Getting around Bangkok can be a nightmare. Do you take a taxi, sky-train, underground, bus, tuk-tuk, motorcycle taxi or boat? Expat Guide Thailand will make your life easier and save you time and money with our group guiding you through Bangkok’s transportation options. Knowing when to take a taxi and when to take the sky-train can keep money in your pocket and add hours of drinking time to your day.
The Bangkok (Mass) Transit System is called Skytrain
Sukhumvit Line to Central World Plaza (Chit Lom) and
Silom Line to the Patpong area (Sala Daeng).
Service is provided until midnight.
Bangkok's first commuter rail system started its operations officially December 5, 1999, to mark the birthday of His Majesty the King.
The initial rate will be 10-40 Baht, based on distance:
one-station
10 Baht
two stations
15 Baht
three or four stations
20 Baht
five or six stations
25 Baht
seven or eight stations
30 Baht
10 stations
35 Baht
11 stations or more
40 Baht
There are 23 stations
Additional availabel are:
Sky-Card and
off up to 25%
Student-Card
off 35 %
3- Day-Tourist Pass (3 nights, 4 days)
280 Baht
There are booths. They change money but do not sell the 'ordinary' tickets. You have to use the ticket-machines.
Nearest station to Sukhumvit, Soi 7, Nana-Station
Ticket holders, once entering the system, can stay within the system for a limited time, depending on the value of their tickets:
40-Baht ticket 90 minutes
30-Baht and 20-Baht tickets one hour
10-Baht ticket 30 minutes.
Keep ticket after entering the system because you will need it to exit the platform. No toilets are available within the system. The city will install toilets near the stations. Use a toilet before boarding the train.
Usually the trains are painted with colorful advertisements which makes it hard to see through the windows. If you want to do some sight- seeing enter the last wagon.
At the station platform the locations of the doors of the stopped skytrain are marked. Please stand left or right to the door and let the leaving passengers proceed straight ahead.
The system's fire safety precautions:
Each floor of each station has hydrants which are able to spray water on nearby buildings for 10 minutes in case of fire.
Fire alarms have been installed, and water stored for fighting fires at stations will be sufficient for two hours.
Fire engines with 18m ladders are able to reach buildings along the route without being obstructed by the station's platform.
