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This motos "for hire" can be found normally at the entrance of the "Soi" (narrow alleys). They are easy to see because they use colorful clothes and a number on the back.
This is the best way to avoid traffic jams in BKK, but don't ride if you have a weak heart!!! Fares must be bargained in advance. Leave a Comment Theme: Motorcycle
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There are several ways you can get around in bangkok.
Tuk Tuk
- This is a very traditional and Thai transport. it's fairly cheap and you can bargain the fare. Just be careful of tuk tuk drivers who drive around like the 'Tuk Tuk' driver that drove James Bond in the visa commercial. Yes, that was pretty exaggerating but they can be drive rather dangerously. Let the driver know your discomfort.
Taxi
Taxi are fairly cheap in bangkok. They run on meter and it's cheap. Some tourist will also bargain with the taxi drivers about the fare.
if you are travelling in a grp of 4, it's very worth it to take the taxi. Some of my frens even commented that it's cheaper than taking the BTS.
River-taxis
Good way to see the Chap Phraya River and Wat Arun Temple. and of course the thai who are living by this ancient river of Siam.
BTS Train
Very convenient, you can take BTS to MBK, World Trade Centre, Siam Sq, Chatuchak and Pat Pong and Sathorn Pier. Leave a Comment Theme: Car/Motor Home
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Taxis in Bangkok are cheap and convenient, though traffic jams make them a bit slow. Most of them have A/C. There was a time when none had taximeter, so U had to negotiate the fare BEFORE... but now most of them do. Anyway, look for the Taximeter sign on top to be sure.
If you are going a long distance (airport, bus station...) it might be interesting 4 U to tell the driver to go by one of the many Bangkok Highways. This way you will go faster, though remember that YOU will have to pay the highway tolls (40 Bahts) apart!! Leave a Comment Theme: Car/Motor Home
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After you collect your bags and clear customs at the Don Muang airport, you now need to find the best way to get to your hotel. If you have a friend or a hotel taxi picking you up, then this tip maynot be so helpful. They would be waiting for you at the visitors area and will take care of you. If not, read on…
If you need to take a taxi, you might want to avoid the Deluxe Taxi counters. These places will charge THB 400 for the service when you can get a regular taxi outside for about half the price. Keep walking through the crowd of people and take a right until you get out of the airport building, then look out for the taxi stand.
Just tell the girl at the counter which hotel you are staying at. She will write something on a piece of paper and hand it to a taxi driver. He will load your bags into his taxi. Tell him your destination, make sure the cab meter reads THB 35 at the beginning of your journey. Please tell the driver to take the "Toll Way" which is faster and will cost THB 70 extra. At the end of the trip, he will add on the THB 50 airport surcharge.
There you go, hope you find this useful.
After my next trip, I will upload a pic of the taxi stand. I forgot to take a pic during my last visit. Leave a Comment Theme: Car/Motor Home
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Luxury travel! Most convenient. As you step out of the air conditioned hotel, your glasses mist up with the heat and humidity, you are guided into the taxi car and immediately vision is restored... a miracle!
Pollution is reduced, you can listen to the radio in relative quiet, try to learn Thai or at least figure out what they are saying, drivers sometimes speak English and are hilarious in their comments and phrases! Mind you, they have hysterics when I try to speak anything at all..... door to door travel, comfortable in traffic jams, however,
DO AGREE THE PRICE FIRST and, THEY DON'T ALWAYS KNOW WHERE ANYTHING IS!!! I have had the experience, that apart from London UK licensed cabs and New York, most taxi drivers rarely know where you want to go to. Our drivers often stopped and made phone calls to determine the location of the hotel..... Leave a Comment Theme: Car/Motor Home
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Taxi Altars Thailand's answer to spiritual road insurance. A cab ride may be a near death experience: often it's a religious experience.
Picture this... The driver has both hands off the wheel, is bowing his head in respect, is delivering a "wai", and you're doing 30 mph round the Erawan Shrine.
Do not fret. Inside older taxis, (owned by the driver as opposed to the newer cabs owned by conglomerates) we get steering wheels wrapped in coloured scarves, amulets superglued to the dash, and temple blessings plastered all over the ceilings. All are self designed defences against bad things on the road and offerings to Mae Yanang the journey goddess.
Flag fare under US$1. 35THB, pay in local currency. Most trips will be less than 100THB. Often cabbies forget to put the meter on, resist getting stroppy, remind them that they haven't put the meter on.
Do not panic if the taxi veers into a supermarket or hotel car park. This is a sure sign the guy knows his way around Bangkok and is taking nifty shortcut.
Another tip - taxis don't use the expressways unless they are told to by you. Bai tang duan or Bai tollway You have to pay for these 20 - 50 THB a go.
Be prepared for the driver NOT to have change. Often Bangkok cabbies can't break a 500 THB. 500 / 1000THB is big bucks to these guys. Sometimes a days takings.
Shifts change around 3.00pm. Try not to get upset if you get in the cab, say where you want to go and he refuses. It maybe he'll have problems if he returns the cab late.(Often he'll be as pee'd off as you that he can't get the fare.)
Ask to turn the air con up Air con costs money in extra fuel, so the cabs often have the windows down when they have no fare. If you are hot ask to put the air con up full. They won't mind... they'll put it on half blast anyway.
Like Isaan music? Good. You'll be having a blast of it in your ears as the speakers are right behind your head (not his). You don't like Isaan music? ....sit in the front, away from the speakers. Leave a Comment Theme: Car/Motor Home
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Taxis are a lot safer than tuktuks and if there isn't a lot of traffic they are much cheaper too!
Allways ask them to turn the meter on. Normally, they do it by themselves, but after 22 pm, for some reason, all metres are broken ;-))))))) Very strange! ;-)
If they don't want to put the meter on, then settle the price beforehand or take a tuktuk, because without a metre the price will be the same. Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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The minimum charge in Bangkok taxis is 35THB, after that it's another 2THB for every 0.4 km beyond the 1st 2 kms, plus the meter also takes into account waiting time in traffic, etc. Good value if there are 2-4 passengers.
As long as you stipulate using the meter, you will be charged a reasonable amount.
The added benefit is that it's air-conditioned, a relief from the sticky heat & fumes/exhaust from the often heavy traffic.
Tuk-tuks on the other hand often start quoting ridiculous amounts & then you start haggling, probably still settling at paying more than you would for a taxi!! Needless & messy!
Even people in Thailand don't realise how cheap taxis are; they are seriously though unneccessarily underused. Eg I was advised that a tuk-tuk will cost 100THB for a certain journey, whereas a taxi will cost 250THB. In fact the taxi only cost 60THB!!!
Another time, a tuk-tuk quote me 300THB from Hualamphong to Sam Yan, then he dropped to 150.. I wasn't impressed with this silly dutch auction thing, so took a taxi, costing only 45THB! Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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There are many taxi companys driving the streets of Bangkok. I've never riden in a taxi in Bangkok but alot of people do. They seem fairly respectable for the most part. Make sure it's a meter taxi and make sure he uses it. You might end up in an argument in the end if you don't. You definately want to establish a price before you get in a Tuk-Tuk! I need to find out what the best company is. I've never riden in a Taxi in Bangok so I don't know. Leave a Comment Theme: Car/Motor Home
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Taxis in Thailand are a great way to get around. Determine whether the taxi is for hire by seeing an illuminated light either at the windshield or on the roof. You can pretty much go any distance in Bangkok for under 3 USD. Passengers must pay tolls in the case of using an expressway. Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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