattan Hotel, Ambassador Hotel
10. Sukhumvit Soi 6 Amari Boulevard, Landmark, Bel-aire
11. Sukhumvit Soi 2 JW Marriot Hotel, Majestic Grande
12. Central Silom, Rachdamri Road
13. World Trade/Central World Plaza Arnoma Hotel, Isetan, Zen
14. Phetchaburi Soi 25 Pratunam Center, Metropolis
15. Phetchaburi Soi 35 Bangkok Palace H., Eastern H.
16. Soi Nana Zenith H., Grace H.,
Bumrungrad Hospital

AE4 Suvarnabhumi-Hua Lamphong (by expressway)

Bus Stop Hotel, Inn, Condominium
1. Victory Monument
2. Soi Rangnam
3. 99 Hotel BTS, On Nut Station, Lotus
4. BTS, Phayathai Station Florida Hotel
5. Live Stock Department
6. BTS, Rachatewee Station Asia Hotel
7. Siam Discovery Center Siam Center, Siam Paragon
8. Maboonkrong (MBK) Pathumwan Princess H.
9. Chulalongkorn University
10. Mandarin Hotel
11. Bangkok Centre Hote
12. Hua Lumpong Railway Station

Pick up area at the Arrivals level - 2nd floor (inner curb).
Drop off area at the Departures level - 4th floor (inner curb)
One Way Fare 150 Baht
Tickects are sold at the counter / Frequest departures 30 minutes interval

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most any taxi that can fit will get you to Pattaya for 1500bahts or less. I travel alone and negoiate the price to 1000 bahts, but with a family, it is best to get a regular taxi outside...prefer mini-van to Pattaya between 1200 and 1500 bahts.

If you get there early, you could take the BELL BUS service at 200 bahts each, but they give you door to door service to your hotel. Enclose is the bus travel info from a previous post...your bus is BELL;:::::

During the day to early evening hours you have a couple bus options.

One of the options is Bell Travel. They operate a transportation service that takes you by bus from the Suvarnabhumi to the bus terminal on North Pattaya Road. From there they deliver you by van to your hotel. You need to reserve this service ahead of time. Bell travel posts are available using the search function. Bell bus is 200 bahts each person, so it might save you a few dollars.

http://www.belltravelservice.com/

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If you travel on tight budget like I did, the public bus option I believe is the cheapest among the other means of transportation between the new airport and Bangkok downtown. It only costs 34baht from Suvanabhumi Airport to downtown Bangkok. It's so cheap!

From airport terminal, you have to take Airport Shuttle Bus (Bus No.: Ordinary 1, Ordinary 2, Express 1 & Express 2) to the Public Transportation Center. FREE service.

From Public Transportation Center, you will be able to choose from the following buses that bring to downtown Bangkok:
1. Route 549 Suvarnabhumi-Minburi
2. Route 550 Suvarnabhumi-Happy Land
3. Route 551 Suvarnbhumi-Siam Paragon
4. Route 552 Suvarnabhumi-Klong Toei
5. Route 553 Suvarnabhumi-Samut Prakarn
6. Route 554 Suvarnabhumi - Bangkok International Airport/Don Muang
7. Route 555 Suvarnabhumi - Rangsit
8. Route 556 Suvarnbhumi - Southern Bus Terminal
9. Route 557 Suvarnabhumi - Wongwien Yai
10. Route 558 Suvarnabhumi - Central Rama 2
11. Route 559 Suvarnabhumi - Future Park Rangsit

I took the bus Route 551 to Victory Monument and then took a taxi to my hotel. Or you can go all the way to Siam Paragon and take the Skytrain to where ever you want to go.

For more details on the routes, please visit the official website of AOT:
http://www2.airportthai.co.th/airportnew/sun/transportation1.asp?lang=en&sub=bmta#bmta

Air-conditioned airport bus service operates between Bangkok International Airport (BIA) and downtown for four main routes. Fare is only 100 Bath per person throughout one single journey. You will find an airport bus counter just outside arrival hall. Staff are in there very friendly and they will show a right bus to you and tell a driver your destination.

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Suvarnabhumi Airport operates 4 airport express bus routes to downtown Bangkok. The buses are air-conditioned with ample luggage space. The fare is 150 baht for the entire route. Passengers can get on the bus on the first floor of the terminal. The four routes are as follows:

AE1 Suvarnabhumi Airport to Silom Road by expressway
AE2 Suvarnabhumi Airport to Khao San Rd by expressway
AE3 Suvarnabhumi Airport to CentralWorld via Sukhumvit Rd.
AE4 Suvarnabhumi Airport to Hua Lamphong (Bangkok Central Railway Station) via Victory Monument (by expressway).

More details such as destinations plus useful maps can be found at the counter where the buses depart from.

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If you goto Skytrain BTS On Nut, stand at the bus stop 552 on the opposite side of the street of the Tesco Lotus store. It usually picks me up around 40 minutes past the hour. It's a small white mini-van, not really a bus. It will only hold about 8 people max without luggage. It's popular with locals, I didn't see a single (American or European) tourist the two times I used it. It only cost 25 baht as of two days ago. Add to the cost to get to On Nut which can't be more than 40 baht and you're looking at $1.91 US, very reasonable. Total time takes approximately 1 1/2 hours. I got on the BTS at Nana around 2:20, arrived at On Nut around 2:35 and waited for about 5 minutes. From there it takes about an hour for the mini-van to get to the airport depending on how many stops it makes. Arrived at the airport maybe 3:30 or 3:40pm. I had plenty of time for my 5:40pm flight.

You have to really watch for the mini-van as it comes along. It has a small white sign in the lower right part of the window that says 552 Suvarnabhumi Airport or something like that. If you don't flag him down he could drive right past you.

The airport bus is the cheapest way to get from Bangkok airport to the city, but it can also be very time consuming and frustrating. The bus from the airport to Sukumvit is only 100 Baht (US$2.50), but you can end up waiting as long as 30 minutes for a bus to arrive, 10 minutes to board and get the passengers' destinations, and the ride can take 45 minutes to 1.5 hours depending on traffic. The bus I got on had a leaky window and I sat right in a soaking wet seat since it happened to be raining that day. My ass was soaked for hours.

Take a taxi for only 250 to 300 Baht ($7.50) and avoid all the trouble! This is especially true if you are traveling with other tourists as you can split the fare.

I agree to skip all the madness and head down to the lower level and catch the bus. No games to be played and its 150bt. They have maps so you can make sure they can drop you off where youre going and also theres a Family Mart down there so you can grab something to drink while you wait for your bus.