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 Taxis in heavy Bangkok traffic by SWFC_Fan
Due to the busy nature of Bangkok’s roads, you won’t get very far very fast in a taxi. If you are located close to a subway or Skytrain station, then I would recommend using one of those as your primary means of transportation around Bangkok. However, if you are in an area not covered by either of these, then I would recommend taxis over tuk-tuks. Tuk-tuks are fun for a one-off journey, but you can’t rely on them to take you where you want to go without an unscheduled stop at a shop or factory (where the driver earns commission).
Within Bangkok, the meter starts at 35 Bahts (approx. 0.45 GBP) when you are picked up. The fares are extremely cheap by European standards, with a journey of several kilometres costing between 1 and 2 GBP. In fact, the 25km journey from Bangkok to Suvarnabhumi airport should only cost about 5 GBP (see separate tip for full details of taxis to and from the airport).
The only time I used a taxi, other than the airport transfer, was for a journey between the Old Siam Plaza shopping mall in Chinatown and Lumphini Park in Silom. This journey of several kilometres took 20 minutes, involved a lot of sitting in heavy traffic and cost a mere 73 Bahts (approx. 1.15 GBP).
The first taxi that I stopped refused to take me to Lumphini Park. The driver seemed to be having difficulty understanding where I wanted to go, despite me pointing out the park on my (Thai language) map. Perhaps he didn’t fancy sitting in heavy afternoon traffic in Silom, or perhaps he had to make another pick up and couldn’t get back in time, but either way I jumped out of the taxi and stopped the one behind it and set off towards Lumphini with no problems. Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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 Taxis in Bangkok by SWFC_Fan
The new airport is located some 25km from the centre of Bangkok and, at the time of my visit, has no rail link to the city centre.
I decided that a metered taxi would be the best way for me to get to my hotel in the Chinatown area of Bangkok.
Upon passing through the arrivals hall, I was approached by many touts who asked me if I needed a taxi. I had read that it is best to ignore them, so I did and followed the signs to the official taxi departure point instead.
At the taxi departure point, a young lady asked where I was going and wrote down the name of my destination in Thai in order to give to the taxi driver. I also received an official receipt which doubled up as a complaint form. If the driver had turned off the meter, overcharged me or dropped me off at the wrong place, all I had to do was tick the appropriate complaint box, affix a 2 Baht stamp and put the form in the nearest post box. The form included details of the taxi number and driver, so any offending driver could easily be traced. This eases fears of new arrivals being ripped off by unscrupulous taxi drivers.
My journey from the airport to Chinatown took about 40 minutes, including some time sitting in heavy traffic and cost 400 Bahts (approx. 6 GBP). The meter only read 215 Bahts when I arrived at my hotel, but that didn't include the 50 Baht service charge for all journeys starting at the airport or the two road tolls that the driver had paid en route.
On my return to the airport, the driver asked me to pay the tolls as we arrived at the toll booths. The first was 40 bahts, the second was 25 bahts (a total of 1 GBP). The taxi fare cost just 220 Bahts (less than 4 GBP). Leave a Comment
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 by stappm
In all actuality it is about a 15-20 min ride into Bangkok and per current exchange rates 400 BHT is only like $10 USD... so it is not all that painful or extreme for a 20 min taxi ride. However, it is nice not to be part of the tourist scam. Also the taxi que lines can be long depending on what time you arrive. If you don't want to wait, go upstairs to arrivals and find a taxi dropping someone off. Leave a Comment Theme: Car/Motor Home
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I know you guys heard some infamous stories about taxis in Bangkok before. But I should share my personal experience too.
As another driver on the road, the blue/red taxis are the worst ones ever. If you have Thai fonts installed on your PC, the ones with ýý on their plates are very bad. ýý means patience so I guess they want other drivers to have it lol But as a customer who sits in this kind of taxi, you probably get to your destination very quick! The green/yellow ones are personal taxis. That means they can do anything to their meters to make it charge more. The rest are varied.
The meter starts from 35 Baht. Be sure that the driver really starts his meter! If you use a pre-paid taxi from the airport, 50 Baht is added. Leave a Comment Theme: Car/Motor Home
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 Taxi-Meter by shintarojon
Bangkok International Airport - National Stadium Station
Since I will stay in Muangphol Mansion which is too near to National Stadium Statiom, my Japanese friend and my gf decided to take taxi rather than taking Airport bus ' coz it will cost THB 300 (THB 100/person).
Taxi fare - THB 140 - THB 150 Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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 Taxi-Meter by shintarojon
Taxi Fare - THB 80.00 up to THB 100.00 Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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 Tuk-Tuks aren't always the
cheapest!! by Jmill42
I found that out as I was going back to my hotel from the Muay Thai fight and the taxi guy low bid the tuk tuk driver I was bargaining with! Leave a Comment Theme: Car/Motor Home
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the easiest and most comfortable way to get around, if not always the quickest, is by the aircon taxi. These come in quite a few different colours though the green-yellow and red-blue ones are the most common. Bangkok has thousands of taxis, and finding one at any time is never a problem. The occasional exception to this is during a monsoon season downpour.
The two tone green and yellow taxis are generally reckoned to be the best ones. All licensed taxis have yellow and black number plates. Tipping of taxi drivers is not really a Thai practice, though rounding the fare up to the nearest 5B or 10B is fairly common. Any more is not expected and not really necessary. If you're unlucky, the driver will sometimes claim to have no change to try and force you to leave a 30% tip or thereabouts - getting out to change money at a nearby store will often lead to him remembering where his change is kept.
the flagfall rate is 35B (1.15 US$ ) including the first 2km and it's 5Baht/km after that. This means that even relatively long journeys, such as from Sukhumvit to the Grand Palace often aren't above 100B (3.35 US$) and from nana plaza to pratunam at just 52 baht (1.60 US$). A surcharge is applied in traffic jams (1.25B/m when moving under 6km/h), meaning at night when there's not much traffic they're definitely the best way of getting around.
if you aren't near any taxis, you can phone 1661 and order one to pick you up. This costs the meter fee + 20Baht. Theme: Car/Motor HomePhone: 02-880-0888Other Contact: Bangkok Taxi Coop
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 Chinatown by Yijie
PS: You may worry about traffic jams, just go a bit earlier to avoid it. ;-) Leave a Comment Theme: Car/Motor Home
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 Taxi - Meter signboard by imstress
The starting fare is 35THB.
If the taxi driver dont turn on the meter you may alight and hop on to another one.
There is a airport surcharge of 50THB when u depart from the airport.
There are 2 tolls 40THB and 20 THB.
Cab fare to town will cost 150 THB to 200 THB. It all depends on the traffic conditions. Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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