Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Arriving in Bangkok
Air
Suvarnabhumi International Airport
Just about everybody flying to Bangkok comes through
Suvarnabhumi International
nounced
su
̀
·wan·na
́
·poom
, the airport is accessible by taxi and public transport - including
of Bangkok is approximately 30 to 45 minutes. A taxi to central Bangkok will run about
300B. The unofficial website has real-time details of airport arrivals and departures. Left-
luggage facilities are available on level 2, beside the helpful Tourism Authority of Thailand
office.
Don Muang Airport
Bangkok's former international airport,
Don Muang
(DMK; 0 2535 1111;
www.donmuangairportonline.com
)
, has been downgraded to the city's de facto low-cost airport. It's
located about 20km north of the city centre; slow buses make the trip into town, but taxi is
the most efficient way to get to/from the airport, and to central Bangkok should cost around
200B.
Train
Hualamphong Train Station
( 0 2220 4334, nationwide call centre 1690;
www.railway.co.th
;
off Th Phra
Ram IV)
is the city's main train terminal, and is linked to the the MRT (metro) stop at Hua
Lamphong.
