The size of the capital of Thailand put this city in one row with the largest cities of the world. Move on Bangkok because of the abundance of tangled roads and streets is not a very simple task. Let's try to help you understand how the transport system works here.
First of all - buy a map of the city, and do not go anywhere without it. In case of loss of orientation, you can ask any local, where you are now and how to get there, where you need. Card can be taken at the reception at the hotel.
Buses
Buses are the most used vehicles in Bangkok. There are about three hundred routes, and buses are eleven thousand. From 23:00 to 05:00 on some routes work night buses. The official website of Bangkok bus service provides detailed information on urban and some suburban routes.
Ordinary city buses
Buses travel on schedule 05:00 - 23:00, night - from 23:00 to 05:00. There are various types of such transport in which the cost of the passage is also different.
On white and on red with a white stripe (there is no air conditioning) The fare of 6.5 baht, on the blue (also without air conditioning) - 7.5, on red and cream expresses - 8.5, on blue and white (with air conditioning) 10-18 baht, on yellow and orange Euro-buses 11-23 baht. There are still red minibuses - only with seating places.
Each type of transport has characteristic differences. For example, in orange and cream buses there is a route map in English. A ride on a regular bus will cost you at 6.5 baht, on a blue, equipped with air conditioning - depending on the distance. When traveling to all EuroAvtobus, the situation with payment is the same - the ticket will cost 11 baht, maximum - 23. The most comfortable and maneuverable are minibuses, the fare is also above - 25 baht.
Minibuses of raspberry colors, which are more like Tuk-Tuki, work on various city routes, the fare in them is fixed, it ranges from 8 to 15 baht. This type of transport carries out the secondary streets in various places of Bangkok, a maximum of six passengers is placed at a maximum of times. In the city you can also see huge buses that are reminded by your type of trucks - they transport a large number of people, and the fare in them - 5 baht.
Bus transport in Bangkok stops not at any stop, so warn the driver if you need to go out soon. Works and the opposite rule - anyone has the opportunity to stop the bus on any part of the road, just waving his hand. True, it is worth considering the low speed of movement on such transport - an average of approximately 10 kilometers per hour - due to constant traffic jams.
The Metrobus BRT presents two lines on which two different firms work. The fare is from 12 to 20 baht. For such transport there is a separate line, therefore, the speed of its movement is higher than that of ordinary city buses.
Metrobus:
Taxi
Ordinary taxi
All taxis services that have official registration in the capital of Thailand are equipped with a Taxi-Meter scoreboard. Machines belonging to two urban companies organizing such a service have a coloring in yellow-green and red-blue color. The cost of travel is calculated according to the indications of the counter, so when landing will make sure that the taxi driver turned it on. The display will show the figure of 35 - this is the amount of payment for the first two kilometers, in the future every kilometer will cost 5 baht. The average price of a trip to Bangkok - from 50 to 250 baht. Be sure to make sure that the driver probably understood where you want to get there, otherwise you risk arriving in another part of the city and at the same time you will be forced to pay taxi services. Flight payment by high-speed Highweakhi is 40-60 baht. It is not necessary to spend money on the tips, but the driver will certainly come true. In the cabin, on the rear doors, information about the carrier must be posted, also indicates the name of the driver.
Tuk Tuki
This vehicle is a motorcycle from a carriage. Two or three passengers fit it. Extremely mobile in the conditions of urban traffic jams, in comparison with buses and taxis, but has a number of disadvantages - the absence of counter and comfortable conditions, the high fare, which should be negotiated with the driver in advance, as well as frequent cases of misunderstanding about the route and deception of passengers, With unfounded overestimation of fare.
Motorcycles Taxi
Perhaps the fastest, and at the same time - the most dangerous type of transport in Bangkok during traffic jams. The cost of travel should agree on landing. Do not forget to wear a helmet - to avoid problems with the police, but most importantly - for the sake of your safety.
Metro
Ground metro Skytrain.
Ground metro Skytrain (BTS), which crosses the entire city through its central part - the fastest, convenient and safe way of movement in the Thai capital. Work schedule - from 06:00 to midnight, the interval of trains movement is approximately 3-6 minutes, in the peak hours it is 2 minutes.
The price of travel depends on the distance of the path. Tickets are sold in automata near the turnstiles, they should not be thrown away, as they need them and when they leave, they must be applied to the automaton of the turnstile, otherwise the alarm will work, and you will be forced to spend money on new ones.
For the passage of one or two stations, the passenger will pay 15 baht. Next - by increasing. To drive 8-10 stations, you will have to pay 42 baht.
Underground metro MRT.
The price of travel on such a subway is from 16 to 40 baht.
When using such transport, you can not eat food and drinks, shoot with any equipment. There is also another difference from the ground subway - there are no magnetic cards, but tokens, they also need to be saved before exit. Work schedule is the same as BTS.
River transport
One of the most comfortable ways to move on Bangkok, which allows you to avoid spending time in long traffic jams is the use of a river taxi service, especially if you stayed near the river or canal. Also, this is a wonderful chance to look at the megalopolis. In Bangkok there are several offices that carry out such transportation.