How To Reach Bangkok

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Bangkok houses two major airports, namely Suvarnabhumi Airport and Don Muang Airport, located about 30 and 25 kilometres respectively from the city centre. Catering to a large number of domestic as well as international flights on a daily basis, the airport is also one of the busiest in Southeast Asia. There are several direct flights to the city from almost all the Asian as well as European countries. Taxis are easily available round the clock at low prices from outside the both the airports to your final destination. It is a journey of 30 to 90 minutes, given the traffic conditions and will cost THB 250 - THB 300 plus toll charges.

Taxis are easily available in any part of the Bangkok and can take you to all the neighboring cities. The taxis in the city are metered but do makes sure to confirm the price before setting for the journey. Although, travelling to Bangkok through car is not a feasible idea as one will lose a lot of time while stuck in traffic jams. Three major highways connect the city to rest of the country namely Phahonyothin Road, Sukhumvit Road and Phetkasem Road.

Bangkok owns a central train station in Hualamphong in close proximity to Chinatown. One can easily access to the station through subway, which further connects Bangkok to all other destination in country through its well-organized network of trains.

The city of Bangkok houses three major bus terminals with bus services plying to and from several main cities of Thailand. The Northern Bus Terminal known as Mo Chit takes the routes towards north including Chiang Mai. The Southern Bus Terminal located in Thonburi has bus service to destination such as Koh Samui, Phuket, Hua Hin and towards south and east. The Eastern Bur Terminal referred to as Ekkamai has buses bound towards Pattaya, Rayong, and Trat provinces. Also available are the minivans that ply from Victory Monument for Hua Hin, Cha Am, Pattaya, Kanchanaburi and other places.